List of the best Burgess Meredith movies: Of Mice and Men(1939), Mine Own Executioner(1947), Street of Chance(1942), Winterset(1936), The Man on the Eiffel Tower(1949), The Great Bank Hoax(1977), On Our Merry Way(1948), Torture Garden(1967), Oddball Hall(1991), Wet Gold(1984), Diary of a Chambermaid(1946), Rocky(1976) ... ...
Drama
USA
1939
107 Minutes
George
Burgess Meredith Lon Chaney Betty Field Charles Bickford Roman Bohnen Bob Steele Noah Beery Jr. Oscar O'Shea Granville Bates Leigh Whipper Helen Lynd
mentally challenged migrant worker rancher wife emotional gutsy tender ranch countryside soledad, calif. friendship aspirations farming sacrifice quest 1930s
A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Drama
UK
1947
105 Minutes
Felix Milne
Burgess Meredith Kieron Moore Dulcie Gray Christine Norden Barbara White John Laurie Michael Shepley
analyst soldier prisoner of war wife mistress bleak emotional gripping office household london burma hospital post-traumatic stress disorder psychoanalysis world war ii transformation discovery 1940s
Pretty Molly Lucian (Barbara White) enlists the reluctant aid of psychologist Felix Milne (Burgess Meredith) in treating her potentially homicidal husband Adam (Kieron Moore), who refuses ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
74 Minutes
Frank Thompson, Danny Nearing
amnesiac wife detective lover old woman coworker brooding crafty suspenseful new york city estate amnesia murder wrongfully accused mysterious past investigation pursuit discovery mystery 1940s
After an accident, a New York man with amnesia finds out the ugly truth about his real identity and past by interacting with people who seem to know him well.
Drama
USA
1936
78 Minutes
Mio Romagna
Burgess Meredith Margo Edward Ciannelli John Carradine Edward Ellis Paul Guilfoyle Maurice Moscovich Stanley Ridges Willard Robertson Mischa Auer Myron McCormick
gangster son italian immigrant innocent man police officer gripping inspiring rousing household courtroom college new york state murder legacy wrongful conviction corruption father/son relationship quest revenge
Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
1949
82 Minutes
Director
Charles Laughton Franchot Tone Burgess Meredith Robert Hutton Jean Wallace Patricia Roc Wilfrid Hyde-White Belita
inspector student niece suspect suspenseful confident engaging gripping paris police station eiffel tower detective murder contract killing framed for murder pursuit mystery 1920s
French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.
Comedy
UK
1977
89 Minutes
Jack Stutz
Burgess Meredith Richard Basehart Ned Beatty Charlene Dallas Paul Sand Michael Murphy Constance Forslund Arthur Godfrey
bank employee boss neighbor reverend sheriff amusing playful bank small town embezzlement small-town life money greed deception wretched excess temptation 1970s
William Topaz McGonagall, the world's greateset poet. Unfortunately the whole of the rest of the world disagreed. His talent made him a sort of Victorian Chris Evans but without the cash.
Comedy
1948
107 Minutes
Producer
Burgess Meredith Leslie Fenton Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray Hugh Herbert James Stewart Dorothy Lamour Victor Moore Eilene Janssen Henry Fonda William Demarest
clerk musician actress magician wife editor amusing lighthearted los angeles newsroom household stage studio impersonation repentance deception babies relationships journalism quest
Musicians, Hollywood extras and others tell a reporter (Burgess Meredith) how children affect their lives.
Horror
UK
1967
93 Minutes
Jack Palance Burgess Meredith Beverly Adams Peter Cushing Barbara Ewing Michael Bryant Maurice Denham John Standing Robert Hutton John Phillips Michael Ripper
psychic playboy actress reporter pianist collector chilling eerie carnival family home hollywood, calif. office murder ghosts acting zombies mind control psychic phenomena transformation mystery
An anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.
Comedy
USA
1991
87 Minutes
Don Ameche Burgess Meredith Bill Maynard Tullio Moneta Tiny Skefile Tina Jaxa Patrick Mynhardt Phillip Wolfaardt Graham Armitage
A gang of thieves has pulled a huge jewel heist, but has had to hide out in a tiny South African village posing as members of a fraternal order called The Oddballs. As they wait for their ... See full summary »
Adventure
1984
97 Minutes
Sampson
Brooke Shields Burgess Meredith Tom Byrd Brian Kerwin William Bronder David S. Cass Sr.
A waitress (Brooke Shields) leads an old drunk (Burgess Meredith), a diver and a young man (Tom Byrd) with a yacht to sunken Bahamas treasure.
