Burgess Meredith

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 189

Gender Male

Birthday November 16, 1907

Day of Death September 9, 1997 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Oliver Burgess Meredith
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Burgess Meredith

Biography

Oliver Burgess Meredith (* 16. November 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio; † 9. September 1997 in Malibu, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Regisseur und Autor. Im Laufe seiner über 60 Jahre langen Schauspielkarriere hatte er zahlreiche Erfolge in Film, Fernsehen und Theater.

Known For

Acting

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2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020

as Self (archive footage)

2019

as Henry Bemis (archive footage)

2006		Rocky Balboa as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
2006		The Opponents as Self (archive footage) / Mickey Goldmill
2006		National Archives WWII: Air War (11 episodes)
2006		Tribute To Burgess Meredith as Self (archive footage)

1995		Der Dritte Frühling as Grandpa Gustafson
1995		Pecos Bill as Old Man (uncredited)
1995		Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self

1994		Dem Mond so nah as Barney
1994		Ferien total verrückt as Fein

1993		La Classe américaine as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)
1993		Ein verrücktes Paar as Grandpa Gustafson

1992		I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America as Guest
1992		Lincoln as Winfield Scott (voice)
1992		Mastergate as Wiley Slaughter
1992		The Chaplin Puzzle as Narrator (voice)

1991		Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Narrator (voice)
1991		Die Nacht des Jägers as Birdy

1990		Rocky V as Mickey Goldmill
1990		Im Vorhof der Hölle as Finn
1990		Oddball Hall: Jetzt flippen die Götter völlig aus as Ingersol

1989

as Narrator (voice)

1988		Die Trottel vom Texas-Grill as The General
1988		John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1988		Heiss auf Trab as Don's Dad
1988		In der Hitze der Nacht (3 episodes) as Judge Cully
1988		King Lear as Don Learo

1987		Mr. Corbett's Ghost as Mad Tom
1987		G.I. Joe - The Movie as Golobulus (voice)

1986		The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard as Mr. Ben the Owl
1986		Outrage! as Judge Aaron Klein

1985		Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie as Self
1985		Santa Claus as Ancient Elf
1985		Broken Rainbow as Historical Voice (voice)
1985		Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1985		Answers as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

1984		Goldjagd - Das Bahama Projekt as Sampson
1984		Thumbelina as Mr. Mole

1982		Gloria (22 episodes) as Dr. Willard Adams
1982		Große Märchen mit großen Stars (1 episode) as Mr. Mole
1982		Rocky III - Das Auge des Tigers as Mickey Goldmill
1982		Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

1981		Fesseln der Macht as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
1981		Kampf der Titanen as Ammon
1981		The Last Chase as Captain J.G. Williams
1981		Mr. Griffin and Me as Kenneth Griffin

1980		Final Assignment as Zak
1980		Der Tag, an dem die Welt unterging as Rene Valdez

1979		Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)
1979		Rocky II as Mickey Goldmill
1979		UFOs: It Has Begun

1978		Magic – Eine unheimliche Liebesgeschichte as Ben Greene
1978		The Great Bank Hoax as Jack Stutz
1978		Puff, der Zauberdrachen as Puff (voice)
1978		Eine ganz krumme Tour as Mr. Hennessey
1978		Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as William Blackstone
1978		Abenteuer in Atlantis as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
1978		Der Manitou as Dr. Snow
1978		The Living Sands of Namib as Narrator (voice)

1977		Rendezvous mit dem Tod as Van Heurden
1977		The Last Hurrah as Cardinal Burke
1977		Todesflug as Willy Basset
1977		Tail Gunner Joe as Joseph Welch
1977		Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
1977		Hexensabbat as Charles Chazen

1976		Rocky as Mickey Goldmill
1976		Landhaus der toten Seelen as Arnold Allardyce
1976		Circasia as Clown

1975		Die Hindenburg as Emilio Pajetta
1975		Der Rächer von Kalifornien as Narrator (voice)
1975		33 Grad im Schatten as Goldsboro
1975		B. Must Die as Hector
1975		Der Tag der Heuschrecke as Harry Greener

1974		Dinah! (1 episode) as Self
1974		Korg: 70,000 B.C. (19 episodes)
1974		Das Geheimnis der 7 goldenen Nadeln as Winters

1973

as Himself

1972		Search (23 episodes) as V.C.R. Cameron
1972		The Man as Senator Watson
1972		A Fan's Notes as Mr. Blue
1972		Beware! The Blob as Old Hobo
1972		The New Healers as Dr. Simmons
1972		Probe as V.C.R. Cameron
1972		Getting Away from It All as Capt. Frank Coffin
1972		We the People as Narrator

1971		So gute Freunde as Kalman
1971		The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove as Henry Meade
1971		Lock, Stock and Barrel as Rev. Willie Pursle
1971		Ein Mann greift zur Waffe as Freedom Lovelace

1970		Night Gallery (2 episodes) as Charlie Finnegan
1970		Zwei dreckige Halunken as The Missouri Kid
1970		The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as The Dolphin

