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Burgess Meredith

Born 16 November 1907 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died 9 September 1997

Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as The Penguin in the 1960s TV version of Batman, as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, and as Grandpa Gustafson in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. He won two Saturn Awards (in 1978 and in 1981), Tony Awards, and many Emmy Awards.

Films and shows

  1. 202040 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic30mSelf (archive footage)
  2. 2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration3hHenry Bemis (archive footage)
  3. 1995Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick1h 34mSelf
  4. 1995Grumpier Old Men1h 41mGrandpa Gustafson
  5. 1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure1h 38mOld Man (uncredited)
  6. 1994Camp Nowhere1h 36mFein
  7. 1994Across the Moon1h 28mBarney
  8. 1993Grumpy Old Men1h 43mGrandpa Gustafson
  9. 1992The Chaplin Puzzle1h 38mNarrator (voice)
  10. 1992I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America1hGuest
  11. 1992Lincoln4hWinfield Scott (voice)
  12. 1992Mastergate1h 26mWiley Slaughter
  13. 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker2h 3mNarrator (voice)
  14. 1991Night of the Hunter1h 40mBirdy
  15. 1990Oddball Hall1h 24mIngersol
  16. 1990Rocky V1h 44mMickey Goldmill
  17. 1990Rocky Special: Burning Youth14mMickey Goldmill (archive footage)
  18. 1990State of Grace2h 15mFinn
  19. 1989The Wickedest Witch30mNarrator (voice)
  20. 1988South of Reno1h 37m
  21. 1988King Lear1h 31mDon Learo
  22. 1988Full Moon in Blue Water1h 35mThe General
  23. 1988Hot to Trot1h 28mDon's Dad
  24. 1987Mister Corbett's Ghost1hMad Tom
  25. 1986The Blinkins: The Magic Flower21m
  26. 1986The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard43mMr. Ben the Owl
  27. 1986Outrage!2hJudge Aaron Klein
  28. 1985Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie50mSelf
  29. 1985Santa Claus: The Movie1h 48mAncient Elf
  30. 1985Answers1h 56mChas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
  31. 1984Wet Gold1h 31mSampson
  32. 1984Thumbelina51mMr. Mole
  33. 1982Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody23mPuff the Magic Dragon (voice)
  34. 1982Gloria1 seasonDr. Willard Adams
  35. 1982Rocky III1h 39mMickey Goldmill
  36. 1981Mr. Griffin and Me55mKenneth Griffin
  37. 1981The Last Chase1h 41mCaptain J.G. Williams
  38. 1981Clash of the Titans1h 58mAmmon
  39. 1981True Confessions1h 48mMsgr. Seamus Fargo
  40. 1980Final Assignment1h 38mZak
  41. 1980When Time Ran Out...2h 1mRene Valdez
  42. 1979Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies23mPuff the Magic Dragon (voice)
  43. 1979UFOs: It Has Begun1h 34m
  44. 1979Rocky II1h 59mMickey Goldmill
  45. 1978Puff, the Magic Dragon30mPuff (voice)
  46. 1978The Amazing Captain Nemo1h 38mProf. Waldo Cunningham
  47. 1978Foul Play1h 56mMr. Hennessey
  48. 1978Magic1h 47mBen Greene
  49. 1978The Living Sands of Namib1hNarrator (voice)
  50. 1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid1h 30mWilliam Blackstone
  51. 1978The Great Bank Hoax1h 27mJack Stutz
  52. 1978The Manitou1h 44mDr. Snow
  53. 1978SST: Death Flight1h 29mWilly Basset
  54. 1977Tail Gunner Joe2h 25mJoseph Welch
  55. 1977The Last Hurrah1h 45mCardinal Burke
  56. 1977Golden Rendezvous1h 42mVan Heurden
  57. 1977The Sentinel1h 32mCharles Chazen
  58. 1977Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye1h 40mJohn F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
  59. 1976Burnt Offerings1h 56mArnold Allardyce
