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