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
Credits
Rocky (1976)
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky II (1979)
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky III (1982)
as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa (2006)
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
as Ammon
Rocky V (1990)
as Mickey Goldmill
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Batman (1966)
as The Penguin
State of Grace (1990)
as Finn
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
as Grandpa Gustafson
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
as The Storekeeper
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
as Ancient Elf
Foul Play (1978)
as Mr. Hennessey
The Sentinel (1977)
as Charles Chazen
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
as Grandpa Gustafson
In Harm's Way (1965)
as Commander Egan Powell
True Confessions (1981)
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Burnt Offerings (1976)
as Arnold Allardyce
Magic (1978)
as Ben Greene
Camp Nowhere (1994)
as Fein
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
as The Missouri Kid
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
as Old Man (uncredited)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
as Harry Greener
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
as Golobulus (voice)
Advise & Consent (1962)
as Herbert Gelman
The Reivers (1969)
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
The Manitou (1978)
as Dr. Snow
The Hindenburg (1975)
as Emilio Pajetta
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Cardinal (1963)
as Father Halley
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
as Ernie Pyle
La Classe américaine (1993)
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
as Doc Scully
Madame X (1966)
as Dan Sullivan
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
as Rene Valdez
Torture Garden (1967)
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
as Alexander Sebastian
Of Mice and Men (1939)
as George Milton
The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Stay Away, Joe (1968)
as Charlie Lightcloud
Mastergate (1992)
as Wiley Slaughter
Hurry Sundown (1967)
as Judge Purcell
Hot to Trot (1988)
as Don's Dad
Second Chorus (1941)
as Hank Taylor
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Quillary
Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
as The General
SST: Death Flight (1978)
as Willy Basset
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
King Lear (1988)
as Don Learo
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
as Self
The Man (1972)
as Senator Watson
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Such Good Friends (1971)
as Kalman
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
as Van Heurden
Golden Needles (1974)
as Winters
Outrage! (1986)
as Judge Aaron Klein
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Albert Schweitzer (1957)
as Narrator (voice)
Probe (1972)
as V.C.R. Cameron
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
as Joseph Heurtin
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
as Captain Mauger
Hard Contract (1969)
as Ramsey Williams
The Last Chase (1981)
as Captain J.G. Williams
Beware! The Blob (1972)
as Old Hobo
Magnificent Doll (1946)
as James Madison
Skidoo (1968)
as The Warden
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
as Joseph Welch
Dear Mr. Gable (1968)
as Narrator
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977)
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
On Our Merry Way (1948)
as Oliver M. Pease
Answers (1985)
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard (1986)
as Mr. Ben the Owl
Lincoln (1992)
as Winfield Scott (voice)
Across the Moon (1994)
as Barney
Our Country (1944)
as Self
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Steve Rockford
The Wickedest Witch (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Mine Own Executioner (1947)
as Felix Milne
A Salute to France (1944)
as Joe - the American Soldier
The Scoundrel (1935)
as Flop House Bum
Winterset (1936)
as Mio Romagna
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1974)
as The Dolphin
Tunisian Victory (1944)
as American soldier (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
as Harry
Joe Butterfly (1957)
as Joe Butterfly
Clay Pigeon (1971)
as Freedom Lovelace
Thumbelina (1984)
as Mr. Mole
Wet Gold (1984)
as Sampson
Rocky Special: Burning Youth (1990)
as Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
A Yank Comes Back (1948)
as Self
The Last Hurrah (1977)
as Cardinal Burke
Jigsaw (1949)
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)
as Henry Meade
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
as William Blackstone
Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
as Prof. George Bannerman
Puff, the Magic Dragon (1978)
as Puff (voice)
Night of the Hunter (1991)
as Birdy
Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971)
as Rev. Willie Pursle
A Welcome to Britain (1943)
as Self (uncredited)
92 in the Shade (1975)
as Goldsboro
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies (1979)
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost (1987)
as Mad Tom
South of Reno (1988)
Actor
Street of Chance (1942)
as Frank Thompson
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982)
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Golden Arrow (1949)
as Dick
Spring Madness (1938)
as The Lippencott
The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
as Jack Stutz
Old Faithful (1973)
as Chief Ranger
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (1992)
as Guest
Broken Rainbow (1985)
as Historical Voice (voice)
San Francisco Docks (1940)
as Johnny Barnes
The Master Gunfighter (1975)
as Narrator (voice)
B. Must Die (1975)
as Hector
The Rear Gunner (1943)
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Circasia (1976)
as Clown
UFOs: It Has Begun (1979)
Actor
Final Assignment (1980)
as Zak
Attack! The Battle for New Britain (1944)
as Narrator (voice)
The New Healers (1972)
as Dr. Simmons
There Goes the Groom (1937)
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
Oddball Hall (1990)
as Ingersol
Hymn of the Nations (1944)
as Narrator (voice)
Getting Away from It All (1972)
as Capt. Frank Coffin
A Fan's Notes (1972)
as Mr. Blue
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (1985)
as Self
Mr. Griffin and Me (1981)
as Kenneth Griffin
The Chaplin Puzzle (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
The Father (1969)
as Captain Ned
The Living Sands of Namib (1978)
as Narrator (voice)
Winter of the Witch (1969)
as Narrator
Works of Calder (1950)
as Narrator
The Crazy-Quilt (1966)
as Narrator (voice)
We the People (1972)
as Narrator
Sorcerers' Village (1958)
as Narrator
Waiting for Godot (1961)
as Vladimir / Didi
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower (1986)
Actor
The Forgotten Village (1941)
as Narrator
The Kidnappers (1958)
as Louis Halliburton
The United States Service Bands (1943)
as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)