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Burgess-Meredith

Burgess Meredith

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105 years old
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
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November 16, 1907

September 9, 1997 (aged 89) in Malibu, California, U.S.
Meredith died from complications of Alzheimer's disease and melanoma. Long time friend Adam West spoke briefly at his memorial service. Meredith's remains were cremated.

Oliver Burgess Meredith

Kaja Sundsten (8 January 1951 - 9 September 1997) (his death) 2 children

Paulette Goddard (21 May 1944 - 8 June 1949) (divorced)

Margaret Perry (10 January 1936 - 19 July 1938) (divorced)

Helen Derby Berrien (1932 - 20 August 1935) (divorced)

Actor

2011 Biography (TV series documentary)

1995 Grumpier Old Men

1995 Across the Moon

1995 Tall Tale (uncredited)

1994 The Great Battles of the Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)

1994 Camp Nowhere

1993 Grumpy Old Men

1993 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)

1992 Lincoln (TV movie) (voice)

1992 Mastergate (TV movie)

1991 Night of the Hunter (TV movie)

1990 Rocky V

1990 State of Grace

1990 Oddball Hall

1989 The Wickedest Witch (TV movie) (voice)

1988 Full Moon in Blue Water

1988 Hot to Trot (voice) (uncredited)

1987 Mister Corbett's Ghost (TV movie)

1987 King Lear (uncredited)

1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie (video) (voice)

1986 Outrage! (TV movie)

1986 The Blinkins (TV movie) (voice)

1985 Santa Claus

1984 Wet Gold (TV movie)

1984 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)

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

1982-1983 Gloria (TV series)

1983 Chasing the Limits (TV movie) (voice)

1982 Rocky III

1982 Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (TV short) (voice)

1982 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)

1981 True Confessions

1981 Clash of the Titans

1981 The Last Chase

1981 Mr. Griffin and Me (TV movie)

1980 Final Assignment

1980 When Time Ran Out...

1979 Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (TV movie) (voice)

1979 Rocky II

1978 The Great Bank Hoax

1978 Magic

1978 Puff the Magic Dragon (TV short) (voice)

1978 Foul Play

1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (TV movie)

1978 The Manitou

1978 The Return of Captain Nemo (TV movie)

1977 Golden Rendezvous

1959-1977 Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV series)

1977 SST: Death Flight (TV movie)

1977 Tail Gunner Joe (TV movie)

1977 Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (TV movie)

1977 The Sentinel

1976 Rocky

1976 Burnt Offerings

1975 The Hindenburg

1975 The Master Gunfighter (voice)

1975 92 in the Shade

1975 The Day of the Locust

1975 Hay que matar a B.

1974 Korg: 70,000 B.C. (TV series) (voice)

1974 Golden Needles

1972-1973 Search (TV series)

1973 Old Faithful (TV movie)

1970-1972 Night Gallery (TV series)

1972 Mannix (TV series)

1972 The Man (TV movie)

1972 Beware! The Blob (uncredited)

1972 A Fan's Notes

1972 The New Healers (TV movie)

1972 Probe (TV movie)

1972 Getting Away from It All (TV movie)

1972 McCloud (TV series)

1968-1972 Ironside (TV series)

1971 Such Good Friends

1971 The Man and the City (TV series)

1971 Disneyland (TV series)

1971 The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (TV movie)

1970-1971 Love, American Style (TV series) (segment "Love and the Artful Codger")(segment "Love and the Hypnotist")

1971 Lock, Stock and Barrel (TV movie)

1971 Room 222 (TV series)

1971 Clay Pigeon

1968-1971 The Virginian (TV series)

1971 The Father (short)

1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)

1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)

1970 There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1969 The Reivers (voice)

1969 Hard Contract

1969 Mackenna's Gold

1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)

1969 Winter of the Witch (TV short) (voice)

1968 Skidoo

1968 Stay Away, Joe

1966-1968 Batman (TV series)

1967 Torture Garden

1967 Bonanza (TV series)

1967 The Invaders (TV series)

1967 Hurry Sundown

1966 The Crazy-Quilt (voice)

1966 Batman

1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966 Branded (TV series)

1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)

1966 Madame X

1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)

1965 The Loner (TV series)

1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)

1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)

1965 Laredo (TV series)

1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)

1965 In Harm's Way

1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)

1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)

1961-1964 Rawhide (TV series)

1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)

1964 Wagon Train (TV series)

1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)

1964 Fanfare for a Death Scene (TV movie)

1963 Breaking Point (TV series)

1963 The Cardinal

1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)

1959-1963 The Twilight Zone (TV series)

1962 Ben Casey (TV series)

1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)

1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)

1962 Naked City (TV series)

1962 Advise & Consent

1961 Play of the Week (TV series)

1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)

