
Born 1907 — Died 1997
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…
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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic(2020)
as Self (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration(2019)
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)

Rocky Balboa(2006)
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Grumpier Old Men(1995)
as Grandpa Gustafson

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure(1995)
as Old Man (uncredited)

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick(1995)
as Self

Across the Moon(1994)
as Barney

Camp Nowhere(1994)
as Fein

La Classe américaine(1993)
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

Grumpy Old Men(1993)
as Grandpa Gustafson

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America(1992)
as Guest
Lincoln(1992)
as Winfield Scott (voice)

Mastergate(1992)
as Wiley Slaughter

The Chaplin Puzzle(1992)
as Narrator (voice)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker(1991)
as Narrator (voice)

Night of the Hunter(1991)
as Birdy

Rocky V(1990)
as Mickey Goldmill

State of Grace(1990)
as Finn

Oddball Hall(1990)
as Ingersol

Rocky Special: Burning Youth(1990)
as Mickey Goldmill (archive footage)

The Wickedest Witch(1989)
as Narrator (voice)

Full Moon in Blue Water(1988)
as The General

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick(1988)
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hot to Trot(1988)
as Don's Dad

South of Reno(1988)

King Lear(1988)
as Don Learo

Mr. Corbett's Ghost(1987)
as Mad Tom

G.I. Joe: The Movie(1987)
as Golobulus (voice)

Outrage!(1986)
as Judge Aaron Klein

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard(1986)
as Mr. Ben the Owl
The Blinkins: The Magic Flower(1986)

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie(1985)
as Self

Santa Claus: The Movie(1985)
as Ancient Elf

Broken Rainbow(1985)
as Historical Voice (voice)

Answers(1985)
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Night of 100 Stars II(1985)
as Self

Wet Gold(1984)
as Sampson

Thumbelina(1984)
as Mr. Mole

Twilight Zone: The Movie(1983)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Rocky III(1982)
as Mickey Goldmill

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody(1982)
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

True Confessions(1981)
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo

Clash of the Titans(1981)
as Ammon

The Last Chase(1981)
as Captain J.G. Williams

Mr. Griffin and Me(1981)
as Kenneth Griffin

Final Assignment(1980)
as Zak

When Time Ran Out...(1980)
as Rene Valdez

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies(1979)
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

Rocky II(1979)
as Mickey Goldmill
UFOs: It Has Begun(1979)

Magic(1978)
as Ben Greene

The Great Bank Hoax(1978)
as Jack Stutz

Puff, the Magic Dragon(1978)
as Puff (voice)

Foul Play(1978)
as Mr. Hennessey

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid(1978)
as William Blackstone

The Amazing Captain Nemo(1978)
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham

The Manitou(1978)
as Dr. Snow

SST: Death Flight(1978)
as Willy Basset

The Living Sands of Namib(1978)
as Narrator (voice)

Golden Rendezvous(1977)
as Van Heurden

The Last Hurrah(1977)
as Cardinal Burke

Tail Gunner Joe(1977)
as Joseph Welch

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye(1977)
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

The Sentinel(1977)
as Charles Chazen

Rocky(1976)In catalog
as Mickey Goldmill

Burnt Offerings(1976)
as Arnold Allardyce

Circasia(1976)
as Clown

The Hindenburg(1975)
as Emilio Pajetta

The Master Gunfighter(1975)
as Narrator (voice)

92 in the Shade(1975)
as Goldsboro

B. Must Die(1975)
as Hector

The Day of the Locust(1975)
as Harry Greener

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go(1974)
as The Dolphin

Golden Needles(1974)
as Winters

Old Faithful(1973)
as Chief Ranger

The Man(1972)
as Senator Watson

A Fan's Notes(1972)
as Mr. Blue

Beware! The Blob(1972)
as Old Hobo

The New Healers(1972)
as Dr. Simmons

Probe(1972)
as V.C.R. Cameron

Getting Away from It All(1972)
as Capt. Frank Coffin
We the People(1972)
as Narrator

Such Good Friends(1971)
as Kalman

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove(1971)
as Henry Meade

Lock, Stock and Barrel(1971)
as Rev. Willie Pursle

Clay Pigeon(1971)
as Freedom Lovelace

There Was a Crooked Man...(1970)
as The Missouri Kid

The Reivers(1969)
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)

Winter of the Witch(1969)
as Narrator

Hard Contract(1969)
as Ramsey Williams
The Father(1969)
as Captain Ned

Mackenna's Gold(1969)
as The Storekeeper

Skidoo(1968)
as The Warden

Stay Away, Joe(1968)
as Charlie Lightcloud

Dear Mr. Gable(1968)
as Narrator

Torture Garden(1967)
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Hurry Sundown(1967)
as Judge Purcell

The Crazy-Quilt(1966)
as Narrator (voice)

Batman(1966)
as The Penguin

A Big Hand for the Little Lady(1966)
as Doc Scully

Madame X(1966)
as Dan Sullivan

In Harm's Way(1965)
as Commander Egan Powell

Fanfare for a Death Scene(1964)
as Prof. George Bannerman

The Cardinal(1963)
as Father Halley

Advise & Consent(1962)
as Herbert Gelman

Waiting for Godot(1961)
as Vladimir / Didi

Sorcerers' Village(1958)
as Narrator
The Kidnappers(1958)
as Louis Halliburton

Albert Schweitzer(1957)
as Narrator (voice)

Joe Butterfly(1957)
as Joe Butterfly

Works of Calder(1950)
as Narrator

Golden Arrow(1949)
as Dick

The Man on the Eiffel Tower(1949)
as Joseph Heurtin

Jigsaw(1949)
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

On Our Merry Way(1948)
as Oliver M. Pease

A Yank Comes Back(1948)
as Self

Mine Own Executioner(1947)
as Felix Milne

Magnificent Doll(1946)
as James Madison

The Diary of a Chambermaid(1946)
as Captain Mauger

A Walk in the Sun(1945)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Story of G.I. Joe(1945)
as Ernie Pyle

Attack! The Battle for New Britain(1944)
as Narrator (voice)

Tunisian Victory(1944)
as American soldier (voice)

Hymn of the Nations(1944)
as Narrator (voice)
Our Country(1944)
as Self

A Salute to France(1944)
as Joe - the American Soldier

The Rear Gunner(1943)
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

A Welcome to Britain(1943)
as Self (uncredited)

The United States Service Bands(1943)
as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

Street of Chance(1942)
as Frank Thompson

Tom, Dick and Harry(1941)
as Harry

That Uncertain Feeling(1941)
as Alexander Sebastian
The Forgotten Village(1941)
as Narrator

Second Chorus(1941)
as Hank Taylor

San Francisco Docks(1940)
as Johnny Barnes

Castle on the Hudson(1940)
as Steve Rockford

Of Mice and Men(1939)
as George Milton

Idiot's Delight(1939)
as Quillary

Spring Madness(1938)
as The Lippencott

There Goes the Groom(1937)
as Derek "Dick" Matthews

Winterset(1936)
as Mio Romagna

The Scoundrel(1935)
as Flop House Bum
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Faerie Tale Theatre(1982)
as Mr. Mole