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Burgess Meredith

Acting

Born: 1907-11-16
Died: 1997-09-09
From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Height: 163.00 m
Popularity: 1

Also Known As

Oliver Burgess Meredithبورگس مریدیت

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.

Photos6

Awards & Nominations8 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

Clash of the Titans

1981
🏆 Won

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

Magic

1978
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Tail Gunner Joe

1977
🏆 Won

Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

Burnt Offerings

1977
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Rocky

1977
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Day of the Locust

1976
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

1974
🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor

1962
🏆 Won

American Campaign Medal

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

World War II Victory Medal

Acting176 titles

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0
Movie

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019Documentary
The New Healers
10.0
Movie

The New Healers

1972Drama
Works of Calder
10.0
Movie

Works of Calder

1950Documentary
A Salute to France
10.0
Movie

A Salute to France

1944Documentary
The Chaplin Puzzle
10.0
Movie

The Chaplin Puzzle

1992Documentary
Dear Mr. Gable
10.0
Movie

Dear Mr. Gable

1968Documentary
Getting Away from It All
10.0
Movie

Getting Away from It All

1972Comedy
A Yank Comes Back
9.0
Movie

A Yank Comes Back

1948Documentary
Oddball Hall
9.0
Movie

Oddball Hall

1990Comedy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
8.3
Movie

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995Documentary
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1
Series

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982-1987Drama
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
Movie

Night of 100 Stars II

1985Comedy
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0
Movie

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991Documentary
Lock, Stock and Barrel
8.0
Movie

Lock, Stock and Barrel

1971Action
The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0
Series

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959-1968Drama
Rocky
7.8
Movie

Rocky

1976Drama
Night Gallery
7.8
Series

Night Gallery

1970-1973Sci-Fi
Winter of the Witch
7.7
Movie

Winter of the Witch

1969Comedy
La Classe américaine
7.6
Movie

La Classe américaine

1993Comedy
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
7.6
Series

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

1974-1975Action
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
Series

In the Heat of the Night

1988-1995Thriller
The Wild Wild West
7.6
Series

The Wild Wild West

1965-1969Action
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
7.5
Movie

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020Documentary
Bonanza
7.5
Series

Bonanza

1959-1973Action
Rocky II
7.3
Movie

Rocky II

1979Drama
Of Mice and Men
7.3
Movie

Of Mice and Men

1939Drama
San Francisco Docks
7.3
Movie

San Francisco Docks

1940Thriller
Batman
7.3
Series

Batman

1966-1968Sci-Fi
Your Show of Shows
7.3
Series

Your Show of Shows

1950-1954Comedy
Mr. Novak
7.3
Series

Mr. Novak

1963-1965Drama
The Big Story
7.3
Series

The Big Story

1949-1958Documentary
Advise & Consent
7.2
Movie

Advise & Consent

1962Drama
Rawhide
7.2
Series

Rawhide

1959-1965Action
12 O'Clock High
7.2
Series

12 O'Clock High

1964-1967Drama
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
7.1
Movie

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966Action
Search
7.1
Series

Search

1972-1973Action
Castle on the Hudson
7.0
Movie

Castle on the Hudson

1940Thriller
Mine Own Executioner
7.0
Movie

Mine Own Executioner

1947Thriller
Fanfare for a Death Scene
7.0
Movie

Fanfare for a Death Scene

1964Action
The Living Sands of Namib
7.0
Movie

The Living Sands of Namib

1978Documentary
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
7.0
Movie

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

1978Action
A Welcome to Britain
7.0
Movie

A Welcome to Britain

1943Documentary
Golden Arrow
7.0
Movie

Golden Arrow

1949Comedy
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
7.0
Movie

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

1944Action
Sorcerers' Village
7.0
Movie

Sorcerers' Village

1958Documentary
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
7.0
Movie

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

1971Drama
Puff, the Magic Dragon
7.0
Cartoon

Puff, the Magic Dragon

1978Animation
Daniel Boone
7.0
Series

Daniel Boone

1964-1970Action
Dinah!
7.0
Series

Dinah!

