Burgess Meredith

1907-11-16 – 1997-09-09 (age 89) Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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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.

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Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Known For

Rocky

Rocky

1976

as Mickey Goldmill

Rocky III

Rocky III

1982

as Mickey Goldmill

Rocky II

Rocky II

1979

as Mickey Goldmill

Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

2006

as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Rocky V

Rocky V

1990

as Mickey Goldmill

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981

as Ammon

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993

as Grandpa Gustafson

Batman

Batman

1966

as The Penguin

Foul Play

Foul Play

1978

as Mr. Hennessey

State of Grace

State of Grace

1990

as Finn

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

as The Storekeeper

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965

as Commander Egan Powell

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Charles Chazen

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

1995

as Grandpa Gustafson

The Reivers

The Reivers

1969

as Lucius / Narrator (voice)

Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976

as Arnold Allardyce

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

as Doc Scully

Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

1994

as Fein

True Confessions

True Confessions

1981

as Msgr. Seamus Fargo