Emile Meyer
Born: 1910-08-18 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: 1987-03-19
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1977
- The Legend of Frank Woods as Sheriff Dooley
1974
- Macon County Line as Gurney
1973
- The Blue Knight as Harry Debbs
- The Outfit as Amos Hopper
- The Blue Knight as Harry Debbs
1967
- A Time for Killing as Col. Harries
- Hostile Guns as Uncle Joe Reno
1965
- The F.B.I.
- The Legend of Jesse James as Cap Walters
- Taggart as Ben Blazer
- Young Dillinger as Det. Jergins
1964
1963
- Move Over, Darling as Process Server (uncredited)
1960
- Route 66
- Outlaws
- The Tall Man
- The Roaring 20's
- The Islanders as Gard
- The Girl in Lovers Lane as Cal Anders
- Young Jesse James as Major Charlie Quantrill
1959
- Rawhide as Raymond Curtis
- Dennis the Menace
- Tightrope
- Wichita Town
- King of the Wild Stallions as Matt MacGuire
- Good Day for a Hanging as Marshal Hiram Cain
1958
- Lawman
- Bat Masterson as Gen. Zachary Moran
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Peter Gunn
- The Fiend Who Walked the West as Ames, Head Prison Guard
- The Lineup as Inspector Al Quine
- The Case Against Brooklyn as Police Capt. T.W. Wills
- Revolt in the Big House as Warden
1957
- Perry Mason as Patrolman Joe
- Maverick
- The Thin Man
- Paths of Glory as Father Dupree
- Sweet Smell of Success as Lt. Harry Kello
- The Delicate Delinquent as Sgt. Kelly
- Baby Face Nelson as Mac – Detective
- Badlands of Montana as Henry Harrison Hammer
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Kane Eldridge
- The Maverick Queen as Leo Malone
- Gun the Man Down as Sheriff Morton
- Raw Edge as Pop Penny
1955
- The Millionaire as Lt. Peyser
- The Man with the Golden Arm as Detective Bednar
- The Tall Men as Chickasaw Charlie
- White Feather as Magruder
- Blackboard Jungle as Mr. Halloran
- Man with the Gun as Saul Atkins
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Hunchbacher
- Stranger on Horseback as Sheriff Nat Bell
1954
- Public Defender
- Stories of the Century as Joe Burns
- Riot in Cell Block 11 as Warden Reynolds
- Drums Across the River as Nathan Marlowe
- Silver Lode as Sheriff Wooley
- Shield for Murder as Capt. Gunnarson
- The Human Jungle as Abe Rowan
1953
- City Detective
- Shane as Rufus Ryker
- Girls in the Night as Kovacs
1952
- We're Not Married! as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
- The Wild North as Jake (uncredited)
- Bloodhounds of Broadway as Skipper (uncredited)
- Hurricane Smith as Capt. Raikes
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Earl Hollowell
- The People Against O'Hara as Captain Tom Mulvaney
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- The Sea Hornet as Harrie
- The Big Night as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
- Cattle Queen as Shotgun Thompson
1950
- Panic in the Streets as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)