Burgess Meredith

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

154

Birth Date

1907-11-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For

• 

  Rocky
• 

  Rocky II
• 

  Clash of the Titans
• 

  Rocky III
• 

  Foul Play
• 

  Grumpier Old Men

Credits

• actors (141 credits)

  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Henry Bemis (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Rocky Balboa

    Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Grumpier Old Men

    Grandpa Gustafson

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

    Old Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Across the Moon

    Barney

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Camp Nowhere

    Fein

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • La Classe américaine

    The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Grumpy Old Men

    Grandpa Gustafson

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

    Guest

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Lincoln

    Winfield Scott (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Mastergate

    Wiley Slaughter

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Chaplin Puzzle

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Night of the Hunter

    Birdy

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Rocky V

    Mickey Goldmill

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • State of Grace

    Finn

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Oddball Hall

    Ingersol

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Rocky Special: Burning Youth

    Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Wickedest Witch

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Full Moon in Blue Water

    The General

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Hot to Trot

    Don's Dad

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • South of Reno

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • King Lear

    Don Learo

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Mister Corbett's Ghost

    Mad Tom

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • G.I. Joe: The Movie

    Golobulus (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Outrage!

    Judge Aaron Klein

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

    Mr. Ben the Owl

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Blinkins: The Magic Flower

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Santa Claus: The Movie

    Ancient Elf

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Broken Rainbow

    Historical Voice (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Answers

    Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Wet Gold

    Sampson

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Thumbelina

    Mr. Mole

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Rocky III

    Mickey Goldmill

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

    Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • True Confessions

    Msgr. Seamus Fargo

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Clash of the Titans

    Ammon

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Last Chase

    Captain J.G. Williams

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Mr. Griffin and Me

    Kenneth Griffin

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Final Assignment

    Zak

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • When Time Ran Out...

    Rene Valdez

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

    Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Rocky II

    Mickey Goldmill

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • UFOs: It Has Begun

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Magic

    Ben Greene

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Great Bank Hoax

    Jack Stutz

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon

    Puff (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Foul Play

    Mr. Hennessey

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    William Blackstone

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Amazing Captain Nemo

    Prof. Waldo Cunningham

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Manitou

    Dr. Snow

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • SST: Death Flight

    Willy Basset

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Living Sands of Namib

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Golden Rendezvous

    Van Heurden

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Last Hurrah

    Cardinal Burke

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Tail Gunner Joe

    Joseph Welch

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

    John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Sentinel

    Charles Chazen

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Rocky

    Mickey Goldmill

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Burnt Offerings

    Arnold Allardyce

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Circasia

    Clown

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Hindenburg

    Emilio Pajetta

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Master Gunfighter

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • 92 in the Shade

    Goldsboro

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • B. Must Die

    Hector

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Day of the Locust

    Harry Greener

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    The Dolphin

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Golden Needles

    Winters

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Old Faithful

    Chief Ranger

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Man

    Senator Watson

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • A Fan's Notes

    Mr. Blue

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Beware! The Blob

    Old Hobo

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The New Healers

    Dr. Simmons

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Probe

    V.C.R. Cameron

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Getting Away from It All

    Capt. Frank Coffin

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • We the People

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Such Good Friends

    Kalman

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

    Henry Meade

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Lock, Stock and Barrel

    Rev. Willie Pursle

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Clay Pigeon

    Freedom Lovelace

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • There Was a Crooked Man...

    The Missouri Kid

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Reivers

    Lucius / Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Winter of the Witch

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Hard Contract

    Ramsey Williams

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Father

    Captain Ned

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Mackenna's Gold

    The Storekeeper

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Skidoo

    The Warden

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Stay Away, Joe

    Charlie Lightcloud

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Dear Mr. Gable

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Torture Garden

    Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Hurry Sundown

    Judge Purcell

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Crazy-Quilt

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • A Big Hand for the Little Lady

    Doc Scully

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Madame X

    Dan Sullivan

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • In Harm's Way

    Commander Egan Powell

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Fanfare for a Death Scene

    Prof. George Bannerman

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Cardinal

    Father Halley

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Advise & Consent

    Herbert Gelman

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Waiting for Godot

    Vladimir / Didi

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Sorcerers' Village

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Kidnappers

    Louis Halliburton

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Albert Schweitzer

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Joe Butterfly

    Joe Butterfly

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Works of Calder

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Golden Arrow

    Dick

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Man on the Eiffel Tower

    Joseph Heurtin

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Jigsaw

    Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • On Our Merry Way

    Oliver M. Pease

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • A Yank Comes Back

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Mine Own Executioner

    Felix Milne

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Magnificent Doll

    James Madison

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Diary of a Chambermaid

    Captain Mauger

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • A Walk in the Sun

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Story of G.I. Joe

    Ernie Pyle

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Attack! The Battle for New Britain

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Tunisian Victory

    American soldier (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Hymn of the Nations

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • A Salute to France

    Joe - the American Soldier

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Our Country

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Rear Gunner

    Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • A Welcome to Britain

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The United States Service Bands

    footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Street of Chance

    Frank Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Tom, Dick and Harry

    Harry

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • That Uncertain Feeling

    Alexander Sebastian

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Forgotten Village

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Second Chorus

    Hank Taylor

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • San Francisco Docks

    Johnny Barnes

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Castle on the Hudson

    Steve Rockford

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Of Mice and Men

    George Milton

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Idiot's Delight

    Quillary

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Spring Madness

    The Lippencott

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • There Goes the Groom

    Derek "Dick" Matthews

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Winterset

    Mio Romagna

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Scoundrel

    Flop House Bum

    actor

    actors
    1935

• production (4 credits)

  • Circasia

    producer

    production
    1976
  • Works of Calder

    producer

    production
    1950
  • On Our Merry Way

    producer

    production
    1948
  • The Diary of a Chambermaid

    producer

    production
    1946

• directing (4 credits)

  • The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    director

    directing
    1974
  • The Jet-Propelled Couch

    director

    directing
    1957
  • The Man on the Eiffel Tower

    director

    directing
    1949
  • A Welcome to Britain

    director

    directing
    1943

• writing (5 credits)

  • The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    screenplay

    writing
    1974
  • A Yank Comes Back

    writer

    writing
    1948
  • The Diary of a Chambermaid

    screenplay

    writing
    1946
  • A Salute to France

    screenplay

    writing
    1944
  • A Welcome to Britain

    writer

    writing
    1943