Burgess Meredith started as a theatre actor and became a member of the Civic Repertory Theatre company in New York. Mickey appears in the video games Rocky and Rocky Legends, offering advice to the player in between rounds. Stallone doesn't reveal his death plan for Rocky in the 1979 Ebert interview. To stay alive, 'cause I think that people die sometimes when they don't wanna live no more. His quirky voice also led to voice-over work in television commercials, including pitches for Untied Air Lines and Skippy peanut butter. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. The movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture, rocketed Stallone to icon status, and won him fan mail, he has said, from the likes of Charlie Chaplin. Imagine! Meredith portrayed the character of his coach who helps the hard-working young man become fit before featuring in the heavyweight championship. 5y; Christopher Michael. And he just drops over dead. Rocky is een Amerikaanse mediafranchise gemaakt door Sylvester Stallone, bestaande uit onder meer negen boksfilms, die begon met de gelijknamige film uit 1976 en sindsdien een cultureel fenomeen is geworden, gericht op de bokscarrire van Rocky Balboa. He also played major roles in the plays High Tor, Liliom , and Major Barbara. Mickey: [Flashback] Okay. Or My Mom Will Shoot. The problem is that Rocky needs to experience a humbling, needs to accept that he is no longer the champion, but Slys head is way ahead of his heart here. Balboa was an unexpected hit at the box office, and so what was there to do except revive his other eighties franchise character, Rambo, for his own belated sequel/meditation on aging? Not so for Rosie Perez! And now he's in Budapest making "Escape to Victory," playing a goalie on a soccer team made up of POWs who are challenged to a game by the Nazis. The greatest fictional fighter of all time, a man whose name is synonymous with victory, and the chapter of his life in which he actually reigns as champ registers barely as a footnote. I'll have to shoot it for myself, whether or not I use it. He received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor in 1976 for his work in the original movie, and he reprised the character in three of the four "Rocky" sequels. Image courtesy gettyimages.com. Neither film was a hit at the box office. Huh? Rocky Balboa: [Flashback] Ah, Mick you don't have to. Burgess Meredith, who displayed his versatile acting skills in a series of always refreshing but generally eccentric roles that kept him before cameras or onstage for more than 70 years, has. Even abstract art depends on that. For his part, Ryan Coogler said he wanted to pitch Stallone, and thought, no matter what happens, he could get the actor to sign a DVD of Rocky II for his father, which he bought at Best Buy on the way to their meeting. The series is really a classic trilogy, with each installation in diptych form. Indeed, the trailers show us an ailing Rocky in a hospital bed, so perhaps he will even pass away onscreen, per those initial drafts of Rocky V. As an ending to that 1990 film, dying would have seemed a mawkish cheap shot. Mio was the first of three stage portrayals that established him as a significant actor. Goldmill states that there will be no rematch and that Balboa won the match. Sadly, there are only a handful of film roles which live up to that estimation.. But I know I'll have to film it. External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. On TV, Merediths first assignment came in 1952 and he later became producer and host of Junior Ford Omnibus and Excursion. As with his films, his television appearances cut a wide critical swath and ranged from Eugene ONeills Ah, Wilderness on the Hallmark Hall of Fame to guest shots on Laredo and McCloud.. His stage debut came in 1933 in New York, and his screen debut, at 26, was in the 1936 drama "Winterset," recreating a role he had played on Broadway. Another favorite was The Diary of a Chambermaid, a 1946 film directed by Jean Renoir that Meredith adapted from the novel and appeared in with Goddard. Balboa, still distraught over losing Goldmill, is not fully focused on the match, is quickly overpowered, takes a merciless beating from his opponent. He aims to bring Rocky back to the streets while himself remaining a resident of the stratosphere, and the disconnect sinks the movie. He was thinking out loud about what should finally happen to Rocky Balboa. Stallone blames himself for part of "Paradise Alley's" poor reception: "I'll never forgive myself for the way I allowed myself to be manipulated during the editing of that film," he said. But with you kid, boy, I got a reason to go on. Goldmill claimed that the reason his victory did not garner any media attention was that he did not have a manager, while Dempsey did. On Nov. 22, 2022, a YouTube video was uploaded that claimed film actor Sylvester Stallone was dead. We keep losin' and losin' till we say you know, 'Oh what