Emile Meyer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 18, 1910
- Died
- March 19, 1987 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
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Filmography
The Legend of Frank Woods
Movie · as Sheriff Dooley
Macon County Line
Movie · as Gurney
The Outfit
Movie · as Amos Hopper
The Blue Knight
Movie · as Harry Debbs
The Blue Knight
TV · as Harry Debbs · 4 eps
Hostile Guns
Movie · as Uncle Joe Reno
A Time for Killing
Movie · as Col. Harries
Taggart
Movie · as Ben Blazer
Young Dillinger
Movie · as Det. Jergins
The F.B.I.
TV · 1 ep
The Legend of Jesse James
TV · as Cap Walters · 1 ep
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep
Move Over, Darling
Movie · as Process Server (uncredited)
87th Precinct
TV · 1 ep
The Asphalt Jungle
TV · 1 ep
The Girl in Lovers Lane
Movie · as Cal Anders
Young Jesse James
Movie · as Major Charlie Quantrill
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Islanders
TV · as Gard · 1 ep
The Tall Man
TV · 1 ep
Outlaws
TV · 1 ep
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
Good Day for a Hanging
Movie · as Marshal Hiram Cain
King of the Wild Stallions
Movie · as Matt MacGuire
Dennis the Menace
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Raymond Curtis · 1 ep
Wichita Town
TV · 1 ep
Tightrope
TV · 1 ep
The Lineup
Movie · as Inspector Al Quine
The Case Against Brooklyn
Movie · as Police Capt. T.W. Wills
Revolt in the Big House
Movie · as Warden
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Movie · as Ames, Head Prison Guard
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · 1 ep
Bat Masterson
TV · as Gen. Zachary Moran · 2 eps
Sweet Smell of Success
Movie · as Lt. Harry Kello
Paths of Glory
Movie · as Father Dupree
Badlands of Montana
Movie · as Henry Harrison Hammer
Baby Face Nelson
Movie · as Mac – Detective
The Delicate Delinquent
Movie · as Sgt. Kelly
Maverick
TV · as Pike · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Patrolman Joe, Ed Talbert · 1 ep
The Thin Man
TV · 1 ep
Gun the Man Down
Movie · as Sheriff Morton
Raw Edge
Movie · as Pop Penny
The Maverick Queen
Movie · as Leo Malone
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Kane Eldridge · 1 ep
Blackboard Jungle
Movie · as Mr. Halloran
Man with the Gun
Movie · as Saul Atkins
Stranger on Horseback
Movie · as Sheriff Nat Bell
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Movie · as Hunchbacher
White Feather
Movie · as Magruder
The Tall Men
Movie · as Chickasaw Charlie
The Man with the Golden Arm
Movie · as Detective Bednar
The Millionaire
TV · as Lt. Peyser · 1 ep
Shield for Murder
Movie · as Capt. Gunnarson
Silver Lode
Movie · as Sheriff Wooley
Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie · as Warden Reynolds
The Human Jungle
Movie · as Abe Rowan
Drums Across the River
Movie · as Nathan Marlowe
Public Defender
TV · 1 ep
Stories of the Century
TV · as Joe Burns · 1 ep
Shane
Movie · as Rufus Ryker
Girls in the Night
Movie · as Kovacs
City Detective
TV · 1 ep
The Wild North
Movie · as Jake (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
Movie · as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith
Movie · as Capt. Raikes
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie · as Skipper (uncredited)
Boots Malone
Movie · as Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
The People Against O'Hara
Movie · as Captain Tom Mulvaney
The Big Night
Movie · as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
The Sea Hornet
Movie · as Harrie
Cattle Queen
Movie · as Shotgun Thompson
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Earl Hollowell · 1 ep
Panic in the Streets
Movie · as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)