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Burgess Meredith
Actor · Crew· Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Henry Bemis (archive footage) | Film |
| 1995 | Grumpier Old Men | Grandpa Gustafson | Film |
| 1995 | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure | Old Man (uncredited) | Film |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere | Fein | Film |
| 1994 | Across the Moon | Barney | Film |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Grandpa Gustafson | Film |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1990 | Rocky V | Mickey Goldmill | Film |
| 1990 | State of Grace | Finn | Film |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot | Don's Dad | Film |
| 1988 | King Lear | Don Learo | Film |
| 1988 | Full Moon in Blue Water | The General | Film |
| 1987 | G.I. Joe: The Movie | Golobulus (voice) | Film |
| 1986 | Outrage! | Judge Aaron Klein | Film |
| 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movie | Ancient Elf | Film |
| 1984 | Wet Gold | Sampson | Film |
| 1982 | Gloria | Dr. Willard Adams | TV |
| 1982 | Rocky III | Mickey Goldmill | Film |
| 1982 | Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody | Puff the Magic Dragon (voice) | Film |
| 1981 | The Last Chase | Captain J.G. Williams | Film |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | Ammon | Film |
| 1981 | True Confessions | Msgr. Seamus Fargo | Film |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Rene Valdez | Film |
| 1979 | Rocky II | Mickey Goldmill | Film |
| 1979 | Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies | Puff the Magic Dragon (voice) | Film |
| 1978 | Puff, the Magic Dragon | Puff (voice) | Film |
| 1978 | The Great Bank Hoax | Jack Stutz | Film |
| 1978 | The Amazing Captain Nemo | Prof. Waldo Cunningham | Film |
| 1978 | Foul Play | Mr. Hennessey | Film |
| 1978 | The Manitou | Dr. Snow | Film |
| 1978 | Magic | Ben Greene | Film |
| 1977 | The Sentinel | Charles Chazen | Film |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Van Heurden | Film |
| 1976 | Burnt Offerings | Arnold Allardyce | Film |
| 1976 | Rocky | Mickey Goldmill | Film |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Emilio Pajetta | Film |
| 1975 | 92 in the Shade | Goldsboro | Film |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust | Harry Greener | Film |
| 1975 | B. Must Die | Hector | Film |
| 1975 | The Master Gunfighter | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1974 | Golden Needles | Winters | Film |
| 1974 | Korg: 70,000 B.C. | TV | |
| 1974 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | The Dolphin | Film |
| 1972 | Beware! The Blob | Old Hobo (uncredited) | Film |
| 1972 | Search | V.C.R. Cameron | TV |
| 1972 | A Fan's Notes | Mr. Blue | Film |
| 1972 | Probe | V.C.R. Cameron | Film |
| 1971 | Such Good Friends | Kalman | Film |
| 1971 | The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove | Henry Meade | Film |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... | The Missouri Kid | Film |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold | The Storekeeper | Film |
| 1969 | Hard Contract | Ramsey Williams | Film |
| 1968 | Skidoo | The Warden | Film |
| 1968 | Stay Away, Joe | Charlie Lightcloud | Film |
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown | Judge Purcell | Film |
| 1967 | Torture Garden | Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story) | Film |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Doc Scully | Film |
| 1966 | Madame X | Dan Sullivan | Film |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way | Commander Egan Powell | Film |
| 1964 | Fanfare for a Death Scene | Prof. George Bannerman | Film |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Father Halley | Film |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Herbert Gelman | Film |
| 1957 | Albert Schweitzer | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1949 | Jigsaw | Jack - Bartender (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower | Joseph Heurtin | Film |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way | Oliver M. Pease | Film |
| 1947 | Mine Own Executioner | Felix Milne | Film |
| 1946 | The Diary of a Chambermaid | Captain Mauger | Film |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll | James Madison | Film |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe | Ernie Pyle | Film |
| 1943 | The Rear Gunner | Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams | Film |
| 1942 | Street of Chance | Frank Thompson | Film |
| 1941 | The Forgotten Village | Narrator | Film |
| 1941 | Second Chorus | Hank Taylor | Film |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling | Alexander Sebastian | Film |
| 1941 | Tom, Dick and Harry | Harry | Film |
| 1940 | San Francisco Docks | Johnny Barnes | Film |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Steve Rockford | Film |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Quillary | Film |
| 1939 | Of Mice and Men | George Milton | Film |
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