Burgess Meredith
Acting
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.
Born: November 16, 1907 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Filmography (119)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
Actor: Self (archive foot…
Rocky Balboa
2006
Actor: Micky Goldmill (Ar…
Grumpier Old Men
1995
Actor: Grandpa Gustafson
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
Actor: Old Man (uncredite…
Across the Moon
1994
Actor: Barney
Camp Nowhere
1994
Actor: Fein
La Classe américaine
1993
Actor: The Helicopter Man…
Grumpy Old Men
1993
Actor: Grandpa Gustafson
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Actor: Narrator (voice)
Night of the Hunter
1991
Actor: Birdy
Rocky V
1990
Actor: Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
1990
Actor: Finn
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
Actor: The General
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Actor: Prologue Narrator …
Hot to Trot
1988
Actor: Don's Dad
TV
In the Heat of the Night
1988
Actor: Judge Cully
King Lear
1988
Actor: Don Learo
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
Actor: Golobulus (voice)
Outrage!
1986
Actor: Judge Aaron Klein
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
Actor: Mr. Ben the Owl
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
Actor: Ancient Elf
Broken Rainbow
1985
Actor: Historical Voice (…
TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Actor: Mr. Mole
Rocky III
1982
Actor: Mickey Goldmill
True Confessions
1981
Actor: Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Clash of the Titans
1981
Actor: Ammon
The Last Chase
1981
Actor: Captain J.G. Willi…
When Time Ran Out...
1980
Actor: Rene Valdez
Rocky II
1979
Actor: Mickey Goldmill
Magic
1978
Actor: Ben Greene
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
Actor: Jack Stutz
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978
Actor: Puff (voice)
Foul Play
1978
Actor: Mr. Hennessey
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978
Actor: Prof. Waldo Cunnin…
The Manitou
1978
Actor: Dr. Snow
SST: Death Flight
1978
Actor: Willy Basset
Golden Rendezvous
1977
Actor: Van Heurden
The Sentinel
1977
Actor: Charles Chazen
Rocky
1976
Actor: Mickey Goldmill
Burnt Offerings
1976
Actor: Arnold Allardyce
The Hindenburg
1975
Actor: Emilio Pajetta
92 in the Shade
1975
Actor: Goldsboro
B. Must Die
1975
Actor: Hector
The Day of the Locust
1975
Actor: Harry Greener
TV
Dinah!
1974
Actor
Golden Needles
1974
Actor: Winters
TV
Search
1972
Actor: V.C.R. Cameron
Beware! The Blob
1972
Actor: Old Hobo
Such Good Friends
1971
Actor: Kalman
Clay Pigeon
1971
Actor: Freedom Lovelace
TV
Night Gallery
1970
Actor: Charlie Finnegan
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
Actor: The Missouri Kid
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
Actor: The DolphinDirector+1
The Reivers
1969
Actor: Lucius / Narrator …
TV
Love, American Style
1969
Actor: Harrison Merriweat…Actor
TV
Room 222
1969
Actor
Hard Contract
1969
Actor: Ramsey Williams
Mackenna's Gold
1969
Actor: The Storekeeper
Skidoo
1968
Actor: The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
1968
Actor: Charlie Lightcloud
Torture Garden
1967
Actor: Dr. Diabolo (Frami…
TV
Mannix
1967
Actor
TV
Ironside
1967
Actor
Hurry Sundown
1967
Actor: Judge Purcell
TV
The Invaders
1967
Actor: Theodore Booth
TV
The Monkees
1966
Actor
Batman
1966
Actor: The Penguin
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
Actor: Doc Scully
Madame X
1966
Actor: Dan Sullivan
TV
Batman
1966
Actor: The Penguin
TV
The Loner
1965
Actor
TV
The Wild Wild West
1965
Actor: Orkney Cadwallader
TV
Laredo
1965
Actor
In Harm's Way
1965
Actor: Commander Egan Pow…
TV
Branded
1965
Actor
TV
Daniel Boone
1964
Actor: Alex Hemming
TV
12 O'Clock High
1964
Actor: Dr. Michael Rink
The Cardinal
1963
Actor: Father Halley
TV
Mr. Novak
1963
Actor: Principal Martin W…
TV
Burke's Law
1963
Actor: Sidney WildeActor: Burton Reese+1
TV
The Virginian
1962
Actor: Tim Bradbury
TV
Sam Benedict
1962
Actor
Advise & Consent
1962
Actor: Herbert Gelman
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Actor
TV
Ben Casey
1961
Actor
TV
The Twilight Zone
1959
Actor: Henry BemisActor: Mr. Smith+2
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: Owney Duggan
TV
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Actor
TV
Rawhide
1959
Actor: Tom GwynnActor: Matthew Higgins+1
TV
Naked City
1958
Actor: Duncan Kleist
Albert Schweitzer
1957
Actor: Narrator (voice)
TV
Suspicion
1957
Actor: Ramskill
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Actor: Sid DavisActor: Cardinal Burke
TV
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Actor
TV
Your Show of Shows
1950
Actor
TV
What's My Line?
1950
Actor: Self - Panelist
TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Actor: Self - Guest Host …Actor: Stage Manager
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
Actor: Joseph HeurtinDirector
TV
Lights Out
1949
Actor
Jigsaw
1949
Actor: Jack - Bartender (…
TV
Studio One
1948
Actor: Gulley Jimson
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Actor
On Our Merry Way
1948
Actor: Oliver M. PeaseProducer
Mine Own Executioner
1947
Actor: Felix Milne
Magnificent Doll
1946
Actor: James Madison
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
Actor: Captain MaugerScreenplay+1
A Walk in the Sun
1945
Actor: Narrator (voice) (…
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
Actor: Ernie Pyle
Tunisian Victory
1944
Actor: American soldier (…
Hymn of the Nations
1944
Actor: Narrator (voice)
Street of Chance
1942
Actor: Frank Thompson
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
Actor: Harry
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
Actor: Alexander Sebastia…
Second Chorus
1941
Actor: Hank Taylor
Castle on the Hudson
1940
Actor: Steve Rockford
Of Mice and Men
1939
Actor: George Milton
Idiot's Delight
1939
Actor: Quillary
Winterset
1936
Actor: Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
1935
Actor: Flop House Bum