Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

1907-11-16 Cleveland, Ohio, USA 154 Credits

Biography

Oliver Burgess Meredith, or Burgess Meredith, 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 many Emmy Awards.

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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

9.3
Acting

TMZ exclusively sits down with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone as they discuss for the first time how their once-fierce rivalry led to tw...

Sly

Sly

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

Sylvester Stallone and John G. Avildsen narrate behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rocky" to mark the film's 40th anniversary.

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

as Henry Bemis (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom ...

Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

2006

as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

His wife is dead and his son hates him, but this old man still has fight in him! When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ R...

The Opponents

The Opponents

2006

as Self (archive footage) / Mickey Goldmill

Acting

Documentary about Rocky Balboa's opponents throughout the saga from the original Rocky (1976) to Rocky V (1990).

Tribute To Burgess Meredith

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

The cast of Rocky (1976) pays tribute to actor Burgess Meredith.

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

1995

as Grandpa Gustafson

6.5
Acting

A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée opens a...

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995

as Old Man (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to ste...

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995

as Self

8.0
Acting

Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.

Across the Moon

Across the Moon

1994

as Barney

3.7
Acting

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state priso...

Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

1994

as Fein

5.9
Acting

Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything ...

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of...

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993

as Grandpa Gustafson

6.6
Acting

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nea...

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

1992

as Guest

Acting

The story of Kurt Weill 's relationship with the American popular theatre. During his years in exile on Broadway, the composer of Mack the Knife and T...

Lincoln

1992

as Winfield Scott (voice)

6.8
Acting

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

Mastergate

Mastergate

1992

as Wiley Slaughter

2.0
Acting

A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate ...

The Chaplin Puzzle

The Chaplin Puzzle

1992

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

This rare two part documentary focuses on Charlie Chaplin's development at Keystone and Essanay. It concludes with a director's cut of the film Police...

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Narrator (voice)

7.7
Acting

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...

Night of the Hunter

Night of the Hunter

1991

as Birdy

5.7
Acting

A false preacher ingratiates himself with a dead man's family to find where he hid the money from a robbery.

Rocky V

Rocky V

1990

as Mickey Goldmill

5.8
Acting

A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rock...

State of Grace

State of Grace

1990

as Finn

7.0
Acting

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Iri...

Oddball Hall

Oddball Hall

1990

as Ingersol

Acting

Elderly jewel thieves on the run from the law pass themselves off as wizards to a village of bewildered Africans.

The Wickedest Witch

The Wickedest Witch

1989

as Narrator (voice)

5.0
Acting

Avarissa, a witch so evil that she was banished to an underground kingdom, attempts to trick a human child into committing a despicable act so that sh...

Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

1988

as The General

6.1
Acting

Floyd, the owner of a bar on the Texas coast, has been depressed for a year after his wife disappeared in a swimming accident. He lives with his senil...

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

1988

as Don's Dad

5.2
Acting

Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the he...

King Lear

King Lear

1988

as Don Learo

6.3
Acting

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civiliza...

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

Mr. Corbett's Ghost

1987

as Mad Tom

5.0
Acting

Mr Corbett is a cruel employer to Ben Partridge. One night on New Years Eve Ben is sent out to deliver some medicine. Along the way he wishes his mast...

G.I. Joe: The Movie

G.I. Joe: The Movie

1987

as Golobulus (voice)

6.5
Acting

G.I. Joe faces a new enemy as an ancient society of snake people known as Cobra-La try to forcefully take back the earth from those who drove them und...

Outrage!

Outrage!

1986

as Judge Aaron Klein

5.0
Acting

After a technicality results in the release of a man being tried for the rape and murder of a young woman, her father murders the man. Admitting his g...

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard

1986

as Mr. Ben the Owl

5.1
Acting

A little girl, Molly, loses her doll, Belinda, in the Blinkin wood and the Blinkins find it and make it their mission to return her to the owner. In t...