Comedy, Drama
1946
86 Minutes
Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith Hurd Hatfield Francis Lederer Judith Anderson Florence Bates Irene Ryan Reginald Owen
A gold-digging chambermaid (Paulette Goddard) eyes her brooding master (Hurd Hatfield) and drives a valet to murder.
Drama
USA
1976
119 Minutes
Mickey
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burgess Meredith Burt Young Carl Weathers Thayer David Joe Spinell James Gambina Al Silvani George Memmoli
rocky balboa gym owner meatpacker boxer girlfriend loan shark endearing inspiring gripping philadelphia gym freezer boxing ring ambition daunting task boxing love underdog rise 1970s
A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Drama
USA
1979
119 Minutes
Mickey Goldmill
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burgess Meredith Burt Young Carl Weathers Tony Burton Joe Spinell Leonard Gaines Frank McRae Al Silvani John Pleshette
businessman rival trainer wife reporter inspiring rousing philadelphia boxing ring house boxing celebrity redemption money rocky balboa underdog rivalry 1970s
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
Horror
USA
1978
106 Minutes
Ben Greene
Ann-Margret Burgess Meredith Ed Lauter E.J. Andre Jerry Houser David Ogden Stiers Lillian Randolph Joe Lowry Beverly Sanders Bob Hackman Mary Munday
magician dummy old flame husband agent thrilling frightening suspenseful catskills nightclub lake ventriloquism jealousy love multiple personality disorder murder rivalry rise transformation 1970s
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
Comedy
USA
1941
84 Minutes
Alexander Sebastian
Merle Oberon Melvyn Douglas Burgess Meredith Alan Mowbray Olive Blakeney Harry Davenport Eve Arden Sig Ruman Richard Carle Mary Currier Jean Fenwick
psychologist wife husband butler love interest pianist amusing airy cheeky doctor's office art gallery new york city hotel apartment marriage love triangle psychoanalysis divorce love love
A psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
1949
82 Minutes
Director
Charles Laughton Franchot Tone Burgess Meredith Robert Hutton Jean Wallace Patricia Roc Wilfrid Hyde-White Belita
inspector student niece suspect suspenseful confident engaging gripping paris police station eiffel tower detective murder contract killing framed for murder pursuit mystery 1920s
French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.
Drama
USA
1988
97 Minutes
The General
Gene Hackman Teri Garr Burgess Meredith Elias Koteas Kevin Cooney David Doty Gil Glasgow Becky Ann Baker Marietta Marich Alexandra Masterson William Larsen
father-in-law bus driver bar owner debt collector somber emotional moving texas bar coast grief financial crisis recovery disappearance transformation 1980s
In Texas, Floyd is the owner of a decadent bar nearby the coast. He misses his wife Dorothy, who disappeared one year ago, and does not pay attention to the business, giving credit to ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
Canada|USA
1981
100 Minutes
Captain J.G. Williams
Lee Majors Chris Makepeace Burgess Meredith Alexandra Stewart George Touliatos Ben Gordon Diane D'Aquila
In a future United States, the only transport available to an individual is public transportation. Predicated on an assertion that "the oil has run out", an increasingly totalitarian ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1940
83 Minutes
Hank Taylor
Fred Astaire Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith Artie Shaw Charles Butterworth Frank Melton Jimmy Conlin Adia Kuznetzoff Michael Visaroff Joseph Mari Don Brodie
student musician manager friend amusing charming madcap new york city college concert hall dance studio music failure romance abandonment rivalry love 1940s
College trumpet players (Fred Astaire, Burgess Meredith) flirt with a girl (Paulette Goddard) who tries to get them into Artie Shaw's band.
Comedy
1972
90 Minutes
Mr. Blue
Jerry Orbach Patricia Collins Burgess Meredith Rosemary Murphy Conrad Bain Julia Robinson
Drama
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Steve Rockford
John Garfield Ann Sheridan Pat O'Brien Burgess Meredith Henry O'Neill Jerome Cowan Guinn "Big Boy" Williams John Litel Margot Stevenson Willard Robertson Edward Pawley
gangster prisoner warden girlfriend rival attorney brooding fiery confident passionate sing sing correctional facility new york state cell yard courtroom prison life organized crime egoism rehabilitation jailbreak
An arrogant mobster, sentenced to a long prison term in Sing Sing, becomes a changed man when given a chance by the fair and progressive warden.
