Burgess Meredith
Acting
Born November 16, 1907 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died September 9, 1997
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
Filmography
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Rocky Balboa
2006 · Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Grumpier Old Men
1995 · Grandpa Gustafson
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995 · Old Man (uncredited)
Camp Nowhere
1994 · Fein
Across the Moon
1994 · Barney
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · Grandpa Gustafson
La Classe américaine
1993 · The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Night of the Hunter
1991 · Birdy
Rocky V
1990 · Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
1990 · Finn
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988 · Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988 · The General
King Lear
1988 · Don Learo
Hot to Trot
1988 · Don's Dad
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987 · Golobulus (voice)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986 · Mr. Ben the Owl
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985 · Ancient Elf
Broken Rainbow
1985 · Historical Voice (voice)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rocky III
1982 · Mickey Goldmill
Clash of the Titans
1981 · Ammon
True Confessions
1981 · Msgr. Seamus Fargo
The Last Chase
1981 · Captain J.G. Williams
When Time Ran Out...
1980 · Rene Valdez
Rocky II
1979 · Mickey Goldmill
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978 · Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Magic
1978 · Ben Greene
The Manitou
1978 · Dr. Snow
Foul Play
1978 · Mr. Hennessey
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978 · Puff (voice)
Golden Rendezvous
1977 · Van Heurden
The Sentinel
1977 · Charles Chazen
Rocky
1976 · Mickey Goldmill
Burnt Offerings
1976 · Arnold Allardyce
The Day of the Locust
1975 · Harry Greener
The Hindenburg
1975 · Emilio Pajetta
Golden Needles
1974 · Winters
Beware! The Blob
1972 · Old Hobo
Such Good Friends
1971 · Kalman
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · The Missouri Kid
Hard Contract
1969 · Ramsey Williams
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · The Storekeeper
The Reivers
1969 · Lucius / Narrator (voice)
Skidoo
1968 · The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
1968 · Charlie Lightcloud
Torture Garden
1967 · Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Hurry Sundown
1967 · Judge Purcell
Batman
1966 · The Penguin
Madame X
1966 · Dan Sullivan
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 · Doc Scully
In Harm's Way
1965 · Commander Egan Powell
The Cardinal
1963 · Father Halley
Advise & Consent
1962 · Herbert Gelman
Albert Schweitzer
1957 · Narrator (voice)
Jigsaw
1949 · Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949 · Joseph Heurtin
On Our Merry Way
1948 · Oliver M. Pease
Mine Own Executioner
1947 · Felix Milne
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946 · Captain Mauger
Magnificent Doll
1946 · James Madison
Story of G.I. Joe
1945 · Ernie Pyle
A Walk in the Sun
1945 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tunisian Victory
1944 · American soldier (voice)
Street of Chance
1942 · Frank Thompson
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 · Alexander Sebastian
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Harry
Second Chorus
1941 · Hank Taylor
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Steve Rockford
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Quillary
Of Mice and Men
1939 · George Milton
Winterset
1936 · Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
1935 · Flop House Bum