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Burgess Meredith

Acting · Born 1907-11-16 · 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.

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Credits · 181

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019 · Henry Bemis (archive footage)

2006 · Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Grumpier Old Men

1995 · Grandpa Gustafson

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995 · Old Man (uncredited)

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Across the Moon

La Classe américaine

1993 · The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

1993 · Grandpa Gustafson

1992 · Winfield Scott (voice)

1992 · Wiley Slaughter

The Chaplin Puzzle

1992 · Narrator (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991 · Narrator (voice)

Night of the Hunter

1990 · Mickey Goldmill

1990 · Ingersol

Rocky Special: Burning Youth

1990 · Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)

The Wickedest Witch

1989 · Narrator (voice)

Full Moon in Blue Water

1988 · The General

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988 · Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1988 · Don's Dad

In the Heat of the Night

1988 · Judge Cully

1988 · Don Learo

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

1987 · Mad Tom

G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987 · Golobulus (voice)

1986 · Judge Aaron Klein

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

1986 · Mr. Ben the Owl

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

1985 · Ancient Elf

1985 · Historical Voice (voice)

Night of 100 Stars II

1984 · Sampson

1984 · Mr. Mole

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1982 · Dr. Willard Adams

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982 · Mr. Mole

1982 · Mickey Goldmill

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

1982 · Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

True Confessions

1981 · Msgr. Seamus Fargo

Clash of the Titans

1981 · Captain J.G. Williams

Final Assignment

When Time Ran Out...

1980 · Rene Valdez

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

1979 · Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

1979 · Mickey Goldmill

UFOs: It Has Begun

UFOs: It Has Begun

1978 · Ben Greene

The Great Bank Hoax

1978 · Jack Stutz

Puff, the Magic Dragon

1978 · Puff (voice)

1978 · Mr. Hennessey

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

1978 · William Blackstone

The Amazing Captain Nemo

1978 · Prof. Waldo Cunningham

1978 · Dr. Snow

SST: Death Flight

1978 · Willy Basset

The Living Sands of Namib

1978 · Narrator (voice)

Golden Rendezvous

1977 · Van Heurden

Tail Gunner Joe

1977 · Joseph Welch

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

1977 · John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

1977 · Charles Chazen

1976 · Mickey Goldmill

Burnt Offerings

1976 · Arnold Allardyce

1975 · Emilio Pajetta

The Master Gunfighter

1975 · Narrator (voice)

92 in the Shade

1975 · Goldsboro

The Day of the Locust

1975 · Harry Greener

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1974 · The Dolphin

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

1974 · Winters

1972 · V.C.R. Cameron

1972 · Senator Watson

1972 · Mr. Blue

Beware! The Blob

1972 · Old Hobo

The New Healers

1972 · Dr. Simmons

1972 · V.C.R. Cameron

Getting Away from It All

1972 · Capt. Frank Coffin

Such Good Friends

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

1971 · Henry Meade

Lock, Stock and Barrel

1971 · Rev. Willie Pursle

1971 · Freedom Lovelace

1970 · Charlie Finnegan

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 · The Missouri Kid

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970 · State Party Chairman Mallon

1969 · Lucius / Narrator (voice)

Winter of the Witch

1969 · Narrator

Love, American Style

1969 · Harrison Merriweather

1969 · Ramsey Williams

1969 · Captain Ned

Mackenna's Gold

1969 · The Storekeeper

1968 · The Warden

1968 · Charlie Lightcloud

1968 · Narrator

1967 · Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

1967 · Judge Purcell

1967 · Theodore Booth

The Crazy-Quilt

1966 · Narrator (voice)

1966 · The Penguin

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966 · Doc Scully

1966 · Dan Sullivan

1966 · The Penguin

The Wild Wild West

1965 · Orkney Cadwallader

1965 · Commander Egan Powell

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964 · John Peter Altgeld

1964 · Alex Hemming

12 O'Clock High

1964 · Dr. Michael Rink

Fanfare for a Death Scene

1964 · Prof. George Bannerman

1963 · Father Halley

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Principal Martin Woodridge

1963 · Sidney Wilde

1962 · Tim Bradbury

Advise & Consent

1962 · Herbert Gelman

The Mike Douglas Show

Waiting for Godot

1961 · Vladimir / Didi

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Henry Bemis

1959 · Owney Duggan

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959 · Tom Gwynn

1958 · Duncan Kleist

Sorcerers' Village

1958 · Narrator

1958 · Louis Halliburton

Albert Schweitzer

1957 · Narrator (voice)

1957 · Ramskill

1957 · Joe Butterfly

General Electric Theater

1953 · Thomas A. Edison

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Sid Davis

Tales of Tomorrow

Works of Calder

1950 · Narrator

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Your Show of Shows

What's My Line?

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949 · Joseph Heurtin

1949 · Narrator

1949 · Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet

1948 · Narrator (voice)

1948 · Gulley Jimson

The Philco Television Playhouse

On Our Merry Way

1948 · Oliver M. Pease

A Yank Comes Back

Mine Own Executioner

1947 · Felix Milne

Magnificent Doll

1946 · James Madison

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946 · Captain Mauger

A Walk in the Sun

1945 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Story of G.I. Joe

1945 · Ernie Pyle

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

1944 · Narrator (voice)

Tunisian Victory

1944 · American soldier (voice)

Hymn of the Nations

1944 · Narrator (voice)

A Salute to France

1944 · Joe - the American Soldier

The Rear Gunner

1943 · Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

A Welcome to Britain

1943 · Self (uncredited)

The United States Service Bands

1943 · footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

Street of Chance

1942 · Frank Thompson

Tom, Dick and Harry

That Uncertain Feeling

1941 · Alexander Sebastian

The Forgotten Village

The Forgotten Village

1941 · Narrator

1941 · Hank Taylor

San Francisco Docks

1940 · Johnny Barnes

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Steve Rockford

Of Mice and Men

1939 · George Milton

Idiot's Delight

1939 · Quillary

1938 · The Lippencott

There Goes the Groom

1937 · Derek "Dick" Matthews

1936 · Mio Romagna

1935 · Flop House Bum

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