Burgess Meredith
Actor · Director · WriterOliver 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.
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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Rocky Balboa
2006
Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Grumpier Old Men
1995
Grandpa Gustafson
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
Self
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
Old Man (uncredited)
Camp Nowhere
1994
Fein
Across the Moon
1994
Barney
Grumpy Old Men
1993
Grandpa Gustafson
La Classe américaine
1993
The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992
Guest
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
Narrator (voice)
- Lincoln
Lincoln
1992
Winfield Scott (voice)
Mastergate
1992
Wiley Slaughter
Night of the Hunter
1991
Birdy
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Narrator (voice)
Rocky V
1990
Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
1990
Finn
Oddball Hall
1990
Ingersol
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
The Wickedest Witch
1989
Narrator (voice)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
The General
King Lear
1988
Don Learo
Hot to Trot
1988
Don's Dad
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
Golobulus (voice)
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
Mad Tom
Outrage!
1986
Judge Aaron Klein
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
Mr. Ben the Owl
- The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower
1986
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
Ancient Elf
Answers
1985
Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Self
Broken Rainbow
1985
Historical Voice (voice)
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985
Self
Wet Gold
1984
Sampson
Thumbelina
1984
Mr. Mole
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rocky III
1982
Mickey Goldmill
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
1982
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
Clash of the Titans
1981
Ammon
True Confessions
1981
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
The Last Chase
1981
Captain J.G. Williams
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
Kenneth Griffin
When Time Ran Out...
1980
Rene Valdez
Final Assignment
1980
Zak
Rocky II
1979
Mickey Goldmill
- UFOs: It Has Begun
UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
1979
Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978
Prof. Waldo Cunningham
Magic
1978
Ben Greene
The Manitou
1978
Dr. Snow
Foul Play
1978
Mr. Hennessey
The Great Bank Hoax
1978
Jack Stutz
The Living Sands of Namib
1978
Narrator (voice)
SST: Death Flight
1978
Willy Basset
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
William Blackstone
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978
Puff (voice)
Golden Rendezvous
1977
Van Heurden
The Sentinel
1977
Charles Chazen
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
Joseph Welch
The Last Hurrah
1977
Cardinal Burke
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
Rocky
1976
Mickey Goldmill
Burnt Offerings
1976
Arnold Allardyce
Circasia
1976
Clown
The Day of the Locust
1975
Harry Greener
92 in the Shade
1975
Goldsboro
The Hindenburg
1975
Emilio Pajetta
B. Must Die
1975
Hector
The Master Gunfighter
1975
Narrator (voice)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
The Dolphin
Golden Needles
1974
Winters
Old Faithful
1973
Chief Ranger
Probe
1972
V.C.R. Cameron
The Man
1972
Senator Watson
- We the People
We the People
1972
Narrator
The New Healers
1972
Dr. Simmons
Beware! The Blob
1972
Old Hobo
Getting Away from It All
1972
Capt. Frank Coffin
A Fan's Notes
1972
Mr. Blue
Such Good Friends
1971
Kalman
Clay Pigeon
1971
Freedom Lovelace
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
Henry Meade
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
Rev. Willie Pursle
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
The Missouri Kid
Hard Contract
1969
Ramsey Williams
Mackenna's Gold
1969
The Storekeeper
Winter of the Witch
1969
Narrator
The Reivers
1969
Lucius / Narrator (voice)
- The Father
The Father
1969
Captain Ned
Skidoo
1968
The Warden
Stay Away, Joe
1968
Charlie Lightcloud
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
Narrator
Torture Garden
1967
Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Hurry Sundown
1967
Judge Purcell
Batman
1966
The Penguin
Madame X
1966
Dan Sullivan
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
Doc Scully
The Crazy-Quilt
1966
Narrator (voice)
In Harm's Way
1965
Commander Egan Powell
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
Prof. George Bannerman
The Cardinal
1963
Father Halley
Advise & Consent
1962
Herbert Gelman
Waiting for Godot
1961
Vladimir / Didi
Sorcerers' Village
1958
Narrator
- The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers
1958
Louis Halliburton
Albert Schweitzer
1957
Narrator (voice)
Joe Butterfly
1957
Joe Butterfly
Works of Calder
1950
Narrator
Jigsaw
1949
Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
Joseph Heurtin
Golden Arrow
1949
Dick
A Yank Comes Back
1948
Self
On Our Merry Way
1948
Oliver M. Pease
Mine Own Executioner
1947
Felix Milne
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
Captain Mauger
Magnificent Doll
1946
James Madison
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
Ernie Pyle
A Walk in the Sun
1945
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tunisian Victory
1944
American soldier (voice)
A Salute to France
1944
Joe - the American Soldier
- Our Country
Our Country
1944
Self
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944
Narrator (voice)
Hymn of the Nations
1944
Narrator (voice)
The Rear Gunner
1943
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
A Welcome to Britain
1943
Self (uncredited)
The United States Service Bands
1943
footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
Street of Chance
1942
Frank Thompson
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
Alexander Sebastian
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
Harry
- The Forgotten Village
The Forgotten Village
1941
Narrator
Second Chorus
1941
Hank Taylor
Castle on the Hudson
1940
Steve Rockford
San Francisco Docks
1940
Johnny Barnes
Idiot's Delight
1939
Quillary
Of Mice and Men
1939
George Milton
Spring Madness
1938
The Lippencott
There Goes the Groom
1937
Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset
1936
Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel
1935
Flop House Bum
