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
- Wells Fargo Gunmaster as Roulette Croupier
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion as Willard
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
- King of the Gamblers as Bernie Dupal
- One Touch of Venus as Mr. Crust
- The Denver Kid as Dealer Andre
- Silver Trails as Will Jackson
- The Gay Ranchero as Vance Brados
1947
- Road to Rio as Sherman Mallory
- Apache Rose as Reed Calhoun
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Wolf (uncredited)
- The Case of the Baby-Sitter as Phil Russell, alias the Duke
1946
- The People's Choice
- Angel on My Shoulder as Mr. Bentley (uncredited)
- Her Sister's Secret as Guy
- Chick Carter, Detective as Nick Pollo
- Home in Oklahoma as Steve McClory
- Just Before Dawn as Walter Foster (uncredited)
- Below the Deadline as Jeffrey Hilton
- Murder Is My Business as Carl Meldrum
1945
- Crime, Inc. as Barry North
- Brenda Starr, Reporter as Frank Smith (uncredited)
- The Red Dragon as Edmond Slade
- Docks of New York as Mallet
- Northwest Trail as Whitey Yeager
- The Big Show-Off as Wally Porter
- The Crime Doctor's Warning as Mrs. Lake's Attorney #1 (uncredited)
- A Guy, a Gal and a Pal as Granville Breckenridge
- Mr. Muggs Rides Again as Dollar Davis
- Black Market Babies as Anthony Marsden
- Come Out Fighting as Silk Henley
- Blonde Ransom as Forbes
1944
- Silent Partner as R.S. Treavor, Desk Clerk
- I Accuse My Parents as Charles Blake
- Up in Arms as Ashley's Aide
- Marriage Is a Private Affair as Jonesy (uncredited)
- Dead Man's Eyes as Nick Phillips
- Take It Big as John Hankinson
- Song of Nevada as Chris Calahan
- The Port of 40 Thieves as Frederick St. Clair
- Seven Doors to Death as Charles Eaton
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)
- Captains of the Clouds as Playboy
- Secret Enemies as Rudolph Dietz
- Larceny, Inc. as Mr. Jackson
- 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
- The Singing Hill as John R. Ramsey
- Love Crazy as Lawyer DeWest
- You're in the Army Now as Captain Austin
- Marry the Boss's Daughter as Snavely
1940
- Free, Blonde and 21 as Drunk
- Michael Shayne: Private Detective as Harry Grange
- A Night at Earl Carroll's as Stage Manager
- Yesterday's Heroes as Tony
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
- Wings of the Navy as Steve Connors
- A Child is Born as Mr. Harry Laverne (uncredited)
- Swanee River as Henry Foster
- Nick Carter, Master Detective as Hartley
- Rough Riders' Round-up as George Lanning
- Everything's on Ice as Harrison Gregg
- The Kid From Texas as Henry Smith Harrington
- The Lady and the Mob as George Watson
- All Women Have Secrets as Doc
- The Jones Family in Hollywood as Movie Studio Actor (uncredited)
- The Long Shot as Dell Baker
- Escape to Paradise as Harry Wilson
- Stunt Pilot as Earl Martin
1938
- Slander House as Dr. Herbert Stallings
- Marie Antoinette as Robespierre
- Tarzan's Revenge as Nevin Potter
- Danger on the Air as Tuttle
- Smashing the Rackets as District Attorney Aide
- Change of Heart as Richards
1937
- The Westland Case as Richard Bolston
- Escape by Night as Fred Peters
- Music for Madame as Orchestra Leader (Uncredited)
- History Is Made at Night as Mr. Norton
- On Again—Off Again as Tony Toler
- The Man Who Found Himself as Howard Dennis
1936
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Henneberry (uncredited)
- Tango as Foster Carver, Tony's Brother
- Small Town Girl as Dr. Bill Underwood (uncredited)
- Don’t Get Personal as Freddie Miller
- Wedding Present as Gordon Blaker
- The Country Doctor as Dr. Wilson
- Walking on Air as Tom Quinlan
- Neighborhood House as Adolph, Theatre Manager
- Career Woman as Mr. Smith
- Gentle Julia as Crum
- Beware Of Ladies as Frederick White
1935
- 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
- Oil for the Lamps of China as Bill Kendall
- 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
- The Dragon Murder Case as Monty Montague
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! as Armand Beauchamp
- Broadway Bill as Henry Early
- I Believed in You as Saracen Jones
- Dark Hazard as Pres Barrow
- The Richest Girl in the World as Donald
- Against the Law as Bert Andrews
- Paris Interlude as Rex
- Melody in Spring as Wesley Prebble
- Ever Since Eve as Philip Baxter
1933
- Chance at Heaven as Sid Larrick
- King for a Night as John Williams
- Only Yesterday as Dave Reynolds
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Charles Magee
- Double Harness as Dennis Moore
- Night of Terror as Prof. Arthur Hornsby
- Sweepings as Bert Pardway
- Song of the Eagle as August Hoffmann
1932
- The Misleading Lady as Bob Tracy
- Back Street as Kurt Shendler
- Emma as Bill
- Afraid to Talk as Lenny Collins
- The Match King as Erickson (uncredited)
- The Famous Ferguson Case as Jigger Bolton
- Blessed Event as Cromwell Church
- The First Year as Dick Loring
- Vanity Street as Val French
- A Fool's Advice as Harry Bayliss
- Tess of the Storm Country as Dan Taylor
- Fireman, Save My Child as Stevens
1931
- Strictly Dishonorable as Henry Greene
1928
- A Thief in the Dark as Ernest
- Four Sons as Andreas - Her Son
- Chicken à la King as Buck Taylor