Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Acting

Born: 1907-11-16 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died: 1997-09-09

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.

🎬 Movies (20)

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020

Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

Henry Bemis (archive footage)

Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

2006

Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

1995

Grandpa Gustafson

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995

Old Man (uncredited)

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995

Self

Across the Moon

Across the Moon

1994

Barney

Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

1994

Fein

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993

Grandpa Gustafson

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

1992

Guest

Lincoln

1992

Winfield Scott (voice)

Mastergate

Mastergate

1992

Wiley Slaughter

The Chaplin Puzzle

The Chaplin Puzzle

1992

Narrator (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Narrator (voice)

Night of the Hunter

Night of the Hunter

1991

Birdy

Rocky V

Rocky V

1990

Mickey Goldmill

State of Grace

State of Grace

1990

Finn

Oddball Hall

Oddball Hall

1990

Ingersol

Rocky Special: Burning Youth

Rocky Special: Burning Youth

1990

Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)