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Burgess Meredith (1907–1997)

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One of the truly great and gifted performers of the century who often suffered lesser roles, Meredith was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1907 and educated in Amherst College in Massachusetts before joining Eva Le Gallienne's stage company in New York City in 1933. He became a favorite of dramatist Maxwell Anderson... See full bio »

Born:

Oliver Burgess Meredith
in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Malibu, California, USA
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2011 Biography (TV series documentary)
Mickey Goldmill
– The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (2011) … Mickey Goldmill
 
1996 Ripper (Video Game)
Hamilton Wofford/Covington Wofford
 
1995 Grumpier Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
 
1995 Across the Moon
Barney
 
1995 Tall Tale
Old Man (uncredited)
 
1994 The Great Battles of the Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)
Gettysburg Star and Banner Columnist (Episode 6)
 
1994 Camp Nowhere
Fein
 
1993 Grumpy Old Men
Grandpa Gustafson
 
1993 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Judge Cully
– Hatton's Turn: Part 2 (1993) … Judge Cully
– Lake Winahatchie (1993) … Judge Cully
– Even Nice People (1993) … Judge Cully
 
1992 Lincoln (TV movie)
Winfield Scott (voice)
 
1992 Mastergate (TV movie)
Wiley Slaughter
 
1991 Night of the Hunter (TV movie)
Birdy
 
1990 Rocky V
Mickey Goldmill
 
1990 State of Grace
Finn
 
1990 Oddball Hall
Ingersol
 
1989 The Wickedest Witch (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1988 Full Moon in Blue Water
The General
 
1988 Hot to Trot
Don's Dad (voice) (uncredited)
 
1987 Mister Corbett's Ghost (TV movie)
Mad Tom
 
1987 King Lear
Don Learo (uncredited)
 
1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie (video)
Golobulus (voice)
 
1986 Outrage! (TV movie)
Judge Aaron Klein
 
1986 The Blinkins (TV movie)
Mr. Ben the Owl (voice)
 
1985 Santa Claus
Ancient Elf
 
1985 Answers (TV movie)
 
1984 Wet Gold (TV movie)
Sampson
 
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Mole
– Thumbelina (1984) … Mole
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1982-1983 Gloria (TV series)
Dr. Willard Adams
– An Uncredited Woman (1983) … Dr. Willard Adams
– Class Struggle (1983) … Dr. Willard Adams
– It Almost Happened One Night (1983) … Dr. Willard Adams
– Coming Apart (1983) … Dr. Willard Adams
– Death Row Dog (1983) … Dr. Willard Adams
See all 21 episodes »
 
1983 Chasing the Limits (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1982 Rocky III
Mickey Goldmill
 
1982 Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (TV short)
Puff (voice)
 
1982 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
Dr. Willard Adams
– Gloria Comes Home: Part 2 (1982) … Dr. Willard Adams
 
1981 True Confessions
Msgr. Seamus Fargo
 
1981 Clash of the Titans
Ammon
 
1981 The Last Chase
Captain J.G. Williams
 
1981 Mr. Griffin and Me (TV movie)
Kenneth Griffin
 
1980 Final Assignment
Zak
 
1980 When Time Ran Out...
Rene Valdez
 
1979 Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (TV movie)
Puff (voice)
 
1979 Rocky II
Mickey Goldmill
 
1978 The Great Bank Hoax
Jack Stutz
 
1978 Magic
Ben Greene
 
1978 Puff the Magic Dragon (TV short)
Puff (voice)
 
1978 Foul Play
Mr. Hennessey
 
1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (TV movie)
William Blackstone
 
1978 The Manitou
Dr. Snow
 
1978 The Amazing Captain Nemo (TV movie)
Prof. Waldo Cunningham
 
1977 Golden Rendezvous
Van Heurden
 
1977 The Last Hurrah (TV movie)
Cardinal Burke
 
1977 SST: Death Flight (TV movie)
Willy Basset
 
1977 Tail Gunner Joe (TV movie)
Joseph Welch
 
1977 Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (TV movie)
John F. 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald
 
