Burgess Meredith attends the 3th Deauville US Film Festival in Deauville, France, on Sept. 7, 1977.© Mychele Daniau/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS ...

For two weeks in early 1976, Burgess Meredith had shadowed Steindler, observing how he spoke to fighters and ran the gym, soliciting insights and advice from him, so he could better portray Mickey ...

Burgess Meredith, 89, a star of movies, television and the theater; was considered one of the finest American movie actors never to win an Oscar; memorable roles included “Winterset,” &… ...

When I was in college, I fancied myself as an actor. Nothing discouraged me, not even the fact that the only time I got a part that didn't call for a full beard and the quavering voice of an old ...

Two plays presenting a plea for American aid to refugee children were presented over the NBC Red network last night, starring Burgess Meredith and Katharine Hepburn, under the auspices of the ...