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
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion as Willard
- Spoilers of the Plains as Scientist
- Wells Fargo Gunmaster as Roulette Croupier
1950
- Twilight in the Sierras as Matt Brunner
- The Invisible Monster as "Harry Long"
1949
- Ranger of Cherokee Strip as Eric Parsons
- Omoo-Omoo the Shark God as Dr. Godfrey Long
- Sky Liner as Financier
1948
- Words and Music as Producer (uncredited)
- One Touch of Venus as Mr. Crust
- King of the Gamblers as Bernie Dupal
- Superman as Driller
- The Denver Kid as Dealer Andre
- Silver Trails as Will Jackson
- The Gay Ranchero as Vance Brados
1947
- 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
- Apache Rose as Reed Calhoun
1946
- Angel on My Shoulder as Mr. Bentley (uncredited)
- Her Sister's Secret as Guy
- The People's Choice
- Murder Is My Business as Carl Meldrum
- Chick Carter, Detective as Nick Pollo
- Just Before Dawn as Walter Foster (uncredited)
- Home in Oklahoma as Steve McClory
- Below the Deadline as Jeffrey Hilton
1945
- The Crime Doctor's Warning as Mrs. Lake's Attorney #1 (uncredited)
- Docks of New York as Mallet
- The Red Dragon as Edmond Slade
- The Big Show-Off as Wally Porter
- A Guy, a Gal and a Pal as Granville Breckenridge
- Mr. Muggs Rides Again as Dollar Davis
- Brenda Starr, Reporter as Frank Smith (uncredited)
- Crime, Inc. as Barry North
- Black Market Babies as Anthony Marsden
- Northwest Trail as Whitey Yeager
- Blonde Ransom as Forbes
- Come Out Fighting as Silk Henley
1944
- Marriage Is a Private Affair as Jonesy (uncredited)
- I Accuse My Parents as Charles Blake
- Dead Man's Eyes as Nick Phillips
- Seven Doors to Death as Charles Eaton
- The Port of 40 Thieves as Frederick St. Clair
- Up in Arms as Ashley's Aide
- Silent Partner as R.S. Treavor, Desk Clerk
- Song of Nevada as Chris Calahan
- 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
- Murder in the Big House as 'Scoop' Conner
- Captains of the Clouds as Playboy
- You Can't Escape Forever as Cummings - Greer's Lawyer (uncredited)
- The Male Animal as Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
- Larceny, Inc. as Mr. Jackson
- Spy Ship as Paul
- Secret Enemies as Rudolph Dietz
- Busses Roar as Nick Stoddard
1941
- High Sierra as Pfiffer
- Love Crazy as Lawyer DeWest
- Marry the Boss's Daughter as Snavely
- You're in the Army Now as Captain Austin
- The Singing Hill as John R. Ramsey
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)
- The Roaring Twenties as Masters
- A Child is Born as Mr. Harry Laverne (uncredited)
- Nick Carter, Master Detective as Hartley
- Undercover Doctor as Dapper Dan Barr
- Wings of the Navy as Steve Connors
- The Jones Family in Hollywood as Movie Studio Actor (uncredited)
- The Kid From Texas as Henry Smith Harrington
- All Women Have Secrets as Doc
- The Lady and the Mob as George Watson
- Swanee River as Henry Foster
- Rough Riders' Round-up as George Lanning
- Everything's on Ice as Harrison Gregg
- The Long Shot as Dell Baker
- Escape to Paradise as Harry Wilson
- 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
- Smashing the Rackets as District Attorney Aide
- Change of Heart as Richards
1937
- History Is Made at Night as Mr. Norton
- The Man Who Found Himself as Howard Dennis
- On Again—Off Again as Tony Toler
- Music for Madame as Orchestra Leader (Uncredited)
- The Westland Case as Richard Bolston
- Escape by Night as Fred Peters
1936
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Henneberry (uncredited)
- Don’t Get Personal as Freddie Miller
- The Country Doctor as Dr. Wilson
- Small Town Girl as Dr. Bill Underwood (uncredited)
- Walking on Air as Tom Quinlan
- Wedding Present as Gordon Blaker
- Tango as Foster Carver, Tony's Brother
- Beware Of Ladies as Frederick White
- Gentle Julia as Crum
- Career Woman as Mr. Smith
- Neighborhood House as Adolph, Theatre Manager
1935
- If You Could Only Cook as Parker (uncredited)
- Murder on a Honeymoon as Tom Kelsey, alias Roswell T. Forrest
- Oil for the Lamps of China as Bill Kendall
- The Wedding Night as Gilly (uncredited)
- The Rainmakers as Orville Parker
- Remember Last Night? as Vic Huling
- Murder by Television as Police Chief Nelson
- Welcome Home as Edward Adams
1934
- Hi, Nellie! as Sheldon
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! as Armand Beauchamp
- I Believed in You as Saracen Jones
- Broadway Bill as Henry Early
- The Dragon Murder Case as Monty Montague
- Uncertain Lady as Dr. Alexander Garrison
- The Richest Girl in the World as Donald
- Dark Hazard as Pres Barrow
- Melody in Spring as Wesley Prebble
- Against the Law as Bert Andrews
- Ever Since Eve as Philip Baxter
- Paris Interlude as Rex
1933
- Song of the Eagle as August Hoffmann
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Charles Magee
- King for a Night as John Williams
- Only Yesterday as Dave Reynolds
- Double Harness as Dennis Moore
- Chance at Heaven as Sid Larrick
- Sweepings as Bert Pardway
- Night of Terror as Prof. Arthur Hornsby
1932
- The Famous Ferguson Case as Jigger Bolton
- The Match King as Erickson (uncredited)
- Back Street as Kurt Shendler
- Blessed Event as Cromwell Church
- Fireman, Save My Child as Stevens
- The Misleading Lady as Bob Tracy
- Tess of the Storm Country as Dan Taylor
- A Fool's Advice as Harry Bayliss
- Afraid to Talk as Lenny Collins
- Emma as Bill
- Vanity Street as Val French
- The First Year as Dick Loring
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