1977 The Sentinel
Charles Chazen
 
1977 The Wandering Muse of Artemus Flagg (TV movie)
Artemus Flagg
 
1976 Rocky
Mickey Goldmill
 
1976 Burnt Offerings
Arnold Allardyce
 
1975 The Hindenburg
Emilio Pajetta
 
1975 The Master Gunfighter
Narrator (voice)
 
1975 92 in the Shade
Goldsboro
 
1975 The Day of the Locust
Harry Greener
 
1975 Hay que matar a B.
Hector
 
1974 Korg: 70,000 B.C. (TV series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1974 Golden Needles
Winters
 
1972-1973 Search (TV series)
V.C.R. Cameron
– The Packagers (1973) … V.C.R. Cameron
– Suffer My Child (1973) … V.C.R. Cameron
– Ends of the Earth (1973) … V.C.R. Cameron
– Moment of Madness (1973) … V.C.R. Cameron
– The Mattson Papers (1973) … V.C.R. Cameron
See all 23 episodes »
 
1973 Old Faithful (TV movie)
Chief Ranger
 
1970-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Charlie Finnegan / Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")
– Finnegan's Flight (1972) … Charlie Finnegan
– Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) … Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Noah Otway
– The Crimson Halo (1972) … Noah Otway
 
1972 The Man
Senator Watson
 
1972 Beware! The Blob
Old Hobo (uncredited)
 
1972 A Fan's Notes
Mr. Blue
 
1972 The New Healers (TV movie)
Dr. Simmons
 
1972 Probe (TV movie)
V.C.R. Cameron
 
1972 Getting Away from It All (TV movie)
Captain Frank Coffin
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
Marvin Sloan
– A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley (1972) … Marvin Sloan
 
1968-1972 Ironside (TV series)
Carney / Harry Grenadine
– Unreasonable Facsimile (1972) … Harry Grenadine
– The Macabre Mr. Micawber (1968) … Carney
 
1971 Such Good Friends
Kalman
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
– Pipe Me a Loving Tune (1971)
 
1971 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Henry Meade
– Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove: Part 2 (1971) … Henry Meade
– Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove: Part 1 (1971) … Henry Meade
 
1971 The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (TV movie)
Henry Meade
 
1970-1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
Harrison Merriweather (segment "Love and the Artful Codger") / The Reverend (segment "Love and the Hypnotist")
– Love and the Artful Codger/Love and the Neglected Wife/Love and the Traveling Salesman (1971) … Harrison Merriweather (segment "Love and the Artful Codger")
– Love and the Hypnotist/Love and the Psychiatrist (1970) … The Reverend (segment "Love and the Hypnotist")
 
1971 Lock, Stock and Barrel (TV movie)
Rev. Willie Pursle
 
1971 Room 222 (TV series)
– K-W-W-H (1971)
 
1971 Clay Pigeon
Freedom Lovelace
 
1968-1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Muley / Tim Bradbury
– Flight from Memory (1971) … Muley
– The Orchard (1968) … Tim Bradbury
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Garver
– All the Old Familiar Faces (1970) … Garver
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)
George P. Mallon
– Power Play (1970) … George P. Mallon
 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
The Missouri Kid
 
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Dolphin
 
1969 The Reivers
Lucius (voice) / Narrator (voice)
 
1969 Hard Contract
Ramsey Williams
 
1969 Mackenna's Gold
The Storekeeper
 
1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Alex
– Three Score and Ten (1969) … Alex
 
1969 Winter of the Witch (TV short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1969 The Father (short)
Captain Ned
 
1968 Skidoo
The Warden
 
1968 Stay Away, Joe
Charlie Lightcloud
 
1966-1968 Batman (TV series)
The Penguin
– Penguin's Clean Sweep (1968) … The Penguin
– Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club (1968) … The Penguin (uncredited)
– A Horse of Another Color (1967) … The Penguin
– The Sport of Penguins (1967) … The Penguin
– The Wail of the Siren (1967) … The Penguin (uncredited)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1967 Torture Garden
Dr. Diabolo (Framework Story)
 
