Burgess Meredith

Starred on Broadway as Mio in Maxwell Anderson's 1935 play, Winterset, and made his film debut a year later, playing the same character in the film adaptation.

Received critical acclaim for his performance as George in 1939's Of Mice and Men.

Was one of many performers accused of having un-American political views in the 1950s, and was blacklisted in Hollywood for a time.

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TV Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Oddball Hall 1991 -Ingersol

Actor

Film

Rocky V 1990 -Mickey

Actor

Film

State of Grace 1990 -Finn

Actor

Film

Full Moon in Blue Water 1988 -The General

Actor

Film

Hot to Trot! 1988 -Don's Dad [uncredited]

Voice

Film

King Lear 1988 -Don Learo

Actor

Film

Archie Bunker's Place -Dr. Adams

Actor

Bloody Shenandoah

Host

Dear Mr. Gable

Narrator

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

Actor

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Actor

Night of the Hunter -Birdy

Actor

Tail Gunner Joe

Actor

The Last Hurrah

Actor

The New Healers

Actor

Those Amazing Animals

Host

Wet Gold

Actor

Clash of the Titans 2010 -Ammon

Actor

Film

Grumpier Old Men 1995 -Grandpa Gustafson

Actor

Film

Across the Moon 1995 -Barney

Actor

Film

Grumpy Old Men 1993 -Grandpa Gustafson

Actor

Film

Santa Claus: The Movie 1985 -Ancient Elf

Actor

Film

Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 -Narrator

Voice

Film

Rocky III 1982 -Mickey

Actor

Film

True Confessions 1981 -Seamus Fargo

Actor

Film

Rocky II 1979 -Mickey

Actor

Film

Magic 1978 -Ben Greene

Actor

Film

The Manitou 1978 -Dr. Ernest Snow

Actor

Film

The Sentinel 1977 -Chazen

Actor

Film

Rocky 1976 -Mickey

Actor

Film

Burnt Offerings 1976 -Brother

Actor

Film

92º in the Shade 1975 -Goldsboro

Actor

Film

The Day of the Locust 1975 -Harry Greener

Actor

Film

The Hindenburg 1975 -Pajetta

Actor

Film

Beware! The Blob 1972

Actor

Film

Such Good Friends 1971 -Bernard Kalman

Actor

Film

There Was a Crooked Man 1970 -Missouri Kid

Actor

Film

The Reivers 1969 -Narrator

Actor

Film

Skidoo 1968 -Warden

Actor

Film

Stay Away, Joe 1968 -Charlie Lightcloud

Actor

Film

Hurry Sundown 1967 -Judge Purcell

Actor

Film

A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966 -Doc Scully

Actor

Film

Batman 1966 -The Penguin

Actor

Film

In Harm's Way 1965 -Commander Powell

Actor

Film

The Cardinal 1963 -Father Ned Halley

Actor

Film

Advise and Consent 1962 -Herbert Gelman

Actor

Film

Joe Butterfly 1957 -Joe Butterfly

Actor

Film

The Story of G.I. Joe 1945 -Ernie Pyle

Actor

Film

Of Mice and Men 1939 -George Milton

Actor

Film

On Our Merry Way -Oliver Pease

Producer, Actor

Film

Outrage! -Judge Aaron Klein

Actor

Film

Pot O' Gold

Actor

Film

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker -Narrator

Voice

Film

Probe

Actor

Film

Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody

Actor

Film

Puff the Magic Dragon

Actor

Film

Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of Living Lies

Actor

Film

Second Chance

Actor

Film

Second Chorus -Hank Taylor

Actor

Film

San Francisco Docks -Johnny Barnes

Actor

Film

The Crazy Quilt -Narrator

Actor

Film

Street of Chance -Frank Thompson

Actor

Film

The Forgotten Village -Narrator

Voice

Film

The Gay Adventure -Dick

Actor

Film

The Great Bank Hoax -Jack

Actor

Film

Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War, Vol. 3

Actor

Film

Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War, Vol. 6

Actor

Film

Spring Madness -The Lippencott

Actor

Film

SST: Death Flight

Actor

Film

Tail Gunner Joe -Joseph Welch

Actor

Film

That Uncertain Feeling -Sebastian

