Burgess Meredith

**Oliver Burgess Meredith**, nado en Cleveland (Ohio) o 16 de novembro de 1907 e finado en Malibú (California) o 9 de setembro de 1997, foi un actor, humorista e cantante estadounidense.

## Traxectoria 
Meredith naceu en Cleveland, fillo de Ida Beth (de solteira, Burgess) e do médico canadense Dr. William George Meredith. Tras graduarse na Hoosac School en 1926 asistiu ao Amherst College. Durante a segunda guerra mundial serviu nas forzas aéreas dos Estados Unidos, acadando o rango de capitán. Deixou o exército en 1944 para traballar no filme *The Story of G.I. Joe*, onde interpreou o popular correspondente de guerra Ernie Pyle.

A súa carreira teatral comezara en 1929 na compañía de Eva Le Gallienne, en Nova York. En 1935 converteuse nunha estrela ao protagonizar a obra *Winterset*, de Maxwell Anderson, que foi adaptada ao cinema nun filme que supuxo o seu debut nese medio. No teatro traballou tamén como director.

No cinema traballou durante a década de 1940 e foi un dos actores predilectos de Otto Preminger, que o dirixiu en cinco filmes. Interpretou tamén o papel do Pingüín no filme *Batman*, baseado na serie de televisión. Tralo éxito de *The Day of the Locust* (1975), interpretou o adestrador de Rocky Balboa nos tres primeiros filmes da saga (1976, 1979 e 1992).

Meredith interveu tamén en series de televisión coma *The Twilight Zone* ou *O Virxiniano*.

Faleceu en 1997 vítima de complicacións do alzhéimer e do melanoma.

## Filmografía 
* *The Scoundrel* - Flop House Bum (sen acreditar) (1935)
* *Winterset* - Mio Romagna (1936)
* *There Goes the Groom* - Dick Matthews (1937)
* *Spring Madness* - The Lippencott (1938)
* ''Idiot's Delight* - Quillary (1939)
* *Of Mice and Men* - George Milton (1939)
* *Castle on the Hudson* - Steven Rockford (1940)
* *Por fin sós* - Hank Taylor (1940)
* *San Francisco Docks* - Johnny Barnes (1940)
* *Tom, Dick and Harry* - Harry (1941)
* *That Uncertain Feeling* - Sebastian (1941)
* *The Forgotten Village* - Narrator (1941)
* *Street of Chance* - Frank Thompson/Danny Nearing (1942)
* *A Welcome to Britain* - Himself (sen acreditar) (1943)
* *The Rear Gunner* - Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams (1943)
* *Our Country* - El mesmo (1944)
* *Hymn of the Nations* - Narrator (voz) (sen acreditar) (1944)
* *Salute to France* - Joe - the American soldier (1944)
* *Tunisian Victory* - American soldier (voz) (1944)
* *Attack! Battle of New Britain* - Narrator (1944)
* *The Story of G.I. Joe* - Ernie Pyle (1945)
* *A Walk in the Sun* - Narrator (voz) (sen acreditar) (1945)
* *The Diary of a Chambermaid* - Captain Mauger (1946)
* *Magnificent Doll* - James Madison (1946)
* *Mine Own Executioner* - Felix Milne (1947)
* *On Our Merry Way* - Oliver M Pease (1948)
* *Jigsaw* - Jack/Bartender (sen acreditar) (1949)
* *A Yank Comes Back* (1949)
* *The Gay Adventure* - Dick (1949)
* *The Man on the Eiffel Tower* - Joseph Heurtin (1949)
* *Works of Calder* - Narrator (1950)
* *Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Invisible Man* - El mesmo (1954)
* *Joe Butterfly* - Joe Butterfly (1957)
* *Albert Schweitzer* - Narrator (voz) (1957)
* *The Kidnappers* - Louis Halliburton (1958)
* *Sorcerer's Village* - Narrator (voz) (1958)
* *America Pauses for Springtime* - El mesmo (1959)
* *America Pauses for the Merry Month of May* - El mesmo (1959)
* *Tormenta sobre Washington* - Herbert Gelman (1962)
* *O cardeal* - Father Ned Halley (1963)
* *In Harm's Way* - Commander Egan Powell (1965)
* *Madame X* - Dan Sullivan (1966)
* *The Crazy Quilt* - Narrator (voice) (1966)
* *Batman* - The Penguin (1966)
* *O destino tamén xoga* - Doc Scully (como Burgess Meridith) (1966)
* *Torture Garden* - Dr. Diablo (1967)
* *Hurry Sundown* - Judge Purcell (1967)
* *Skidoo* - The Warden (1968)
* *Stay Away, Joe* - Charlie Lightcloud (1968)
* *Dear Mr. Gable* - Narrator (1968)
* *Debrief: Apollo 8* - Narrator (1968)
* *The Father* - Captain Ned (1969)
* *The Reivers* - Lucious/Narrator (1969)
* *O ouro de Mackenna* - The Store Keeper (1969)
* *Hard Contract* - Ramsey Williams (1969)
* *Debrief: Apollo 8* (narrator, 1969)
* *O día dos tramposos* - The Missouri Kid (1970)
* *The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go* - The Dolphin (tamén director) (1970)
* *Such Good Friends* - Kalman (1971)
* *Clay Pigeon* - Freedom Lovelace (1971)
* *Beware! The Blob* - Old Hobo (uncredited) (1972)
* *The Man* - Senator Watson (1972)
* *A Fan's Notes* - Mr. Blue (1972)
* *Alfinetes de ouro* - Winters (1974)
* *The Master Gunfighter* - Narrator (voice) (1975)
* *33 graos á sombra* - Goldsboro (1975)
* *Como praga de langosta* - Harry Greener (1975)
* *The Hindenburg* - Emilio Pajetta (1975)
* *Hay que matar a B.* - Hector (1975)
* *Rocky* - Mickey Goldmill (1976)
* *Burnt Offerings* - Arnold Allardyce (1976)
* *The Sentinel* - Charles Chazen (1977)
* *Golden Rendezvous* - Van Heurden (1977)
* *Foul Play* - Mr. Hennessey (1978)
* *Magic* - Ben Greene (1978)
* *The Manitou* - Dr. Snow (1978)
* *The Great Bank Hoax* - Jack Stutz (1978)
* *Rocky II* - Mickey Goldmill (1979)
* *Final Assignment* - Zak (1980)
* *When Time Ran Out* - Rene Valdez (1980)
* *Loita de titáns* - Ammon (1981)
* *The Last Chase* - Captain J.G. Williams (1981)
* *Confesións verdadeiras* - Msgr. Seamus Fargo (1981)
* *Rocky III* - Mickey Goldmill (1982)
* *Twilight Zone: The Movie* - Narrator (voice) (uncredited) (1983)
* *Wet Gold* (1984) Made for TV
* *Santa Claus: The Movie* - Ancient One (1985)
* *Rocky IV* - Mickey Goldmill (archival footage) (uncredited) (1985)
* *G.I. Joe: The Movie* - Golobulus (1987)
* *Full Moon in Blue Water* - The General (1988)
* *Hot to Trot'' - Don's Dad (voice) (uncredited) (1988)
* *Rocky V* - Mickey Goldmill (Flashback) (1990)
* *O clan dos irlandeses* - Finn (1990)
* *Grumpy Old Men* - Grandpa Gustafson (1993)
* *Camp Nowhere* - Fein (1994)
* *Tall Tale* - Old Man (uncredited) (1995)
* *Grumpier Old Men* - Grandpa Gustafson (1995)
* *Rocky Balboa* - Mickey Goldmill (imaxes de arquivo) (sen acreditar) (2006)

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