1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Owney Duggan
– Six Black Horses (1967) … Owney Duggan
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Theodore Booth
– Wall of Crystal (1967) … Theodore Booth
 
1967 Hurry Sundown
Judge Purcell
 
1966 The Crazy-Quilt
Narrator (voice)
 
1966 Batman
The Penguin
 
1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Doc Scully (as Burgess Meridith)
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Horace Greeley
– Headed for Doomsday (1966) … Horace Greeley
 
1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
Muldoon
– The Magnificent Muldoon (1966) … Muldoon
 
1966 Madame X
Dan Sullivan
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Dr. Rink
– Back to the Drawing Board (1966) … Dr. Rink
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
Sicdry
– Hunt the Man Down (1965) … Sicdry
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Judge Benjamin Vincent
– No Justice for the Judge (1965) … Judge Benjamin Vincent
 
1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Orkney Cadwallader
– The Night of the Human Trigger (1965) … Orkney Cadwallader
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Grubsty 'Grubby' Sully
– Lazyfoot, Where Are You? (1965) … Grubsty 'Grubby' Sully
 
1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Principal Martin Woodridge
– Once a Clown (1965) … Principal Martin Woodridge
– And Then I Wrote... (1965) … Principal Martin Woodridge
– The Firebrand (1965) … Principal Martin Woodridge
– There's a Penguin in My Garden (1965) … Principal Martin Woodridge
– The Student Who Never Was (1965) … Principal Martin Woodridge
See all 17 episodes »
 
1965 In Harm's Way
Commander Egan Powell
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
John Peter Altgeld
– John Peter Altgeld (1965) … John Peter Altgeld
 
1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Burton Reese / Harold Harold / Sidney Wilde
– Who Killed 711? (1964) … Harold Harold
– Who Killed Jason Shaw? (1964) … Burton Reese
– Who Killed Alex Debbs? (1963) … Sidney Wilde
 
1961-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Hannibal H. Plew / Matthew Higgins / Tom Gwynn
– Incident at Deadhorse: Part II (1964) … Hannibal H. Plew
– Incident at Deadhorse: Part I (1964) … Hannibal H. Plew
– Incident at Paradise (1963) … Matthew Higgins
– The Little Fishes (1961) … Tom Gwynn
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Tumblers Fuller
– The Square Peg (1964) … Tumblers Fuller
 
1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Grover Allen
– The Grover Allen Story (1964) … Grover Allen
 
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Saracen
– The Day of the Wizard (1964) … Saracen
 
1964 Fanfare for a Death Scene (TV movie)
Bannerman
 
1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
Walter Osborne
– Heart of Marble, Body of Stone (1963) … Walter Osborne
 
1963 The Cardinal
Father Ned Halley
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Vincent Marion
– 5: The Conclusion (1963) … Vincent Marion
– 5: Part 4 (1963) … Vincent Marion
– 5: Part 3 (1963) … Vincent Marion
– 5: Part 2 (1963) … Vincent Marion
– 5: Part 1 (1963) … Vincent Marion
 
1959-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Henry Bemis / Luther Dingle / Mr. Smith - the Devil / …
– Printer's Devil (1963) … Mr. Smith - the Devil
– The Obsolete Man (1961) … Romney Wordsworth
– Mr. Dingle, the Strong (1961) … Luther Dingle
– Time Enough at Last (1959) … Henry Bemis
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Lester Partridge
– Pack Up All My Cares and Woes (1962) … Lester Partridge
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Cyrus Carter
– Everybody's Playing Polo (1962) … Cyrus Carter
 
1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Chris III / Christopher NorbertII
– Hooray, Hooray the Circus Is Coming to Town (1962) … Christopher NorbertII/Chris III
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Duncan Kleist
– Hold for Gloria Christmas (1962) … Duncan Kleist
 
1962 Advise & Consent
Herbert Gelman
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Vladimir
– Waiting for Godot (1961) … Vladimir
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
– The Practical Dreamer (1959)
 
