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Burgess Meredith

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Burgess Meredith

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Also known as Oliver Meredith

American actor (1907–1997)

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Burgess Meredith (1907–1997) was an American director, character actor, screenwriter, and stage actor. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he attended Amherst College and began his professional career in 1930. Meredith served in World War II, earning the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He was married to Paulette Goddard.

His career included work in the Western genre, and he was recognized with a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play. Meredith is also recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.

He died in Malibu in 1997 from melanoma. Meredith had previously been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and bipolar disorder. His written works include *The administration of projective tests*, *Everyman, a moral play*, *The star-wagon*, *The playboy of the western world*, and *The remarkable Mr. Pennypacker*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1907
Died
1997
Works
13

Top works

  • The administration of projective tests
  • Everyman, a moral play
  • The star-wagon
  • The playboy of the western world
  • The remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

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Film & TV

Acting · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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…

Known for

  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic — Self (archive footage)2020
  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration — Henry Bemis (archive footage)2019
  • Rocky Balboa — Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)2006
  • Grumpier Old Men — Grandpa Gustafson1995
  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick — Self1995
  • Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure — Old Man (uncredited)1995
  • Camp Nowhere — Fein1994
  • Across the Moon — Barney1994
  • Grumpy Old Men — Grandpa Gustafson1993
  • La Classe américaine — The Helicopter Man (archive footage)1993

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1907
Active to
1997
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,563
Total plays
4,933

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Oliver Burgess Meredith was born on the 16th November 1907, and died on the 9th September 1997. He was better known as an actor and director and has won several Emmys, and was also the first man to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice! He was also nominated for two academy awards. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Burgess+Meredith">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Mendelian randomization with invalid instruments: effect estimation and bias detection through Egger regression

    · 2015 · cited 9,279x

  2. Consistent Estimation in Mendelian Randomization with Some Invalid Instruments Using a Weighted Median Estimator

    · 2016 · cited 8,333x

  3. <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 2

    · 2018 · cited 7,447x

  4. The MR-Base platform supports systematic causal inference across the human phenome

    · 2018 · cited 7,397x

  5. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth

    · 2001 · cited 6,951x

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Encyclopedic overview

Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor and filmmaker whose career encompassed radio, theater, film, and television.

Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "one of the most accomplished actors of the [20th] century". A lifetime member of the Actors Studio, he won a Primetime Emmy Award, was the first male actor to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.

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