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1937–1938. Preceded by. Frank Gillmore. Succeeded by. Arthur Byron. Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) [1] [2] 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 ...
IMDb profile of Burgess Meredith, a versatile actor, writer and director who starred in Broadway, film and TV. Learn about his life, career, roles, achievements and trivia.
- January 1, 1
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Malibu, California, USA
Burgess Meredith (born November 16, 1907, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died September 9, 1997, Malibu, California) was an American actor and director who, in a career that spanned nearly seven decades, played a diverse range of characters on the stage, on television, and in film. Meredith attended Amherst College but left before graduating.
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Learn about the life and career of Burgess Meredith, a versatile actor who starred on Broadway, film and TV, and voiced Skippy Peanut Butter. Find out his birth and death dates, marriages, military service, and environmental activism.
- November 16, 1907
- September 9, 1997
Sep 11, 1997 · Oliver Burgess Meredith was born on Nov. 16, 1907, in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood to a doctor, William George Meredith, and the former Ida Burgess, the daughter of a Methodist revivalist. As ...
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Sep 11, 1997 · Burgess Meredith, who played a crusty old pug in “Rocky” and waddled with aristocratic elan as the Penguin on TV’s “Batman,” is dead at 89. The actor, who died on Tuesday at his home in ...
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 died.
