Acting

Burgess Meredith

Career: Active from 1936 to 2019, with a break from 1996 to 2018, busiest in 1978 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 68
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: Of Mice and Men
85/100

Awards

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Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1977 · Won · 29th Primetime Emmy Awards
Tail Gunner Joe
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role
1977 · Nominated · 49th Academy Awards
Rocky
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role
1976 · Nominated · 48th Academy Awards
The Day of the Locust
Source: Wikidata

Characters

The characters Burgess Meredith played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

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Burgess Meredith Catalog average

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Contemporary Realism
3.3, average 5.4
Coming of Age
2.0, average 3.0
Cringe Humor
1.5, average 2.2
Adrenaline
4.2, average 4.8

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Movies and TV shows

176

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2010s

1 title

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Henry Bemis (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 71

as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

1990s

14 titles · average score 54

as Grandpa Gustafson

as Old Man (uncredited)

as Fein

as Grandpa Gustafson

as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

as Winfield Scott (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

as Birdy

as Mickey Goldmill

as Finn

as Ingersol

1980s

26 titles · average score 54

as The General

as Don Learo

as Mad Tom

as Mr. Ben the Owl

as Ancient Elf

as Mickey Goldmill

TV show · as Dr. Willard Adams

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody

as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

as Ammon

as Captain J.G. Williams

as Msgr. Seamus Fargo

as Zak

1970s

43 titles · average score 56

as Mickey Goldmill

as Mr. Hennessey

as Ben Greene

as Prof. Waldo Cunningham

as Puff (voice)

as Mickey

as Arnold Allardyce

as Harry Greener

TV show

TV show · as V.C.R. Cameron

as Senator Watson

as The Missouri Kid

1960s

39 titles · average score 60

TV show · as Harrison Merriweather

as Charlie Lightcloud

as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

TV show

TV show

as Judge Purcell

as The Penguin

as Doc Scully

TV show · as The Penguin

as Dan Sullivan

TV show · as Orkney Cadwallader

as Prof. George Bannerman

1950s

17 titles · average score 69

TV show · as Romney Wordsworth / Mr. Smith

TV show · as Owney Duggan

TV show · as Tom Gwynn / Matthew Higgins

TV show · as Duncan Kleist

as Narrator (voice)

as Joe Butterfly

TV show · as Ramskill

TV show

TV show · as Sid Davis / Cardinal Burke

TV show · as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo / Stage Manager

TV show

TV show · as David

1940s

29 titles · average score 60

as Joseph Heurtin

as Oliver M. Pease

as Felix Milne

as Captain Mauger

as James Madison

as Ernie Pyle

as American soldier (voice)

as Joe - the American Soldier

as Narrator (voice)

Director, Writer

as Frank Thompson

as Alexander Sebastian

1930s

6 titles · average score 58

as George Milton

as Quillary

as The Lippencott

as Derek "Dick" Matthews

as Mio Romagna

as Flop House Bum

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