Burgess Meredith
- Born
- November 16, 1907 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- September 9, 1997
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
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.
Filmography · 75 credits
- 2026Serling · Archive footage (Self)
- 1995Grumpier Old Men · Actor (Grandpa Gustafson)
- 1993Grumpy Old Men · Actor (Grandpa Gustafson)
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · Actor (Narrator)
- 1990Rocky V · Actor (Mickey)
- 1990State of Grace · Actor (Finn)
- 1990Oddball Hall · Actor (Ingersol)
- 1988Full Moon in Blue Water · Actor (The General)
- 1987King Lear · Actor (Don Learo)
- 1986The Blinkins: The Heart of Friendship · Actor (Mr. Ben)
- 1985Santa Claus · Actor (Ancient Elf)
- 1985Broken Rainbow · Actor (Historical Voices)
- 1984Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain · Actor (Narrator)
- 1982Rocky III · Actor (Mickey Goldmill)
- 1981Clash of the Titans · Actor (Ammon)
- 1981True Confessions · Actor (Msgr. Seamus Fargo)
- 1981Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio · Self (Self)
- 1980When Time Ran Out... · Actor (Rene Valdez)
- 1979Rocky II · Actor (Mickey)
- 1979UFOs: It Has Begun · Actor (Narrator)
- 1978Foul Play · Actor (Mr. Hennessey)
- 1978Magic · Actor (Ben Greene)
- 1978The Manitou · Actor (Dr. Snow)
- 1978The Living Sands of Namib · Actor (Narrator)
- 1977The Sentinel · Actor (Charles Chazen)
- 1977The Great Bank Hoax · Actor (Jack Stutz)
- 1976Rocky · Actor (Mickey)
- 1976Burnt Offerings · Actor (Arnold Allardyce)
- 1975The Hindenburg · Actor (Emilio Pajetta)
- 1975The Day of the Locust · Actor (Harry)
- 197592 in the Shade · Actor (Goldsboro)
- 1974Golden Needles · Actor (Winters)
- 1972The Man · Actor (Senator Watson)
- 1971Such Good Friends · Actor (Kalman)
- 1971Clay Pigeon · Actor (Freedom Lovelace)
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man... · Actor (The Missouri Kid)
- 1969Mackenna's Gold · Actor (The Storekeeper)
- 1969Hard Contract · Actor (Ramsey Williams)
- 1968Skidoo · Actor (The Warden)
- 1968Stay Away, Joe · Actor (Charlie Lightcloud)
- 1968Dear Mr. Gable · Actor (Narrator)
- 1967Hurry Sundown · Actor (Judge Purcell)
- 1967Discover America · Actor (Narrator)
- 1967Discover America · Actor (Narrator)
- 1966Batman: The Movie · Actor (The Penguin)
- 1966A Big Hand for the Little Lady · Actor (Doc Scully)
- 1966Madame X · Actor (Dan Sullivan)
- 1966The Crazy-Quilt · Actor (Narrator)
- 1965In Harm's Way · Actor (Commander Egan Powell)
- 1962Advise & Consent · Actor (Herbert Gelman)
- 1958Sorcerers' Village · Actor (Narrator)
- 1957Albert Schweitzer · Actor (Narrator)
- 1949The Man on the Eiffel Tower · Director
- 1949The Man on the Eiffel Tower · Actor (Joseph Heurtin)
- 1948On Our Merry Way · Actor (Oliver M. Pease)
- 1948On Our Merry Way · Producer
- 1946The Diary of a Chambermaid · Producer
- 1946The Diary of a Chambermaid · Writer
- 1946The Diary of a Chambermaid · Actor (Captain Mauger)
- 1946Magnificent Doll · Actor (James Madison)
- 1945Story of G.I. Joe · Actor (Ernie Pyle - Scripps-Howard War Correspondent)
- 1944Tunisian Victory · Actor (American Soldier)
- 1944Attack! Battle of New Britain · Actor (Narrator)
- 1942Street of Chance · Actor (Frank Thompson)
- 1941That Uncertain Feeling · Actor (Alexander Sebastian)
- 1941Tom, Dick and Harry · Actor (Harry)
- 1941The Forgotten Village · Actor (Narrator)
- 1940Second Chorus · Actor (Hank Taylor)
- 1940Castle on the Hudson · Actor (Steven Rockford)
- 1940San Francisco Docks · Actor (Johnny Barnes)
- 1939Of Mice and Men · Actor (George Milton)
- 1939Idiot's Delight · Actor (Quillery)
- 1938Spring Madness · Actor (The Lippencott)
- 1937There Goes the Groom · Actor (Dick Matthews)
- 1936Winterset · Actor (Mio Romagna)