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