Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

11/16/1907 – 9/9/1997Cleveland, 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.

Filmography (188 titles)

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic7.5Movie

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Self (archive footage) · 2020

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration10.0Movie

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Henry Bemis (archive footage) · 2019

Rocky Balboa6.9Movie

Rocky Balboa

Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited) · 2006

Grumpier Old Men6.5Movie

Grumpier Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson · 1995

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure6.2Movie

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Old Man (uncredited) · 1995

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick8.3Movie

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Self · 1995

Across the Moon4.0Movie

Across the Moon

Barney · 1994

Camp Nowhere5.9Movie

Camp Nowhere

Fein · 1994

La Classe américaine7.6Movie

La Classe américaine

The Helicopter Man (archive footage) · 1993

Grumpy Old Men6.7Movie

Grumpy Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson · 1993

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

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

Guest · 1992

7.3Movie

Lincoln

Winfield Scott (voice) · 1992

Mastergate6.3Movie

Mastergate

Wiley Slaughter · 1992

The Chaplin Puzzle10.0Movie

The Chaplin Puzzle

Narrator (voice) · 1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker8.0Movie

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Narrator (voice) · 1991

Night of the Hunter5.9Movie

Night of the Hunter

Birdy · 1991

Rocky V5.8Movie

Rocky V

Mickey Goldmill · 1990

State of Grace7.0Movie

State of Grace

Finn · 1990

Oddball Hall9.0Movie

Oddball Hall

Ingersol · 1990

Rocky Special: Burning YouthMovie

Rocky Special: Burning Youth

Mickey Goldmill (archive footage) · 1990

The Wickedest Witch6.3Movie

The Wickedest Witch

Narrator (voice) · 1989

Full Moon in Blue Water6.1Movie

Full Moon in Blue Water

The General · 1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick6.0Movie

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1988

Hot to Trot5.2Movie

Hot to Trot

Don's Dad · 1988

In the Heat of the Night7.6Show

In the Heat of the Night

Judge Cully · 1988

King Lear6.5Movie

King Lear

Don Learo · 1988

Mr. Corbett's Ghost6.3Movie

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Mad Tom · 1987

G.I. Joe: The Movie6.6Movie

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Golobulus (voice) · 1987

Outrage!5.3Movie

Outrage!

Judge Aaron Klein · 1986

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard5.7Movie

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

Mr. Ben the Owl · 1986