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