Burgess Meredith
Acting
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.
Born: November 16, 1907
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.
Time Enough at Last
A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Faerie Tale Theatre
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
Winter of the Witch
The life of a witch is disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders' presence makes her struggle to adjust to the modern world, and to change from bad to good witch. Based on the book "Old Black Witch" by Wende and Harry Devlin.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
as Grandpa Gustafson
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Barney
as Fein
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
as Grandpa Gustafson
as Wiley Slaughter
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Birdy
as Mickey Goldmill
as Finn
as Ingersol
as Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as The General
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Don's Dad
as Judge Cully
as Don Learo
as Mad Tom
as Golobulus (voice)
as Judge Aaron Klein
as Mr. Ben the Owl
as Ancient Elf
as Historical Voice (voice)
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
as Self
as Sampson
as Mr. Mole
as Dr. Willard Adams
as Mr. Mole
as Mickey Goldmill
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
as Ammon
as Captain J.G. Williams
as Kenneth Griffin
as Zak
as Rene Valdez
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
as Mickey Goldmill
as Ben Greene
as Jack Stutz
as Puff (voice)
as Mr. Hennessey
as William Blackstone
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
as Dr. Snow
as Willy Basset
as Narrator (voice)
as Van Heurden
as Cardinal Burke
as Joseph Welch
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
as Charles Chazen
as Mickey Goldmill
as Arnold Allardyce
as Clown
as Emilio Pajetta
as Narrator (voice)
as Goldsboro
as Hector
as Harry Greener
as Self
as Winters
as Chief Ranger
as V.C.R. Cameron
as Senator Watson
as Mr. Blue
as Old Hobo
as Dr. Simmons
as V.C.R. Cameron
as Capt. Frank Coffin
as Kalman
as Henry Meade
as Rev. Willie Pursle
as Freedom Lovelace
as Charlie Finnegan
as The Missouri Kid
as State Party Chairman Mallon
as The Dolphin
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Harrison Merriweather
as Ramsey Williams
as The Storekeeper
as The Warden
as Charlie Lightcloud
as Narrator
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
as Judge Purcell
as Theodore Booth
as Narrator (voice)
as The Penguin
as Doc Scully
as Dan Sullivan
as The Penguin
as Orkney Cadwallader
as Commander Egan Powell
as Alex Hemming
as Dr. Michael Rink
as Prof. George Bannerman
as Father Halley
as Principal Martin Woodridge
as Sidney Wilde
as Burton Reese
as Harold Harold
as Tim Bradbury
as Herbert Gelman
as Self
as Vladimir / Didi
as Henry Bemis
as Mr. Smith
as Luther Dingle
as Romney Wordsworth
as Owney Duggan
as Self
as Tom Gwynn
as Matthew Higgins
as Hannibal H. Plew
as Duncan Kleist
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Ramskill
as Joe Butterfly
as Thomas A. Edison
as Velvet Pants
as Sid Davis
as Cardinal Burke
as Narrator
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo
as Stage Manager
as Dick
as Joseph Heurtin
as Narrator
as Self - Narrator
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
as Gulley Jimson
as Oliver M. Pease
as Self
as Felix Milne
as James Madison
as Captain Mauger
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Ernie Pyle
as Narrator (voice)
as American soldier (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Joe - the American Soldier
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
as Self (uncredited)
as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
as Frank Thompson
as Harry
as Alexander Sebastian
as Hank Taylor
as Johnny Barnes
as Steve Rockford
as George Milton
as Quillary
as The Lippencott
as Derek "Dick" Matthews
as Mio Romagna
as Flop House Bum
as Henry Bemis