Horror
USA|Italy
1976
116 Minutes
Arnold Allardyce
Karen Black Oliver Reed Bette Davis Burgess Meredith Eileen Heckart Lee Montgomery Dub Taylor Anthony James Orin Cannon James T. Myers Todd Turquand
husband wife son aunt brother tenant creepy eerie gory dark california countryside mansion haunted houses supernatural family vacation paranoia possession parent/child relationship discovery
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other
UK|USA
1985
107 Minutes
Ancient Elf
Dudley Moore David Huddleston John Lithgow Burgess Meredith Judy Cornwell Jeffrey Kramer Christian Fitzpatrick Carrie Kei Heim
friend elf businessman wife toy maker lighthearted heartwarming uplifting north pole new york city christmas loyalty magic toys business santa claus adventure pursuit rise 1980s
The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK
1975
88 Minutes
Goldsboro
Peter Fonda Warren Oates Margot Kidder Burgess Meredith Harry Dean Stanton Sylvia Miles Elizabeth Ashley William Hickey
rich kid fishing guide grandfather girlfriend wife businessman spirited amusing cheeky key west, fla. boat class conflict business scheme competition fishing family ties rivalry 1970s
A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fishing sea captain.
Crime, Drama
USA
1969
106 Minutes
Ramsey Williams
James Coburn Lee Remick Lilli Palmer Burgess Meredith Patrick Magee Sterling Hayden Claude Dauphin Helen Cherry Karen Black Sabine Sun
assassin cia agent socialite nazi divorcée cool thrilling europe airplane office tangiers, morocco assassination love morality transformation pursuit 1960s
A cold hearted American hit man goes to Europe for 'one last score'. His encounter with a beautiful young woman casts self doubt on his lifeblood, and influences him to resist carrying out the contract
Mystery & Thriller
South Africa
1977
103 Minutes
Van Heurden
Richard Harris Ann Turkel David Janssen Burgess Meredith John Vernon Gordon Jackson Keith Baxter Dorothy Malone John Carradine
On a cargo ship converted into a cruise-liner, First Officer John Carter foils the plan of international hijackers to use his vessel as bait for a passing U.S. Treasury ship carrying gold bullion.
Action
USA
1974
93 Minutes
Winters
Joe Don Baker Elizabeth Ashley Jim Kelly Burgess Meredith Ann Sothern Roy Chiao Frances Fong Kung-Wu Huang Alice Fong Clarence Barnes Pat E. Johnson
Various factions are fighting each other to gain possession of a very special statue. The statue itself is not worth much, the needles inside it are the true prize. These "golden needles" ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1966
95 Minutes
Doc Scully
Henry Fonda Joanne Woodward Jason Robards Charles Bickford Burgess Meredith Kevin McCarthy Robert Middleton Paul Ford John Qualen James Kenny Alan Collins
lawyer mortician rancher husband wife banker lighthearted thrilling wild west laredo, texas saloon bank ranch gambling family transformation 19th century
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow.
Western
USA
1970
126 Minutes
The Missouri Kid
Kirk Douglas Henry Fonda Hume Cronyn Warren Oates Burgess Meredith John Randolph Michael Blodgett Arthur O'Connell Martin Gabel Alan Hale Jr. Victor French
outlaw sheriff warden guard businessman cheeky suspenseful thrilling wild west arizona desert prison botched crime jailbreak bribery heist escape quest rivalry 1880s
A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
Comedy
USA
1995
100 Minutes
Grandpa Gustafson
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Ann-Margret Sophia Loren Burgess Meredith Kevin Pollak Daryl Hannah Ann Morgan Guilbert Katie Sagona Wayne A. Evenson
father fisherman grandfather restaurant owner son daughter hilarious madcap heartwarming amusing minnesota lake fishing boat restaurant home boat courtship friendship fishing funeral
John and Max resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, just as its new female owner catches Max's attention.
Action
USA
1966
105 Minutes
Penguin
Adam West Burt Ward Cesar Romero Lee Meriwether Burgess Meredith Frank Gorshin Alan Napier Neil Hamilton Stafford Repp Madge Blake Reginald Denny
batman sidekick butler villain millionaire superhero campy amusing outlandish spectacular gotham city secret headquarters mansion police station city docks superheroes crime vigilantism technology
The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
Drama
USA
1966
99 Minutes
Dan Sullivan
Lana Turner John Forsythe Keir Dullea Constance Bennett Ricardo Montalban Burgess Meredith Virginia Grey John Van Dreelen Warren Stevens Carl Benton Reid
mother son husband lover mother-in-law criminal brooding somber melodramatic mexico motel house courtroom adultery death blackmail prostitution regret marriage discovery
When her lover is killed, the wife of a wealthy man is convinced to fake her own death, which leads her into greater depths of depravity until fate reunites her with her long-lost son, who is unaware of her real identity.
