Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith,nado enCleveland(Ohio) o16 de novembrode1907e finado enMalibú(California) o9 de setembrode1997,[1]foi unactor,humorista ecantanteestadounidense.
Traxectoria[editar|editar a fonte]
Meredith naceu en Cleveland, fillo de Ida Beth (de solteira, Burgess) e do médicocanadenseDr. William George Meredith.[2]Tras graduarse na Hoosac School en 1926 asistiu ao Amherst College. Durante asegunda guerra mundialserviu nas forzas aéreas dos Estados Unidos, acadando o rango de capitán. Deixou o exército en 1944 para traballar no filmeThe Story of G.I. Joe,onde interpreou o popular correspondente de guerraErnie Pyle.[3]
A súa carreira teatral comezara en 1929 na compañía deEva Le Gallienne,enNova York.En 1935 converteuse nunha estrela ao protagonizar a obraWinterset,deMaxwell Anderson,que foi adaptada ao cinema nun filme que supuxo o seu debut nese medio. No teatro traballou tamén como director.
No cinema traballou durante a década de 1940 e foi un dos actores predilectos deOtto Preminger,que o dirixiu en cinco filmes. Interpretou tamén o papel do Pingüín no filmeBatman,baseado naserie de televisión.Tralo éxito deThe Day of the Locust(1975), interpretou o adestrador deRocky Balboanos tres primeiros filmes da saga (1976, 1979 e 1992).
Meredith interveu tamén en series de televisión comaThe Twilight ZoneouO Virxiniano.
Faleceu en 1997 vítima de complicacións doalzhéimere domelanoma.[4]
Filmografía[editar|editar a fonte]
- The Scoundrel- Flop House Bum (sen acreditar) (1935)
- Winterset- Mio Romagna (1936)
- There Goes the Groom- Dick Matthews (1937)
- Spring Madness- The Lippencott (1938)
- Idiot's Delight- Quillary (1939)
- Of Mice and Men- George Milton (1939)
- Castle on the Hudson- Steven Rockford (1940)
- Por fin sós- Hank Taylor (1940)
- San Francisco Docks- Johnny Barnes (1940)
- Tom, Dick and Harry- Harry (1941)
- That Uncertain Feeling- Sebastian (1941)
- The Forgotten Village- Narrator (1941)
- Street of Chance- Frank Thompson/Danny Nearing (1942)
- A Welcome to Britain- Himself (sen acreditar) (1943)
- The Rear Gunner- Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams (1943)
- Our Country- El mesmo (1944)
- Hymn of the Nations- Narrator (voz) (sen acreditar) (1944)
- Salute to France- Joe - the American soldier (1944)
- Tunisian Victory- American soldier (voz) (1944)
- Attack! Battle of New Britain- Narrator (1944)
- The Story of G.I. Joe-Ernie Pyle(1945)
- A Walk in the Sun- Narrator (voz) (sen acreditar) (1945)
- The Diary of a Chambermaid- Captain Mauger (1946)
- Magnificent Doll- James Madison (1946)
- Mine Own Executioner- Felix Milne (1947)
- On Our Merry Way- Oliver M Pease (1948)
- Jigsaw- Jack/Bartender (sen acreditar) (1949)
- A Yank Comes Back(1949)
- The Gay Adventure- Dick (1949)
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower- Joseph Heurtin (1949)
- Works of Calder- Narrator (1950)
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Invisible Man- El mesmo (1954)
- Joe Butterfly- Joe Butterfly (1957)
- Albert Schweitzer- Narrator (voz) (1957)
- The Kidnappers- Louis Halliburton (1958)
- Sorcerer's Village- Narrator (voz) (1958)
- America Pauses for Springtime- El mesmo (1959)
