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Burgess Meredith
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
Born November 16, 1907Died September 9, 1997 (89 years)
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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Burgess Meredith Filmography
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration · as Henry Bemis (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs · as Mickey |
| 2012 | Trailer War · as Cast |
| 2007 | John Wayne: Behind the Scenes · as Cast |
| 2006 | Rocky Balboa · as Micky Goldmill (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt · as The Penguin |
| 2001 | De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros · as Pinguine |
| 1995 | Grumpier Old Men · as Grandpa Gustafson |
| 1995 | Tall Tale · as Old Man (uncredited) |
| 1994 | The Great Battles of the Civil War (TV Series) · as Gettysburg Star And Banner Columnist (episode 6) |
| 1994 | Across the Moon · as Barney |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere · as Fein |
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as The Helicopter Man (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men · as Grandpa Gustafson |
| 1992 | Lincoln · as Winfield Scott (voice) |
| 1992 | Mastergate · as Wiley Slaughter |
| 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 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick · as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot · as Don's Dad |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as Judge Cully |
| 1987 | South of Reno · as Clip From 'second Chorus' |
| 1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost · as Mad Tom |
| 1987 | G.I. Joe: The Movie · as Golobulus (voice) |
| 1987 | King Lear · as Don Learo |
| 1987 | The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard · as Mr. Ben The Owl |
| 1986 | Outrage! · as Judge Aaron Klein |
| 1985 | Rocky IV · as Mickey Goldmill |
| 1985 | Santa Claus · as Ancient Elf |
| 1985 | Broken Rainbow · as Historical Voice (voice) |
| 1984 | Wet Gold · as Sampson |
| 1984 | Glitter (TV Series) · as Mr. Peterman |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie · as Narrator |
| 1983 | Dexter the Dragon & Bumble the Bear · as Bul Super |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Mr. Mole |
| 1982 | Rocky III · as Mickey Goldmill |
| 1982 | Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody · as Puff The Magic Dragon (voice) |
| 1982 | Gloria (TV Series) · as Dr. Willard Adams |
| 1981 | True Confessions · as Msgr. Seamus Fargo |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans · as Ammon |
| 1981 | The Last Chase · as Captain J.g. Williams |
| 1980 | Final Assignment · as Zak |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... · as Rene Valdez |
| 1979 | Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies · as Puff The Magic Dragon (voice) |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) · as Dr. Adams |
| 1979 | Rocky II · as Mickey Goldmill |
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| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Puff the Magic Dragon · as Puff (voice) |
| 1978 | Foul Play · as Mr. Hennessey |
| 1978 | The Manitou · as Dr. Snow |
| 1978 | The Return of Captain Nemo · as Prof. Waldo Cunningham |
| 1977 | The Great Bank Hoax · as Jack Stutz |
| 1977 | Golden Rendezvous · as Van Heurden |
| 1977 | The Last Hurrah · as Cardinal Burke |
| 1977 | SST: Death Flight · as Willy Basset |
| 1977 | The Sentinel · as Charles Chazen |
| 1977 | Tail Gunner Joe · as Joseph Welch |
| 1976 | Rocky · as Mickey Goldmill |
| 1976 | Burnt Offerings · as Arnold Allardyce |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg · as Emilio Pajetta |
| 1975 | The Master Gunfighter · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1975 | 92 in the Shade · as Goldsboro |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust · as Harry Greener |
| 1974 | Hay que matar a B. · as Hector |
| 1974 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go · as The Dolphin |
| 1974 | Korg: 70,000 B.C. (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Golden Needles · as Winters |
| 1974 | UFOs: Past, Present, and Future · as Narrator |
| 1972 | Search (TV Series) · as V.c.r. Cameron |
| 1972 | A Fan's Notes · as Mr. Blue |
| 1972 | The Man · as Senator Watson |
| 1972 | Beware! The Blob · as Old Hobo |
| 1972 | Probe · as V.c.r. Cameron |
| 1972 | Getting Away from It All · as Capt. Frank Coffin |
| 1971 | Such Good Friends · as Kalman |
| 1971 | The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove · as Henry Meade |
| 1971 | Lock, Stock and Barrel · as Rev. Willie Pursle |
| 1971 | Man and the City (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1971 | Clay Pigeon · as Freedom Lovelace |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... · as The Missouri Kid |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) · as State Party Chairman Mallon |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) · as Sloan |
| 1969 | The Reivers · as Lucius / Narrator (voice) |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Charlie Finnegan |
| 1969 | Winter of the Witch · as Narrator |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Harrison Merriweather |
| 1969 | Room 222 (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Hard Contract · as Ramsey Williams |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold · as The Storekeeper |
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| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Richard Garver |
| 1968 | Stay Away, Joe · as Charlie Lightcloud |
| 1968 | Dear Mr. Gable · as Narrator |
| 1967 | Torture Garden · as Dr. Diabolo (framing Story) |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown · as Judge Purcell |
| 1967 | CBS Children's Film Festival (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Theodore Booth |