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

1985

as Self

5.0
Acting

This behind-the-scenes documentary follows Team Salkind as they set out to bring Santa's "true" story to the screen. Dudley Moore (Patch) hosts; David...

Santa Claus: The Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

1985

as Ancient Elf

6.3
Acting

In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-mak...

Broken Rainbow

Broken Rainbow

1985

as Historical Voice (voice)

5.7
Acting

Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0
Acting

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

Answers

Answers

1985

as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Acting

Three of Ernest Thompson's short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, "A Good Time," a vacationing California Highway...

Wet Gold

Wet Gold

1984

as Sampson

4.5
Acting

Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura stumbles across a drunk elderly man (Sampson), who fills her ...

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

1984

as Mr. Mole

6.0
Acting

Thumbelina is the answer to her mother's prayers but is all too soon stolen away by Mother Toad as a wife for her son. With the help of many different...

Rocky III

Rocky III

1982

as Mickey Goldmill

6.9
Acting

After an intense fight with Clubber Lang and the death of his trainer Mickey, Rocky Balboa is left devastated. Former rival Apollo Creed steps in to h...

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

1982

as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

6.8
Acting

The magic dragon teaches a boy to believe in his own creative abilities.

True Confessions

True Confessions

1981

as Msgr. Seamus Fargo

6.1
Acting

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981

as Ammon

6.9
Acting

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks...

The Last Chase

The Last Chase

1981

as Captain J.G. Williams

3.5
Acting

Twenty years after the American people have been told the oil has run out and disease has scared them into complacency, the United States has become a...

Mr. Griffin and Me

Mr. Griffin and Me

1981

as Kenneth Griffin

Acting

Kenneth Griffin, a Hollywood director, hasn't seen his wife in 24 years since he stole paintings from her and went into hiding.

Final Assignment

Final Assignment

1980

as Zak

4.0
Acting

An intrepid television journalist sent to cover the Canadian prime minister's visit to the Soviet Union has trouble sticking to her assignment when sh...

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

1980

as Rene Valdez

5.4
Acting

An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling fo...

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

1979

as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

6.8
Acting

Sandy is a little girl with a penchant for whoppers. However, when her lies start go so far as to implicate the innocent for her own misdeeds, Puff de...

Rocky II

Rocky II

1979

as Mickey Goldmill

7.3
Acting

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put...

UFOs: It Has Begun

1979

7.0
Acting

A documentary exploring the existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrial beings. Hosted by the LEGENDARY Rod Serling. This was considered his "coming out t...

Magic

Magic

1978

as Ben Greene

6.8
Acting

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

The Great Bank Hoax

The Great Bank Hoax

1978

as Jack Stutz

4.2
Acting

When the prominent citizens of a small town discover that the officers of the local bank have been embezzling money from it, they decide to rob the ba...

Puff, the Magic Dragon

Puff, the Magic Dragon

1978

as Puff (voice)

6.8
Acting

Jackie is a boy who is so trapped by his fears and doubts that he could not communicate with anyone. Then, a magic dragon named Puff comes to help Jac...

Foul Play

Foul Play

1978

as Mr. Hennessey

6.3
Acting

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

1978

as William Blackstone

5.0
Acting

A turn-of-the-century investigator named Kate Bliss goes to the wide-open spaces of the wild west to capture a gang of outlaws led by a charming "Robi...

The Amazing Captain Nemo

The Amazing Captain Nemo

1978

as Prof. Waldo Cunningham

5.0
Acting

Captain Nemo is found in suspended animation under the sea and revived by modern-day Navy men in order to battle a fiendish mad scientist.

The Manitou

The Manitou

1978

as Dr. Snow

5.4
Acting

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.

The Living Sands of Namib

The Living Sands of Namib

1978

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Documentary on the extreme conditions of the Namib Desert in the southwest of Africa, and on the extraordinary creatures who thrive there. With temper...

Golden Rendezvous

Golden Rendezvous

1977

as Van Heurden

4.9
Acting

Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacke...

