Burgess Meredith
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1907
Died: September 9, 1997
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
143 movies · 47 TV shows, newest first
7.5
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
6.9
Rocky Balboa
2006
6.5
Grumpier Old Men
1995
6.2
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
7.8
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
4.2
Across the Moon
1994
5.9
Camp Nowhere
1994
7.6
La Classe américaine
1993
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
1993
NR
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
19927.3
Lincoln
1992
6.3
Mastergate
1992
10.0
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
5.8
Night of the Hunter
1991
5.8
Rocky V
1990
7.0
State of Grace
1990
9.0
Oddball Hall
1990
7.0
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
6.3
The Wickedest Witch
1989
6.1
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
6.0
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
5.2
Hot to Trot
1988
4.9
South of Reno
1988
7.5
In the Heat of the Night
1988
6.5
King Lear
1988
6.3
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
6.6
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
5.3
Outrage!
1986
5.7
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986NR
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1986
5.4
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985
6.3
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
5.8
Broken Rainbow
1985
NR
Answers
1985
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
5.8
Wet Gold
1984
6.0
Thumbelina
1984
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
5.7
Gloria
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
6.9
Rocky III
1982
6.8
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
1982
6.1
True Confessions
1981
6.9
Clash of the Titans
1981
3.9
The Last Chase
1981
NR
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
5.5
Final Assignment
1980
5.3
When Time Ran Out...
1980
6.8
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
1979
7.3
Rocky II
19797.4
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
6.8
Magic
1978
5.0
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
7.0
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978
6.3
Foul Play
1978
7.0
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
5.5
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978
5.4
The Manitou
1978
5.4
SST: Death Flight
1978
7.0
The Living Sands of Namib
1978
5.5
Golden Rendezvous
1977
NR
The Last Hurrah
1977
6.0
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
5.5
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
6.1
The Sentinel
1977
7.8
Rocky
1976
6.5
Burnt Offerings
1976
5.0
Circasia
1976
6.3
The Hindenburg
1975
4.5
The Master Gunfighter
1975
5.8
92 in the Shade
1975
4.5
B. Must Die
1975
6.4
The Day of the Locust
1975
4.9
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
7.0
Dinah!
1974
7.6
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1974
5.3
Golden Needles
1974
NR
Old Faithful
1973
7.1
Search
1972
6.5
The Man
1972
6.4
A Fan's Notes
1972
4.5
Beware! The Blob
1972
10.0
The New Healers
1972
5.8
Probe
1972
10.0
Getting Away from It All
1972NR
We the People
1972
5.1
Such Good Friends
1971
7.0
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
8.0
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
4.0
Clay Pigeon
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
4.7
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
6.4
The Reivers
1969
7.7
Winter of the Witch
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.1
Room 222
1969
5.1
Hard Contract
19697.0
The Father
1969
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
1969
4.7
Skidoo
1968
5.5
Stay Away, Joe
1968
10.0
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
6.2
Torture Garden
1967
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.4
Hurry Sundown
1967
6.9
The Invaders
1967
5.5
The Crazy-Quilt
1966
6.5
The Monkees
1966
6.4
Batman
1966
7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
6.4
Madame X
1966
7.3
Batman
1966
6.3
The Loner
1965
7.5
The Wild Wild West
1965
6.4
Laredo
1965
6.6
In Harm's Way
1965
6.8
Branded
19657.5
Profiles in Courage
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964
7.0
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
6.5
The Cardinal
19635.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
7.3
Mr. Novak
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
7.2
Advise & Consent
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
6.0
Waiting for Godot
1961
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.0
Sorcerers' Village
19587.0
The Kidnappers
1958
6.5
Albert Schweitzer
1957NR
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
6.2
Suspicion
1957
6.5
Joe Butterfly
1957
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
10.0
Works of Calder
19506.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
7.3
Your Show of Shows
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
7.0
Golden Arrow
1949
5.2
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
7.3
The Big Story
1949
6.0
Lights Out
1949
5.0
Jigsaw
19499.0
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
5.7
On Our Merry Way
1948
9.0
A Yank Comes Back
1948
7.0
Mine Own Executioner
1947
6.1
Magnificent Doll
1946
6.2
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
5.9
A Walk in the Sun
1945
6.5
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
7.0
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944
6.4
Tunisian Victory
1944
5.3
Hymn of the Nations
1944
7.5
A Salute to France
1944NR
Our Country
1944
6.4
The Rear Gunner
1943
7.0
A Welcome to Britain
1943
4.5
The United States Service Bands
1943
5.4
Street of Chance
1942
6.0
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
6.6
That Uncertain Feeling
19415.6
The Forgotten Village
1941
5.8
Second Chorus
1941
7.3
San Francisco Docks
1940
7.0
Castle on the Hudson
1940
7.3
Of Mice and Men
1939
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939
4.9
Spring Madness
1938
6.3
There Goes the Groom
1937
6.0
Winterset
1936
6.3
The Scoundrel
1935