Personal Info
Birthday
November 16, 1907
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (3)
Acting Filmography (176)
7.5
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Movie2020
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie2019
6.9
Rocky Balboa
Movie2006
6.5
Grumpier Old Men
Movie1995
6.2
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Movie1995
No Backdrop
8.3
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Movie1995
4.0
Across the Moon
Movie1994
5.9
Camp Nowhere
Movie1994
7.6
La Classe américaine
Movie1993
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
Movie1993
No Backdrop
0.0
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
Movie1992
6.3
Mastergate
Movie1992
No Backdrop
10.0
The Chaplin Puzzle
Movie1992
8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie1991
No Backdrop
5.9
Night of the Hunter
Movie1991
5.8
Rocky V
Movie1990
7.0
State of Grace
Movie1990
No Backdrop
9.0
Oddball Hall
Movie1990
0.0
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
Movie1990
No Backdrop
6.3
The Wickedest Witch
Movie1989
6.1
Full Moon in Blue Water
Movie1988
6.0
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Movie1988
5.2
Hot to Trot
Movie1988
7.6
In the Heat of the Night
TV Series1988
6.5
King Lear
Movie1988
No Backdrop
6.3
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
Movie1987
6.6
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Movie1987
5.3
Outrage!
Movie1986
No Backdrop
5.7
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Movie1986
5.4
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Movie1985
6.3
Santa Claus: The Movie
Movie1985
5.8
Broken Rainbow
Movie1985
No Backdrop
0.0
Answers
Movie1985
No Backdrop
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie1985
No Backdrop
5.8
Wet Gold
Movie1984
No Backdrop
6.0
Thumbelina
Movie1984
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Movie1983
5.7
Gloria
TV Series1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV Series1982
6.9
Rocky III
Movie1982
6.8
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Movie1982
6.1
True Confessions
Movie1981
6.9
Clash of the Titans
Movie1981
3.9
The Last Chase
Movie1981
No Backdrop
0.0
Mr. Griffin and Me
Movie1981
5.5
Final Assignment
Movie1980
5.4
When Time Ran Out...
Movie1980
6.8
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Movie1979
7.3
Rocky II
Movie1979
6.8
Magic
Movie1978
No Backdrop
5.0
The Great Bank Hoax
Movie1978
7.0
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Movie1978
6.3
Foul Play
Movie1978
No Backdrop
7.0
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Movie1978
5.4
The Amazing Captain Nemo
Movie1978
5.4
The Manitou
Movie1978
5.4
SST: Death Flight
Movie1978
7.0
The Living Sands of Namib
Movie1978
5.5
Golden Rendezvous
Movie1977
No Backdrop
0.0
The Last Hurrah
Movie1977
No Backdrop
6.0
Tail Gunner Joe
Movie1977
No Backdrop
5.5
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Movie1977
6.1
The Sentinel
Movie1977
7.8
Rocky
Movie1976
6.5
Burnt Offerings
Movie1976
No Backdrop
5.0
Circasia
Movie1976
6.3
The Hindenburg
Movie1975
No Backdrop
4.5
The Master Gunfighter
Movie1975
5.8
92 in the Shade
Movie1975
4.5
B. Must Die
Movie1975
6.4
The Day of the Locust
Movie1975
4.9
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie1974
7.0
Dinah!