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1977

as Cardinal Burke

Acting

The longtime head of a powerful political machine is determined to win a fourth election and stay in power, despite challenges to his regime by young,...

SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

1977

as Willy Basset

5.3
Acting

On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be able to land, due to an act of sabotage and a deadly ...

Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe

1977

as Joseph Welch

6.0
Acting

Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later plann...

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

1977

as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

2.0
Acting

Based on the best-selling book, this movie focuses on John F. Kennedy's first run for a congressional seat in 1946.

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Charles Chazen

6.1
Acting

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a B...

Rocky

Rocky

1976

as Mickey Goldmill

7.8
Acting

An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion...

Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

1976

as Arnold Allardyce

6.5
Acting

A couple and their 12-year-old son move into a giant house for the summer. Things start acting strange almost immediately. It seems that every time so...

Circasia

Circasia

1976

as Clown

5.0
Acting

Happenings in a small Irish traveling circus.

Circasia

Circasia

1976

Producer

5.0
Producing

Happenings in a small Irish traveling circus.

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

1975

as Emilio Pajetta

6.3
Acting

Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the great Hindenburg airship as its chief of security....

The Master Gunfighter

The Master Gunfighter

1975

as Narrator (voice)

4.5
Acting

Don Santiago (Richard Angarola) is a vicious man who helps provoke an Indian massacre that will allow him to steal the Indians' land and claim it as h...

92 in the Shade

92 in the Shade

1975

as Goldsboro

5.4
Acting

A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fish...

B. Must Die

B. Must Die

1975

as Hector

4.0
Acting

In a fictitious South American country there's lots of political tension, the labor-unions have all their members on strike. The public demands the re...

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975

as Harry Greener

6.4
Acting

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with ...

Golden Needles

Golden Needles

1974

as Winters

4.3
Acting

An ancient Asian statue with the power to grant health and long life via secret acupuncture points is being pursued by a wealthy criminal, but his pla...

Old Faithful

Old Faithful

1973

as Self

Acting

A forest ranger is asked by his boss to attract a record-breaking crowd to Yellowstone National Park. Various celebrities are enlisted to help.

The Man

The Man

1972

as Senator Watson

6.3
Acting

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, S...

A Fan's Notes

A Fan's Notes

1972

as Mr. Blue

5.5
Acting

A writer has a mental breakdown, unable to deal with the society around him.

Beware! The Blob

Beware! The Blob

1972

as Old Hobo

4.8
Acting

A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the ...

The New Healers

The New Healers

1972

as Dr. Simmons

Acting

The small town hospital staff is trying to gain the confidence of the local farmers and merchants.

Probe

Probe

1972

as V.C.R. Cameron

5.5
Acting

That hipster ring that special agent Hugh Lockwood wears? It's a camera, transmitting image and sound of his surroundings. It's also a scanner, detect...

Getting Away from It All

Getting Away from It All

1972

as Capt. Frank Coffin

Acting

Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rural living isn't quite what they thought it would b...

We the People

1972

as Narrator

Acting

This film shows people as they participated in various activities, such as sailing, watching parades, working and traveling. It discusses the growth o...

Such Good Friends

Such Good Friends

1971

as Kalman

4.9
Acting

Julie Messinger, a repressed woman, grapples with her hidden passions when a routine hospital visit for her husband, Richard, spirals into chaos. As s...

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

1971

as Henry Meade

6.0
Acting

Three kids think they see a sea monster in the calm waters of Strawberry Cove, and set out to find what's behind the mystery.

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Lock, Stock and Barrel

1971

as Rev. Willie Pursle

Acting

A young frontier couple elope, are chased by the girl's father and brothers, join up with an escaped convict and get mixed up with a charlatan preache...

Clay Pigeon

Clay Pigeon

1971

as Freedom Lovelace

3.4
Acting

An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are part of a drug-dealing gang.

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

as The Missouri Kid

6.8
Acting

Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in...

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1970

as The Dolphin

4.6
Acting

An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, an organized crime mastermind. They consp...