| 1966 | The Crazy-Quilt · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1966 | Batman: The Movie · as The Penguin |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady · as Doc Scully |
| 1966 | Madame X · as Dan Sullivan |
| 1966 | Batman (1966) (TV Series) · as The Penguin |
| 1965 | The Monkees (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Loner (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) · as Judge Benjamin Vincent |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Orkney Cadwallader |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) · as Muldoon |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way · as Commander Egan Powell |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as John Peter Altgeld |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Alex Hemming |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Dr. Michael Rink |
| 1964 | Fanfare for a Death Scene · as Prof. George Bannerman |
| 1963 | The Cardinal · as Father Halley |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) · as Principal Martin Woodridge |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Sidney Wilde |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Walter Osborne |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) · as Saracen |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Christopher Norbert Ii |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Tim Bradbury |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent · as Herbert Gelman |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Vladimir |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Luther Dingle |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Eli Whitney |
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| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Hannibal H. Plew |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Vincent Marion |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Duncan Kleist |
| 1957 | Albert Schweitzer · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1957 | Suspicion (TV Series) · as Ramskill |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Grover Allen |
| 1957 | Joe Butterfly · as Joe Butterfly |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Henry Meade |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Alec Sherwood |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Thomas A. Edison |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as (segment "the Sea Of Winslow Homer") |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Sid Davis |
| 1951 | Celanese Theatre (TV Series) · as Rodney Deane |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as David |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Stage Manager |
| 1949 | The Gay Adventure · as Dick |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower · as Joseph Heurtin |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Gulley Jimson |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre (TV Series) · as Biff Grimes |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way · as Oliver M. Pease |
| 1947 | Mine Own Executioner · as Felix Milne |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll · as James Madison |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) |
| 1946 | The Diary of a Chambermaid · as Captain Mauger |
| 1945 | A Walk in the Sun · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe · as Ernie Pyle |
| 1944 | Attack! Battle of New Britain · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1944 | Tunisian Victory · as American Soldier (voice) |
| 1944 | Hymn of the Nations · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1942 | Street of Chance · as Frank Thompson |
| 1941 | The Forgotten Village · as Narrator |
| 1941 | Tom, Dick and Harry · as Harry |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling · as Alexander Sebastian |
| 1940 | Second Chorus · as Hank Taylor |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson · as Steve Rockford |
| 1939 | Of Mice and Men · as George Milton |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Sly · as Self |
| 2020 | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Greetings from Tromaville · as Self |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project · as Self |
| 2006 | In the Ring · as Self |
| 2003 | The John Garfield Story · as Self |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards · as Self (memorial Tribute) |
| 1996 | The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Accepting Award For Favorite Comedy Motion Picture |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick · as Self |
| 1991 | Dame Edna's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Batmania from Comics to Screen · as Self |
| 1989 | The Afterglow: A Tribute to Robert Frost · as Self |
| 1987 | The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1983 | Sally Jessy Raphael (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1977 | The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1977 | The 49th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1976 | The 48th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The 28th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | What's My Line? (1968) (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1967 | The World About Us (TV Series) · as Self - Storyteller |
| 1967 | Personality (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Special Award Recipient |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | The Name's the Same (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1949 | A Yank Comes Back · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1943 | A Welcome to Britain · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1974 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go · as Screenplay |
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| 1946 | The Diary of a Chambermaid · as Screenplay |
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| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) |
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