Michael "Mickey" Goldmill is a fictional character created by Sylvester Stallone and portrayed by Burgess Meredith in the Rocky film series. The character's gravelly voice, intense demeanor and popular catch phrases helped make him highly recognizable, as well as, a common source of parody and references in pop culture.Mickey may be based on Charley Goldman. Both were bantamweights, had Jewish ancestry, and have similar sounding names.