1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series) (voice)

1954-1958 General Electric Theater (TV series)

1958 Man on the Run

1957 Suspicion (TV series)

1957 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)

1957 Joe Butterfly

1957-1958 The Big Story (TV series) Narrator

1953-1956 Omnibus (TV series)

1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)

1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)

1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)

1950-1951 Lights Out (TV series)

1950 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV series)

1950 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)

1950 Studio One (TV series)

1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)

1950 Works of Calder (voice)

1949 Golden Arrow

1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949 The Silver Theatre (TV series)

1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)

1949 Jigsaw (uncredited)

1948 On Our Merry Way

1947 Mine Own Executioner

1946 Magnificent Doll

1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid

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

1945 Story of G.I. Joe (voice)

1944 Salute to France (short)

1943 The Rear Gunner (short)

1942 Street of Chance

1941 Tom Dick and Harry

1941 That Uncertain Feeling

1940 San Francisco Docks

1940 Second Chorus

1940 Castle on the Hudson

1939 Of Mice and Men

1939 Idiot's Delight

1938 Spring Madness

1937 There Goes the Groom

1936 Winterset

1935 The Scoundrel (uncredited)

1932 Freaks (uncredited)

Writer

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)

Director

1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)

1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1943 A Welcome to Britain (documentary) (uncredited)

Producer

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)

Appearances

1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (documentary)

1993 Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (TV documentary)

1992 The Chaplin Puzzle (TV documentary) (voice)

1992 Dame Edna's Hollywood (TV series)

1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary) (voice)

1991 Bloody Shenandoah (TV documentary short) (voice)

1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary)

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)

1985 Broken Rainbow (documentary) (voice)

1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)

1984 Zebulon Pike and the Blue Mountain (documentary) Narrator

1982 The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)

1981 Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (documentary)

1980 The John Davidson Show (TV series)

1980 Those Amazing Animals (TV series documentary)

1980 The 6th People's Choice Awards

1979 Looks Familiar (TV series)

1978 Good Morning America (TV series)

1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)

1978 The Living Sands of Namib (documentary) (voice)

1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)

1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1976 UFOs: It Has Begun (documentary) (voice)

1973 ABC's Wide World of Entertainment (TV series)

1971 The Bill Cosby Special, or? (TV movie)

1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)

1968-1969 Project XX (TV series documentary) (voice)

1968 The Monkees (TV series)

1968 Dear Mr. Gable (documentary) (voice)

1968 Debrief: Apollo 8 (documentary short) Narrator

1967 Today (TV series)

1964 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary) Narrator

1959-1960 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)

1960 Universe (documentary short) (voice)

1959 America Pauses for the Merry Month of May (TV movie)

1959 America Pauses for Springtime (TV movie)

1958 Sorcerers' Village (documentary) (voice)

1957 Albert Schweitzer (documentary) (voice)

1956 What's My Line? (TV series)

1954 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Invisible Man (short)

1953 Excursion (TV series documentary)

1952 The Name's the Same (TV series)

1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)

1950 The Perry Como Show (TV series)

1949 A Yank Comes Back (documentary short)

1944 Attack! Battle of New Britain (documentary) Narrator

1944 Tunisian Victory (documentary) (voice)

1944 Hymn of the Nations (documentary short) (voice) (uncredited)

1943 A Welcome to Britain (documentary) (uncredited)

1941 The Forgotten Village (documentary) (voice)

In 1994, Meredith published his autobiography, So Far, So Good.

Academy Awards

1977 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: Rocky (1976).

1976 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
for: The Day of the Locust (1975).

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

1982 Won Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor for: Clash of the Titans (1981).

1979 Won Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor for: Magic (1978).

BAFTA Awards

1976 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actor for: The Day of the Locust (1975).

CableACE Awards

1985 Nominated ACE Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special for: Answers (TV) .

Emmy Awards

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special
for: "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951). For episode "The Last Hurrah (#27.1)".

1977 Won Emmy Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special for: Tail Gunner Joe (1977) (TV).

Golden Globes

1976 Nominated Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture for: The Day of the Locust (1975).

National Board of Review, USA

1962 Won NBR Award Best Supporting Actor for: Advise & Consent (1962).

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

1977 Won Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley Best Actor
for: Burnt Offerings (1976).

Walk of Fame

1987 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
On 5 November 1987. At 6904 Hollywood Blvd.




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"The main impetus to continue appearing on Batman...was that it was fashionable."

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Served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II, reaching the rank of Captain.

He is perhaps best remembered for playing th grouchy trainer Mickey Goldmill opposite Sylvester Stallone as boxer Rocky Balboa in Rocky (1976), He reprised the role in three of the four sequels.

He was blacklisted in the 1950s because of his liberal political views, which kept him out of movies until the 1960s.

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