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