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