  60. 1976Rocky2hMickey Goldmill
  61. 1976Circasia11mClown
  62. 1975The Day of the Locust2h 25mHarry Greener
  63. 1975The Master Gunfighter1h 50mNarrator (voice)
  64. 197592 in the Shade1h 33mGoldsboro
  65. 1975B. Must Die1h 37mHector
  66. 1975The Hindenburg2h 5mEmilio Pajetta
  67. 1974Korg: 70,000 B.C.1 season
  68. 1974Golden Needles1h 32mWinters
  69. 1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go1h 29mThe Dolphin
  70. 1973Old Faithful55mChief Ranger
  71. 1972We the People28mNarrator
  72. 1972The Man1h 33mSenator Watson
  73. 1972A Fan's Notes1h 30mMr. Blue
  74. 1972Probe1h 35mV.C.R. Cameron
  75. 1972Search1 seasonV.C.R. Cameron
  76. 1972The New Healers1h 13mDr. Simmons
  77. 1972Getting Away from It All1h 14mCapt. Frank Coffin
  78. 1972Beware! The Blob1h 27mOld Hobo
  79. 1971The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove1h 30mHenry Meade
  80. 1971Clay Pigeon1h 33mFreedom Lovelace
  81. 1971Lock, Stock and Barrel1h 37mRev. Willie Pursle
  82. 1971Such Good Friends1h 42mKalman
  83. 1970There Was a Crooked Man...2h 3mThe Missouri Kid
  84. 1969The Father31mCaptain Ned
  85. 1969Winter of the Witch24mNarrator
  86. 1969Hard Contract1h 46mRamsey Williams
  87. 1969Mackenna's Gold2h 8mThe Storekeeper
  88. 1968Dear Mr. Gable52mNarrator
  89. 1968Stay Away, Joe1h 42mCharlie Lightcloud
  90. 1968Skidoo1h 38mThe Warden
  91. 1967Torture Garden1h 40mDr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
  92. 1967Hurry Sundown2h 26mJudge Purcell
  93. 1966The Crazy-Quilt1h 15mNarrator (voice)
  94. 1966Madame X1h 40mDan Sullivan
  95. 1966Batman1h 45mThe Penguin
  96. 1966A Big Hand for the Little Lady1h 35mDoc Scully
  97. 1965In Harm's Way2h 45mCommander Egan Powell
  98. 1964Fanfare for a Death Scene1h 13mProf. George Bannerman
  99. 1963The Cardinal3h 5mFather Halley
  100. 1962Advise & Consent2h 19mHerbert Gelman
  101. 1961Waiting for Godot1h 44mVladimir / Didi
  102. 1958The Kidnappers1h 18mLouis Halliburton
  103. 1958Sorcerers' Village1h 15mNarrator
  104. 1957Joe Butterfly1h 30mJoe Butterfly
  105. 1957Albert Schweitzer1h 21mNarrator (voice)
  106. 1957The Jet-Propelled Couch1h 30mDirector
  107. 1950Works of Calder20mNarrator
  108. 1949Golden Arrow1h 22mDick
  109. 1949The Man on the Eiffel Tower1h 37mJoseph Heurtin
  110. 1948A Yank Comes Back42mSelf
  111. 1948On Our Merry Way1h 47mOliver M. Pease
  112. 1947Mine Own Executioner1h 48mFelix Milne
  113. 1946The Diary of a Chambermaid1h 31mCaptain Mauger
  114. 1946Magnificent Doll1h 35mJames Madison
  115. 1945Story of G.I. Joe1h 48mErnie Pyle
  116. 1944Our Country45mSelf
  117. 1944A Salute to France34mJoe - the American Soldier
  118. 1944Tunisian Victory1h 15mAmerican soldier (voice)
  119. 1944Attack! The Battle for New Britain56mNarrator (voice)
  120. 1944Hymn of the Nations31mNarrator (voice)
  121. 1943The Rear Gunner26mPvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
  122. 1943A Welcome to Britain55mSelf (uncredited)
  123. 1943The United States Service Bands10mfootage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
  124. 1942Street of Chance1h 14mFrank Thompson
  125. 1941The Forgotten Village1h 7mNarrator
  126. 1941That Uncertain Feeling1h 24mAlexander Sebastian
  127. 1941Tom, Dick and Harry1h 27mHarry
  128. 1941Second Chorus1h 24mHank Taylor
  129. 1940San Francisco Docks1h 6mJohnny Barnes
  130. 1940Castle on the Hudson1h 17mSteve Rockford
  131. 1939Of Mice and Men1h 46mGeorge Milton
  132. 1939Idiot's Delight1h 47mQuillary
  133. 1938Spring Madness1h 7mThe Lippencott
  134. 1937There Goes the Groom1h 5mDerek "Dick" Matthews
  135. 1936Winterset1h 17mMio Romagna