Burgess Meredith


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Actor | Director | Screenplay | Producer

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" who was "one of the most accomplished actors of the century." Meredith won several Emmys and was nominated for Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burgess Mered...

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Date of Birth: Nov 16, 1907

Date of Death: Sep 9, 1997


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Filmography

Actor (115 Known Credits)


Grumpier Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson

Tall Tale

Old Man (uncredited)

Grumpy Old Men

Grandpa Gustafson

Lincoln

Winfield Scott (voice)

Mastergate

Wiley Slaughter

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Narrator/Presenter/Himself

Rocky V

Mickey Goldmill

Oddball Hall

Ingersol

King Lear

Don Learo (uncredited)

Outrage!

Judge Aaron Klein

Answers

Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Wet Gold

Sampson

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Rocky III

Mickey Goldmill

True Confessions

Msgr. Seamus Fargo

The Last Chase

Captain J.G. Williams

Rocky II

Mickey Goldmill

The Amazing Captain Nemo

Prof. Cunningham

Foul Play

Mr. Hennessey

Magic

Ben Greene

The Manitou

Dr. Snow

The Living Sands of Namib

Narrator (voice)

The Sentinel

Charles Chazen

Golden Rendezvous

Van Heurden

SST: Death Flight

Willy Basset

Tail Gunner Joe

Joseph Welch

The Last Hurrah

Cardinal Burke

Rocky

Mickey Goldmill

Burnt Offerings

Arnold Allardyce

The Day of the Locust

Harry Greener

The Hindenburg

Emilio Pajetta

92 in the Shade

Goldsboro

The Master Gunfighter

Narrator (voice)

Search

V.C.R. Cameron

Probe

V.C.R. Cameron

The Man

Senator Watson

Getting Away from It All

Captain Frank Coffin

Clay Pigeon

Freedom Lovelace

There Was a Crooked Man...

The Missouri Kid

The Reivers

Lucius / Narrator (voice)

Mackenna's Gold

The Storekeeper

Hard Contract

Ramsey Williams

Skidoo

The Warden

Stay Away, Joe

Charlie Lightcloud

The Invaders

Theodore Booth

Torture Garden

Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Hurry Sundown

Judge Purcell

Batman

The Penguin

Madame X

Dan Sullivan

In Harm's Way

Commander Egan Powell

The Cardinal

Father Halley

Advise & Consent

Herbert Gelman

The Twilight Zone

Henry Bemis

The Twilight Zone

Luther Dingle

The Twilight Zone

Romney Wordsworth

Albert Schweitzer

Narrator (voice)

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

Tony Awards

Recipient

Jigsaw

Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

On Our Merry Way

Oliver M. Pease

Magnificent Doll

James Madison

Hymn of the Nations

Narrator(voice)

Tunisian Victory

American soldier (voice)

Our Country

Himself

The Rear Gunner

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Street of Chance

Frank Thompson / Danny Nearing

Second Chorus

Hank Taylor

That Uncertain Feeling

Alexander Sebastian

Castle on the Hudson

Steve Rockford

San Francisco Docks

Johnny Barnes

Spring Madness

The Lippencott

There Goes the Groom

Derek "Dick" Matthews

Winterset

Mio Romagna

The Scoundrel

Flop House Bum

Grandpa Gustafson
Tall Tale (1995)
Old Man (uncredited)
Barney
Camp Nowhere (1994)
Fein
Grandpa Gustafson
Narrator
Lincoln (1992)
Winfield Scott (voice)
Mastergate (1992)
Wiley Slaughter
Narrator/Presenter/Himself
Birdy
Rocky V (1990)
Mickey Goldmill
Finn
Oddball Hall (1990)
Ingersol
Narrator
In the Heat of the Night (1988 - 1995)
Judge Culley
In the Heat of the Night (1988 - 1995)
Judge Cully
The General
King Lear (1987)
Don Learo (uncredited)
Mad Tom
Outrage! (1986)
Judge Aaron Klein
Ancient Elf
Answers (1985)
Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Wet Gold (1984)
Sampson
Thumbelina (1984)
Mole
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982 - 1987)
Mole
Rocky III (1982)
Mickey Goldmill
Ammon
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
Captain J.G. Williams
Rene Valdez
Zak
Rocky II (1979)
Mickey Goldmill
Prof. Cunningham
Foul Play (1978)
Mr. Hennessey
Magic (1978)
Ben Greene
The Manitou (1978)
Dr. Snow
Jack Stutz
Narrator (voice)
William Blackstone
The Sentinel (1977)
Charles Chazen
Van Heurden
Willy Basset
Joseph Welch
Cardinal Burke
Rocky (1976)
Mickey Goldmill
Arnold Allardyce
Harry Greener
Emilio Pajetta
Goldsboro
Narrator (voice)
Hector
Winters
Search (1972 - 1973)
V.C.R. Cameron
Old Hobo
Probe (1972)
V.C.R. Cameron
The Man (1972)
Senator Watson
Captain Frank Coffin
Kalman
Clay Pigeon (1971)
Freedom Lovelace
The Missouri Kid
The Reivers (1969)
Lucius / Narrator (voice)
The Storekeeper
Hard Contract (1969)
Ramsey Williams
Narrator
Skidoo (1968)
The Warden
Charlie Lightcloud
The Invaders (1967 - 1968)
Theodore Booth
Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
Hurry Sundown (1967)
Judge Purcell
Batman (1966)
The Penguin
Madame X (1966)
Dan Sullivan
In Harm's Way (1965)
Commander Egan Powell
The Cardinal (1963)
Father Halley
Herbert Gelman
Vladimir
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Henry Bemis
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Luther Dingle
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Mr. Smith
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Romney Wordsworth
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
Joe Butterfly (1957)
Joe Butterfly
Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)
Recipient
Narrator
Jigsaw (1949)
Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
Joseph Heurtin
Oliver M. Pease
Felix Milne
Captain Mauger
James Madison
Narrator(voice)
American soldier (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Our Country (1944)
Himself
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
Himself
Frank Thompson / Danny Nearing
Second Chorus (1941)
Hank Taylor
Alexander Sebastian
Harry
Steve Rockford
Johnny Barnes
George
Quillary
The Lippencott
Derek "Dick" Matthews
Winterset (1936)
Mio Romagna
The Scoundrel (1935)
Flop House Bum

Director (3 Known Credits)


Screenplay (2 Known Credits)


Producer (2 Known Credits)


Producer
Producer

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