Burgess Meredith (1907-1997) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor, director, producer, and writer. Meredith appeared in movies in 7 different decades. From his leading man days in the 1930s and 1940s to his stellar supporting roles in second half of his career. His IMDb page shows 183 acting credits from 1935 to 1996. This page ranks 58 Burgess Meredith movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, some of his early British movies and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
From Joel Hirschhorn’s Rating The Movie Stars Book…..”Short, slight, and nondescriptive-looking, Burgess Meredith still manages to fill the screen with power. Part of the reason is his intensity: another is his raspy distinctive voice.”
Burgess Meredith Movies Ranked By Combination of Box Office, Reviews and Awards (UMR Score) *Classic UMR Table (the one with all the stats is the second table)
Burgess Meredith Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Burgess Meredith was the # 68 most connected actor of the 1970’s.
Just added Steve’s Burgess Meredith You Tube Video To This Page….Our Thoughts Found on His Channel Found Below.
Mickey getting some Top 10 love. I have seen 19 or just a little under half of the movies shown in your video. My UMR has more movies…but my tally does not really go up much…4 movies to reach 23. Favorites include #18 Gregory Peck’s Gold…an underrated western. #17 Rocky III….my favorite Rocky movie. #6 In Harm’s Way #1 Rocky…good movie but have not seen it in a very bvery long time. Rounding out my Top 5 would be #3 Advise and Consent. I also enjoyed Clash of the Titans..but his role is more cameo than even a supporting role. Good stuff…voted up and shared
Hi Bruce, Mackennas Gold is an old family favorite, a bonkers mad guilty pleasure western. Burgess had a memorable supporting role as Perseus’s friend and mentor in Clash of the Titans, so it was more than a cameo.
You and I tie at 19 out of 40 on the tally, Flora has seen 13.Thanks again for the comment, vote and share, always appreciated.
STEVE
The cheek! The guy who credited Split’s non-role to Mr Gimme More puts you down for what he thinks is your wrongly crediting a cameo to Burgess.
Anyway I don’t think WH will know what you’re talking about because as Frasier Crane loftily said to a junior employee in the TV sitcom Frasier, “Some people other than myself wouldn’t know what it is like to be a mentor!” Hirsch would of course