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  1. Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) 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".

  2. 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. He was educated in Amherst College in Massachusetts, before joining Eva Le Gallienne's Student Repertory stage company in 1929.

    • Actor, Writer, Director
    • November 16, 1907
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    • September 9, 1997
  3. 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. He was educated in Amherst College in Massachusetts, before joining Eva Le Gallienne's Student Repertory stage company in 1929.

    • November 16, 1907
    • September 9, 1997
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  5. Mar 29, 2024 · 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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  6. Sep 11, 1997 · Sept. 11, 1997 5 AM PT. 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...

  7. 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,...

  8. 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 1930's, he...

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