the hell am I livin' around here for? More:Ivan Drago's Unmade Rocky Spinoff Sent The Villain To Prison. Now he knew how to tell the story hed whiffed on in V. Rocky Balboa (Roman numerals now out of fashion) saw the sixty-ish former champ finding, implausibly, another reason to step into the ring with a current champ, who is thirty-plus years his juniorbut this time the absurdity of it all is acknowledged, and carries a poignancy. To watch the closing minutes of II, youd swear youre seeing the exact moment when the eighties emerged from the chrysalis of the late seventies. Rocky went silent for sixteen years, until Stallones own star had fallen far enoughthe early aughts saw him in barely released fare with titles like Eye See You and Avenging Angelothat humility was no longer so abstract a concept. His sloppy hair has been tamed and reconstructed by some stern product of the era. It is revealed that in his will, Goldmill left his gym to Rocky's son, Robert Balboa Jr. Burgess Meredith 7 of 173. Joe.. Deep down, however, Goldmill wants Balboa to fulfill his great potential. And another thing, in 'Rocky III' the pace is going to have to be quickened. Burgess Meredith was an American actor and producer known for his film 'Rocky.' . Creed challenges Balboa to a rematch while Balboa is still in the hospital. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. If you ever get hurt and you feel that you're goin' down this little angel is gonna whisper in your ear. With Merv Griffin, Bradley James, Mort Lindsey, Burgess Meredith. Chris Pine finally sets the record straight. They are provided in a historical context. Publicly, he once was forced to restrain his eccentric old friend Zero Mostel from leaving the stage during a performance of a play Meredith was directing. The beast is gone now, Rocky says at the end of Balboa, referring to his own ambition. Titles Rocky. Merediths credits sprawl across multiple pages in drama anthologies--as director, actor, writer and producer of plays as obscure as The Green Cockatoo and motion pictures as famous as Rocky.. He was well-known for his work in ensemble shows such as "The Twilight Zone," but achieved greater fame later in life through his voice-over work in commercials and cartoons, and for his portrayal of a boxing manager in the Sylvester Stallone "Rocky" movies. Stallone himself, in interviews, comes off about as generous and self-aware as you could possibly ask a Hollywood megastar to be, which is still quite a far cry from Rockys saintliness. In the years since "Rocky" won the Academy Award as the best picture of 1976, his pattern has been to alternate other roles with his autobiographical prizefighter. Burgess Meredith, 89, the veteran character actor whose many roles as a cantankerous old man included the boxing coach in four "Rocky" movies, died Sept. 9 at his home in Malibu, Calif. [clarification needed]. You know what it was? Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and educated at Amherst . The Unloved, Part 111: Devil in a Blue Dress, Female Filmmakers in Focus: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso, True Lies Fails to Capture the Charm of the James Cameron Original, Berlinale 2023 Highlights, Part Two: Reality, Manodrome, The Adults, Inside, Golda. Actress Paulette Goddard was his third wife, whom he married in May 1944. Any egoist can build a monument to himself, but it is an extraordinary accomplishment to deify oneselfor, at least, the personification of ones better natureand have it move as many grown men to tears as the Rocky films have. Maybe with this Pope, he'll go for it. I dunno. Every moviegoer knows well that Rocky did no such thingindeed, with the release, this Thanksgiving, of Creed, a new spin-off of the series in which hell serve as the trainer and inspiration to the son of his former opponent, Apollo Creed, Rocky is still in business. He would go on to appear in nearly 70 movies, mostly in supporting roles. Bullet to the Head and Stallones Stardom. "I thank him for his performance in 'Rocky' because I truly feel without his participation in the film, it would never have had its emotion core.". The life story, and so much else is important to a fan. (played by Sylvester Stallone) prepare for his shot for glory. Call it anything, but do not call Creed Rocky VII. Spouse/Ex-: Kaja Sundsten, Helen Derby (1933-1935), Margaret Perry (1936-1938), Paulette Goddard (1944-1949), place of death: Malibu, California, United States, Ancestry: Canadian American, British American, See the events in life of Burgess Meredith in Chronological Order, (One of the Most Accomplished Actors of the 20th Century). He also featured in other critically acclaimed roles in films like Magic and Clash of the Titans.. To be clear, it is the old man who is encouraging the young man to wrap up his career. Balboa attempts to call off the match due to Goldmill's condition, but Goldmill refuses to allow him to stop now. In pitting faith against reason, M. Night Shyamalans latest film is a call to capitulation. Similar to Rocky IV, the end credits is presented with a slideshow featuring black and white stills that highlighted this film and the previous entries. