Emile Meyer
- Acting
- August 18, 1910 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- March 19, 1987
Biography
Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor (born in New Orleans) usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers. He provided such noteworthy performances as Ryker in Shane (1953), as Father Dupree in Paths of Glory (1957) and the corrupt cop in Sweet Smell of Success (1957). He appeared in an episode of the 1961 series The Asphalt Jungle. He also appeared on television, including a guest spot on John Payne's The Restless Gun and as a truculently stubborn juror opposite James Garner in the 1957 Maverick episode "Rope of Cards." His guest appearance on the "Restless Gun" episode "Man and Boy" in 1957 included filming on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif. His final film role was in The Legend of Frank Woods (1977). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emile Meyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Legend of Frank Woods · Sheriff Dooley
- Macon County Line · Gurney
- The Blue Knight · Harry Debbs
- The Blue Knight · Harry Debbs
- The Outfit · Amos Hopper
- A Time for Killing · Col. Harries
- Hostile Guns · Uncle Joe Reno
- The F.B.I.
- The Legend of Jesse James · Cap Walters
- Young Dillinger · Det. Jergins
- Taggart · Ben Blazer
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- Move Over, Darling · Process Server (uncredited)
- 87th Precinct
- The Asphalt Jungle
- The Roaring 20's
- Route 66
- The Islanders · Gard
- Outlaws
- The Tall Man
- Young Jesse James · Major Charlie Quantrill
- The Girl in Lovers Lane · Cal Anders
- Dennis the Menace
- Wichita Town
- Tightrope
- King of the Wild Stallions · Matt MacGuire
- Rawhide · Raymond Curtis
- Good Day for a Hanging · Marshal Hiram Cain
- Revolt in the Big House · Warden
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Bat Masterson · Gen. Zachary Moran
- Lawman
- Peter Gunn
- The Fiend Who Walked the West · Ames, Head Prison Guard
- The Lineup · Inspector Al Quine
- The Case Against Brooklyn · Police Capt. T.W. Wills
- Baby Face Nelson · Mac – Detective
- Paths of Glory · Father Dupree
- Maverick · Pike
- Perry Mason · Patrolman Joe, Ed Talbert
- The Thin Man
- Sweet Smell of Success · Lt. Harry Kello
- The Delicate Delinquent · Sgt. Kelly
- Badlands of Montana · Henry Harrison Hammer
- Gun the Man Down · Sheriff Morton
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre · Kane Eldridge
- The Maverick Queen · Leo Malone
- Raw Edge · Pop Penny
- The Man with the Golden Arm · Detective Bednar
- Man with the Gun · Saul Atkins
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing · Hunchbacher
- The Tall Men · Chickasaw Charlie
- Blackboard Jungle · Mr. Halloran
- Stranger on Horseback · Sheriff Nat Bell
- White Feather · Magruder
- The Millionaire · Lt. Peyser
- The Human Jungle · Abe Rowan
- Shield for Murder · Capt. Gunnarson
- Silver Lode · Sheriff Wooley
- Drums Across the River · Nathan Marlowe
- Public Defender
- Riot in Cell Block 11 · Warden Reynolds
- Stories of the Century · Joe Burns
- City Detective
- Shane · Rufus Ryker
- Girls in the Night · Kovacs
- Bloodhounds of Broadway · Skipper (uncredited)
- Hurricane Smith · Capt. Raikes
- We're Not Married! · Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
- The Wild North · Jake (uncredited)
- The Big Night · Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
- Cattle Queen · Shotgun Thompson
- The Sea Hornet · Harrie
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Earl Hollowell
- The People Against O'Hara · Captain Tom Mulvaney
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Panic in the Streets · Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)