1974 - ...Drama
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
Rocky III
6.9
Movie

Rocky III

1982Drama
State of Grace
6.9
Movie

State of Grace

1990Drama
Clash of the Titans
6.9
Movie

Clash of the Titans

1981Action
Rocky Balboa
6.9
Movie

Rocky Balboa

2006Drama
Ironside
6.9
Series

Ironside

1967-1975Thriller
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8
Movie

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970Action
Magic
6.8
Movie

Magic

1978Drama
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
6.8
Cartoon

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

1982Animation
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
6.8
Cartoon

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

1979Animation
Mannix
6.8
Series

Mannix

1967-1975Action
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
Branded
6.8
Series

Branded

1965-1966Action
The Invaders
6.8
Series

The Invaders

1967-1968Action
Grumpy Old Men
6.7
Movie

Grumpy Old Men

1993Comedy
Sam Benedict
6.7
Series

Sam Benedict

1962-1963Drama
That Uncertain Feeling
6.6
Movie

That Uncertain Feeling

1941Comedy
In Harm's Way
6.6
Movie

In Harm's Way

1965Action
Mackenna's Gold
6.6
Movie

Mackenna's Gold

1969Action
The Cardinal
6.6
Movie

The Cardinal

1963Drama
The Monkees
6.6
Series

The Monkees

1966-1968Comedy
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948-1956Drama
Burnt Offerings
6.5
Movie

Burnt Offerings

1976Horror
Story of G.I. Joe
6.5
Movie

Story of G.I. Joe

1945Drama
King Lear
6.5
Movie

King Lear

1988Comedy
G.I. Joe: The Movie
6.5
Cartoon

G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987Animation
Albert Schweitzer
6.5
Movie

Albert Schweitzer

1957Documentary
The Man
6.5
Movie

The Man

1972Drama
Joe Butterfly
6.5
Movie

Joe Butterfly

1957Comedy
Grumpier Old Men
6.5
Movie

Grumpier Old Men

1995Romance
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983Horror
The Virginian
6.5
Series

The Virginian

1962-1971Action
Batman
6.4
Movie

Batman

1966Action
The Day of the Locust
6.4
Movie

The Day of the Locust

1975Drama
Madame X
6.4
Movie

Madame X

1966Drama
Hurry Sundown
6.4
Movie

Hurry Sundown

1967Drama
Tunisian Victory
6.4
Movie

Tunisian Victory

1944Documentary
The Reivers
6.4
Movie

The Reivers

1969Comedy
A Fan's Notes
6.4
Movie

A Fan's Notes

1972Comedy
Laredo
6.4
Series

Laredo

1965-1967Action
Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
Series

Tales of Tomorrow

1951-1953Sci-Fi
Santa Claus: The Movie
6.3
Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

1985Drama
Foul Play
6.3
Movie

Foul Play

1978Comedy
The Hindenburg
6.3
Movie

The Hindenburg

1975Drama
The Rear Gunner
6.3
Movie

The Rear Gunner

1943Drama
There Goes the Groom
6.3
Movie

There Goes the Groom

1937Comedy
The Scoundrel
6.3
Movie

The Scoundrel

1935Drama
The Wickedest Witch
6.3
Movie

The Wickedest Witch

1989Comedy
Mr. Corbett's Ghost
6.3
Movie

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

1987Drama
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
6.3
Movie

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995Action
Burke's Law
6.3
Series

Burke's Law

1963-1966Drama
The Loner
6.3
Series

The Loner

1965-1966Action
Torture Garden
6.2
Movie

Torture Garden

1967Horror
The Diary of a Chambermaid
6.2
Movie

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946Drama
Suspicion
6.2
Series

Suspicion

1957-1958Thriller
True Confessions
6.1
Movie

True Confessions

1981Thriller
Full Moon in Blue Water
6.1
Movie

Full Moon in Blue Water

1988Drama
Idiot's Delight
6.1
Movie

Idiot's Delight

1939Comedy
The Sentinel
6.1
Movie

The Sentinel

1977Horror
Magnificent Doll
6.1
Movie

Magnificent Doll

1946Drama
Room 222
6.1
Series

Room 222

1969-1974Comedy
Love, American Style
6.1
Series

Love, American Style

1969-1974Comedy
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
6.0
Movie

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988Documentary
Camp Nowhere
6.0
Movie

Camp Nowhere

1994Comedy
Winterset
6.0
Movie

Winterset

1936Romance
Tail Gunner Joe
6.0
Movie

Tail Gunner Joe

1977Drama
Thumbelina
6.0
Movie

Thumbelina

1984Action
Waiting for Godot
6.0
Movie

Waiting for Godot

1961Drama
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
Series

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950-1957Drama
Lights Out
6.0
Series

Lights Out

1949-1972Sci-Fi
Tom, Dick and Harry
5.9
Movie

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941Comedy
A Walk in the Sun
5.9
Movie