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This exchange occurs early in the first Rocky movie, between the salty, wizened trainer Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith) and a big-hearted but disappointing club fighter named Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). Of the two, the failure of "Paradise Alley" at the box office is the bigger disappointment for him, because he wrote and directed it as well as starring in it. Naturally Rocky digs deep, wins, literally wraps himself in the American flag, and every real Rocky fan implicitly understands that this had at least something to do with the actual collapse of the Soviet Union, just a few years later. In other words, he has achieved everything possible and he dies when he's on top. When it begins to seem as though everyone you loved is dead, thats not a dramatic devicethats just aging. He was discharged in 1945. (Creed will mark the first time he has handed the reins of his universe to another writer.) 'Cause when I leave you you'll not only know how to fight, you'll be able to take care of yourself outside the ring too, is that okay? Rocky in the Coliseum? It was a personal effort, based on memories of his own childhood in Hell's Kitchen, and what made it interesting was Stallone's off-the-wall humor in several bizarre scenes. Get our L.A. Although, in Rocky III, his headstone mentions that he died in 1981, which still would've made him 76 (in reality 83 or 84 years old), keeping in line with the Rocky "universe", and not real life. Freshen up your Watchlist with the latest roster of streaming movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video, featuring old favorites and new movies and series. Stallone was sitting in the dust with his back against the wall of one of the buildings in the prison camp compound where the movie is set. Meredith, who died Tuesday, had been suffering from melanoma and Alzheimer's disease, said his son, Jonathan. Headshot of Burgess Meredith, NBC actor, smiling. Stallone's originaltrilogy plan would've made the franchise inherently tragic, but the series continuation allows for stories of hope, redemption, and personal progress. He was briefly married to Paulette Goddard in the 1940s. Now Hollywood Shuffle is a classic, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. For while he said publicly that he drew equal pleasure from film and stage performances, he seldom turned down an opportunity to leave Hollywood for Broadway. This time, like with any heavyweight champion, his pace is being dictated by the people around him. He died Tuesday at his home in Malibu, said his son, Jonathan. Upon this reveal, Balboa is even more eager to accept the challenge in order to prove his worth, and is eventually able to convince Goldmill to train him anyway, with the promise that this would be their last match. Joe, Mine Own Executioner, and On Our Merry Way. Mickey: [Flashback] Ah come here Rock. Meredith was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the first film, as was his co-star Burt Young. Now go back to the first shot of the entire epic, three decades earlier. In June 1979, Ebert interviewed Stallone at the Rocky IIworld premiere (via RogerEbert.com). The couple was married for five years before getting divorced in 1949. Stallone wrote the six original Rocky movies and directed four of them. In an interview he granted in 1975 with the release of The Day of the Locust, a picture that was a box-office disaster, Meredith--in what could have been an assessment of his professional life--said his portrayal of a broken-down vaudevillian selling miracle drugs door to door was as good as I can be.. I was originally thinking in more grandiose terms - the Coliseum and everything - but 'Rocky III' should end with more than a fight. C/Rtg: PG Rocky II (1979)Retired from the ring and having trouble carving out a new career, Philly's own Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and directed) reluctantly accepts champ Apollo Creed's (Carl Weathers) challenge to another fight, setting the stage for the . A real boxing fan is not just interested in what goes on inside the ring, she told the rapt crowd. A version of this post also appears on Gossip Central. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. He was known among his peers and to critics as one of the most adaptive thespians on stage or film set. I'll have to shoot it for myself, whether or not I use it.'". Or the wily and fiendish Penguin, one of Batmans prime adversaries on the campy and highly popular 1960s TV series. In Stallone's original version, Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith) has a stroke, and so Rocky reaches out to Creed to help him train for one final fight against a "street-tough . You should let it, He put $40,000 on credit cards to make his first film. Oliver Burgess Meredith was a prominent American actor. Stallone also planned for the climactic fight to take place at the Roman Coliseum in Italy, and wanted to incorporate Pope John Paul II due toRocky's religious beliefs. He was the youngest of three children of Dr. William George Meredith and the former Ida Burgess, and the grandson of Oliver Clinthus Burgess, founder of Cleveland's First Methodist Church. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed gives Balboa an unlikely shot at the title, Goldmill approaches him about being his manager. After emerging from the vault and determining that he was the last of his species, Merediths character briefly relished his opportunity to finally have the time for his beloved books. Burgess Meredith circa 1981. Drago kills the next mentor in line, Apollo, and Rocky must pull off an impossible victory over a man who is essentially a state-of-the-art piece of Soviet military hardware. He won an Emmy in 1977 for his portrayal of attorney Joseph Welch in Tail Gunner Joe, a TV special about Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and was nominated for a second Emmy for The Last Hurrah. He won a special Tony Award for his 1960 staging of a A Thurber Carnival. He also was nominated for another Tony for directing Ulysses in Nighttown., The relatively sparse recognition became a personal joke, and he sent The Times a satirical fantasy in 1980 in which he presided over a company of what he called non-awarded actors.. Over the course of the decade, he appeared in films like There Goes the Groom, Spring Madness, Idiot's Delight, and the film adaptation of John Steinbecks novel Of Mice and Men. Eventually, Rocky returns to the dressing room to check on Goldmill's condition. I'm seriously gonna try to work in an audience with the Pope into the film. In 1976, Meredith appeared in the classic film Rocky. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. He didn't win either time. In Stallone's original version, Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith) has a stroke, and so Rocky reaches out to Creed to help him train for one final fight against a "street-tough challenger." still in his ears. Sylvester Stallone added that "Mickey developed a paternal compassion and a . In 1994 Meredith wrote a memoir, So Far, So Good, in which he reminisced about the giants who had walked through his theatrical world. They removed 40 scenes, altogether. I got not reason to go on.' That would have been a year ago, in Philadelphia, at the world premiere of "Rocky II." A career checkered by several take-the-money-and-run flops lamentable enough that he must keep a quiver of self-deprecating jokes at the ready, should one of them be mentioned. Stallone quipped that he wasn't even born until. . Though every actor claims to fear typecasting, and many wriggle spectacularly at its encroachment (Johnny Depp has been wriggling for twenty-five years now), I suspect that most understand that it results from an ecstatic harmony between actor and character that is, in fact, their vocations pinnacle. Then Coogler made, a game changer, starring the actor Michael B. Jordan. Then, as the final credits roll, we see documentary footage of everyday folks, fans of the movies, running, as Rocky so often did, up the steps outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, holding their own fists aloft in triumph. Burgess Meredith was born on November 16, 1909, in Cleveland, Ohio. It was to prove one of the few films that made full use of Merediths abilities. It proved an all too true assessment of Merediths film and TV work. To Burgess Meredith, Sylvester Stallone Seems Like Orson Welles. De filmreeks met een totale wereldwijde . Later would come the Burgess Meredith who played Mickey, the aging boxing manager who fulfills the dream of his youth through the over-the-hill fighter Rocky. See production, box office & company info. Burgess Meredith. One such boxer is a younger Mickey Goldmill when he was in active boxing, before he turned to managing. Two pictures he took particular pride in were not even done for general audiences but for World War II servicemen: Welcome to Britain and Salute to France, which he produced and acted in for the Office of War Information. The video title read, "5 minutes ago . The denouement mirrors the original Rocky: he once again goes the distance, but loses in a split decision to the champ. He might have gone then to outer space, or time-travelled, or in some other way heightened his concept, but Stallone again kept ahead of the curve: in 1990, he delivered Rocky V, a stripped down Rocky that anticipates the days of MTV Unplugged, returning to the gritty streets of Philly; Rockys fortune has been embezzled by a shady accountant. There was nothing complicated about it.". Apart from being nominated at the Oscars, Meredith was also nominated at the