1959 Ah, Wilderness! (TV movie)
Sid Davis
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Narrator
– The Human Comedy (1959) … Narrator (voice)
 
1954-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Thomas A. Edison / Velvet Pants
– The Unfamiliar (1958) … Velvet Pants
– Edison the Man (1954) … Thomas A. Edison
 
1958 The Kidnappers
Louis Halliburton
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Ramskill
– Hand in Glove (1957) … Ramskill
 
1957 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Alec Sherwood
– Haunted Harbor (1957) … Alec Sherwood
 
1957 Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
 
1953-1956 Omnibus (TV series)
Avon Horsley Jr. / Man
– The Christmas Tie (1956) … Avon Horsley Jr.
– Grandma Moses (1953) … Man
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Mountain Man
– The Great Silence (1953) … Mountain Man
 
1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
David
– Decision (1952) … David
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
Rodney Deane
– Brief Moment (1952) … Rodney Deane
 
1950-1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Professor Lyman
– This Way to Heaven (1951) … Professor Lyman
– The Martian Eyes (1951) … Professor Lyman
– The Martian Eyes (1950) … Professor Lyman
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– I'm Still Alive (1950)
 
1950 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
Billy Rose
– George III Once Drooled in This Plate (1950) … Billy Rose
– The Night Billy Rose Should'a Stood in Bed (1950) … Billy Rose
 
1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Gulley Jimson
– The Horses Mouth (1950) … Gulley Jimson
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Stage Manager
– Our Town (1950) … Stage Manager
 
1950 Works of Calder
Narrator (voice)
 
1949 The Gay Adventure
Dick
 
1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Joseph Heurtin
 
1949 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
– L'Amour the Merrier (1949)
 
1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Biff Grimes
– One Sunday Afternoon (1949) … Biff Grimes
 
1949 Jigsaw
Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
 
1948 On Our Merry Way
Oliver M. Pease
 
1947 Mine Own Executioner
Felix Milne
 
1946 Magnificent Doll
James Madison
 
1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid
Captain Mauger
 
1945 A Walk in the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1945 Story of G.I. Joe
Ernie Pyle - Scripps-Howard War Correspondent
 
1944 Salute to France (short)
Joe - the American Soldier
 
1943 The Rear Gunner (short)
Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams
 
1942 Street of Chance
Frank Thompson / Danny Nearing
 
1941 Tom Dick and Harry
Harry
 
1941 That Uncertain Feeling
Alexander Sebastian
 
1940 San Francisco Docks
Johnny Barnes
 
1940 Second Chorus
Hank Taylor
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson
Steven Rockford
 
1939 Of Mice and Men
George
 
1939 Idiot's Delight
Quillary
 
1938 Spring Madness
The Lippencott
 
1937 There Goes the Groom
Dick Matthews
 
1936 Winterset
Mio Romagna
 
1935 The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
1990 Oddball Hall (performer: "GOOD NIGHT, LITTLE GIRL, GOOD NIGHT")
 
1982 Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (TV short) (performer: "Never Was A Feather", "Follow Your Own Star")
 
1981 Mr. Griffin and Me (TV movie) (lyrics: "Best of All")
 
1979 Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (TV movie) (performer: "Part of All the Wonderment", "The Walls Come A-Tumbling Town")
 
1978 Puff the Magic Dragon (TV short) (performer: "The Boat Song", "Weave Me the Sunshine")
 
1941 Tom Dick and Harry (performer: "Down by the Old Mill Stream")
 
1940 Second Chorus (performer: "Sugar" - uncredited, "Sweet Sue Just You" - uncredited, "Double Mellow" - uncredited, "Poor Mr. Chisholm")
 
1937 There Goes the Groom (performer: "Auld Lang Syne" 1788 - uncredited, "California Here I Come" 1924 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (screenplay)
 
1949 A Yank Comes Back (documentary short) (writer)
 
1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid (screenplay)
 