A Walk in the Sun

1945Action
Night of the Hunter
5.9
Movie

Night of the Hunter

1991Drama
Ben Casey
5.9
Series

Ben Casey

1961-1966Drama
Rocky V
5.8
Movie

Rocky V

1990Drama
92 in the Shade
5.8
Movie

92 in the Shade

1975Comedy
Wet Gold
5.8
Movie

Wet Gold

1984Action
Probe
5.8
Movie

Probe

1972Sci-Fi
Second Chorus
5.8
Movie

Second Chorus

1941Drama
Broken Rainbow
5.8
Movie

Broken Rainbow

1985Documentary
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
On Our Merry Way
5.7
Movie

On Our Merry Way

1948Comedy
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
5.7
Cartoon

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

1986Sci-Fi
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
Gloria
5.7
Series

Gloria

1982-1983Comedy
Golden Rendezvous
5.5
Movie

Golden Rendezvous

1977Action
Stay Away, Joe
5.5
Movie

Stay Away, Joe

1968Action
The Crazy-Quilt
5.5
Movie

The Crazy-Quilt

1966Drama
Final Assignment
5.5
Movie

Final Assignment

1980Romance
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
5.5
Movie

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

1977Drama
The Amazing Captain Nemo
5.4
Movie

The Amazing Captain Nemo

1978Sci-Fi
The Manitou
5.4
Movie

The Manitou

1978Horror
Street of Chance
5.4
Movie

Street of Chance

1942Drama
When Time Ran Out...
5.4
Movie

When Time Ran Out...

1980Action
SST: Death Flight
5.4
Movie

SST: Death Flight

1978Thriller
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
5.4
Movie

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

1985Documentary
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
Golden Needles
5.3
Movie

Golden Needles

1974Action
Outrage!
5.3
Movie

Outrage!

1986Drama
Hymn of the Nations
5.3
Movie

Hymn of the Nations

1944Drama
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
5.2
Movie

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949Thriller
Hot to Trot
5.2
Movie

Hot to Trot

1988Comedy
The Great Bank Hoax
5.1
Movie

The Great Bank Hoax

1978Comedy
Such Good Friends
5.1
Movie

Such Good Friends

1971Comedy
Jigsaw
5.0
Movie

Jigsaw

1949Drama
Hard Contract
5.0
Movie

Hard Contract

1969Thriller
Circasia
5.0
Movie

Circasia

1976Drama
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
4.9
Movie

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1974Thriller
Spring Madness
4.9
Movie

Spring Madness

1938Romance
Skidoo
4.8
Movie

Skidoo

1968Comedy
The Bold Ones: The Senator
4.7
Series

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970-1971Drama
Beware! The Blob
4.6
Movie

Beware! The Blob

1972Comedy
B. Must Die
4.5
Movie

B. Must Die

1975Drama
The Master Gunfighter
4.5
Movie

The Master Gunfighter

1975Drama
Mastergate
4.5
Movie

Mastergate

1992Comedy
Clay Pigeon
4.0
Movie

Clay Pigeon

1971Action
Across the Moon
4.0
Movie

Across the Moon

1994Romance
The Last Chase
3.9
Movie

The Last Chase

1981Action
The United States Service Bands
2.0
Movie

The United States Service Bands

1943Documentary
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
0
Movie

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

1992Documentary
Answers
0
Movie

Answers

1985Drama
The Last Hurrah
0
Movie

The Last Hurrah

1977Drama
Old Faithful
0
Movie

Old Faithful

1973Drama
Mr. Griffin and Me
0
Movie

Mr. Griffin and Me

1981Comedy
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
0
Movie

Rocky Special: Burning Youth

1990Drama

Directing3 titles

A Welcome to Britain
7.0
Movie

A Welcome to Britain

1943Documentary
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
5.2
Movie

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949Thriller
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
4.9
Movie

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1974Thriller

Writing5 titles

A Salute to France
10.0
Movie

A Salute to France

1944Documentary
A Yank Comes Back
9.0
Movie

A Yank Comes Back

1948Documentary
A Welcome to Britain
7.0
Movie

A Welcome to Britain

1943Documentary
The Diary of a Chambermaid
6.2
Movie

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946Drama
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
4.9
Movie

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1974Thriller

Production4 titles

Works of Calder
10.0
Movie

Works of Calder

1950Documentary
The Diary of a Chambermaid
6.2
Movie

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946Drama
On Our Merry Way
5.7
Movie

On Our Merry Way

1948Comedy
Circasia
5.0
Movie

Circasia

1976Drama