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Burgess Meredith

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.

Et billede af Burgess Meredith

Actor

1935

[ ] The Scoundrel (Flop House Bum)

1936

[ ] Winterset (Mio Romagna)

1937

[ ] There Goes the Groom (Derek "Dick" Matthews)

1938

[ ] Spring Madness (The Lippencott)

1939

[ ] Idiot's Delight (Quillary)
[ ] Of Mice and Men (George Milton)

1940

[ ] Castle on the Hudson (Steve Rockford)
[ ] San Francisco Docks (Johnny Barnes)

1941

[ ] That Uncertain Feeling (Alexander Sebastian)
[ ] Tom, Dick and Harry (Harry)
[ ] The Forgotten Village (Narrator)
[ ] Second Chorus (Hank Taylor)

1942

[ ] Street of Chance (Frank Thompson)

1943

[ ] The Rear Gunner (Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams)
[ ] A Welcome to Britain (Self (uncredited))
[ ] The United States Service Bands (footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited))

1944

[ ] Tunisian Victory (American soldier (voice))
[ ] A Salute to France (Joe - the American Soldier)
[ ] Our Country (Self)
[ ] Attack! The Battle for New Britain (Narrator (voice))
[ ] Hymn of the Nations (Narrator (voice))

1945

[ ] Story of G.I. Joe (Ernie Pyle)
[ ] A Walk in the Sun (Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

1946

[ ] The Diary of a Chambermaid (Captain Mauger)
[ ] Magnificent Doll (James Madison)

1947

[ ] Mine Own Executioner (Felix Milne)

1948

[ ] A Yank Comes Back (Self)
[ ] On Our Merry Way (Oliver M. Pease)

1949

[ ] Jigsaw (Jack - Bartender (uncredited))
[ ] The Man on the Eiffel Tower (Joseph Heurtin)
[ ] Golden Arrow (Dick)

1950

[ ] Works of Calder (Narrator)

1957

[ ] Albert Schweitzer (Narrator (voice))
[ ] Joe Butterfly (Joe Butterfly)

1958

[ ] Sorcerers' Village (Narrator)
[ ] The Kidnappers (Louis Halliburton)

1961

[ ] Waiting for Godot (Vladimir / Didi)

1962

[ ] Advise & Consent (Herbert Gelman)

1963

[ ] The Cardinal (Father Halley)

1964

[ ] Fanfare for a Death Scene (Prof. George Bannerman)

1965

[ ] In Harm's Way (Commander Egan Powell)

1966

[ ] Batman (The Penguin)
[ ] Madame X (Dan Sullivan)
[ ] A Big Hand for the Little Lady (Doc Scully)
[ ] The Crazy-Quilt (Narrator (voice))

1967

[ ] Torture Garden (Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story))
[ ] Hurry Sundown (Judge Purcell)

1968

[ ] Skidoo (The Warden)
[ ] Stay Away, Joe (Charlie Lightcloud)
[ ] Dear Mr. Gable (Narrator)

1969

[ ] Hard Contract (Ramsey Williams)
[ ] Mackenna's Gold (The Storekeeper)
[ ] Winter of the Witch (Narrator)
[ ] The Reivers (Lucius / Narrator (voice))
[ ] The Father (Captain Ned)

1970

[ ] There Was a Crooked Man... (The Missouri Kid)
[ ] The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (The Dolphin)

1971

[ ] Such Good Friends (Kalman)
[ ] Clay Pigeon (Freedom Lovelace)
[ ] The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (Henry Meade)
[ ] Lock, Stock and Barrel (Rev. Willie Pursle)

1972

[ ] Probe (V.C.R. Cameron)
[ ] The Man (Senator Watson)
[ ] We the People (Narrator)
[ ] The New Healers (Dr. Simmons)
[ ] Beware! The Blob (Old Hobo)
[ ] Getting Away from It All (Capt. Frank Coffin)
[ ] A Fan's Notes (Mr. Blue)

1973

[ ] Old Faithful (Chief Ranger)

1974

[ ] Golden Needles (Winters)

1975

[ ] The Day of the Locust (Harry Greener)
[ ] 92 in the Shade (Goldsboro)
[ ] The Hindenburg (Emilio Pajetta)
[ ] B. Must Die (Hector)
[ ] The Master Gunfighter (Narrator (voice))

