Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Burgess Meredith
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 16523
IMDb ID: nm0580565
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1907
Died: September 9, 1997
Age: 89
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1935 - 2020
Years active: 86
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q343633
Also known as
Oliver Burgess Meredith • بورگس مریدیت
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Producer (3)Screenplay (2)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Burgess Meredith.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Burgess Meredith.
7.8
Rocky
as Mickey Goldmill
1976 Movie
7.6
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
1993 Movie
7.3
Of Mice and Men
as George Milton
1939 Movie
7.3
Rocky II
as Mickey Goldmill
1979 Movie
7.1
Advise & Consent
as Herbert Gelman
1962 Movie
6.9
State of Grace
as Finn
1990 Movie
6.9
Rocky III
as Mickey Goldmill
1982 Movie
6.9
Clash of the Titans
as Ammon
1981 Movie
6.9
Rocky Balboa
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
2006 Movie
6.8
Magic
as Ben Greene
1978 Movie
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
as The Missouri Kid
1970 Movie
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
1993 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Burgess Meredith.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Burgess Meredith.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Burgess Meredith.
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Owney Duggan • 1 eps
1959 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Henry Bemis • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.3
Batman
as The Penguin • 21 eps
1966 Series
6.8
Ironside
2 eps
1967 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
as Orkney Cadwallader • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
1950 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Charlie Finnegan • 2 eps
1970 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Tim Bradbury • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.0
Studio One
as Gulley Jimson • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Tom Gwynn • 1 eps
1959 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Burgess Meredith.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Burgess Meredith.
7.6
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.9
Rocky Balboa
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
2006 Movie
6.5
Grumpier Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
1995 Movie
6.2
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Old Man (uncredited)
1995 Movie
8.0
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1995 Movie
3.5
Across the Moon
as Barney
1994 Movie
5.9
Camp Nowhere
as Fein
1994 Movie
7.6
La Classe américaine
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
1993 Movie
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
as Grandpa Gustafson
1993 Movie
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
as Guest
1992 Movie
2.0
Mastergate
as Wiley Slaughter
1992 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Burgess Meredith.
7.5
In the Heat of the Night
as Judge Cully • 3 eps
1988 Series
5.0
Gloria
as Dr. Willard Adams • 22 eps
1982 Series
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Mr. Mole • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.0
Korg: 70,000 B.C.
19 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Search
as V.C.R. Cameron • 23 eps
1972 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Charlie Finnegan • 2 eps
1970 Series
3.0
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as State Party Chairman Mallon • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
as Harrison Merriweather • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.0
Room 222
1 eps
1969 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
2 eps
1967 Series