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Burgess Meredith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1907-11-16

Day of Death

1997-09-09

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Burgess Meredith

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.

Filmography (141)

⭐ 7.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020
⭐ 10.0 Role: Henry Bemis (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019
⭐ 6.9 Role: Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Rocky Balboa

2006
⭐ 6.5 Role: Grandpa Gustafson

Grumpier Old Men

1995
⭐ 6.3 Role: Old Man (uncredited)

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995
⭐ 8.2 Role: Self

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995
⭐ 4.0 Role: Barney

Across the Moon

1994
⭐ 6.0 Role: Fein

Camp Nowhere

1994
⭐ 7.6 Role: The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

La Classe américaine

1993
⭐ 6.7 Role: Grandpa Gustafson

Grumpy Old Men

1993
⭐ 0 Role: Guest

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

1992
No Image
⭐ 7.3 Role: Winfield Scott (voice)

Lincoln

1992
⭐ 4.5 Role: Wiley Slaughter

Mastergate

1992
⭐ 10.0 Role: Narrator (voice)

The Chaplin Puzzle

1992
⭐ 8.0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991