Michael ‘Mickey’ Goldmill
(April 7th, 1905 - August 15th, 1981) was a fictional boxing trainer created by Sylvester Stallone and portrayed by Burgess Meredith in the first three Rocky films (1976), (1979) and (1982), to great critical acclaim. Even though his character died in the third Rocky film, he returned briefly in the fifth film, Rocky V (1990) and again in Rocky Balboa in Rocky’s memories. Burgess’ gravelly voice brought depth to the character and added to the persona of the eternally grumpy Mickey making him an instant hit with fans.
He enjoyed a brilliant career in films and was probably best known as The Joker in the original Batman movie. He also worked in theatre and television, winning several awards.
Burgess Meredith suffered with Alzheimer’s disease and Melanoma and passed away on September 9th, 1997, at the age of eighty-eight.
Mickey quotes…
You'll be able to spit nails, kid. Like the guy says, you're gonna eat lightning and you're gonna crap thunder. You're gonna become a very dangerous person.
Get up you son of a bitch! Cuz Mickey loves ya.
From the film script
Mickey: I've seen wrestlers that was bigger than dinosaurs! You ever fight a dinosaur, kid?
Rocky: No, not lately.
Mickeyl: They can cause a variety of damage.
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