Burgess Meredith
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-11-16
Day of Death
1997-09-09 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Burgess Meredith
Biography
Oliver Burgess Meredith, or Burgess Meredith, 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.
Acting
(2024)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2020)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
(2006)
Rocky Balboa
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
(2006)
The Opponents
as Self (archive footage) / Mickey Goldmill
(2006)
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
as Self (archive footage)
(1995)
Grumpier Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
(1995)
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1995)
(1994)
Camp Nowhere
as Fein
(1994)
Across the Moon
as Barney
(1993)
Grumpy Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
(1993)
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
(1992)
Mastergate
as Wiley Slaughter
(1992)
Lincoln
as Winfield Scott (voice)
(1992)
The Chaplin Puzzle
as Narrator (voice)
(1992)
(1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Narrator (voice)
(1991)
Night of the Hunter
as Birdy
(1990)
Rocky V
as Mickey Goldmill
(1990)
State of Grace
as Finn
(1990)
Oddball Hall
as Ingersol
(1989)
The Wickedest Witch
as Narrator (voice)
(1988)
Full Moon in Blue Water
as The General
(1988)
Hot to Trot
as Don's Dad
(1988)
King Lear
as Don Learo
(1988)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1987)
G.I. Joe: The Movie
as Golobulus (voice)
(1987)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
as Mad Tom
(1986)
Outrage!
as Judge Aaron Klein
(1986)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
as Mr. Ben the Owl
(1985)
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Ancient Elf
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1985)
Answers
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
(1985)
Broken Rainbow
as Historical Voice (voice)
(1985)
(1984)
Wet Gold
as Sampson
(1984)
Thumbelina
as Mr. Mole
(1982)
Rocky III
as Mickey Goldmill
(1982)
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
(1981)
Clash of the Titans
as Ammon
(1981)
True Confessions
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
(1981)
The Last Chase
as Captain J.G. Williams
(1981)
Mr. Griffin and Me
as Kenneth Griffin
(1980)
When Time Ran Out...
as Rene Valdez
(1980)
Final Assignment
as Zak
(1979)
Rocky II
as Mickey Goldmill
(1979)
(1979)
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
(1978)
Foul Play
as Mr. Hennessey
(1978)
Magic
as Ben Greene
(1978)
The Manitou
as Dr. Snow
(1978)
The Amazing Captain Nemo
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
(1978)
Puff, the Magic Dragon
as Puff (voice)
(1978)
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as William Blackstone
(1978)
The Great Bank Hoax
as Jack Stutz
(1978)
The Living Sands of Namib
as Narrator (voice)
(1977)
The Sentinel
as Charles Chazen
(1977)
Golden Rendezvous
as Van Heurden
(1977)
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
(1977)
Tail Gunner Joe
as Joseph Welch
(1977)
SST: Death Flight
as Willy Basset
(1977)
The Last Hurrah
as Cardinal Burke
(1976)
Rocky
as Mickey Goldmill
(1976)
Burnt Offerings
as Arnold Allardyce
(1976)
Circasia
as Clown
(1975)
The Hindenburg
as Emilio Pajetta
(1975)
The Day of the Locust
as Harry Greener
(1975)
92 in the Shade
as Goldsboro
(1975)
The Master Gunfighter
as Narrator (voice)
(1975)
B. Must Die
as Hector
(1974)
Golden Needles
as Winters
(1973)
Old Faithful
as Self
(1972)
Beware! The Blob
as Old Hobo
(1972)
The Man
as Senator Watson
(1972)
Probe
as V.C.R. Cameron
(1972)
The New Healers
as Dr. Simmons
(1972)
A Fan's Notes
as Mr. Blue
(1972)
Getting Away from It All
as Capt. Frank Coffin
(1972)
We the People
as Narrator
(1971)
Such Good Friends
as Kalman
(1971)
Lock, Stock and Barrel
as Rev. Willie Pursle
(1971)
Clay Pigeon
as Freedom Lovelace
(1971)
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
as Henry Meade
(1970)
There Was a Crooked Man...
as The Missouri Kid
(1970)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as The Dolphin
(1969)
Mackenna's Gold
as The Storekeeper
(1969)
The Reivers
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
(1969)
Hard Contract
as Ramsey Williams
(1969)
The Father
as Captain Ned
(1969)
Winter of the Witch
as Narrator
(1968)
Skidoo
as The Warden
(1968)
Stay Away, Joe
as Charlie Lightcloud
(1968)
Dear Mr. Gable
as Narrator
(1967)
Torture Garden
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
(1967)
Hurry Sundown
as Judge Purcell
(1966)
Batman
as The Penguin
(1966)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Doc Scully
(1966)
Madame X
as Dan Sullivan
(1966)
The Crazy-Quilt
as Narrator (voice)
(1965)
In Harm's Way
as Commander Egan Powell
(1964)
Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Prof. George Bannerman
(1963)
The Cardinal
as Father Halley
(1962)
Advise & Consent
as Herbert Gelman
(1961)
Waiting for Godot
as Vladimir / Didi
(1958)
The Kidnappers
as Louis Halliburton
(1958)
Sorcerers' Village
as Narrator
(1957)
Albert Schweitzer
as Narrator (voice)
(1957)
Joe Butterfly
as Joe Butterfly
(1952)
Mr. Lincoln
as Avon Horsley Jr.
(1950)
Works of Calder
as Narrator
(1949)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
as Joseph Heurtin
(1949)
Jigsaw
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
(1949)
Golden Arrow
as Dick
(1948)
On Our Merry Way
as Oliver M. Pease
(1948)
A Yank Comes Back
as Self
(1947)
Mine Own Executioner
as Felix Milne
(1946)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Captain Mauger
(1946)
Magnificent Doll
as James Madison
(1945)
A Walk in the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1945)
Story of G.I. Joe
as Ernie Pyle
(1944)
Tunisian Victory
as American soldier (voice)
(1944)
Hymn of the Nations
as Narrator(voice)
(1944)
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
as Narrator (voice)
(1944)
A Salute to France
as Joe - the American Soldier
(1944)
Our Country
as Self
(1943)
A Welcome to Britain
as Self (uncredited)
(1943)
The Rear Gunner
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
(1943)
The United States Service Bands
as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
(1942)
Street of Chance
as Frank Thompson
(1941)
Second Chorus
as Hank Taylor
(1941)
That Uncertain Feeling
as Alexander Sebastian
(1941)
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Harry
(1941)
The Forgotten Village
as Narrator
(1940)
San Francisco Docks
as Johnny Barnes
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Steve Rockford
(1939)
Of Mice and Men
as George
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Quillary
(1938)
Spring Madness
as The Lippencott
(1937)
There Goes the Groom
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
(1936)
Winterset
as Mio Romagna
(1935)
The Scoundrel
as Flop House Bum
Crew
Third Eye
Director, Writer
(1976)
Circasia
Producer
(1970)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Director, Screenplay
(1950)
Works of Calder
Producer
(1949)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Director
(1948)
A Yank Comes Back
Writer
(1948)
On Our Merry Way
Producer
(1946)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Screenplay, Producer
(1944)
A Salute to France
Screenplay
(1943)
A Welcome to Britain
Director