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1970

Director, Screenplay

4.6
Directing Writing

An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, an organized crime mastermind. They consp...

The Reivers

The Reivers

1969

as Lucius / Narrator (voice)

6.4
Acting

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a t...

Winter of the Witch

Winter of the Witch

1969

as Narrator

8.0
Acting

The life of a witch is disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders' presence makes her struggle to adjust to the modern world, and...

Hard Contract

Hard Contract

1969

as Ramsey Williams

4.7
Acting

A cold hearted American hit man goes to Europe for "one last score". His encounter with a beautiful young woman casts self doubt on his lifeblood, and...

The Father

1969

as Captain Ned

Acting

Produced through a grant at the American Film Institute, an adaptation of the Chekhov short story set in contemporary New York.

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

as The Storekeeper

6.6
Acting

A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to ke...

Skidoo

Skidoo

1968

as The Warden

4.8
Acting

Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, Go...

Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe

1968

as Charlie Lightcloud

5.3
Acting

Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can success...

Dear Mr. Gable

Dear Mr. Gable

1968

as Narrator

Acting

Burgess Meredith narrates this insightful MGM-produced documentary about the life and career of Hollywood legend Clark Gable, from his childhood in Oh...

Torture Garden

Torture Garden

1967

as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

6.1
Acting

Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises t...

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967

as Judge Purcell

6.5
Acting

A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

The Crazy-Quilt

1966

as Narrator (voice)

5.5
Acting

A man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. She attempts to remake her husband with her overflowing optimism, but the...

Batman

Batman

1966

as The Penguin

6.4
Acting

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

as Doc Scully

7.1
Acting

A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose ...

Madame X

Madame X

1966

as Dan Sullivan

6.5
Acting

A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her, and is forced by her m...

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965

as Commander Egan Powell

6.6
Acting

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Fanfare for a Death Scene

1964

as Prof. George Bannerman

6.0
Acting

An American secret agent, on the trail of a vanished scientist, must recover the scientist's revolutionary secret formula before the enemy catches up ...

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1963

as Father Halley

6.5
Acting

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962

as Herbert Gelman

7.2
Acting

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired b...

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

1961

as Vladimir / Didi

6.0
Acting

Two derelicts occupy themselves as they wait for 'Godot' to make an appearance on Pozzo's estate.

Sorcerers' Village

Sorcerers' Village

1958

as Narrator

Acting

Documentary film recounting the travels of Captain Hassoldt Davis and his wife, Ruth Staudinger Davis, across the Ivory Coast. The Davises filmed thei...

The Kidnappers

1958

as Louis Halliburton

Acting

Manila, Philippines. The loving American father Louis Halliburton desperate attempts to save his son from ruthless kidnappers. He is unable to do it a...

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

1957

as Narrator (voice)

6.1
Acting

This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go to...

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

1957

as Joe Butterfly

5.8
Acting

The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magaz...

Mr. Lincoln

Mr. Lincoln

1952

as Avon Horsley Jr.

Acting

A five-part biographic series about Abraham Lincoln for the educational TV series Omnibus, filmed on location in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

Works of Calder

Works of Calder

1950

as Narrator

Acting

The film begins with a sun materializing out of the emptiness of space. In the first of three sequences we see various images from nature against musi...

Works of Calder

Works of Calder

1950

Producer

Producing

The film begins with a sun materializing out of the emptiness of space. In the first of three sequences we see various images from nature against musi...

Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow

1949

as Dick

Acting

On a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949

as Joseph Heurtin

5.3
Acting

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize tha...

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949

Director

5.3
Directing

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize tha...

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1949

as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

4.8
Acting

New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy is working hard on investigation about a series of murders related to an extremist group.

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

as Oliver M. Pease

5.5
Acting

Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the ...

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

Producer

5.5
Producing

Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the ...

A Yank Comes Back

A Yank Comes Back

1948

as Self

Acting

In a follow up to 'A Welcome to Britain', Burgess Meredith returns to look at a post-war Britain.