- America Pauses for the Merry Month of May- El mesmo (1959)
- Tormenta sobre Washington- Herbert Gelman (1962)
- O cardeal- Father Ned Halley (1963)
- In Harm's Way- Commander Egan Powell (1965)
- Madame X- Dan Sullivan (1966)
- The Crazy Quilt- Narrator (voice) (1966)
- Batman- The Penguin (1966)
- O destino tamén xoga- Doc Scully (como Burgess Meridith) (1966)
- Torture Garden- Dr. Diablo (1967)
- Hurry Sundown- Judge Purcell (1967)
- Skidoo- The Warden (1968)
- Stay Away, Joe- Charlie Lightcloud (1968)
- Dear Mr. Gable- Narrator (1968)
- Debrief: Apollo 8- Narrator (1968)
- The Father- Captain Ned (1969)
- The Reivers- Lucious/Narrator (1969)
- O ouro de Mackenna- The Store Keeper (1969)
- Hard Contract- Ramsey Williams (1969)
- Debrief: Apollo 8(narrator, 1969)
- O día dos tramposos- The Missouri Kid (1970)
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go- The Dolphin (tamén director) (1970)
- Such Good Friends- Kalman (1971)
- Clay Pigeon- Freedom Lovelace (1971)
- Beware! The Blob- Old Hobo (uncredited) (1972)
- The Man- Senator Watson (1972)
- A Fan's Notes- Mr. Blue (1972)
- Alfinetes de ouro- Winters (1974)
- The Master Gunfighter- Narrator (voice) (1975)
- 33 graos á sombra- Goldsboro (1975)
- Como praga de langosta- Harry Greener (1975)
- The Hindenburg- Emilio Pajetta (1975)
- Hay que matar a B.- Hector (1975)
- Rocky-Mickey Goldmill(1976)
- Burnt Offerings- Arnold Allardyce (1976)
- The Sentinel- Charles Chazen (1977)
- Golden Rendezvous- Van Heurden (1977)
- Foul Play- Mr. Hennessey (1978)
- Magic- Ben Greene (1978)
- The Manitou- Dr. Snow (1978)
- The Great Bank Hoax- Jack Stutz (1978)
- Rocky II-Mickey Goldmill(1979)
- Final Assignment- Zak (1980)
- When Time Ran Out- Rene Valdez (1980)
- Loita de titáns- Ammon (1981)
- The Last Chase- Captain J.G. Williams (1981)
- Confesións verdadeiras- Msgr. Seamus Fargo (1981)
- Rocky III- Mickey Goldmill (1982)
- Twilight Zone: The Movie- Narrator (voice) (uncredited) (1983)
- Wet Gold(1984) Made for TV
- Santa Claus: The Movie- Ancient One (1985)
- Rocky IV-Mickey Goldmill(archival footage) (uncredited) (1985)
- G.I. Joe: The Movie-Golobulus(1987)
- Full Moon in Blue Water- The General (1988)
- Hot to Trot- Don's Dad (voice) (uncredited) (1988)
- Rocky V-Mickey Goldmill(Flashback) (1990)
- O clan dos irlandeses- Finn (1990)
- Grumpy Old Men- Grandpa Gustafson (1993)
- Camp Nowhere- Fein (1994)
- Tall Tale- Old Man (uncredited) (1995)
- Grumpier Old Men- Grandpa Gustafson (1995)
- Rocky Balboa-Mickey Goldmill(imaxes de arquivo) (sen acreditar) (2006)
Notas[editar|editar a fonte]
- ↑"Burgess Meredith dies at 89".CNN.10 de setembro de 1997. Arquivado dendeo orixinalo 27 de xullo de 2016.Consultado o 17 de setembro de 2011.
- ↑"Burgess Meredith, 89, Who Was at Ease Playing Good Guys and Villains, Dies".The New York Times.Consultado o 17 de setembro de 2011.
- ↑"The Story of G.I. Joe".Turner Classic Movies.Consultado o 16 de setembro de 2011.
- ↑"Burgess Meredith dies at 89".CNN.10 de setembro de 1997.Consultado o 30 de agosto de 2015.
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Ligazóns externas[editar|editar a fonte]
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