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Burgess Meredith
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Biography
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.
BODY OF WORK
Burgess Meredith's Filmography
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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Rocky Balboa
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Grumpier Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Old Man (uncredited)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
Across the Moon
as Barney
Camp Nowhere
as Fein
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Grumpy Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
as Guest
No Poster
Lincoln
as Winfield Scott (voice)
Mastergate
as Wiley Slaughter
The Chaplin Puzzle
as Narrator (voice)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Narrator (voice)
Night of the Hunter
as Birdy
Rocky V
as Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
as Finn
Oddball Hall
as Ingersol
The Wickedest Witch
as Narrator (voice)
Full Moon in Blue Water
as The General
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hot to Trot
as Don's Dad
South of Reno
King Lear
as Don Learo
Mister Corbett's Ghost
as Mad Tom
G.I. Joe: The Movie
as Golobulus (voice)
Outrage!
as Judge Aaron Klein
No Poster
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
as Mr. Ben the Owl
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
as Self
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Ancient Elf
Broken Rainbow
as Historical Voice (voice)
Answers
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Wet Gold
as Sampson
Thumbelina
as Mr. Mole
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rocky III
as Mickey Goldmill
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
True Confessions
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Clash of the Titans
as Ammon
The Last Chase
as Captain J.G. Williams
Mr. Griffin and Me
as Kenneth Griffin
Final Assignment
as Zak
When Time Ran Out...
as Rene Valdez
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Rocky II
as Mickey Goldmill
No Poster
UFOs: It Has Begun
Magic
as Ben Greene
The Great Bank Hoax
as Jack Stutz
Puff, the Magic Dragon
as Puff (voice)
Foul Play
as Mr. Hennessey
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as William Blackstone
The Amazing Captain Nemo
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
The Manitou
as Dr. Snow
SST: Death Flight
as Willy Basset
The Living Sands of Namib
as Narrator (voice)
Golden Rendezvous
as Van Heurden
The Last Hurrah
as Cardinal Burke
Tail Gunner Joe
as Joseph Welch
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
The Sentinel
as Charles Chazen
Rocky
as Mickey Goldmill
Burnt Offerings
as Arnold Allardyce
Circasia
as Clown
The Hindenburg
as Emilio Pajetta
The Master Gunfighter
as Narrator (voice)
92 in the Shade
as Goldsboro
B. Must Die
as Hector
The Day of the Locust
as Harry Greener
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as The Dolphin
Golden Needles
as Winters
Old Faithful
as Chief Ranger
The Man
as Senator Watson
A Fan's Notes
as Mr. Blue
Beware! The Blob
as Old Hobo
The New Healers
as Dr. Simmons
Probe
as V.C.R. Cameron
Getting Away from It All
as Capt. Frank Coffin
No Poster
We the People
as Narrator
Such Good Friends
as Kalman
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
as Henry Meade
Lock, Stock and Barrel
as Rev. Willie Pursle
Clay Pigeon
as Freedom Lovelace
There Was a Crooked Man...
as The Missouri Kid
The Reivers
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
Winter of the Witch
as Narrator
Hard Contract
as Ramsey Williams
No Poster
The Father
as Captain Ned
Mackenna's Gold
as The Storekeeper
Skidoo
as The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
as Charlie Lightcloud
Dear Mr. Gable
as Narrator
Torture Garden
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Hurry Sundown
as Judge Purcell
The Crazy-Quilt
as Narrator (voice)
Batman
as The Penguin
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Doc Scully
Madame X
as Dan Sullivan
In Harm's Way
as Commander Egan Powell
Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Prof. George Bannerman
The Cardinal
as Father Halley
Advise & Consent
as Herbert Gelman
Waiting for Godot
as Vladimir / Didi
Sorcerers' Village
as Narrator
No Poster
The Kidnappers
as Louis Halliburton
Albert Schweitzer
as Narrator (voice)
Joe Butterfly
as Joe Butterfly
Works of Calder
as Narrator
Golden Arrow
as Dick
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
as Joseph Heurtin
Jigsaw
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
On Our Merry Way
as Oliver M. Pease
A Yank Comes Back
as Self
Mine Own Executioner
as Felix Milne
Magnificent Doll
as James Madison
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Captain Mauger
A Walk in the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Story of G.I. Joe
as Ernie Pyle
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
as Narrator (voice)
Tunisian Victory
as American soldier (voice)
Hymn of the Nations
as Narrator (voice)
A Salute to France
as Joe - the American Soldier
No Poster
Our Country
as Self
The Rear Gunner
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
A Welcome to Britain
as Self (uncredited)
The United States Service Bands
as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Street of Chance
as Frank Thompson
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Harry
That Uncertain Feeling
as Alexander Sebastian
No Poster
The Forgotten Village
as Narrator
Second Chorus
as Hank Taylor
San Francisco Docks
as Johnny Barnes
Castle on the Hudson
as Steve Rockford
Of Mice and Men
as George Milton
Idiot's Delight
as Quillary
Spring Madness
as The Lippencott
There Goes the Groom
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset
as Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
as Flop House Bum