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Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Birthday: 1907-11-16 | Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

as    Self (archive footage)

1995
Grumpier Old Men

as    Grandpa Gustafson

1995
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

as    Old Man (uncredited)

1994
Camp Nowhere

as    Fein

1993
Grumpy Old Men

as    Grandpa Gustafson

1992
The Chaplin Puzzle

as    Narrator (voice)

1992
Lincoln

as    Winfield Scott (voice)

1991
Night of the Hunter

as    Birdy

1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as    Narrator (voice)

1990
State of Grace

as    Finn

1990
Rocky V

as    Mickey Goldmill

1988
King Lear

as    Don Learo

1988
Hot to Trot

as    Don's Dad

1988
Full Moon in Blue Water

as    The General

1986
Outrage!

as    Judge Aaron Klein

1986
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

as    Mr. Ben the Owl

1985
Santa Claus: The Movie

as    Ancient Elf

1985
Answers

as    Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

1984
Thumbelina

as    Mr. Mole

1984
Wet Gold

as    Sampson

1982
Gloria

as    Dr. Willard Adams

1982
Rocky III

as    Mickey Goldmill

1982
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

as    Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

1981
Clash of the Titans

as    Ammon