American Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal
Acting President of the Actors' Equity Association
In office 1937–1938
Preceded by
Frank Gillmore
Succeeded by
Arthur Byron
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997)[1][2] 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".[3][4][1] A lifetime member of the Actors Studio,[5][6] he won several Emmys,[7] was the first male actor to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.[7]
Meredith established himself as a leading man in Hollywood with critically acclaimed performances as Mio Romagna in Winterset (1936), George Milton in Of Mice and Men (1939), and Ernie Pyle in The Story of G.I. Joe (1945).
Meredith was known later in his career for his appearances on The Twilight Zone and for portraying The Penguin in the 1960s TV series Batman and boxing trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky film series. For his performances in The Day of the Locust (1975) and Rocky (1976), he received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He later appeared in the comedy Foul Play (1978) and the fantasy film Clash of the Titans (1981). He narrated numerous films and documentaries during his long career.[8]
"Although those performances renewed his popularity," observed Mel Gussow in The New York Times (referring to the Penguin and Mickey Goldmill roles), "they represented only a small part of a richly varied career in which he played many of the more demanding roles in classical and contemporary theater—in plays by Shakespeare, O'Neill, Beckett and others."[1]
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^Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 279. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
^Garfield, David (1980). "Strasberg Takes Over: 1951–1955". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8. Aside from the original Robert Lewis group and those who came in with Mann and Meisner and were asked to remain, such individuals as Roscoe Lee Browne, Dane Clark, Tamra Daykarhanova, Rita Gam, Burgess Meredith, Sidney Poitier, Paula Strasberg, Anna Mizrahi Strasberg, and Franchot Tone have been voted directly into membership by the Studio's directorate or by Strasberg himself. In the early sixties, several actors who performed with The Actors Studio Theatre were similarly admitted
^ ab"Overview for Burgess Meredith". TCM. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
^"Overview for Burgess Meredith". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
Oliver BurgessMeredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor and filmmaker whose career encompassed radio, theater, film, and...
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the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, starring BurgessMeredith as Romney Wordsworth, the accused, and Fritz Weaver as the Chancellor...
franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and BurgessMeredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter...
character created by Sylvester Stallone and portrayed by BurgessMeredith in the Rocky film series. Meredith was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting...
and video games. The Penguin appears in Batman (1966), portrayed by BurgessMeredith. This version possesses a "quacking" laugh, which covered a cough caused...
series. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and BurgessMeredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), struggling to adjust to his...
Award winners and nominees for Best Supporting Actor (in a film). BurgessMeredith, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are the only actors that have won the...
series. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and BurgessMeredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone) faces stiff competition from...