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