Burgess Meredith
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.
Filmography
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
Rocky Balboa
2006
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Grumpier Old Men
1995
as Grandpa Gustafson
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
as Old Man (uncredited)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
Across the Moon
1994
as Barney
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Fein
La Classe américaine
1993
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Grandpa Gustafson
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992
as Guest
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Lincoln
1992
as Winfield Scott (voice)
Mastergate
1992
as Wiley Slaughter
The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Night of the Hunter
1991
as Birdy
Rocky V
1990
as Mickey Goldmill
State of Grace
1990
as Finn
Oddball Hall
1990
as Ingersol
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990
as Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)
The Wickedest Witch
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
as The General
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hot to Trot
1988
as Don's Dad