Burgess Meredith
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.
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Movies (143)
40 años de Rocky: El nacimiento de un clásico
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Rocky Balboa
2006 · Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
In the Ring: The Making of Rocky
2006
Grumpier Old Men
1995 · Grandpa Gustafson
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995 · Old Man (uncredited)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995 · Self
Across the Moon
1994 · Barney
Camp Nowhere
1994 · Fein
La Classe américaine
1993 · The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · Grandpa Gustafson
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992 · Guest
Lincoln
1992 · Winfield Scott (voice)
Mastergate
1992 · Wiley Slaughter
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992 · Narrator (voice)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Narrator (voice)
Night of the Hunter
1991 · Birdy
Rocky V
1990 · Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
1990 · Finn
Oddball Hall
1990 · Ingersol
The Wickedest Witch
1989 · Narrator (voice)
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988 · The General
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988 · Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hot to Trot
1988 · Don's Dad
South of Reno
1988
King Lear
1988 · Don Learo
Mister Corbett's Ghost
1987 · Mad Tom
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987 · Golobulus (voice)
Outrage!
1986 · Judge Aaron Klein
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986 · Mr. Ben the Owl
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1986
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985 · Self
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985 · Ancient Elf
Broken Rainbow
1985 · Historical Voice (voice)
Answers
1985 · Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Wet Gold
1984 · Sampson
Thumbelina
1984 · Mr. Mole
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rocky III
1982 · Mickey Goldmill
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
1982 · Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
True Confessions
1981 · Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Clash of the Titans
1981 · Ammon
The Last Chase
1981 · Captain J.G. Williams
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981 · Kenneth Griffin
Final Assignment
1980 · Zak
When Time Ran Out...
1980 · Rene Valdez
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
1979 · Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Rocky II
1979 · Mickey Goldmill
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
Magic
1978 · Ben Greene
The Great Bank Hoax
1978 · Jack Stutz
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978 · Puff (voice)
Foul Play
1978 · Mr. Hennessey
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 · William Blackstone
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978 · Prof. Waldo Cunningham
The Manitou
1978 · Dr. Snow
SST: Death Flight
1978 · Willy Basset
The Living Sands of Namib
1978 · Narrator (voice)
Golden Rendezvous
1977 · Van Heurden
The Last Hurrah
1977 · Cardinal Burke
Tail Gunner Joe
1977 · Joseph Welch
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977 · John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
The Sentinel
1977 · Charles Chazen
Rocky
1976 · Mickey
Burnt Offerings
1976 · Arnold Allardyce
Circasia
1976 · Clown, Producer
The Hindenburg
1975 · Emilio Pajetta
The Master Gunfighter
1975 · Narrator (voice)
92 in the Shade
1975 · Goldsboro
B. Must Die
1975 · Hector
The Day of the Locust
1975 · Harry Greener
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974 · The Dolphin, Director, Screenplay
Golden Needles
1974 · Winters
Old Faithful
1973 · Chief Ranger
The Man
1972 · Senator Watson
A Fan's Notes
1972 · Mr. Blue
Beware! The Blob
1972 · Old Hobo
The New Healers
1972 · Dr. Simmons
Probe
1972 · V.C.R. Cameron
Getting Away from It All
1972 · Capt. Frank Coffin
We the People
1972 · Narrator
Such Good Friends
1971 · Kalman
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971 · Henry Meade
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971 · Rev. Willie Pursle
Clay Pigeon
1971 · Freedom Lovelace
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · The Missouri Kid
The Reivers
1969 · Lucius / Narrator (voice)
Winter of the Witch
1969 · Narrator
Hard Contract
1969 · Ramsey Williams
The Father
1969 · Captain Ned
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · The Storekeeper
Skidoo
1968 · The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
1968 · Charlie Lightcloud
Dear Mr. Gable
1968 · Narrator
Torture Garden
1967 · Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Hurry Sundown
1967 · Judge Purcell
The Crazy-Quilt
1966 · Narrator (voice)
Batman
1966 · The Penguin
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 · Doc Scully
Madame X
1966 · Dan Sullivan
In Harm's Way
1965 · Commander Egan Powell
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964 · Prof. George Bannerman
The Cardinal
1963 · Father Halley
Advise & Consent
1962 · Herbert Gelman
Waiting for Godot
1961 · Vladimir / Didi
Sorcerers' Village
1958 · Narrator
The Kidnappers
1958 · Louis Halliburton
Albert Schweitzer
1957 · Narrator (voice)
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957 · Director
Joe Butterfly
1957 · Joe Butterfly
Works of Calder
1950 · Narrator, Producer
Golden Arrow
1949 · Dick
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949 · Joseph Heurtin, Director
Jigsaw
1949 · Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
On Our Merry Way
1948 · Oliver M. Pease, Producer
A Yank Comes Back
1948 · Self, Writer
Mine Own Executioner
1947 · Felix Milne
Magnificent Doll
1946 · James Madison
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946 · Captain Mauger, Screenplay, Producer
A Walk in the Sun
1945 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Story of G.I. Joe
1945 · Ernie Pyle
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944 · Narrator (voice)
Tunisian Victory
1944 · American soldier (voice)
Hymn of the Nations
1944 · Narrator (voice)
A Salute to France
1944 · Joe - the American Soldier, Screenplay
Our Country
1944 · Self
The Rear Gunner
1943 · Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
A Welcome to Britain
1943 · Self (uncredited), Director, Writer
The United States Service Bands
1943 · footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Street of Chance
1942 · Frank Thompson
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Harry
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 · Alexander Sebastian
The Forgotten Village
1941 · Narrator
Second Chorus
1941 · Hank Taylor
San Francisco Docks
1940 · Johnny Barnes
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Steve Rockford
Of Mice and Men
1939 · George Milton
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Quillary
Spring Madness
1938 · The Lippencott
There Goes the Groom
1937 · Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset
1936 · Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
1935 · Flop House Bum
TV shows (47)
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · Judge Cully
Gloria
1982 · Dr. Willard Adams
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Mr. Mole
Dinah!
1974 · Self
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1974
Search
1972 · V.C.R. Cameron
Night Gallery
1970 · Charlie Finnegan, Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970 · State Party Chairman Mallon
Love, American Style
1969 · Harrison Merriweather
Room 222
1969
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967 · Theodore Booth
The Monkees
1966
Batman
1966 · The Penguin
The Loner
1965
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Orkney Cadwallader
Laredo
1965
Branded
1965
Profiles in Courage
1964 · John Peter Altgeld
Daniel Boone
1964 · Alex Hemming
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Dr. Michael Rink
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Mr. Novak
1963 · Principal Martin Woodridge
Burke's Law
1963 · Sidney Wilde, Burton Reese, Harold Harold
The Virginian
1962 · Tim Bradbury
Sam Benedict
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Ben Casey
1961
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Henry Bemis, Luther Dingle, Romney Wordsworth, Mr. Smith
Bonanza
1959 · Owney Duggan
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
Rawhide
1959 · Tom Gwynn, Matthew Higgins, Hannibal H. Plew
Naked City
1958 · Duncan Kleist
Suspicion
1957 · Ramskill
General Electric Theater
1953 · Thomas A. Edison, Velvet Pants
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Sid Davis, Cardinal Burke
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · David
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo, Stage Manager
The Big Story
1949 · Narrator, Self - Narrator
Lights Out
1949
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948 · Narrator (voice)
Studio One
1948 · Gulley Jimson
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948