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Burgess Meredith
Born 1907-11-16Cleveland, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a ClassicSelf (archive footage)The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationHenry Bemis (archive footage)Rocky BalboaMicky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)Grumpier Old MenGrandpa GustafsonTall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureOld Man (uncredited)Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelfAcross the MoonBarneyCamp NowhereFeinLa Classe américaineThe Helicopter Man (archive footage)Grumpy Old MenGrandpa GustafsonI'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in AmericaGuestLincolnWinfield Scott (voice)MastergateWiley SlaughterThe Chaplin PuzzleNarrator (voice)Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerNarrator (voice)Night of the HunterBirdyRocky VMickey GoldmillState of GraceFinnOddball HallIngersolRocky Special: Burning YouthMickey Goldmill (archive footage)The Wickedest WitchNarrator (voice)Full Moon in Blue WaterThe GeneralJohn Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickPrologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Hot to TrotDon's Dad