Drama
USA|Canada
1982
99 Minutes
Mickey Goldmill
Sylvester Stallone Mr. T Talia Shire Carl Weathers Burt Young Burgess Meredith Ian Fried Hulk Hogan Al Silvani Tony Burton Wally Taylor
friend rival trainer wife boxer cool powerful rousing philadelphia boxing ring gym new york city madison square garden boxing celebrity redemption pride dangerous assignment rocky balboa temptation
After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy.
Drama
USA
1975
125 Minutes
Emilio Pajetta
George C. Scott Anne Bancroft William Atherton Roy Thinnes Gig Young Burgess Meredith Charles Durning Richard Dysart Robert Clary Rene Auberjonois Katherine Helmond
military officer nazi countess gambler ad executive pilot thrilling suspenseful intricate emotional germany new jersey zeppelin disaster conspiracy sabotage the hindenburg investigation aviation mystery
A film that chronicles the events of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames.
Drama
USA
1990
104 Minutes
Mickey Goldmill
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young Richard Gant Sage Stallone Burgess Meredith Tommy Morrison Tony Burton James Gambina Delia Sheppard Mike Sheehan
boxer son trainer wife friend uplifting emotional philadelphia bar press conference boxing ring rocky balboa fighting retirement mentorship father/son relationship money underdog rivalry 1990s
Reluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protégé who's hungry for success.
Drama
USA
1967
146 Minutes
Judge Purcell
Michael Caine Jane Fonda Robert Hooks John Phillip Law Diahann Carroll Faye Dunaway Burgess Meredith Robert Reed George Kennedy Frank Converse Loring Smith
farmer racist klansman teacher profound gutsy emotional gritty georgia united states farm small town farming sharecropping partnership race relations extortion quest rivalry underdog
Following World War II, a northern cannery negotiates for the purchase of a large tract of uncultivated Georgia farmland. The major portion of the land 's owned by Julie Warren and has ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1978
105 Minutes
Dr. Snow
Tony Curtis Susan Strasberg Michael Ansara Stella Stevens Jon Cedar Ann Sothern Burgess Meredith Paul Mantee Jeanette Nolan Lurene Tuttle Ann Newman-Mantee
A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.
Horror, Gay & Lesbian
UK
1977
91 Minutes
Charles Chazen
Tina Herazo Ava Gardner Chris Sarandon Martin Balsam John Carradine Jose Ferrer Arthur Kennedy Burgess Meredith Sylvia Miles Deborah Raffin Eli Wallach
model priest ex-boyfriend demon creepy dark new york city apartment building evil spirits protection faith suicide confinement discovery transformation 1970s
A dangerous, violent gang kidnaps a woman and her daughter to extort some money from her rich husband. He and her down-on-his-luck ex-cop ex-husband decide to deal with the kidnappers themselves.
Comedy
USA
1971
101 Minutes
Bernard Kalman
Diane Cannon James Coco Jennifer O'Neill Ken Howard Nina Foch Laurence Luckinbill Louise Lasser Burgess Meredith Sam Levene William Redfield James Beard
housewife art director mistress magazine editor doctor mother sad unrestrained witty new york city hospital apartment failing marriage coma infidelity grief discovery transformation wretched excess 1970s
While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1962
140 Minutes
Herbert Gelman
Henry Fonda Charles Laughton Don Murray Walter Pidgeon Peter Lawford Gene Tierney Franchot Tone Lew Ayres Burgess Meredith Paul Ford George Grizzard
politician senator president fiery tense washington, d.c. politics political intrigue ambition competition discovery rivalry 1960s
Senate investigation into the President's newly nominated Secretary of State, gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
UK|USA
1981
118 Minutes
Ammon
Harry Hamlin Laurence Olivier Judi Bowker Claire Bloom Maggie Smith Ursula Andress Jack Gwillim Susan Fleetwood Pat Roach Burgess Meredith Sian Phillips
hero greek god satyr princess zeus medusa spectacular rousing campy ancient greece mount olympus island swamp sea mythology heroism battle monsters romance daunting task
Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
Adventure
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Rene Valdez
Paul Newman Jacqueline Bisset William Holden Edward Albert Red Buttons Barbara Carrera Valentina Cortesa Veronica Hamel Alex Karras Burgess Meredith Ernest Borgnine
oil driller geologist loner dark island volcano time danger disaster escape
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1994
96 Minutes
Jonathan Jackson Christopher Lloyd Andrew Keegan Marnette Patterson Melody Kay Ray Baker Kate Mulgrew Wendy Makkena Peter Scolari Romy Walthall Peter Onorati
nerd camp counselor parent friend adolescent teenager amusing charming camp cabin lake summer camp bribery summer love father/son relationship schemes secrets growing up transformation 1990s
A group of junior high kids don't want to go to summer camps chosen by their parents. They make their own adult-free camp and "hire" an ex drama teacher to help.