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Burgess Meredith in ROCKY
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Burgess Meredith in FOUL
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| Burgess Meredith (1908 - 1997) | ||
| One of the truly gifted performers of the century
who often suffered lesser roles.
Meredith served in the Air Force in WWII. He snared Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations for The Day of the Locust (1975) and for his most popular latter-day characterization, that of the trainer Mickey in the first Rocky (1976), a role Meredith repeated in the 1979, 1982, and 1990 sequels. His other notable credits include... Grumpy Old Men (1993) Clash of the Titans (1981) .... Ammon Magic (1978) He has appeared in scores of TV shows (winning an Emmy for his performance in 1977's Tail Gunner Joe), but will be remembered for his portrayal of "The Penguin" on the "Batman" TV series. |