Burgess Meredith
Acting
Born: November 16, 1907 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: September 9, 1997 (aged 89)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Rocky
1976
Rocky II
1979
Rocky III
1982
Rocky Balboa
2006
Rocky V
1990
Batman
1966
The Twilight Zone
1959
Clash of the Titans
1981
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Grumpy Old Men
1993
Batman
1966
Bonanza
1959
Photos (4)
Movies (128)
Rocky
Mickey Goldmill
Rocky II
Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa
Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Rocky III
Mickey Goldmill
Rocky V
Mickey Goldmill
Clash of the Titans
Ammon
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Grumpy Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
Batman
The Penguin
Foul Play
Mr. Hennessey
State of Grace
Finn
Grumpier Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
Mackenna's Gold
The Storekeeper
The Sentinel
Charles Chazen
Santa Claus: The Movie
Ancient Elf
In Harm's Way
Commander Egan Powell
Camp Nowhere
Fein
Magic
Ben Greene
There Was a Crooked Man...
The Missouri Kid
Advise & Consent
Herbert Gelman
The Cardinal
Father Halley
Burnt Offerings
Arnold Allardyce
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Golobulus (voice)
The Hindenburg
Emilio Pajetta
True Confessions
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
The Manitou
Dr. Snow
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Old Man (uncredited)
Stay Away, Joe
Charlie Lightcloud
The Day of the Locust
Harry Greener
The New Healers
Dr. Simmons
The Reivers
Lucius / Narrator (voice)
Tail Gunner Joe
Joseph Welch
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Doc Scully
Idiot's Delight
Quillary
That Uncertain Feeling
Alexander Sebastian
Full Moon in Blue Water
The General
Mastergate
Wiley Slaughter
Torture Garden
Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Story of G.I. Joe
Ernie Pyle
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Mad Tom
When Time Ran Out...
Rene Valdez
Madame X
Dan Sullivan
La Classe américaine
The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
The Amazing Captain Nemo
Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
Albert Schweitzer
Narrator (voice)
Hurry Sundown
Judge Purcell
The Man
Senator Watson
The Last Chase
Captain J.G. Williams
King Lear
Don Learo
A Walk in the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Second Chorus
Hank Taylor
Probe
V.C.R. Cameron
Hot to Trot
Don's Dad
SST: Death Flight
Willy Basset
Answers
Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Outrage!
Judge Aaron Klein
Golden Needles
Winters
Such Good Friends
Kalman
A Fan's Notes
Mr. Blue
On Our Merry Way
Oliver M. Pease
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Captain Mauger
A Salute to France
Joe - the American Soldier
Golden Rendezvous
Van Heurden
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Narrator (voice)
The Great Bank Hoax
Jack Stutz
Tom, Dick and Harry
Harry
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Joseph Heurtin
Jigsaw
Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Dolphin
Wet Gold
Sampson
The Master Gunfighter
Narrator (voice)
Across the Moon
Barney
Beware! The Blob
Old Hobo
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
William Blackstone
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Prof. George Bannerman
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Winterset
Mio Romagna
Dear Mr. Gable
Narrator
The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Puff (voice)
Hard Contract
Ramsey Williams
Mine Own Executioner
Felix Milne
Magnificent Doll
James Madison
Skidoo
The Warden
South of Reno
1988
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Rev. Willie Pursle
92 in the Shade
Goldsboro
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Mr. Ben the Owl
Thumbelina
Mr. Mole
Golden Arrow
Dick
Castle on the Hudson
Steve Rockford
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
Clay Pigeon
Freedom Lovelace
Night of the Hunter
Birdy
Spring Madness
The Lippencott
The Wickedest Witch
Narrator (voice)
The Chaplin Puzzle
Narrator (voice)
The Rear Gunner
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
The Last Hurrah
Cardinal Burke
Tunisian Victory
American soldier (voice)
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Henry Meade
Final Assignment
Zak
Broken Rainbow
Historical Voice (voice)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
Guest
Winter of the Witch
Narrator
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
B. Must Die
Hector
Getting Away from It All
Capt. Frank Coffin
There Goes the Groom
Derek "Dick" Matthews
The Crazy-Quilt
Narrator (voice)
Sorcerers' Village
Narrator
The United States Service Bands
footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Street of Chance
Frank Thompson
Old Faithful
Chief Ranger
Mr. Griffin and Me
Kenneth Griffin
Oddball Hall
Ingersol
Waiting for Godot
Vladimir / Didi
Hymn of the Nations
Narrator (voice)
Circasia
Clown
Works of Calder
Narrator
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Narrator (voice)
The Living Sands of Namib
Narrator (voice)
San Francisco Docks
Johnny Barnes
TV Shows (50)
Ironside
2 eps
Bonanza
Owney Duggan · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Stage Manager · 1 eps
The Virginian
Tim Bradbury · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Orkney Cadwallader · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Henry Bemis · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Smith · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Luther Dingle · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Romney Wordsworth · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Harrison Merriweather · 1 eps
Love, American Style
1 eps
Batman
The Penguin · 21 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1 eps
Rawhide
Tom Gwynn · 1 eps
Rawhide
Matthew Higgins · 1 eps
Rawhide
Hannibal H. Plew · 2 eps
Daniel Boone
Alex Hemming · 1 eps
Studio One
Gulley Jimson · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Charlie Finnegan · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag") · 1 eps
Room 222
1 eps
Naked City
Duncan Kleist · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Burke's Law
Sidney Wilde · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Burton Reese · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Harold Harold · 1 eps
In the Heat of the Night
Judge Cully · 3 eps
The Invaders
Theodore Booth · 1 eps
Lights Out
3 eps
12 O'Clock High
Dr. Michael Rink · 1 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1 eps
Branded
1 eps
The Monkees
1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mr. Mole · 1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
Suspicion
Ramskill · 1 eps
Mr. Novak
Principal Martin Woodridge · 2 eps
Your Show of Shows
2 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
The Loner
1 eps
Search
V.C.R. Cameron · 23 eps
General Electric Theater
Thomas A. Edison · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Velvet Pants · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The Senator
State Party Chairman Mallon · 1 eps
The Big Story
Narrator · 1 eps
Gloria
Dr. Willard Adams · 22 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sid Davis · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cardinal Burke · 1 eps
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
19 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 2 eps
The Big Story
Self - Narrator · 1 eps
A Welcome to Britain
Self (uncredited)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
A Yank Comes Back
Self
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Self