Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1907-11-16
- Day of Death1997-09-09 (89 years)
- Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also Known AsOliver Burgess Meredithبورگس مریدیت
Burgess Meredith
Biography
Oliver Burgess Meredith, or Burgess Meredith, 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.
Acting Career
- 2006
Rocky Balboa
As: Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
- 1995
Grumpier Old Men
As: Grandpa Gustafson
- 1995
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
As: Old Man (uncredited)
- 1994
Across the Moon
As: Barney
- 1994
Camp Nowhere
As: Fein
- 1993
Grumpy Old Men
As: Grandpa Gustafson
- 1992
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
As: Guest
- 1992
Mastergate
As: Wiley Slaughter
1992The Chaplin Puzzle
As: Narrator (voice)
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
As: Narrator (voice)
1991Night of the Hunter
As: Birdy
- 1990
Rocky V
As: Mickey Goldmill
1990State of Grace
As: Finn
1990Oddball Hall
As: Ingersol
1989The Wickedest Witch
As: Narrator (voice)
1988Full Moon in Blue Water
As: The General
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
As: Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1988Hot to Trot
As: Don's Dad
1988In the Heat of the Night
As: Judge Cully
1988King Lear
As: Don Learo
1987Mr. Corbett's Ghost
As: Mad Tom
1987G.I. Joe: The Movie
As: Golobulus (voice)
1986Outrage!
As: Judge Aaron Klein
1986The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
As: Mr. Ben the Owl
1985Santa Claus: The Movie
As: Ancient Elf
1985Broken Rainbow
As: Historical Voice (voice)
1985Answers
As: Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
1984Wet Gold
As: Sampson
1984Thumbelina
As: Mr. Mole
1982Gloria
As: Dr. Willard Adams
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
As: Mr. Mole
- 1982
Rocky III
As: Mickey Goldmill
1982Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
As: Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
1981True Confessions
As: Msgr. Seamus Fargo
1981Clash of the Titans
As: Ammon
1981The Last Chase
As: Captain J.G. Williams
1981Mr. Griffin and Me
As: Kenneth Griffin
1980Final Assignment
As: Zak
1980When Time Ran Out...
As: Rene Valdez
1979Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
As: Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
- 1979
Rocky II
As: Mickey Goldmill
1978Magic
As: Ben Greene
1978The Great Bank Hoax
As: Jack Stutz
1978Puff, the Magic Dragon
As: Puff (voice)
1978Foul Play
As: Mr. Hennessey
1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
As: William Blackstone
1978The Amazing Captain Nemo
As: Prof. Waldo Cunningham
1978The Manitou
As: Dr. Snow
1978The Living Sands of Namib
As: Narrator (voice)
1977Golden Rendezvous
As: Van Heurden
1977The Last Hurrah
As: Cardinal Burke
1977SST: Death Flight
As: Willy Basset
1977Tail Gunner Joe
As: Joseph Welch
1977Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
As: John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
1977The Sentinel
As: Charles Chazen
- 1976
Rocky
As: Mickey Goldmill
1976Burnt Offerings
As: Arnold Allardyce
1976Circasia
As: Clown
1975The Hindenburg
As: Emilio Pajetta
1975The Master Gunfighter
As: Narrator (voice)
197592 in the Shade
As: Goldsboro
1975B. Must Die
As: Hector
1975The Day of the Locust
As: Harry Greener
1974Golden Needles
As: Winters
1972Search
As: V.C.R. Cameron
1972The Man
As: Senator Watson
1972A Fan's Notes
As: Mr. Blue
1972Beware! The Blob
As: Old Hobo
1972The New Healers
As: Dr. Simmons
1972Probe
As: V.C.R. Cameron
1972Getting Away from It All
As: Capt. Frank Coffin
1971Such Good Friends
As: Kalman
1971The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
As: Henry Meade
1971Lock, Stock and Barrel
As: Rev. Willie Pursle
1971Clay Pigeon
As: Freedom Lovelace
1970Night Gallery
As: Charlie Finnegan
1970There Was a Crooked Man...
As: The Missouri Kid
1970The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
As: The Dolphin
1969The Reivers
As: Lucius / Narrator (voice)
1969Winter of the Witch
As: Narrator
1969Love, American Style
As: Harrison Merriweather
1969Hard Contract
As: Ramsey Williams
1969Mackenna's Gold
As: The Storekeeper
1968Skidoo
As: The Warden
1968Stay Away, Joe
As: Charlie Lightcloud
1968Dear Mr. Gable
As: Narrator
1967Torture Garden
As: Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
1967Hurry Sundown
As: Judge Purcell
1967The Invaders
As: Theodore Booth
1966Batman
As: The Penguin
1966A Big Hand for the Little Lady
As: Doc Scully
1966Madame X
As: Dan Sullivan
1966Batman
As: The Penguin
1965In Harm's Way
As: Commander Egan Powell
1964Daniel Boone
As: Alex Hemming
196412 O'Clock High
As: Dr. Michael Rink
1964Fanfare for a Death Scene
As: Prof. George Bannerman
1963The Cardinal
As: Father Halley
1963Mr. Novak
As: Principal Martin Woodridge
1963Burke's Law
As: Sidney Wilde
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: Burton Reese
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: Harold Harold
1962The Virginian
As: Tim Bradbury
1962Advise & Consent
As: Herbert Gelman
1961Waiting for Godot
As: Vladimir / Didi
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Henry Bemis
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Luther Dingle
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Romney Wordsworth
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Mr. Smith
1959Bonanza
As: Owney Duggan
1959Rawhide
As: Tom Gwynn
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Matthew Higgins
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Hannibal H. Plew
1958Naked City
As: Duncan Kleist
1958Sorcerers' Village
As: Narrator
1957Albert Schweitzer
As: Narrator (voice)
1957Suspicion
As: Ramskill
1957Joe Butterfly
As: Joe Butterfly
1953General Electric Theater
As: Thomas A. Edison
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Velvet Pants
1952Mr. Lincoln
As: Avon Horsley Jr.
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Sid Davis
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Cardinal Burke
1950Works of Calder
As: Narrator
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Stage Manager
1949Golden Arrow
As: Dick
1949The Man on the Eiffel Tower
As: Joseph Heurtin
1949The Big Story
As: Narrator
1949Jigsaw
As: Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
1948Studio One
As: Gulley Jimson
1948On Our Merry Way
As: Oliver M. Pease
1947Mine Own Executioner
As: Felix Milne
1946Magnificent Doll
As: James Madison
1946The Diary of a Chambermaid
As: Captain Mauger
1945A Walk in the Sun
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1945Story of G.I. Joe
As: Ernie Pyle
1944Attack! The Battle for New Britain
As: Narrator (voice)
1944Tunisian Victory
As: American soldier (voice)
1944Hymn of the Nations
As: Narrator(voice)
1944A Salute to France
As: Joe - the American Soldier
1943The Rear Gunner
As: Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
1943The United States Service Bands
As: footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
1942Street of Chance
As: Frank Thompson
1941Tom, Dick and Harry
As: Harry
1941That Uncertain Feeling
As: Alexander Sebastian
1941Second Chorus
As: Hank Taylor
1940San Francisco Docks
As: Johnny Barnes
1940Castle on the Hudson
As: Steve Rockford
1939Of Mice and Men
As: George
1939Idiot's Delight
As: Quillary
1938Spring Madness
As: The Lippencott
1937There Goes the Groom
As: Derek "Dick" Matthews
1936Winterset
As: Mio Romagna
1935The Scoundrel
As: Flop House Bum