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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 century".
IMDb profile of Burgess Meredith, a versatile actor, writer and director who starred in Broadway, film and TV. Learn about his life, career, roles, achievements and trivia.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Burgess Meredith, American actor and director who, in a career that spanned nearly seven decades, played a diverse range of characters. His best-known movies included Of Mice and Men (1939), The Day of the Locust (1975), and Rocky (1976), and he played the villainous Penguin in the TV series Batman.
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Learn about the life and career of Burgess Meredith, a versatile actor who starred on Broadway, film and TV, and voiced Skippy Peanut Butter. Find out his birth and death dates, marriages, military service, and environmental activism.
- November 16, 1907
- September 9, 1997
Sep 11, 1997 · He played Jack Lemmon's 94-year old, sex-obsessed father in Grumpy Old Men (1993), a role he repeated in Grumpier Old Men (1995). In his 1994 autobiography, Meredith made it clear that retirement...
Sep 9, 1997 · Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director.
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Sep 11, 1997 · Burgess Meredith, who displayed his versatile acting skills in a series of always refreshing but generally eccentric roles that kept him before cameras or onstage for more than 70 years, has...