Acting credits
176
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Burgess Meredith
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 133Series: 43Crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 16523
IMDb ID: nm0580565
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1907
Died: September 9, 1997
Age: 89
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1935 - 2020
Years active: 86
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q343633
Also known as
Oliver Burgess Meredith • بورگس مریدیت
Other jobs
Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Director (2)Writer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Burgess Meredith.
7.6
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.9
Rocky Balboa
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
2006 Movie
6.5
Grumpier Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
1995 Movie
6.2
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Old Man (uncredited)
1995 Movie
8.0
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1995 Movie
3.5
Across the Moon
as Barney
1994 Movie
5.9
Camp Nowhere
as Fein
1994 Movie
7.6
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
1993 Movie
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
1993 Movie
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
as Guest
1992 Movie
2.0
Mastergate
as Wiley Slaughter
1992 Movie
The Chaplin Puzzle
as Narrator (voice)
1992 Movie
7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Narrator (voice)
1991 Movie
5.7
Night of the Hunter
as Birdy
1991 Movie
5.8
Rocky V
as Mickey Goldmill
1990 Movie
6.9
State of Grace
as Finn
1990 Movie
Oddball Hall
as Ingersol
1990 Movie
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
as Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
1990 Movie
5.0
The Wickedest Witch
as Narrator (voice)
1989 Movie
6.0
Full Moon in Blue Water
as The General
1988 Movie
5.9
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1988 Movie
5.2
Hot to Trot
as Don's Dad
1988 Movie
6.4
King Lear
as Don Learo
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Burgess Meredith.
7.5
In the Heat of the Night
as Judge Cully • 3 eps
1988 Series
5.0
Gloria
as Dr. Willard Adams • 22 eps
1982 Series
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Mr. Mole • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.0
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
19 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Search
as V.C.R. Cameron • 23 eps
1972 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Charlie Finnegan • 2 eps
1970 Series
3.0
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as State Party Chairman Mallon • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
as Harrison Merriweather • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.0
Room 222
1 eps
1969 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
2 eps
1967 Series
6.8
The Invaders
as Theodore Booth • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.5
The Monkees
1 eps
1966 Series
7.3
Batman
as The Penguin • 21 eps
1966 Series
5.7
The Loner
1 eps
1965 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
as Orkney Cadwallader • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.3
Laredo
1 eps
1965 Series
6.6
Branded
1 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Alex Hemming • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
12 O'Clock High
as Dr. Michael Rink • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.5
Mr. Novak
as Principal Martin Woodridge • 2 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as Sidney Wilde • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Tim Bradbury • 1 eps
1962 Series