Acting
Burgess Meredith
EN, FR, ES, TL cinema · 142 credits
Born
16 November 1907
Died
9 September 1997 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Oliver Burgess Meredith · بورگس مریدیت
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.
Known for
Filmography
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)
Camp Nowhere
as Fein
Across the Moon
as Barney
Grumpy Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
The Chaplin Puzzle
as Narrator (voice)
Lincoln
1992
Lincoln
as Winfield Scott (voice)
Mastergate
as Wiley Slaughter
Night of the Hunter
as Birdy
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Narrator (voice)
Rocky V
as Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
as Finn
Oddball Hall
as Ingersol
The Wickedest Witch
as Narrator (voice)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Full Moon in Blue Water
as The General
King Lear
as Don Learo
Hot to Trot
as Don's Dad
G.I. Joe: The Movie
as Golobulus (voice)
Mister Corbett's Ghost
as Mad Tom
Outrage!
as Judge Aaron Klein
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
as Mr. Ben the Owl
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Ancient Elf
Answers
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Broken Rainbow
as Historical Voice (voice)
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)
Clash of the Titans
as Ammon
True Confessions
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
The Last Chase
as Captain J.G. Williams
Mr. Griffin and Me
as Kenneth Griffin
When Time Ran Out...
as Rene Valdez
Rocky II
as Mickey Goldmill
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
The Amazing Captain Nemo
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Magic
as Ben Greene
The Manitou
as Dr. Snow
Foul Play
as Mr. Hennessey
The Great Bank Hoax
as Jack Stutz
The Living Sands of Namib
as Narrator (voice)
SST: Death Flight
as Willy Basset
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as William Blackstone
Puff, the Magic Dragon
as Puff (voice)
Golden Rendezvous
as Van Heurden
The Sentinel
as Charles Chazen
Tail Gunner Joe
as Joseph Welch
The Last Hurrah
as Cardinal Burke
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
Rocky
as Mickey Goldmill
Burnt Offerings
as Arnold Allardyce
Circasia
as Clown, Producer
The Day of the Locust
as Harry Greener
92 in the Shade
as Goldsboro
The Hindenburg
as Emilio Pajetta
B. Must Die
as Hector
The Master Gunfighter
as Narrator (voice)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as The Dolphin, Screenplay, Director
Golden Needles
as Winters
Old Faithful
as Chief Ranger
Probe
as V.C.R. Cameron
The Man
as Senator Watson
The New Healers
as Dr. Simmons
Beware! The Blob
as Old Hobo
Getting Away from It All
as Capt. Frank Coffin
A Fan's Notes
as Mr. Blue
Such Good Friends
as Kalman
Clay Pigeon
as Freedom Lovelace
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
as Henry Meade
Lock, Stock and Barrel
as Rev. Willie Pursle
There Was a Crooked Man...
as The Missouri Kid
Hard Contract
as Ramsey Williams
Mackenna's Gold
as The Storekeeper
Winter of the Witch
as Narrator
The Reivers
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
The Father
1969
The Father
as Captain Ned
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
Batman
as The Penguin
Madame X
as Dan Sullivan
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Doc Scully
The Crazy-Quilt
as Narrator (voice)
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
The Kidnappers
1958
The Kidnappers
as Louis Halliburton
Albert Schweitzer
as Narrator (voice)
Joe Butterfly
as Joe Butterfly
Works of Calder
as Narrator, Producer
Jigsaw
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
as Joseph Heurtin, Director
Golden Arrow
as Dick
A Yank Comes Back
as Self, Writer
On Our Merry Way
as Oliver M. Pease, Producer
Mine Own Executioner
as Felix Milne
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as Captain Mauger, Screenplay, Producer
Magnificent Doll
as James Madison
Story of G.I. Joe
as Ernie Pyle
A Walk in the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tunisian Victory
as American soldier (voice)
A Salute to France
as Joe - the American Soldier, Screenplay
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
as Narrator (voice)
Hymn of the Nations
as Narrator (voice)
The Rear Gunner
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
A Welcome to Britain
as Self (uncredited), Director, Writer
The United States Service Bands
as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Street of Chance
as Frank Thompson
That Uncertain Feeling
as Alexander Sebastian
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Harry
Second Chorus
as Hank Taylor
Castle on the Hudson
as Steve Rockford
San Francisco Docks
as Johnny Barnes
Idiot's Delight
as Quillary
Of Mice and Men
as George Milton
Spring Madness
as The Lippencott
There Goes the Groom
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset
as Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
as Flop House Bum