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Burgess Meredith

  • Born Nov. 16, 1907
  • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died Sept. 9, 1997, aged 89

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 …

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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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Mickey

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Mickey Goldmill

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Mickey Goldmill

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Mickey Goldmill

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The Penguin

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Henry Bemis / Mr. Smith / Luther Dingle / Romney Wordsworth

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Ammon

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Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Grandpa Gustafson

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The Penguin

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Owney Duggan

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Finn

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Grandpa Gustafson

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Ben Greene

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Ancient Elf

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Arnold Allardyce

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Mr. Hennessey

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Charles Chazen

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The Storekeeper

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Msgr. Seamus Fargo

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Fein

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Commander Egan Powell

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Emilio Pajetta

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The Missouri Kid

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Herbert Gelman

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Golobulus (voice)

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Charlie Finnegan / Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")

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Harry Greener

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George Milton

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Old Man (uncredited)

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Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

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Rene Valdez

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Doc Scully

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Orkney Cadwallader

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Old Hobo

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Dr. Snow

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Judge Cully

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Theodore Booth

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Don's Dad

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Lucius / Narrator (voice)

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Alexander Sebastian

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Father Halley

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Ernie Pyle

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Tom Gwynn / Matthew Higgins / Hannibal H. Plew

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Dan Sullivan

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Hank Taylor

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Judge Purcell

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Captain Mauger

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Don Learo

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Tim Bradbury

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Alex Hemming

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Captain J.G. Williams

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The Warden

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Mr. Mole

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Joseph Heurtin

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The General

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Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

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Charlie Lightcloud

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Dr. Michael Rink

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Harrison Merriweather

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Frank Thompson

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Harry

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Oliver M. Pease

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Prof. Waldo Cunningham

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Mio Romagna

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Quillary

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American soldier (voice)

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Felix Milne

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Flop House Bum

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Steve Rockford

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Puff (voice)

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Barney

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Winters

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Ramsey Williams

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Duncan Kleist

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Birdy

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Gulley Jimson

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Kalman

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Mr. Ben the Owl

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Sidney Wilde / Burton Reese / Harold Harold

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Van Heurden

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James Madison

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Historical Voice (voice)

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Judge Aaron Klein

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V.C.R. Cameron

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Ramskill

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Jack Stutz

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The Dolphin

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Goldsboro

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Hector

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Freedom Lovelace

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Sid Davis / Cardinal Burke

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Stage Manager

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Willy Basset

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David

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The Lippencott

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Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

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Sampson

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Thomas A. Edison / Velvet Pants

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Winfield Scott (voice)

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Mr. Blue

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Joe Butterfly

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V.C.R. Cameron

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Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

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Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

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Prof. George Bannerman

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Zak

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Mad Tom

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Joseph Welch

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Senator Watson

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Derek "Dick" Matthews

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Dr. Willard Adams

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Wiley Slaughter

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Principal Martin Woodridge

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Johnny Barnes

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State Party Chairman Mallon

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Narrator

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Joe - the American Soldier

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John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

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William Blackstone

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John Peter Altgeld

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Dr. Simmons

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Henry Meade

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footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

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Mr. Mole

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Clown

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Narrator

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Capt. Frank Coffin

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Dick

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Rev. Willie Pursle

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Ingersol

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Captain Ned

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Louis Halliburton

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Vladimir / Didi

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Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

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Guest

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Kenneth Griffin

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Chief Ranger

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Cardinal Burke

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Screenplay

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Screenplay

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Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

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The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

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Self (archive footage)

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Self

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Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

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Self

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Self

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Self

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Self - Narrator

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Self (uncredited)

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Henry Bemis (archive footage)

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