Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Birthday: November 16, 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Deathday: September 9, 1997

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 Gr...umpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. He won two Saturn Awards (in 1978 and in 1981), Tony Awards, and many Emmy Awards.

Known For

Rocky

Rocky

Rocky II

Rocky II

Rocky III

Rocky III

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Henry Bemis (archive footage)

Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Old Man (uncredited)

Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

Across the Moon

Across the Moon

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

The Chaplin Puzzle

The Chaplin Puzzle

Narrator (voice)

Lincoln

Lincoln

Winfield Scott (voice)

Mastergate

Mastergate

Wiley Slaughter

Night of the Hunter

Night of the Hunter

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Narrator (voice)

Rocky V

Rocky V

Mickey Goldmill

State of Grace

State of Grace

Oddball Hall

Oddball Hall

The Wickedest Witch

The Wickedest Witch

Narrator (voice)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

King Lear

King Lear

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

G.I. Joe: The Movie

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Golobulus (voice)

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Outrage!

Outrage!

Judge Aaron Klein

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

Mr. Ben the Owl

Santa Claus: The Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

Answers

Answers

Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Broken Rainbow

Broken Rainbow

Historical Voice (voice)

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Wet Gold

Wet Gold

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

Rocky III

Rocky III

Mickey Goldmill

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

Gloria

Gloria

Dr. Willard Adams

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

True Confessions

True Confessions

Msgr. Seamus Fargo

The Last Chase

The Last Chase

Captain J.G. Williams

Mr. Griffin and Me

Mr. Griffin and Me

Kenneth Griffin

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

Final Assignment

Final Assignment

Rocky II

Rocky II

Mickey Goldmill

UFOs: It Has Begun

UFOs: It Has Begun

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

The Amazing Captain Nemo

The Amazing Captain Nemo

Prof. Waldo Cunningham

Magic

Magic

The Manitou

The Manitou

Foul Play

Foul Play

The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax

The Living Sands of Namib

The Living Sands of Namib

Narrator (voice)

SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

William Blackstone

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Golden Rendezvous

Golden Rendezvous

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Rocky

Rocky

Mickey Goldmill

Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

Arnold Allardyce

Circasia

Circasia

Dinah!

Dinah!

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

92 in the Shade

92 in the Shade

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

B. Must Die

B. Must Die

The Master Gunfighter

The Master Gunfighter

Narrator (voice)

Golden Needles

Golden Needles

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

Old Faithful

Old Faithful

Probe

Probe

The Man

The Man

We the People

We the People

The New Healers

The New Healers

Beware! The Blob

Beware! The Blob

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

Capt. Frank Coffin

A Fan's Notes

A Fan's Notes

Mannix

Mannix

Search

Such Good Friends

Such Good Friends

Clay Pigeon

Clay Pigeon

Freedom Lovelace

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Rev. Willie Pursle

Room 222

Room 222

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Harrison Merriweather

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

The Missouri Kid

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Charlie Finnegan

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator

State Party Chairman Mallon

Hard Contract

Hard Contract

Ramsey Williams

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

The Storekeeper

Winter of the Witch

Winter of the Witch

The Reivers

The Reivers

Lucius / Narrator (voice)

The Father

The Father

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Skidoo

Skidoo

Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe

Charlie Lightcloud

Dear Mr. Gable

Dear Mr. Gable

Ironside

Ironside

The Monkees

The Monkees

The Virginian

The Virginian

Torture Garden

Torture Garden

Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

Bonanza

Bonanza

The Invaders

The Invaders

Batman

Batman

Madame X

Madame X

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

The Crazy-Quilt

The Crazy-Quilt

Narrator (voice)

Batman

Batman

Branded

Branded

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

Dr. Michael Rink

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

Commander Egan Powell

Laredo

Laredo

The Loner

The Loner

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

John Peter Altgeld

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

Principal Martin Woodridge

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

Orkney Cadwallader

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Prof. George Bannerman

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Rawhide

Rawhide

Hannibal H. Plew

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Rawhide

Rawhide

Matthew Higgins

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Naked City

Naked City

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Vladimir / Didi

Rawhide

Rawhide

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Romney Wordsworth

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

Sorcerers' Village

Sorcerers' Village

The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

Louis Halliburton

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

The Big Story

The Big Story

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

Narrator (voice)

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet

Narrator (voice)

Suspicion

Suspicion

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Thomas A. Edison

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

Mr. Lincoln

Mr. Lincoln

Avon Horsley Jr.

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Works of Calder

Works of Calder

Studio One

Studio One

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

Lights Out

Lights Out

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Golden Arrow

The Big Story

The Big Story

Self - Narrator

A Yank Comes Back

A Yank Comes Back

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

Oliver M. Pease

Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Tunisian Victory

Tunisian Victory

American soldier (voice)

A Salute to France

A Salute to France

Joe - the American Soldier

Our Country

Our Country

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Narrator (voice)

Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations

Narrator (voice)

The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

A Welcome to Britain

A Welcome to Britain

Self (uncredited)

The United States Service Bands

The United States Service Bands

footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

Alexander Sebastian

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

The Forgotten Village

The Forgotten Village

Second Chorus

Second Chorus

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

San Francisco Docks

San Francisco Docks

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Spring Madness

Spring Madness

There Goes the Groom

There Goes the Groom

Derek "Dick" Matthews

Winterset

Winterset

The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

Third Eye

Third Eye

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Henry Bemis (archive footage)

Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Old Man (uncredited)

Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

Across the Moon

Across the Moon

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

The Chaplin Puzzle

The Chaplin Puzzle

Narrator (voice)

Lincoln

Lincoln

Winfield Scott (voice)

Mastergate

Mastergate

Wiley Slaughter

Night of the Hunter

Night of the Hunter

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Narrator (voice)

Rocky V

Rocky V

Mickey Goldmill

State of Grace

State of Grace

Oddball Hall

Oddball Hall

The Wickedest Witch

The Wickedest Witch

Narrator (voice)

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

King Lear

King Lear

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

G.I. Joe: The Movie

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Golobulus (voice)

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Outrage!

Outrage!

Judge Aaron Klein

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

Mr. Ben the Owl

Santa Claus: The Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

Answers

Answers

Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Broken Rainbow

Broken Rainbow

Historical Voice (voice)

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Wet Gold

Wet Gold

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

Rocky III

Rocky III

Mickey Goldmill

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

True Confessions

True Confessions

Msgr. Seamus Fargo

The Last Chase

The Last Chase

Captain J.G. Williams

Mr. Griffin and Me

Mr. Griffin and Me

Kenneth Griffin

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

Final Assignment

Final Assignment

Rocky II

Rocky II

Mickey Goldmill

UFOs: It Has Begun

UFOs: It Has Begun

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

The Amazing Captain Nemo

The Amazing Captain Nemo

Prof. Waldo Cunningham

Magic

Magic

The Manitou

The Manitou

Foul Play

Foul Play

The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax

The Living Sands of Namib

The Living Sands of Namib

Narrator (voice)

SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

William Blackstone

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Golden Rendezvous

Golden Rendezvous

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

Rocky

Rocky

Mickey Goldmill

Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

Arnold Allardyce

Circasia

Circasia

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

92 in the Shade

92 in the Shade

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

B. Must Die

B. Must Die

The Master Gunfighter

The Master Gunfighter

Narrator (voice)

Golden Needles

Golden Needles

Old Faithful

Old Faithful

Probe

Probe

The Man

The Man

We the People

We the People

The New Healers

The New Healers

Beware! The Blob

Beware! The Blob

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

Capt. Frank Coffin

A Fan's Notes

A Fan's Notes

Such Good Friends

Such Good Friends

Clay Pigeon

Clay Pigeon

Freedom Lovelace

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Rev. Willie Pursle

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

The Missouri Kid

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

Hard Contract

Hard Contract

Ramsey Williams

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

The Storekeeper

Winter of the Witch

Winter of the Witch

The Reivers

The Reivers

Lucius / Narrator (voice)

The Father

The Father

Skidoo

Skidoo

Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe

Charlie Lightcloud

Dear Mr. Gable

Dear Mr. Gable

Torture Garden

Torture Garden

Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

Batman

Batman

Madame X

Madame X

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

The Crazy-Quilt

The Crazy-Quilt

Narrator (voice)

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

Commander Egan Powell

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Prof. George Bannerman

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Vladimir / Didi

Sorcerers' Village

Sorcerers' Village

The Kidnappers

The Kidnappers

Louis Halliburton

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

Narrator (voice)

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

Mr. Lincoln

Mr. Lincoln

Avon Horsley Jr.

Works of Calder

Works of Calder

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Golden Arrow

A Yank Comes Back

A Yank Comes Back

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

Oliver M. Pease

Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Tunisian Victory

Tunisian Victory

American soldier (voice)

A Salute to France

A Salute to France

Joe - the American Soldier

Our Country

Our Country

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Narrator (voice)

Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations

Narrator (voice)

The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

A Welcome to Britain

A Welcome to Britain

Self (uncredited)

The United States Service Bands

The United States Service Bands

footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

Alexander Sebastian

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

The Forgotten Village

The Forgotten Village

Second Chorus

Second Chorus

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

San Francisco Docks

San Francisco Docks

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Spring Madness

Spring Madness

There Goes the Groom

There Goes the Groom

Derek "Dick" Matthews

Winterset

Winterset

The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

Third Eye

Third Eye

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

Gloria

Gloria

Dr. Willard Adams

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Dinah!

Dinah!

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

Mannix

Mannix

Search

Room 222

Room 222

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Harrison Merriweather

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Charlie Finnegan

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator

State Party Chairman Mallon

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Ironside

Ironside

The Monkees

The Monkees

The Virginian

The Virginian

Bonanza

Bonanza

The Invaders

The Invaders

Batman

Batman

Branded

Branded

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

Dr. Michael Rink

Laredo

Laredo

The Loner

The Loner

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

John Peter Altgeld

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

Principal Martin Woodridge

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

Orkney Cadwallader

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Rawhide

Rawhide

Hannibal H. Plew

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Rawhide

Rawhide

Matthew Higgins

Naked City

Naked City

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Rawhide

Rawhide

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Romney Wordsworth

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

The Big Story

The Big Story

Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet

Narrator (voice)

Suspicion

Suspicion

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Thomas A. Edison

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Studio One

Studio One

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

Lights Out

Lights Out

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Big Story

The Big Story

Self - Narrator