Burgess Meredith

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 16, 1907

died

September 9, 1997

place of birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

also known as

Oliver Burgess Meredith · بورگس مریدیت

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Rocky
7.8

Rocky

1976as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky III
6.9

Rocky III

1982as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky II
7.3

Rocky II

1979as Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa
6.9

Rocky Balboa

2006as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Rocky V
5.8

Rocky V

1990as Mickey Goldmill
Clash of the Titans
6.9

Clash of the Titans

1981as Ammon
Batman
6.4

Batman

1966as The Penguin
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Grumpy Old Men
6.7

Grumpy Old Men

1993as Grandpa Gustafson
State of Grace
6.9

State of Grace

1990as Finn
Mackenna's Gold
6.6

Mackenna's Gold

1969as The Storekeeper
Foul Play
6.3

Foul Play

1978as Mr. Hennessey
In Harm's Way
6.6

In Harm's Way

1965as Commander Egan Powell
Grumpier Old Men
6.5

Grumpier Old Men

1995as Grandpa Gustafson
The Sentinel
6.1

The Sentinel

1977as Charles Chazen
Camp Nowhere
6.0

Camp Nowhere

1994as Fein
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
7.1

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966as Doc Scully
Burnt Offerings
6.5

Burnt Offerings

1976as Arnold Allardyce
The Reivers
6.4

The Reivers

1969as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
True Confessions
6.1

True Confessions

1981as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Magic
6.8

Magic

1978as Ben Greene
G.I. Joe: The Movie
6.5

G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987as Golobulus (voice)
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
6.2

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995as Old Man (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
The Man
6.5

The Man

1972as Senator Watson
The Day of the Locust
6.4

The Day of the Locust

1975as Harry Greener
Santa Claus: The Movie
6.3

Santa Claus: The Movie

1985as Ancient Elf
Advise & Consent
7.2

Advise & Consent

1962as Herbert Gelman
When Time Ran Out...
5.4

When Time Ran Out...

1980as Rene Valdez
Madame X
6.4

Madame X

1966as Dan Sullivan
Hot to Trot
5.2

Hot to Trot

1988as Don's Dad
The Hindenburg
6.3

The Hindenburg

1975as Emilio Pajetta
The Cardinal
6.6

The Cardinal

1963as Father Halley
The Manitou
5.4

The Manitou

1978as Dr. Snow
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
7.5

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020as Self (archive footage)
Golden Rendezvous
5.5

Golden Rendezvous

1977as Van Heurden
La Classe américaine
7.6

La Classe américaine

1993as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970as The Missouri Kid
Hurry Sundown
6.4

Hurry Sundown

1967as Judge Purcell
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
6.0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
King Lear
6.5

King Lear

1988as Don Learo
Beware! The Blob
4.6

Beware! The Blob

1972as Old Hobo
Mastergate
4.5

Mastergate

1992as Wiley Slaughter
Golden Needles
5.3

Golden Needles

1974as Winters
That Uncertain Feeling
6.6

That Uncertain Feeling

1941as Alexander Sebastian
Of Mice and Men
7.3

Of Mice and Men

1939as George Milton
Wet Gold
5.8

Wet Gold

1984as Sampson
Probe
5.8

Probe

1972as V.C.R. Cameron
Story of G.I. Joe
6.4

Story of G.I. Joe

1945as Ernie Pyle
Across the Moon
4.0

Across the Moon

1994as Barney