1969		Der Gauner as Lucius / Narrator (voice)
1969		Winter of the Witch as Narrator
1969		Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1 episode) (1 episode) as Harrison Merriweather
1969		Room 222 (1 episode)
1969		Der Killer und die Dirne as Ramsey Williams
1969		The Father as Captain Ned
1969		Mackenna's Gold as The Storekeeper

1968		Skidoo as The Warden
1968		Harte Fäuste, heiße Lieder as Charlie Lightcloud
1968		Dear Mr. Gable as Narrator

1967		Der Foltergarten des Dr. Diabolo as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
1967		Mannix (1 episode)
1967		Der Chef (2 episodes)
1967		Morgen ist ein neuer Tag as Judge Purcell
1967		Invasion von der Wega (1 episode) as Theodore Booth

1966		The Crazy-Quilt as Narrator (voice)
1966		Die Monkees (1 episode)
1966		Batman hält die Welt in Atem as The Penguin
1966		Höchster Einsatz in Laredo as Doc Scully
1966		Madame X as Dan Sullivan
1966		Batman (21 episodes) as The Penguin

1965		The Loner (1 episode)
1965		Laredo (1 episode)
1965		Erster Sieg as Commander Egan Powell
1965		Geächtet (1 episode)

1964		Profiles in Courage (1 episode) as John Peter Altgeld
1964		Daniel Boone (1 episode) as Alex Hemming
1964		12 O'Clock High (1 episode) as Dr. Michael Rink
1964		Fanfare for a Death Scene as Prof. George Bannerman

1963		Der Kardinal as Father Halley
1963		Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode)
1963		Mr. Novak (2 episodes) as Principal Martin Woodridge
1963		Burkes Gesetz (1 episode) as Harold Harold (1 episode) as Burton Reese (1 episode) as Sidney Wilde

1962		Sam Benedict (1 episode)
1962		Sturm über Washington as Herbert Gelman

1961		The Mike Douglas Show (1 episode) as Self
1961		Ben Casey (1 episode)
1961		Waiting for Godot as Vladimir / Didi

1959		Twilight Zone - Unwahrscheinliche Geschichten (1 episode) as Mr. Smith (1 episode) as Romney Wordsworth (1 episode) as Luther Dingle (1 episode) as Henry Bemis
1959		Bonanza (1 episode) as Owney Duggan
1959		The Bell Telephone Hour (2 episodes) as Self
1959		Tausend Meilen Staub (2 episodes) as Hannibal H. Plew (1 episode) as Matthew Higgins (1 episode) as Tom Gwynn

1958		Gnadenlose Stadt (1 episode) as Duncan Kleist
1958		Sorcerers' Village as Narrator
1958		The Kidnappers as Louis Halliburton

1957		Albert Schweitzer as Narrator (voice)
1957		Suspicion (1 episode) as Ramskill
1957		Joe Butterfly as Joe Butterfly

1953

(1 episode) as Velvet Pants (1 episode) as Thomas A. Edison

1952

as Avon Horsley Jr.

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode) as Cardinal Burke (1 episode) as Sid Davis
1951		Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode)

1950		Works of Calder as Narrator
1950		Lux Video Theatre (1 episode) as David
1950		Your Show of Shows (2 episodes)
1950		What's My Line? (1 episode) as Self - Panelist
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode) as Stage Manager (1 episode) as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo

1949		Golden Arrow as Dick
1949		Der Mann vom Eiffelturm as Joseph Heurtin
1949		The Big Story (1 episode) as Narrator (7 episodes)
1949		Lights Out (3 episodes)
1949		Jigsaw as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

1948		Lamp Unto My Feet (1 episode) as Narrator (voice)
1948		Studio One (1 episode) as Gulley Jimson
1948		The Philco Television Playhouse (1 episode)
1948		On Our Merry Way as Oliver M. Pease
1948		A Yank Comes Back as Self

1947

as Felix Milne

1946		Die wunderbare Puppe as James Madison
1946		Tagebuch einer Kammerzofe as Captain Mauger

1945		Landung in Salerno
1945		Schlachtgewitter am Monte Cassino as Ernie Pyle

1944		Attack! The Battle for New Britain as Narrator (voice)
1944		Tunisian Victory as American soldier (voice)
1944		Hymn of the Nations as Narrator(voice)
1944		Our Country as Himself
1944		A Salute to France as Joe - the American Soldier

1943		The Rear Gunner as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
1943		The United States Service Bands as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
1943		A Welcome to Britain as Self (uncredited)

1942

as Frank Thompson

1941		Tom, Dick und Harry as Harry
1941		Ehekomödie as Alexander Sebastian
1941		The Forgotten Village as Narrator
1941		Second Chorus as Hank Taylor

1940		San Francisco Docks as Johnny Barnes
1940		Castle on the Hudson as Steve Rockford

1939		Von Mäusen und Menschen as George
1939		Idiot's Delight as Quillary

1938

as The Lippencott

1937

as Derek "Dick" Matthews

1936

as Mio Romagna

1935

as Flop House Bum

Writing

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… Writer

1970

… Screenplay

1948

… Writer

1946

… Screenplay

1944

… Screenplay

Directing

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… Director

1970

… Director

1949

… Director

1943

… Director

Production

1976

… Producer

1950

… Producer

1948

… Producer

1946

… Producer

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