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Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 - September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" who was "one of the most accomplished actors of the century." Meredith won several Emmys and was nominated for Academy Awards...(Wikipedia)

Credits include: Tenebre, A Face in the Crowd, City Hall, Death Wish II and The Long, Hot Summer

Credits include: Twins, The Shootist, Game of Death, Ten Little Indians and Rocketship X-M

Educated at UCLA, this blond leading man long made a career of apparent agelessness. He played one young sidekick after another through numerous movies and one television series after another, playing 20ish roles into his late 40s. He died at age 59 of lung cancer on February 5, 1995.