Burgess Meredith
Actor
Born November 16, 1907 in 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.
Filmography
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Rocky Balboa
Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Grumpier Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Old Man (uncredited)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
Across the Moon
Barney
Camp Nowhere
Fein
La Classe américaine
The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Grumpy Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
Guest
Mastergate
Wiley Slaughter
The Chaplin Puzzle
Narrator (voice)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Narrator (voice)
Night of the Hunter
Birdy
Rocky V
Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
Finn
Oddball Hall
Ingersol
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
The Wickedest Witch
Narrator (voice)
Full Moon in Blue Water
The General
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hot to Trot
Don's Dad
In the Heat of the Night
Judge Cully
King Lear
Don Learo
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mad Tom
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Golobulus (voice)
Outrage!
Judge Aaron Klein
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Mr. Ben the Owl
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Self
Santa Claus: The Movie
Ancient Elf
Broken Rainbow
Historical Voice (voice)
Answers
Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Wet Gold
Sampson
Thumbelina
Mr. Mole
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Gloria
Dr. Willard Adams
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mr. Mole
Rocky III
Mickey Goldmill
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
True Confessions
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Clash of the Titans
Ammon
The Last Chase
Captain J.G. Williams
Mr. Griffin and Me
Kenneth Griffin
Final Assignment
Zak
When Time Ran Out...
Rene Valdez
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Rocky II
Mickey Goldmill
Magic
Ben Greene
The Great Bank Hoax
Jack Stutz
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Puff (voice)
Foul Play
Mr. Hennessey
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
William Blackstone
The Amazing Captain Nemo
Prof. Waldo Cunningham
The Manitou
Dr. Snow
SST: Death Flight
Willy Basset
The Living Sands of Namib
Narrator (voice)
Golden Rendezvous
Van Heurden
The Last Hurrah
Cardinal Burke
Tail Gunner Joe
Joseph Welch
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
The Sentinel
Charles Chazen
Rocky
Mickey Goldmill
Burnt Offerings
Arnold Allardyce
Circasia
Clown
The Hindenburg
Emilio Pajetta
The Master Gunfighter
Narrator (voice)
92 in the Shade
Goldsboro
B. Must Die
Hector
The Day of the Locust
Harry Greener
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Dolphin
Dinah!
Self
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
Golden Needles
Winters
Old Faithful
Chief Ranger
Search
V.C.R. Cameron
The Man
Senator Watson
A Fan's Notes
Mr. Blue
Beware! The Blob
Old Hobo
The New Healers
Dr. Simmons
Probe
V.C.R. Cameron
Getting Away from It All
Capt. Frank Coffin
Such Good Friends
Kalman
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Henry Meade
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Rev. Willie Pursle
Clay Pigeon
Freedom Lovelace
Night Gallery
Charlie Finnegan
There Was a Crooked Man...
The Missouri Kid
The Bold Ones: The Senator
State Party Chairman Mallon
The Reivers
Lucius / Narrator (voice)
Winter of the Witch
Narrator
Love, American Style
Harrison Merriweather
Room 222
Hard Contract
Ramsey Williams
Mackenna's Gold
The Storekeeper
Skidoo
The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
Charlie Lightcloud
Dear Mr. Gable
Narrator
Torture Garden
Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Mannix
Ironside
Hurry Sundown
Judge Purcell
The Invaders
Theodore Booth
The Crazy-Quilt
Narrator (voice)
The Monkees
Batman
The Penguin
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Doc Scully
Madame X
Dan Sullivan
Batman
The Penguin
The Loner
The Wild Wild West
Orkney Cadwallader
Laredo
In Harm's Way
Commander Egan Powell
Branded
Daniel Boone
Alex Hemming
12 O'Clock High
Dr. Michael Rink
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Prof. George Bannerman
The Cardinal
Father Halley
Mr. Novak
Principal Martin Woodridge
Burke's Law
Sidney Wilde
The Virginian
Tim Bradbury
Sam Benedict
Advise & Consent
Herbert Gelman
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Ben Casey
Waiting for Godot
Vladimir / Didi
The Twilight Zone
Henry Bemis
Bonanza
Owney Duggan
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Rawhide
Tom Gwynn
Naked City
Duncan Kleist
Sorcerers' Village
Narrator
Albert Schweitzer
Narrator (voice)
Suspicion
Ramskill
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
General Electric Theater
Thomas A. Edison
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sid Davis
Tales of Tomorrow
Works of Calder
Narrator
Your Show of Shows
What's My Line?
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo
Golden Arrow
Dick
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Joseph Heurtin
The Big Story
Narrator
Lights Out
Jigsaw
Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
Studio One
Gulley Jimson
The Philco Television Playhouse
On Our Merry Way
Oliver M. Pease
A Yank Comes Back
Self
Mine Own Executioner
Felix Milne
Magnificent Doll
James Madison
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Captain Mauger
A Walk in the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Story of G.I. Joe
Ernie Pyle
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Narrator (voice)
Tunisian Victory
American soldier (voice)
Hymn of the Nations
Narrator (voice)
A Salute to France
Joe - the American Soldier
The Rear Gunner
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
A Welcome to Britain
Self (uncredited)
The United States Service Bands
footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Street of Chance
Frank Thompson
Tom, Dick and Harry
Harry
That Uncertain Feeling
Alexander Sebastian
Second Chorus
Hank Taylor
San Francisco Docks
Johnny Barnes
Castle on the Hudson
Steve Rockford
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
Idiot's Delight
Quillary
Spring Madness
The Lippencott
There Goes the Groom
Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset
Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum