Burgess Meredith
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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
Filmography
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Rocky Balboa
2006
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Grumpier Old Men
1995
as Grandpa Gustafson
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
as Old Man (uncredited)
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Fein
Across the Moon
1994
as Barney
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Grandpa Gustafson
La Classe américaine
1993
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992
as Guest
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Lincoln
1992
as Winfield Scott (voice)
Mastergate
1992
as Wiley Slaughter
Night of the Hunter
1991
as Birdy
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Rocky V
1990
as Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
1990
as Finn
Oddball Hall
1990
as Ingersol
The Wickedest Witch
1989
as Narrator (voice)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
as The General
King Lear
1988
as Don Learo
Hot to Trot
1988
as Don's Dad
South of Reno
1988
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Judge Cully
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
as Golobulus (voice)
Mister Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Mad Tom
Outrage!
1986
as Judge Aaron Klein
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
as Mr. Ben the Owl
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1986
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
as Ancient Elf
Answers
1985
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Broken Rainbow
1985
as Historical Voice (voice)
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985
as Self
Wet Gold
1984
as Sampson
Thumbelina
1984
as Mr. Mole
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rocky III
1982
as Mickey Goldmill
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
1982
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Gloria
1982
as Dr. Willard Adams
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mr. Mole
Clash of the Titans
1981
as Ammon
True Confessions
1981
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
The Last Chase
1981
as Captain J.G. Williams
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
as Kenneth Griffin
When Time Ran Out...
1980
as Rene Valdez
Final Assignment
1980
as Zak
Rocky II
1979
as Mickey Goldmill
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
1979
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Magic
1978
as Ben Greene
The Manitou
1978
as Dr. Snow
Foul Play
1978
as Mr. Hennessey
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
as Jack Stutz
The Living Sands of Namib
1978
as Narrator (voice)
SST: Death Flight
1978
as Willy Basset
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as William Blackstone
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978
as Puff (voice)
Golden Rendezvous
1977
as Van Heurden
The Sentinel
1977
as Charles Chazen
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Joseph Welch
The Last Hurrah
1977
as Cardinal Burke
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
Rocky
1976
as Mickey Goldmill
Burnt Offerings
1976
as Arnold Allardyce
Circasia
1976
as Clown
The Day of the Locust
1975
as Harry Greener
92 in the Shade
1975
as Goldsboro
The Hindenburg
1975
as Emilio Pajetta
B. Must Die
1975
as Hector
The Master Gunfighter
1975
as Narrator (voice)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as The Dolphin
Golden Needles
1974
as Winters
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1974
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Old Faithful
1973
as Chief Ranger
Probe
1972
as V.C.R. Cameron
The Man
1972
as Senator Watson
We the People
1972
as Narrator
The New Healers
1972
as Dr. Simmons
Beware! The Blob
1972
as Old Hobo
Getting Away from It All
1972
as Capt. Frank Coffin
A Fan's Notes
1972
as Mr. Blue
Search
1972
as V.C.R. Cameron
Such Good Friends
1971
as Kalman
Clay Pigeon
1971
as Freedom Lovelace
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
as Henry Meade
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
as Rev. Willie Pursle
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as The Missouri Kid
Night Gallery
1970
as Charlie Finnegan
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as State Party Chairman Mallon
Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Hard Contract
1969
as Ramsey Williams
Mackenna's Gold
1969
as The Storekeeper
Winter of the Witch
1969
as Narrator
The Reivers
1969
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
The Father
1969
as Captain Ned
Room 222
1969
Love, American Style
1969
as Harrison Merriweather
Love, American Style
1969
Skidoo
1968
as The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
1968
as Charlie Lightcloud
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
as Narrator
Torture Garden
1967
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Judge Purcell
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967
as Theodore Booth
Batman
1966
as The Penguin
Madame X
1966
as Dan Sullivan
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Doc Scully
The Crazy-Quilt
1966
as Narrator (voice)
Batman
1966
as The Penguin
The Monkees
1966
In Harm's Way
1965
as Commander Egan Powell
Laredo
1965
The Loner
1965
Branded
1965
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Orkney Cadwallader
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
as Prof. George Bannerman
Daniel Boone
1964
as Alex Hemming
Profiles in Courage
1964
as John Peter Altgeld
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Dr. Michael Rink
The Cardinal
1963
as Father Halley
Burke's Law
1963
as Sidney Wilde
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Mr. Novak
1963
as Principal Martin Woodridge
Burke's Law
1963
as Burton Reese
Burke's Law
1963
as Harold Harold
Advise & Consent
1962
as Herbert Gelman
Sam Benedict
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Tim Bradbury
Waiting for Godot
1961
as Vladimir / Didi
Ben Casey
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Henry Bemis
Rawhide
1959
as Tom Gwynn
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Luther Dingle
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Romney Wordsworth
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Smith
Rawhide
1959
as Matthew Higgins
Rawhide
1959
as Hannibal H. Plew
Bonanza
1959
as Owney Duggan
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Sorcerers' Village
1958
as Narrator
The Kidnappers
1958
as Louis Halliburton
Naked City
1958
as Duncan Kleist
Albert Schweitzer
1957
as Narrator (voice)
Joe Butterfly
1957
as Joe Butterfly
Suspicion
1957
as Ramskill
General Electric Theater
1953
as Thomas A. Edison
General Electric Theater
1953
as Velvet Pants
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sid Davis
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Cardinal Burke
Works of Calder
1950
as Narrator
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as David
Your Show of Shows
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Stage Manager
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Jigsaw
1949
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
as Joseph Heurtin
Golden Arrow
1949
as Dick
Lights Out
1949
The Big Story
1949
as Narrator
The Big Story
1949
as Self - Narrator
A Yank Comes Back
1948
as Self
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Oliver M. Pease
Studio One
1948
as Gulley Jimson
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
as Narrator (voice)
Mine Own Executioner
1947
as Felix Milne
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
as Captain Mauger
Magnificent Doll
1946
as James Madison
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Ernie Pyle
A Walk in the Sun
1945
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tunisian Victory
1944
as American soldier (voice)
A Salute to France
1944
as Joe - the American Soldier
Our Country
1944
as Self
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Hymn of the Nations
1944
as Narrator (voice)
The Rear Gunner
1943
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
A Welcome to Britain
1943
as Self (uncredited)
The United States Service Bands
1943
as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Street of Chance
1942
as Frank Thompson
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Alexander Sebastian
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
as Harry
The Forgotten Village
1941
as Narrator
Second Chorus
1941
as Hank Taylor
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Steve Rockford
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Johnny Barnes
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Quillary
Of Mice and Men
1939
as George Milton
Spring Madness
1938
as The Lippencott
There Goes the Groom
1937
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset
1936
as Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
1935
as Flop House Bum