Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Deceased · Born: Nov 16, 1907 · Died: Sep 9, 1997

Personal Details

Height 5' 4"
Born Nov 16, 1907 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Spouse
  • Kaja Sundsten

    ( Jan 8, 1951 to Sep 9, 1997 )
  • Paulette Goddard

    ( May 21, 1944 to Jun 8, 1949 )
  • Margaret Perry

    ( Jan 10, 1936 to Jul 19, 1938 )
  • Helen Derby Berrien

    ( Jul 25, 1932 to Aug 20, 1935 )
Parents
  • William George Meredith
  • Ida Beth Burgess

Biography

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 Meredith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

2024
2020
1995
Grumpier Old Men
Grumpier Old Men as Grandpa Gustafson
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Tall Tale
Tall Tale as Old Man (uncredited)
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1994
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere as Fein
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1993
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men as Grandpa Gustafson
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1992
Lincoln
Lincoln as Winfield Scott (voice)
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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night as Judge Cully
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1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Narrator (voice)
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Night of the Hunter
Night of the Hunter as Birdy
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1990
Oddball Hall
Oddball Hall as Ingersol
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Rocky V
Rocky V as Mickey Goldmill
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State of Grace
State of Grace as Finn
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1989
The Wickedest Witch
The Wickedest Witch as Narrator (voice)
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1988
Hot to Trot
Hot to Trot as Don's Dad
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Full Moon in Blue Water
Full Moon in Blue Water as The General
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1987
King Lear
King Lear as Don Learo (uncredited)
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Mister Corbett's Ghost
Mister Corbett's Ghost as Mad Tom
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1986
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard as Mr. Ben the Owl
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Outrage!
Outrage! as Judge Aaron Klein
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1985
Answers
Answers as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
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Santa Claus: The Movie
Santa Claus: The Movie as Ancient Elf
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Broken Rainbow
Broken Rainbow as Historical Voices
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1984
Wet Gold
Wet Gold as Sampson
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as Mr. Mole
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as Mr. Mole
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1982
Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody
Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody as Puff the Magic Dragon
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Rocky III
Rocky III as Mickey Goldmill
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Gloria
Gloria as Dr. Willard Adams
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1981
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans as Ammon
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Mr. Griffin and Me
Mr. Griffin and Me as Kenneth Griffin
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True Confessions
True Confessions as Msgr. Seamus Fargo
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The Last Chase
The Last Chase as Captain J.G. Williams
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1980
Final Assignment
Final Assignment as Zak
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When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out... as Rene Valdez
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1979
UFOs: It Has Begun
Rocky II
Rocky II as Mickey Goldmill
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Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies
Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies as Puff the Magic Dragon
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1978
The Return of Captain Nemo
The Return of Captain Nemo as Prof. Waldo Cunningham
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Puff the Magic Dragon
Puff the Magic Dragon as Puff
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The Great Bank Hoax
The Great Bank Hoax as Jack Stutz
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Foul Play
Foul Play as Mr. Hennessey
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The Manitou
The Manitou as Dr. Snow
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The Living Sands of Namib
The Living Sands of Namib as Narrator (voice)
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Magic
Magic as Ben Greene
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Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as William Blackstone
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1977
SST: Death Flight
SST: Death Flight as Willy Basset
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The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah as Cardinal Burke
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Tail Gunner Joe
Tail Gunner Joe as Joseph Welch
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Golden Rendezvous
Golden Rendezvous as Van Heurden
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The Sentinel
The Sentinel as Charles Chazen
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1976
Rocky
Rocky as Mickey Goldmill
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Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings as Arnold Allardyce
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1975
The Master Gunfighter
The Master Gunfighter as Narrator (voice)
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The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust as Harry Greener
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92 in the Shade
92 in the Shade as Goldsboro
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The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg as Emilio Pajetta
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1974
Golden Needles
Golden Needles as Winters
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1972
A Fan's Notes
A Fan's Notes as Mr. Blue
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Probe
Probe as V.C.R. Cameron
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Getting Away from It All
Getting Away from It All as Capt. Frank Coffin
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The Man
The Man as Senator Watson
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Search
Search as V.C.R. Cameron
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Mannix
Mannix
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1971
Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends as Kalman
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Clay Pigeon
Clay Pigeon as Freedom Lovelace
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Lock, Stock and Barrel
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove as Henry Meade
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1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... as The Missouri Kid
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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as The Dolphin
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Night Gallery
Night Gallery as Charlie Finnegan
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1969
Winter of the Witch
Winter of the Witch as Narrator
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Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold as The Storekeeper
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Hard Contract
Hard Contract as Ramsey Williams
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1968
Skidoo
Skidoo as The Warden
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Stay Away, Joe
Stay Away, Joe as Charlie Lightcloud
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Dear Mr. Gable
Dear Mr. Gable as Narrator
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Ironside
Ironside
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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Alex Hemming
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1967
Torture Garden
Torture Garden as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
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Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown as Judge Purcell
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The Invaders
The Invaders as Theodore Booth
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The Monkees
The Monkees
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1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Doc Scully
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The Crazy-Quilt
The Crazy-Quilt as Narrator
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Batman: The Movie
Batman: The Movie as The Penguin
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Madame X
Madame X as Dan M. Sullivan
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Batman
Batman as The Penguin
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1965
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way as Commander Egan Powell
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1964
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Fanfare for a Death Scene as Prof. George Bannerman
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1962
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent as Herbert Gelman
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Naked City
Naked City as Duncan Kleist
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1961
Play of the Week
Play of the Week as Vladimir
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1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Henry Bemis
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1958
Sorcerers' Village
Sorcerers' Village as Narrator
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sid Davis
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1957
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly as Joe Butterfly
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Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer as Narrator (voice)
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1951
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre as David
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1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
1949
The Gay Adventure
The Gay Adventure as Dick
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower as Joseph Heurtin
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1948
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way as Oliver M. Pease
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1947
Mine Own Executioner
Mine Own Executioner as Felix Milne
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1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid as Captain Mauger
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Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll as James Madison
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1945
Story of G.I. Joe
Story of G.I. Joe as Ernie Pyle
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1944
Tunisian Victory
Tunisian Victory as American soldier (voice)
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Attack! Battle of New Britain
Attack! Battle of New Britain as Narrator (voice)
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Hymn of the Nations
Hymn of the Nations as Narrator(voice)
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1943
The United States Service Bands
The United States Service Bands as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
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The Rear Gunner
The Rear Gunner as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
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1942
Street of Chance
Street of Chance as Frank Thompson
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1941
Second Chorus
Second Chorus as Hank Taylor
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The Forgotten Village
The Forgotten Village as Narrator
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Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry as Harry
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That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling as Alexander Sebastian
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1940
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson as Steve Rockford
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San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks as Johnny Barnes
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1939
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men as George
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Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight as Quillary
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1938
Spring Madness
Spring Madness as The Lippencott
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1937
There Goes the Groom
There Goes the Groom as Derek "Dick" Matthews
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1936
Winterset
Winterset as Mio Romagna
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2008
Rocky Jumped a Park Bench
2006
In the Ring
In the Ring
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The Opponents
The Opponents
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1985
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1973
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
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1943
A Welcome to Britain
1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid as Screenplay
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1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as Director, Screenplay
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1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower as Director
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1943
A Welcome to Britain
A Welcome to Britain as Director
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