George Meeker
Born: 1904-03-05 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1984-08-19
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – August 19, 1984) was an American character movie and Broadway actor who became more of a legend off-camera than on. Meeker made several movies such as Crime, Inc. (1945) and Thief in the Dark (1928), and he played an uncredited part in All Through the Night (1941). Meeker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
1951
- Racket Squad
- Wells Fargo Gunmaster as Roulette Croupier
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion as Willard
- Spoilers of the Plains as Scientist
1950
- The Invisible Monster as "Harry Long"
- Twilight in the Sierras as Matt Brunner
1949
- Sky Liner as Financier
- Ranger of Cherokee Strip as Eric Parsons
- Omoo-Omoo the Shark God as Dr. Godfrey Long
1948
- Superman as Driller
- Silver Trails as Will Jackson
- Words and Music as Producer (uncredited)
- One Touch of Venus as Mr. Crust
- The Denver Kid as Dealer Andre
- The Gay Ranchero as Vance Brados
1947
- Apache Rose as Reed Calhoun
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Wolf (uncredited)
- Road to Rio as Sherman Mallory
- The Case of the Baby-Sitter as Phil Russell, alias the Duke
1946
- Angel on My Shoulder as Mr. Bentley (uncredited)
- Home in Oklahoma as Steve McClory
- Just Before Dawn as Walter Foster (uncredited)
- Her Sister's Secret as Guy
- Chick Carter, Detective as Nick Pollo
- Below the Deadline as Jeffrey Hilton
- Murder Is My Business as Carl Meldrum
1945
- Crime, Inc. as Barry North
- The Big Show-Off as Wally Porter
- The Red Dragon as Edmond Slade
- Brenda Starr, Reporter as Frank Smith (uncredited)
- Mr. Muggs Rides Again as Dollar Davis
- Docks of New York as Mallet
- Come Out Fighting as Silk Henley
- The Crime Doctor's Warning as Mrs. Lake's Attorney #1 (uncredited)
- A Guy, a Gal and a Pal as Granville Breckenridge
- Northwest Trail as Whitey Yeager
- Blonde Ransom as Forbes
- Black Market Babies as Anthony Marsden
1944
- Up in Arms as Ashley's Aide
- Dead Man's Eyes as Nick Phillips
- Silent Partner as R.S. Treavor, Desk Clerk
- The Port of 40 Thieves as Frederick St. Clair
- I Accuse My Parents as Charles Blake
- Seven Doors to Death as Charles Eaton
- Marriage Is a Private Affair as Jonesy (uncredited)
- Song of Nevada as Chris Calahan
- Take It Big as John Hankinson
1943
- The Ox-Bow Incident as Mr. Swanson (uncredited)
- Casablanca as Rick's Friend (uncredited)
- Son of Dracula as Party Guest (uncredited)
1942
- Busses Roar as Nick Stoddard
- The Male Animal as Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
- Captains of the Clouds as Playboy
- You Can't Escape Forever as Cummings - Greer's Lawyer (uncredited)
- All Through the Night as Reporter
- Larceny, Inc. as Mr. Jackson
- Secret Enemies as Rudolph Dietz
- Spy Ship as Paul
- Murder in the Big House as 'Scoop' Conner
1941
- High Sierra as Pfiffer
- Marry the Boss's Daughter as Snavely
- The Singing Hill as John R. Ramsey
- You're in the Army Now as Captain Austin
- Love Crazy as Lawyer DeWest
1940
- Michael Shayne: Private Detective as Harry Grange
- A Night at Earl Carroll's as Stage Manager
- Free, Blonde and 21 as Drunk
1939
- Gone with the Wind as Poker-Playing Captain (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful World as Ned Brown (uncredited)
- Undercover Doctor as Dapper Dan Barr
- The Roaring Twenties as Masters
- A Child Is Born as Mr. Harry Laverne (uncredited)
- Escape to Paradise as Harry Wilson
- Nick Carter, Master Detective as Hartley
- The Kid From Texas as Henry Smith Harrington
- Everything's on Ice as Harrison Gregg
- The Jones Family in Hollywood as Movie Studio Actor (uncredited)
- The Long Shot as Dell Baker
- The Lady and the Mob as George Watson
- Rough Riders' Round-up as George Lanning
- Swanee River as Henry Foster
- All Women Have Secrets as Doc
- Wings of the Navy as Steve Connors
- Stunt Pilot as Earl Martin
1938
- Marie Antoinette as Robespierre
- Danger on the Air as Tuttle
- Slander House as Dr. Herbert Stallings
- Tarzan's Revenge as Nevin Potter
- Change of Heart as Richards
- Smashing the Rackets as District Attorney Aide
1937
- On Again—Off Again as Tony Toler
- The Man Who Found Himself as Howard Dennis
- Music for Madame as Orchestra Leader (Uncredited)
- The Westland Case as Richard Bolston
- History Is Made at Night as Mr. Norton
- Escape by Night as Fred Peters
1936
- Gentle Julia as Crum
- Career Woman as Mr. Smith
- Wedding Present as Gordon Blaker
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Henneberry (uncredited)
- Small Town Girl as Dr. Bill Underwood (uncredited)
- Tango as Foster Carver, Tony's Brother
- Beware Of Ladies as Frederick White
- Neighborhood House as Adolph, Theatre Manager
- The Country Doctor as Dr. Wilson
- Walking on Air as Tom Quinlan
1935
- The Rainmakers as Orville Parker
- Murder on a Honeymoon as Tom Kelsey, alias Roswell T. Forrest
- Murder by Television as Police Chief Nelson
- Welcome Home as Edward Adams
- Remember Last Night? as Vic Huling
- The Wedding Night as Gilly (uncredited)
- If You Could Only Cook as Parker (uncredited)
- Oil for the Lamps of China as Bill Kendall
1934
- Broadway Bill as Henry Early
- Dark Hazard as Pres Barrow
- The Richest Girl in the World as Donald
- Hi, Nellie! as Sheldon
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! as Armand Beauchamp
- Melody in Spring as Wesley Prebble
- Ever Since Eve as Philip Baxter
- Against the Law as Bert Andrews
- I Believed in You as Saracen Jones
- The Dragon Murder Case as Monty Montague
- Paris Interlude as Rex
1933
- Double Harness as Dennis Moore
- Only Yesterday as Dave Reynolds
- Sweepings as Bert Pardway
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Charles Magee
- Chance at Heaven as Sid Larrick
- Night of Terror as Prof. Arthur Hornsby
- King for a Night as John Williams
- Song of the Eagle as August Hoffmann
1932
- Vanity Street as Val French
- Back Street as Kurt Shendler
- Blessed Event as Cromwell Church
- The Match King as Erickson (uncredited)
- The Misleading Lady as Bob Tracy
- Tess of the Storm Country as Dan Taylor
- A Fool's Advice as Harry Bayliss
- The First Year as Dick Loring
- Afraid to Talk as Lenny Collins
- Fireman, Save My Child as Stevens
- The Famous Ferguson Case as Jigger Bolton
- Emma as Bill
1931
- Strictly Dishonorable as Henry Greene
1928
- Four Sons as Andreas - Her Son
- A Thief in the Dark as Ernest
- Chicken à la King as Buck Taylor