Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Known for

Acting

Born

November 16, 1907

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

September 9, 1997 (aged 89)

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.

Best known work

Rocky

Rocky

1976

Rocky II

Rocky II

1979

Rocky III

Rocky III

1982

Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

2006

Rocky V

Rocky V

1990

Batman

Batman

1966

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993

Filmography

2020
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
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)
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1994
Across the Moon
as Barney
1994
Camp Nowhere
as Fein
1993
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
1993
Grumpy Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
1992
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
as Guest
1992
Lincoln
as Winfield Scott (voice)
1992
Mastergate
as Wiley Slaughter
1992
The Chaplin Puzzle
as Narrator (voice)
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Narrator (voice)
1991
Night of the Hunter
as Birdy
1990
Rocky V
as Mickey Goldmill
1990
State of Grace
as Finn
1990
Oddball Hall
as Ingersol
1989
The Wickedest Witch
as Narrator (voice)
1988
Full Moon in Blue Water
as The General
1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1988
Hot to Trot
as Don's Dad
1988
South of Reno
1988
In the Heat of the NightTV
as Judge Cully (3 episodes)