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Burgess Meredith is The Rear Gunner (1943). Early in his career, Meredith attracted favorable attention, especially for playing George in a 1939 adaptation of John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men and as war correspondent Ernie Pyle in The Story of G.I. Joe (1945).
Burgess Meredith. Actor: Clash of the Titans. One of the truly great and gifted performers of the century, who often suffered lesser roles, Burgess Meredith was born in 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio.
- January 1, 1
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Malibu, California, USA
Burgess Meredith, American actor and director who, in a career that spanned nearly seven decades, played a diverse range of characters. His best-known movies included Of Mice and Men (1939), The Day of the Locust (1975), and Rocky (1976), and he played the villainous Penguin in the TV series Batman.
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Burgess Meredith. Actor: Clash of the Titans. One of the truly great and gifted performers of the century, who often suffered lesser roles, Burgess Meredith was born in 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio.
- November 16, 1907
- September 9, 1997
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Burgess Meredith, the raspy-voiced character actor best known for his portrayal of the gruff boxing manager in the "Rocky" movies, has died at his home in Malibu,...
Sep 11, 1997 · Burgess Meredith, who displayed his versatile acting skills in a series of always refreshing but generally eccentric roles that kept him before cameras or onstage for more than 70 years, has...
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Sep 11, 1997 · Burgess Meredith, a virtuosic actor whose career spanned most of the 20th century and a multitude of performing arts, died on Tuesday at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 89. In the...