Burgess Meredith

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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

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

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)
Cameron / V.C. Cameron

– The Packagers (1973) … Cameron

– Ends of the Earth (1973) … Cameron

– Moment of Madness (1973) … Cameron

– The Mattson Papers (1973) … Cameron

– Numbered for Death (1973) … Cameron

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1973 Old Faithful (TV movie)
Chief Ranger

1970-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Charlie Finnegan / Dr. William Fall

– Finnegan's Flight (1972) … Charlie Finnegan

– Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) … Dr. William Fall

1972 Mannix (TV series)
Noah Otway

– The Crimson Halo (1972) … Noah Otway

1972 The Man (TV movie)
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)
B.C. 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

1971 The Father (short)
Captain Ned

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/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)

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)

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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

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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: Part 5 (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

1957-1958 The Big Story (TV series)
Narrator

– In the Line of Duty (1957) … Narrator

– Theory and Practice … Narrator

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
Steve Rockford

1939 Of Mice and Men
George

1939 Idiot's Delight
Quillary

1938 Spring Madness
The Lippencott 'Lipp'

1937 There Goes the Groom
Dick Matthews

1936 Winterset
Mio Romagna

1935 The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum (uncredited)

1932 Freaks
Carny Caller (uncredited)

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