1944 Salute to France (short) (screenplay)
 
1943 A Welcome to Britain (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– The Jet-Propelled Couch (1957)
 
1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower
 
1943 A Welcome to Britain (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1950 Works of Calder (producer)
 
1949 A Yank Comes Back (documentary short) (producer)
 
1948 On Our Merry Way (producer)
 
1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (61 titles)
1996 The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favorite Comedy Motion Picture
 
1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (TV documentary)
 
1992 The Chaplin Puzzle (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 Dame Edna's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1991 Bloody Shenandoah (TV documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary)
Himself - Prologue narrator (uncredited)
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Broken Rainbow (documentary)
Historical Voices (voice)
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain (documentary)
Narrator
 
1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Man, Myth and Titans (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1981 Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Those Amazing Animals (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1980 The 6th People's Choice Awards
Himself - Accepting Favourite Motion Picture
 
1979 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 January 1979 (1979) … Himself - Guest
 
1979 Food, Wine & Friends (TV series)
Himself
 
1979 UFOs: It Has Begun (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 November 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special
 
1978 The Living Sands of Namib (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1977 The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1973 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Host / Narrator
 
1971 The Bill Cosby Special, or? (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.227 (1970) … Himself
 
1968-1969 Project XX (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Mirror of America (1969) … Narrator (voice)
– Down to the Sea in Ships (1968) … Narrator (voice)
 
1968 The Monkees (TV series)
Himself
– Monkees Blow Their Minds (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1968 Dear Mr. Gable (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1968 Debrief: Apollo 8 (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1967 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1964 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1959-1960 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Host
– And Freedom Sings (1960) … Himself - Host
– On Stage with Music (1959) … Himself - Host
 
1960 Universe (documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
1959 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 December 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.244 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 America Pauses for the Merry Month of May (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1959 America Pauses for Springtime (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1958 Sorcerers' Village (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1955-1958 The Big Story (TV series)
Himself - Narrator / Himself - Host / Himself -Narrator
– Until Proven Guilty (1958) … Himself - Narrator
– The Stubbornest Man (1958) … Himself - Narrator
– Hit and Run (1958) … Himself - Narrator
– In the Line of Duty (1957) … Himself - Narrator
– William Kennedy: Registrar Pajaronian (1956) … Himself - Narrator
See all 37 episodes »
 
1957 Albert Schweitzer (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1956 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 25 November 1956 (1956) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Invisible Man (short)
Himself
 
1953 Excursion (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– Opportunities for Youth (1953) … Himself - Host
– The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1953) … Himself - Host
 
1952 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 20 August 1952 (1952) … Himself - Contestant
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Frank Hugo / Himself - Guest Host
– Ride the Pink Horse (1950) … Himself - Guest Host/Frank Hugo
 
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #1.2 (1950) … Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #1.1 (1950) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1950 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1950 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #2.18 (1950) … Himself - Actor
 
1949 A Yank Comes Back (documentary short)
 
1944 Attack! Battle of New Britain (documentary)
Narrator
 
1944 Tunisian Victory (documentary)
American soldier (voice)
 
1944 Our Country
Himself
 
1944 Hymn of the Nations (documentary short)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 A Welcome to Britain (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1941 The Forgotten Village (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short)
 
2008 5 Second Movies (TV series)
 
2006 Rocky Balboa
Mickey Goldmill (uncredited)
 
2006 Tribute to Burgess Meredith (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (TV movie)
The Penguin (uncredited)
 
2003 The John Garfield Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (video documentary)
Pinguine
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
L'homme de l'hélicoptère
 
1989 Holy Batmania (video short)
The Penguin
 
1988 South of Reno
Clip from 'Second Chorus' (uncredited)
 
1943 The United States Service Bands (documentary short)
edited from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1996) TV commercial: Mercy Health Centers See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Burgess Meridith

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'll just take amusement at being a paradox. See more »

Trivia:

In 1960, received a special Tony Award, along with James Thurber, for A Thurber Carnival. He was also nominated for a 1974 Tony Award as best director (dramatic) for Ulysses in Nighttown. See more »

Trademark:

Distinctive raspy voice See more »

Nickname:

Buzz See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio