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 (127)
Rocky
Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa
Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Rocky II
Mickey Goldmill
Rocky III
Mickey Goldmill
Rocky V
Mickey Goldmill
Grumpier Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
Clash of the Titans
Ammon
Camp Nowhere
Fein
State of Grace
Finn
The Sentinel
Charles Chazen
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Grumpy Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
The Cardinal
Father Halley
Mackenna's Gold
The Storekeeper
Foul Play
Mr. Hennessey
In Harm's Way
Commander Egan Powell
Batman
The Penguin
True Confessions
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Advise & Consent
Herbert Gelman
Santa Claus: The Movie
Ancient Elf
Magic
Ben Greene
Hurry Sundown
Judge Purcell
The Hindenburg
Emilio Pajetta
When Time Ran Out...
Rene Valdez
There Was a Crooked Man...
The Missouri Kid
Burnt Offerings
Arnold Allardyce
A Walk in the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Golobulus (voice)
The Manitou
Dr. Snow
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Captain Mauger
King Lear
Don Learo
Hot to Trot
Don's Dad
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Old Man (uncredited)
Madame X
Dan Sullivan
The Day of the Locust
Harry Greener
Torture Garden
Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
The Reivers
Lucius / Narrator (voice)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Doc Scully
Beware! The Blob
Old Hobo
Stay Away, Joe
Charlie Lightcloud
Story of G.I. Joe
Ernie Pyle
SST: Death Flight
Willy Basset
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Narrator (voice)
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
Second Chorus
Hank Taylor
Mister Corbett's Ghost
Mad Tom
Golden Needles
Winters
Castle on the Hudson
Steve Rockford
Outrage!
Judge Aaron Klein
On Our Merry Way
Oliver M. Pease
Winterset
Mio Romagna
The Amazing Captain Nemo
Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Across the Moon
Barney
Full Moon in Blue Water
The General
Hard Contract
Ramsey Williams
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Dolphin
La Classe américaine
The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Joseph Heurtin
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Rev. Willie Pursle
Mastergate
Wiley Slaughter
That Uncertain Feeling
Alexander Sebastian
Albert Schweitzer
Narrator (voice)
Idiot's Delight
Quillary
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Street of Chance
Frank Thompson
Tom, Dick and Harry
Harry
A Salute to France
Joe - the American Soldier
South of Reno
1988
Such Good Friends
Kalman
The Last Chase
Captain J.G. Williams
Golden Rendezvous
Van Heurden
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Mr. Ben the Owl
Skidoo
The Warden
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
James Madison
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Puff (voice)
Getting Away from It All
Capt. Frank Coffin
San Francisco Docks
Johnny Barnes
Clay Pigeon
Freedom Lovelace
92 in the Shade
Goldsboro
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
William Blackstone
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Prof. George Bannerman
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Henry Meade
Night of the Hunter
Birdy
There Goes the Groom
Derek "Dick" Matthews
The Great Bank Hoax
Jack Stutz
Mine Own Executioner
Felix Milne
Tail Gunner Joe
Joseph Welch
The Last Hurrah
Cardinal Burke
Answers
Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Narrator (voice)
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Mr. Griffin and Me
Kenneth Griffin
B. Must Die
Hector
The Man
Senator Watson
Hymn of the Nations
Narrator (voice)
Wet Gold
Sampson
Probe
V.C.R. Cameron
The United States Service Bands
footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Jigsaw
Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum
Thumbelina
Mr. Mole
The Master Gunfighter
Narrator (voice)
Tunisian Victory
American soldier (voice)
A Fan's Notes
Mr. Blue
Broken Rainbow
Historical Voice (voice)
Waiting for Godot
Vladimir / Didi
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Final Assignment
Zak
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
Guest
Circasia
Clown
Winter of the Witch
Narrator
Spring Madness
The Lippencott
Oddball Hall
Ingersol
The Rear Gunner
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Sorcerers' Village
Narrator
The Wickedest Witch
Narrator (voice)
The New Healers
Dr. Simmons
The Living Sands of Namib
Narrator (voice)
Golden Arrow
Dick
The Chaplin Puzzle
Narrator (voice)
Dear Mr. Gable
Narrator
Works of Calder
Narrator
The Crazy-Quilt
Narrator (voice)
Old Faithful
Chief Ranger
TV Shows (52)
Mannix
1 eps
Bonanza
Owney Duggan · 1 eps
Ironside
2 eps
The Virginian
Tim Bradbury · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Harrison Merriweather · 1 eps
Love, American Style
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
Batman
The Penguin · 21 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1 eps
Studio One
Gulley Jimson · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Stage Manager · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Orkney Cadwallader · 1 eps
Naked City
Duncan Kleist · 1 eps
Rawhide
Tom Gwynn · 1 eps
Rawhide
Matthew Higgins · 1 eps
Rawhide
Hannibal H. Plew · 2 eps
Daniel Boone
Alex Hemming · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
The Invaders
Theodore Booth · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Charlie Finnegan · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag") · 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 Monkees
1 eps
Lights Out
3 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Mr. Mole · 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
Dr. Michael Rink · 1 eps
Room 222
1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
Mr. Novak
Principal Martin Woodridge · 2 eps
Branded
1 eps
Your Show of Shows
2 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
David · 1 eps
Suspicion
Ramskill · 1 eps
The Loner
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sid Davis · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cardinal Burke · 1 eps
Lamp Unto My Feet
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Big Story
Narrator · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The Senator
State Party Chairman Mallon · 1 eps
Gloria
Dr. Willard Adams · 22 eps
General Electric Theater
Thomas A. Edison · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Velvet Pants · 1 eps
Search
V.C.R. Cameron · 23 eps
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
19 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 2 eps
The Big Story
Self - Narrator · 1 eps
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
A Welcome to Britain
Self (uncredited)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Self
A Yank Comes Back
Self