1976

[ 9/10 ] Rocky (Mickey Goldmill)
[ ] Burnt Offerings (Arnold Allardyce)
[ ] Circasia (Clown)

1977

[ ] Golden Rendezvous (Van Heurden)
[ ] The Sentinel (Charles Chazen)
[ ] Tail Gunner Joe (Joseph Welch)
[ ] The Last Hurrah (Cardinal Burke)
[ ] Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald)

1978

[ ] The Amazing Captain Nemo (Prof. Waldo Cunningham)
[ 7/10 ] Magic (Ben Greene)
[ ] The Manitou (Dr. Snow)
[ ] Foul Play (Mr. Hennessey)
[ ] The Great Bank Hoax (Jack Stutz)
[ ] The Living Sands of Namib (Narrator (voice))
[ ] SST: Death Flight (Willy Basset)
[ ] Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (William Blackstone)
[ ] Puff, the Magic Dragon (Puff (voice))

1979

[ ] Rocky II (Mickey Goldmill)
[ ] UFOs: It Has Begun (????)
[ ] Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies (Puff the Magic Dragon (voice))

1980

[ ] When Time Ran Out... (Rene Valdez)
[ ] Final Assignment (Zak)

1981

[ ] Clash of the Titans (Ammon)
[ ] True Confessions (Msgr. Seamus Fargo)
[ ] The Last Chase (Captain J.G. Williams)
[ ] Mr. Griffin and Me (Kenneth Griffin)

1982

[ 5/10 ] Rocky III (Mickey Goldmill)
[ ] Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody (Puff the Magic Dragon (voice))

1984

[ ] Wet Gold (Sampson)
[ ] Thumbelina (Mr. Mole)

1985

[ ] Santa Claus: The Movie (Ancient Elf)
[ ] Answers (Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent"))
[ ] Night of 100 Stars II (Self)
[ ] Broken Rainbow (Historical Voice (voice))
[ ] Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (Self)

1986

[ ] Outrage! (Judge Aaron Klein)
[ ] The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard (Mr. Ben the Owl)
[ ] The Blinkins: The Magic Flower (????)

1987

[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie (Golobulus (voice))
[ ] Mr. Corbett's Ghost (Mad Tom)

1988

[ ] John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited))
[ ] Full Moon in Blue Water (The General)
[ ] King Lear (Don Learo)
[ ] Hot to Trot (Don's Dad)

1989

[ ] The Wickedest Witch (Narrator (voice))

1990

[ 5/10 ] Rocky V (Mickey Goldmill)
[ ] State of Grace (Finn)
[ ] Oddball Hall (Ingersol)
[ ] Rocky Special: Burning Youth (Mickey Goldmill (archive footage))

1991

[ ] Night of the Hunter (Birdy)
[ ] Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (Narrator (voice))

1992

[ ] I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (Guest)
[ ] The Chaplin Puzzle (Narrator (voice))
[ ] Lincoln (Winfield Scott (voice))
[ ] Mastergate (Wiley Slaughter)

1993

[ ] Grumpy Old Men (Grandpa Gustafson)
[ ] La Classe américaine (The Helicopter Man (archive footage))

1994

[ ] Camp Nowhere (Fein)
[ ] Across the Moon (Barney)

1995

[ ] Grumpier Old Men (Grandpa Gustafson)
[ ] Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (Self)
[ ] Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (Old Man (uncredited))

2006

[ 7/10 ] Rocky Balboa (Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited))

2019

[ ] The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (Henry Bemis (archive footage))

2020

[ ] 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (Self (archive footage))

????

[ ] Third Eye (????)
[ ] Time Enough at Last (Henry Bemis)

Writing

1943

[ ] A Welcome to Britain (Writer)

1944

[ ] A Salute to France (Screenplay)

1946

[ ] The Diary of a Chambermaid (Screenplay)

1948

[ ] A Yank Comes Back (Writer)

1970

[ ] The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (Screenplay)

????

[ ] Third Eye (Writer)

Directing

1943

[ ] A Welcome to Britain (Director)

1949

[ ] The Man on the Eiffel Tower (Director)

1970

[ ] The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (Director)

????

[ ] Third Eye (Director)

Production

1946

[ ] The Diary of a Chambermaid (Producer)

1948

[ ] On Our Merry Way (Producer)

1950

[ ] Works of Calder (Producer)

1976

[ ] Circasia (Producer)