TV Series1974
No Backdrop
7.6
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
TV Series1974
5.3
Golden Needles
Movie1974
No Backdrop
0.0
Old Faithful
Movie1973
7.1
Search
TV Series1972
6.5
The Man
Movie1972
No Backdrop
6.4
A Fan's Notes
Movie1972
4.6
Beware! The Blob
Movie1972
10.0
The New Healers
Movie1972
No Backdrop
5.8
Probe
Movie1972
10.0
Getting Away from It All
Movie1972
5.1
Such Good Friends
Movie1971
No Backdrop
7.0
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Movie1971
8.0
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Movie1971
4.0
Clay Pigeon
Movie1971
7.8
Night Gallery
TV Series1970
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
Movie1970
4.7
The Bold Ones: The Senator
TV Series1970
6.4
The Reivers
Movie1969
No Backdrop
7.7
Winter of the Witch
Movie1969
6.2
Love, American Style
TV Series1969
6.1
Room 222
TV Series1969
5.0
Hard Contract
Movie1969
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
Movie1969
4.7
Skidoo
Movie1968
5.5
Stay Away, Joe
Movie1968
No Backdrop
10.0
Dear Mr. Gable
Movie1968
6.2
Torture Garden
Movie1967
6.8
Mannix
TV Series1967
6.9
Ironside
TV Series1967
6.4
Hurry Sundown
Movie1967
6.9
The Invaders
TV Series1967
No Backdrop
5.5
The Crazy-Quilt
Movie1966
6.5
The Monkees
TV Series1966
6.4
Batman
Movie1966
7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Movie1966
6.4
Madame X
Movie1966
7.3
Batman
TV Series1966
6.3
The Loner
TV Series1965
7.6
The Wild Wild West
TV Series1965
6.4
Laredo
TV Series1965
6.6
In Harm's Way
Movie1965
6.8
Branded
TV Series1965
7.0
Daniel Boone
TV Series1964
7.2
12 O'Clock High
TV Series1964
7.0
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Movie1964
6.6
The Cardinal
Movie1963
No Backdrop
7.3
Mr. Novak
TV Series1963
6.3
Burke's Law
TV Series1963
6.5
The Virginian
TV Series1962
6.7
Sam Benedict
TV Series1962
7.2
Advise & Consent
Movie1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
5.9
Ben Casey
TV Series1961
No Backdrop
6.0
Waiting for Godot
Movie1961
8.5
The Twilight Zone
TV Series1959
7.5
Bonanza
TV Series1959
No Backdrop
8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV Series1959
7.2
Rawhide
TV Series1959
5.7
Naked City
TV Series1958
No Backdrop
7.0
Sorcerers' Village
Movie1958
No Backdrop
6.5
Albert Schweitzer
Movie1957
No Backdrop
6.2
Suspicion
TV Series1957
6.5
Joe Butterfly
Movie1957
6.8
General Electric Theater
TV Series1953
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV Series1951
No Backdrop
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
TV Series1951
No Backdrop
10.0
Works of Calder
Movie1950
7.3
Your Show of Shows
TV Series1950
7.0
What's My Line?
TV Series1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV Series1950
No Backdrop
7.0
Golden Arrow
Movie1949
5.2
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Movie1949
No Backdrop
7.3
The Big Story
TV Series1949
No Backdrop
6.0
Lights Out
TV Series1949
5.0
Jigsaw
Movie1949
5.4
Studio One
TV Series1948
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV Series1948
5.7
On Our Merry Way
Movie1948
No Backdrop
9.0
A Yank Comes Back
Movie1948
7.0
Mine Own Executioner
Movie1947
6.1
Magnificent Doll
Movie1946
6.2
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Movie1946
5.9
A Walk in the Sun
Movie1945
6.4
Story of G.I. Joe
Movie1945
7.0
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Movie1944
6.4
Tunisian Victory
Movie1944
No Backdrop
5.3
Hymn of the Nations
Movie1944
No Backdrop
10.0
A Salute to France
Movie1944
6.4
The Rear Gunner
Movie1943
7.0
A Welcome to Britain
Movie1943
No Backdrop
4.5
The United States Service Bands
Movie1943
5.4
Street of Chance
Movie1942
6.0
Tom, Dick and Harry
Movie1941
6.6
That Uncertain Feeling
Movie1941
5.8
Second Chorus
Movie1941
7.3
San Francisco Docks
Movie1940
7.0
Castle on the Hudson
Movie1940
7.3
Of Mice and Men
Movie1939
6.1
Idiot's Delight
Movie1939
4.9
Spring Madness
Movie1938
6.3
There Goes the Groom
Movie1937
6.0
Winterset
Movie1936
6.3
The Scoundrel
Movie1935