Actor

Film

The Amazing Captain Nemo -Prof. Waldo Cunningham

Actor

Film

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

Actor

Film

The Yin and Yang of Dr. Go

Actor, Director

Film

There Goes the Groom -Dick Mathews

Actor

Film

The Kidnappers -Louis Halliburton

Actor

Film

The Last Chase -Capt. Williams

Actor

Film

The Last Hurrah

Actor

Film

The Man -Sen. Watson

Actor

Film

The Man on the Eiffel Tower -Huertin

Director, Actor

Film

Tom, Dick and Harry -Harry

Actor

Film

Torture Garden -Dr. Diabolo

Actor

Film

The Rear Gunner -Pvt. Pee Wee Williams

Actor

Film

Wet Gold -Sampson

Actor

Film

When Time Ran Out -Rene Valdez

Actor

Film

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Actor

Film

Winterset -Mio

Actor

Film

Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye

Actor

Film

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Actor

Film

Jean Renoir

Actor

Film

Jigsaw -Bartender

Actor

Film

Idiot's Delight -Quillery

Actor

Film

Camp Nowhere -Fein

Actor

Film

Castle on the Hudson -Steven Rockford

Actor

Film

Hard Contract -Ramsey

Actor

Film

Hay que Matar a B. -Hector

Actor

Film

G.I. Joe: The Movie -Golobulus

Voice

Film

Getting Away From It All

Actor

Film

Golden Needles -Winters

Actor

Film

Golden Rendezvous -Van Heurden

Actor

Film

Magnificent Doll -James Madison

Actor

Film

Man on the Run

Actor

Film

Maxwell Anderson - Lost In the Stars

Actor

Film

Mine Own Executioner -Felix Milne

Actor

Film

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Actor

Film

National Geographic: Creatures of the Namib Desert

Actor

Film

Night of the Hunter -Birdy

Actor

Film

Lincoln: I Want to Finish This Job, 1864 -Winfield Scott

Voice

Film

Lincoln: Now He Belongs to the Ages, 1865 -Winfield Scott

Voice

Film

Lincoln: The Making of a President, 1860-1862 -Winfield Scott

Voice

Film

Lincoln: The Pivotal Year, 1863 -Winfield Scott

Voice

Film

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Actor

Film

MacKenna's Gold -The Storekeeper

Actor

Film

Madame X -Dan Sullivan

Actor

Film

Afterglow: A Tribute to Robert Frost

Actor

Film

All the Old Familiar Faces

Actor

Film

American Vision

Actor

Film

Apollo 14: Mission to Fra Mauro -Narrator

Actor

Film

Blinkins And Blizzard

Actor

Film

Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

Actor

Film

Bloody Shenandoah -Narrator

Actor

Film

Broken Rainbow

Actor

Film

Clay Pigeon -Sculptor

Actor

Film

Conserving America: The Rivers -Narrator

Voice

Film

Conserving America: The Wetlands -Narrator

Voice

Film

Dear Mr. Gable -Narrator

Actor

Film

Diary of a Chambermaid -Captain Mauger

Producer, Screenwriter, Actor

Film

Endangered Species: Cranes - Flight to Survival -Narrator

Actor

Film

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Actor

Film

Final Assignment -Zak

Actor

Film

Foul Play -Hennessey

Actor

Film

A Fan's Notes -Mr. Blue

Actor

Film

A Yank Comes Back

Actor, Director, Screenwriter

Film

Highlights

Starred on Broadway as Mio in Maxwell Anderson's 1935 play, Winterset, and made his film debut a year later, playing the same character in the film adaptation.

Received critical acclaim for his performance as George in 1939's Of Mice and Men.

Was one of many performers accused of having un-American political views in the 1950s, and was blacklisted in Hollywood for a time.

His Penguin character in the 1960s Batman episodes was so well-received that the writer was said to have always had a script ready in case Meredith was available.

Was showing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease during filming of Grumpier Old Men and had to be coached through his lines.