Burgess Meredith
Born November 16, 1907 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
Rocky II
Rocky III
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Clash of the Titans
Rocky V
State of Grace
Grumpy Old Men
Batman
Mackenna's Gold
The Sentinel
Grumpier Old Men
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
The Hindenburg
Foul Play
In Harm's Way
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Santa Claus: The Movie
Camp Nowhere
Mister Corbett's Ghost
There Was a Crooked Man...
The Day of the Locust
True Confessions
Hymn of the Nations
When Time Ran Out...
Of Mice and Men
Burnt Offerings
Night of 100 Stars II
Story of G.I. Joe
Hurry Sundown
Full Moon in Blue Water
Advise & Consent
The Reivers
The Manitou
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Magic
TV Shows
Ironside
What's My Line?
The Twilight Zone
Batman
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Virginian
Naked City
Studio One
Daniel Boone
Ben Casey
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Wild Wild West
Dinah!
Rawhide
Burke's Law
The Invaders
Night Gallery
In the Heat of the Night
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Monkees
Laredo
12 O'Clock High
The Loner
Branded
Mr. Novak
Room 222
Lights Out
Your Show of Shows
Sam Benedict
Tales of Tomorrow
Suspicion
The Bell Telephone Hour
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Bold Ones: The Senator
General Electric Theater
Search
Gloria
The Big Story
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
More Movies
The Cardinal
On Our Merry Way
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
The Amazing Captain Nemo
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
A Walk in the Sun
A Welcome to Britain
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Idiot's Delight
Torture Garden
Tom, Dick and Harry
Answers
Madame X
Mastergate
La Classe américaine
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Skidoo
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Last Chase
Across the Moon
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
92 in the Shade
Stay Away, Joe
Hot to Trot
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Castle on the Hudson
Lock, Stock and Barrel
King Lear
Albert Schweitzer
Beware! The Blob
Getting Away from It All
Night of the Hunter
That Uncertain Feeling
Golden Needles
Magnificent Doll
Mr. Griffin and Me
Second Chorus
SST: Death Flight
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
A Fan's Notes
Puff, the Magic Dragon
The Great Bank Hoax
B. Must Die
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Outrage!
There Goes the Groom
A Salute to France
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
The Man
Joe Butterfly
Hard Contract
Such Good Friends
Golden Rendezvous
Tail Gunner Joe
Wet Gold
Jigsaw
Clay Pigeon
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Winterset
The Scoundrel
The Wickedest Witch
Tunisian Victory
Mine Own Executioner
Spring Madness
Street of Chance
Thumbelina
The Master Gunfighter
Probe
A Yank Comes Back
Waiting for Godot
The Rear Gunner
Broken Rainbow
The New Healers
Final Assignment
San Francisco Docks
The Last Hurrah
The United States Service Bands
Dear Mr. Gable
South of Reno
Winter of the Witch
The Living Sands of Namib
Old Faithful
Oddball Hall
Golden Arrow
The Chaplin Puzzle
Circasia
The Crazy-Quilt
Sorcerers' Village