Golden Globes as well as at the BAFTA Awards. Rocky is een Amerikaanse mediafranchise gemaakt door Sylvester Stallone, bestaande uit onder meer negen boksfilms, die begon met de gelijknamige film uit 1976 en sindsdien een cultureel fenomeen is geworden, gericht op de bokscarrire van Rocky Balboa. "I will miss him terribly, as will everyone who was ever fortunate enough to know him.". Burgess Meredith returns to try and talk Rocky into turning down the fight, but ends up having a fatal heart attack after being abused by the terrible Mr.T. However, his memorial plaque says he was born in 1905. And we'll have a lot of action and be conservative with the dialogue. when I ask my co-worker to cut open my bundle from across the table. ", "Burgess was not only a marvelous actor, he was one of the dearest human beings I ever knew," Lemmon said. Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Mr. T, Carl Weathers: Directed by Dick Carson. Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith are in the final round of this fight in Rocky II. While Burgess Meredith established himself as a leading man in the 1940s, he continued to portray critically acclaimed roles in films like Magic and Clash of the Titans even in in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Burgess Meredith, the raspy-voiced character actor best known for his portrayal of the gruff boxing manager in the Rocky movies, has died at his home in Malibu, California. Now Rocky really is a bum again, and the laughable determination to keep going again means something. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Then he tripped in the rubble that symbolized the end of civilization and broke his glasses. Director John G. Avildsen Writer Sylvester Stallone Stars Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video included with Prime More watch options Add to Watchlist When you get right down to it, 'Rocky' said exactly the same things to a 5-year-old that it said to adults. In Rocky III, the Chicago fighter Clubber Lang (Mr. T) pushes Mickey before a match, which leads to a fatal heart attack. andParadise Alley in between the first two Rockymovies. Mr. T educates Rocky the hard way, defeating him like a spoiled step-child in front of the world. The tone of the films and the feel of the character shift radically when we pick back up with him in III (1982). Well, if you wasn't here I probably wouldn't be alive today. The film featured William Atherton, Karen Black, Donald Sutherland, and Geraldine Page in other important roles. Reluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protg who's hungry for success.Reluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protg who's hungry for success.Reluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protg who's hungry for success. ", Stallone talks about Rocky Balboa in those familiar terms, as if the character has become an extension of himself. Typically he takes about a half dozen or so movies to make his way through it. Meredith made his debut on the silver screen in 1936, in the film Winterset as Mio Romagna. The other two were Van Van Dorn, who escapes civilization for a single evening in High Tor (1937), and Stephen Minch, who is permitted to return to the years of his youth in The Star Wagon (also 1937). Sylvester Stallone originally intended to endRocky III with his character's death. Based on what transpires in the fourth franchise movie, it seems that Stalloneapplied the Rockydeath concept to Weathers' character, who is killed by the Russian Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) in Rocky IV. Rocky is a man of many virtues, but above all he stands for determination, and this is clearly inherited from his author. With Carl Weathers. But, whereas Doinels fictional life was defined, as any self-mythologizing Frenchmans would be, in terms of his relationships with a series of stunning women, Rocky must measure himself always in his workplace: the ring. Unfortunately, she killed herself after the divorce. I prefer to imagine him hanging on, looking into the white light, with the great Burgess Meredith, as Mickey, gruffly calling from the other side: Hey, kidyou ever think about dying? At the beginning of Rocky III, set three years after Rocky won the championship, Goldmill trains Balboa to a series of successful title defenses, before both men decide that it is time for them to retire (Goldmill, now living with the Balboas in a mansion outside of Philadelphia, is suffering heart problems by this time, though he keeps this hidden from Balboa). In the 1970s, Meredith reached the summit of his career. In "Rocky II," for example, the scenes with Rocky uncomfortably posing for TV commercials were suggested by the maelstrom of publicity that descended on Stallone after the success of "Rocky.". still in his ears. By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. Mickey: [Flashback] Go after him kid, go after him. Burgess Meredith, who played a crusty old