Burgess Meredith

Actor. Born 16 November 1907 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Died 9 September 1997.

Titles on Fi1m6 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Emmy1 won

Born

16 November 1907, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

9 September 1997

Active

1939–1990

Frequently works with

Burt Young, Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, John G. Avildsen

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

70Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Burgess’s work 1 point above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 6 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $566m across 5 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 1 Emmy1 won
Active: 1939–1990

Genres

Drama5
Action4
Sport4
Comedy1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestRocky1976

54WorstRocky V1990

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61930s

281940s

171950s

381960s

441970s

281980s

151990s

12000s

12010s

Burgess Meredith