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Emile Meyer

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 18, 1910 (Died at 77)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Career Span1950 – 1987
Known Credits77 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1

Emile Meyer

Total Works

77

49 movies • 28 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Paths of Glory
8.2
Paths of Glory
1957•movie
as Father Dupree
Shane
7.3
Shane
1953•movie
as Rufus Ryker
Sweet Smell of Success
7.6
as Lt. Harry Kello
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.1
as Detective Bednar

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 77 titles featuring Emile Meyer

Paths of Glory
8.2
Paths of Glory
1957•movie

as Father Dupree

Shane
7.3
Shane
1953•movie

as Rufus Ryker

Sweet Smell of Success
7.6

as Lt. Harry Kello

The Man with the Golden Arm
7.1

as Detective Bednar

Panic in the Streets
6.9

as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)

Blackboard Jungle
6.9
Blackboard Jungle
1955•movie

as Mr. Halloran

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Patrolman Joe

The Outfit
6.7
The Outfit
1973•movie

as Amos Hopper

Move Over, Darling
6.7
Move Over, Darling
1963•movie

as Process Server (uncredited)

The Lineup
7.1
The Lineup
1958•movie

as Inspector Al Quine

The Tall Men
6.4
The Tall Men
1955•movie

as Chickasaw Charlie

Riot in Cell Block 11
7.1

as Warden Reynolds

Silver Lode
6.2
Silver Lode
1954•movie

as Sheriff Wooley

Man with the Gun
6.1
Man with the Gun
1955•movie

as Saul Atkins

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Raymond Curtis

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series
The Delicate Delinquent
6.4

as Sgt. Kelly

Macon County Line
5.9
Macon County Line
1974•movie

as Gurney

A Time for Killing
4.8
A Time for Killing
1967•movie

as Col. Harries

Shield for Murder
6.7
Shield for Murder
1954•movie

as Capt. Gunnarson

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
6.6
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
1959•series
We're Not Married!
6.0
We're Not Married!
1952•movie

as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)

The People Against O'Hara
5.8

as Captain Tom Mulvaney

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
6.1

as Hunchbacher

Baby Face Nelson
5.6
Baby Face Nelson
1957•movie

as Mac – Detective

Stranger on Horseback
5.8

as Sheriff Nat Bell

77 Sunset Strip
7.2
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958•series
Peter Gunn
6.6
1 eps
Peter Gunn
1958•series
The F.B.I.
5.6
1 eps
The F.B.I.
1965•series
Drums Across the River
5.8

as Nathan Marlowe

The Big Night
6.8
The Big Night
1951•movie

as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)

The Girl in Lovers Lane
3.1

as Cal Anders

Route 66
6.7
1 eps
Route 66
1960•series
Taggart
5.5
Taggart
1965•movie

as Ben Blazer

Good Day for a Hanging
6.4

as Marshal Hiram Cain

Raw Edge
6.2
Raw Edge
1956•movie

as Pop Penny

The Maverick Queen
5.8
The Maverick Queen
1956•movie

as Leo Malone

Bat Masterson
6.4
2 eps
Bat Masterson
1958•series

as Gen. Zachary Moran

Gun the Man Down
6.5
Gun the Man Down
1956•movie

as Sheriff Morton

The Case Against Brooklyn
6.1

as Police Capt. T.W. Wills

White Feather
6.8
White Feather
1955•movie

as Magruder

The Blue Knight
5.5
The Blue Knight
1973•movie

as Harry Debbs

Lawman
6.0
1 eps
Lawman
1958•series
The Human Jungle
5.6
The Human Jungle
1954•movie

as Abe Rowan

Revolt in the Big House
6.3

as Warden

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Kane Eldridge

The Wild North
6.9
The Wild North
1952•movie

as Jake (uncredited)

Bloodhounds of Broadway
6.9

as Skipper (uncredited)

The Thin Man
7.6
1 eps
The Thin Man
1957•series
Hostile Guns
5.6
Hostile Guns
1967•movie

as Uncle Joe Reno

The Tall Man
6.9
1 eps
The Tall Man
1960•series
The Fiend Who Walked the West
6.4

as Ames, Head Prison Guard

Young Jesse James
4.8
Young Jesse James
1960•movie

as Major Charlie Quantrill

Girls in the Night
6.5
Girls in the Night
1953•movie

as Kovacs

87th Precinct
7.8
1 eps
87th Precinct
1961•series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Earl Hollowell

The Legend of Jesse James
5.8
1 eps

as Cap Walters

Stories of the Century
7.2
1 eps

as Joe Burns

King of the Wild Stallions
6.8

as Matt MacGuire

The Sea Hornet
6.0
The Sea Hornet
1951•movie

as Harrie

Hurricane Smith
6.4
Hurricane Smith
1952•movie

as Capt. Raikes

The Millionaire
5.8
1 eps
The Millionaire
1955•series

as Lt. Peyser

Wichita Town
4.9
1 eps
Wichita Town
1959•series
Public Defender
6.2
1 eps
Public Defender
1954•series
Tightrope
6.8
1 eps
Tightrope
1959•series
Young Dillinger
7.3
Young Dillinger
1965•movie

as Det. Jergins

Outlaws
6.7
1 eps
Outlaws
1960•series
Badlands of Montana
7.0

as Henry Harrison Hammer

The Islanders
8.0
1 eps
The Islanders
1960•series

as Gard

City Detective
7.5
1 eps
City Detective
1953•series
The Blue Knight
5.0
4 eps
The Blue Knight
1973•series

as Harry Debbs

Cattle Queen
9.0
Cattle Queen
1951•movie

as Shotgun Thompson

The Legend of Frank Woods
7.0

as Sheriff Dooley

The Asphalt Jungle
5.0
1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1961•series
The Roaring 20's
1 eps
The Roaring 20's
1960•series