pug in Rocky and waddled with aristocratic elan as the Penguin on TV's Batman, died Tuesday at 89. It's like they feel like they have to say terrible things about it, probably because people can be so negative that they can't find it in themselves to believe that a 'less than intelligent' person with heart, drive and passion can move mountains and achieve success. It reads at first almost as a gentle relinquishment of the character; we might have expected to see Rocky fighting to the death (as he did in early, rejected drafts of V), but would we have ever imagined that he could simply fade away? What is the streaming release date of Rocky V (1990) in India? Love Sylvester Stallone. But the rumored $1.8 million salary he's getting for "Escape to Victory" indicates someone's confidence in his drawing power at the box office. "It's incredibly difficult to direct yourself in boxing scenes. Eventually, after Creed's efforts at publicly embarrassing Balboa into a fight, Goldmill again becomes Balboa's trainer for the rematch. Meredith, whose early credits included Hamlet and Macbeth, found an entire new career late in life as a scheming villain on television and as Rocky Balboas crusty manager in films. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - The last time I talked with Sylvester Stallone he thought he had it all clear in his mind about what should happen in "Rocky III," the third and (he says) the last chapter in the saga of everybody's favorite Philadelphia club fighter. Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in Rocky (1976) People Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith. She commended Coogler on his attention to detail. Rocky V is the redheaded stepchild of the series, one of the career stumbles that Stallone must joke amiably about, though clearly this one stings more than Judge Dredd and Stop! Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in Rocky III (1982). Don't miss a beat. Paintings that endure are paintings that inspire people to say, hey, that's the way I feel; those are the colors I see in my dreams. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. (It is the only time we see Rocky vanquish his antagonist in fewer than a full fifteen rounds.) https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/burgess-meredith-44606.php, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century American Film & Theater Personalities, Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special. 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 1997 NPR. During the World War II, Meredith enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and was eventually promoted to the rank of captain. 2y; Debra Craig Pallanch. Oliver Burgess Meredith was born on November 16, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ida Burgess and Dr William George Meredith. He is interred in a Jewish mausoleum outside of Philadelphia, the private service attended by Balboa, his wife Adrian, his brother-in-law Paulie and Goldmill's longtime friend and cornerman Al Silvani. It was announced today that popular character actor Burgess Meredith died yesterday at the age of 89. The fight only lasts two rounds before Lang knocks Balboa out. In its very human focus, the Rocky series is, oddly, the closest analogue that American cinema has produced to Franois Truffauts Antoine Doinel cycle. Meredith was nicknamed Buzz, and it could have been for his volatility. In late 1975, he tells Rocky that he's 76 years old, which would have meant he was born in either 1898 or 1899. I had no money, Meredith said in a 1976 interview. It should end with Rocky's life coming full cycle, The way I imagine it, after the fight, he's riding home in a cab, with the roar of the people chanting 'Rocky!' Looking ahead, Stallone anticipated a third film in which heavyweight champion Apollo Creed would retire after his loss to Rocky, and then become Rocky's manager after the death of Mickey, the Burgess Meredith character. In the ensuing years, Burgess Meredith made several appearances in films, mostly as a supporting actor. A melodrama of a son out to avenge his fathers death, it became not only a Broadway hit in 1935 but also a motion picture a year later with Meredith recreating his role as the son, Mio. In the pre-Creed cycle of six films, Stallone always gives himself two chances to tell the same storyas if, no matter how big it may have hit, hes not quite satisfied with his first telling. Then Coogler made Fruitvale Station, a game changer, starring the actor Michael B. Jordan. Mickey Goldmill is a fictional character created by Sylvester Stallone and portrayed by Burgess Meredith in the Rocky film series. Meredith didnt feature in any Hollywood movies during the major part of the decade. Entire epic, three decades earlier him kid, go after him kid,,.... `` in a 1976 interview some stern product of the most adaptive thespians on stage or set! 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