A Yank Comes Back

A Yank Comes Back

1948

Writer

Writing

In a follow up to 'A Welcome to Britain', Burgess Meredith returns to look at a post-war Britain.

Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

1947

as Felix Milne

7.0
Acting

Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

1946

as James Madison

5.9
Acting

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending British invasion of Washington D.C., Dolly Payne Ma...

The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946

as Captain Mauger

6.3
Acting

Celestine, the chamber-maid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man, but Mr. Lanlai...

The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946

Screenplay, Producer

6.3
Writing Producing

Celestine, the chamber-maid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man, but Mr. Lanlai...

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

1945

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and...

Story of G.I. Joe

Story of G.I. Joe

1945

as Ernie Pyle

6.4
Acting

War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to...

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

1944

as Narrator (voice)

6.0
Acting

Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glouster, New Britain island in 1943 in the South Paci...

Tunisian Victory

Tunisian Victory

1944

as American soldier (voice)

6.2
Acting

Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the North African campaign.

Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations

1944

as Narrator(voice)

4.9
Acting

Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the "Inno de...

A Salute to France

A Salute to France

1944

as Joe - the American Soldier

Acting

Directed by Garson Kanin and Jean Renoir.

Our Country

1944

as Self

Acting

A romantic tour of Britain set to Dylan Thomas's poetry.

A Salute to France

A Salute to France

1944

Screenplay

Writing

Directed by Garson Kanin and Jean Renoir.

The Rear Gunner

The Rear Gunner

1943

as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

5.2
Acting

Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shoo...

A Welcome to Britain

A Welcome to Britain

1943

as Self (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

An uncredited Anthony Asquith is one of the directors of this WWII film (a joint UK/US production) which aims to explain British culture and character...

The United States Service Bands

The United States Service Bands

1943

as footage from 'The Rear Gunner' (uncredited)

2.0
Acting

This patriotic wartime short showcases the service bands of the U.S. Army, Army Air Force, Marines, and Navy.

A Welcome to Britain

A Welcome to Britain

1943

Director

7.0
Directing

An uncredited Anthony Asquith is one of the directors of this WWII film (a joint UK/US production) which aims to explain British culture and character...

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1942

as Frank Thompson

5.3
Acting

In this Cornell Woolrich thriller, a man's memory is recovered after being injured by falling construction material. Discovering a year-long lapse, he...

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941

as Harry

5.6
Acting

Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. ...

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

as Alexander Sebastian

6.5
Acting

A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.

The Forgotten Village

1941

as Narrator

5.2
Acting

Documentary examining the conflicts between the coming of modernization and the traditional culture of a small Mexican village.

Second Chorus

Second Chorus

1941

as Hank Taylor

5.8
Acting

Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exam...

San Francisco Docks

San Francisco Docks

1940

as Johnny Barnes

6.0
Acting

Longshoreman Johnny Barnes is in love with Kitty Tracy, barmaid at her father's waterfront saloon, and he beats up Cassidy, a crooked politician who h...

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Steve Rockford

6.8
Acting

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1939

as George

7.3
Acting

An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939

as Quillary

6.1
Acting

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Spring Madness

Spring Madness

1938

as The Lippencott

3.9
Acting

Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kep...

There Goes the Groom

There Goes the Groom

1937

as Derek "Dick" Matthews

5.3
Acting

After striking it rich in Alaskan gold, a young man returns to marry his fiancé only to be snubbed. Her sister, however, is worth considering, until h...

Winterset

Winterset

1936

as Mio Romagna

5.7
Acting

A man is determined to find the real culprit behind the crime for which his father was wrongly executed.

The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

1935

as Flop House Bum

6.2
Acting

A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a mont...

Third Eye

N/A

Acting

A CIA operative is the only man who can retrieve the stolen plans of an awesome weapons system and prevent a worldwide disaster. Set in Hong Kong, thi...

Third Eye

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

A CIA operative is the only man who can retrieve the stolen plans of an awesome weapons system and prevent a worldwide disaster. Set in Hong Kong, thi...