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Ralph Meeker (1920–1988)

Burly American character actor Ralph Meeker first acted on stage at his Alma mater, Northwestern University, alongside other budding performers Charlton Heston and Patricia Neal. He graduated as a music major, because his dean had discouraged him from pursuing a theatrical career. Ignoring that advice... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (108 titles)
1980 Without Warning
Dave
 
1979 CHiPs (TV series)
Counterfeit (1979)
 
1979 Winter Kills
Gameboy Baker
 
1979 Kaz (TV series)
 
1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV series)
 
1978 The Alpha Incident
Charlie
 
1978 Hi-Riders
Mike
 
1978 My Boys Are Good Boys
Bert Morton
 
1977 Police Woman (TV series)
Bellwood
Screams (1977) … Bellwood
 
1976 The Food of the Gods
Bensington
 
1975 Harry O (TV series)
Sgt. Frank Brannen
Exercise in Fatality (1975) … Sgt. Frank Brannen
 
1973-1975 Police Story (TV series)
Alfred Attles / Chief Harry Stahlgaher / Sergeant Emit Howard
Face for a Shadow (1975) … Alfred Attles
Chief (1974) … Sergeant Emit Howard
Slow Boy (1973) … Chief Harry Stahlgaher
 
1975 Barbary Coast (TV series)
Big Lou Hobart
The Ballad of Redwing Jail (1975) … Big Lou Hobart
 
1975 Johnny Firecloud
Colby
 
1975 Brannigan
Capt. Moretti
 
1975 Movin' On (TV series)
Dave Bennet
Ransom (1975) … Dave Bennet
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Officer Menteer
The Shield (1975) … Officer Menteer
 
1975 Cannon (TV series)
Phil Dexter
Perfect Fit for a Frame (1975) … Phil Dexter
 
1975 The Dead Don't Die (TV movie)
Lt. Reardon
 
1974 The Girl on the Late, Late Show (TV movie)
Inspector DeBiesse
 
1974 The Evil Touch (TV series)
Frank Drake
Never Fool with a Gypsy Icon (1974) … Frank Drake
Dream by Dreaming (1974)
 
1974 Toma (TV series)
Frank Beecher
Friends of Danny Beecher (1974) … Frank Beecher
 
1974 Night Games (TV movie)
Dutch Armbreck
 
1968-1974 Ironside (TV series)
Ex-Detective / Wescott
Riddle at 24,000 (1974) … Wescott
Price Tag: Death (1968) … Ex-Detective
 
1974 Cry Panic (TV movie)
Chuck Braswell
 
1974 Faraday and Company (TV series)
Ed Kelso
A Matter of Magic (1974) … Ed Kelso
 
1974 Room 222 (TV series)
Jones
 
1973 Love Comes Quietly
Ben Hoeksema
 
1973 You'll Never See Me Again (TV movie)
Will Alden
 
1973 Birds of Prey (TV movie)
Jim McAndrew
 
1972 Police Surgeon (TV series)
James Blinn
The Text According to Gracie (1972) … James Blinn
 
1972 The Happiness Cage
The Major
 
1972 Primus (TV series)
The Sniper (1972)
 
1972 The Night Stalker (TV movie)
Bernie Jenks
 
1972 Norman Corwin Presents (TV series)
Hold That Line (1972)
 
1971 The Reluctant Heroes (TV movie)
Capt. Luke Danvers
 
1966-1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Graham Newcomb / King Hogan / Scott Martin
Recurring Nightmare (1971) … Graham Newcomb
The Raid (1967) … Scott Martin
The Plunderers (1966) … King Hogan
 
1971 The Anderson Tapes
Delaney
 
1970 I Walk the Line
Carl McCain
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
August Gruber
Experiment at New Life (1970) … August Gruber
 
1970 Lost Flight (TV movie)
Glenn Walkup
 
1969 The Devil's 8
Burl
 
1968 A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (TV movie)
Wally Walters
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Senator Goddard
The Protector (1968) … Senator Goddard
 
1968 The Detective
Curran
 
1967 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Tracy Conlin
The Price of Revenge (1967) … Tracy Conlin
 
1967 Gentle Giant
Fog Hanson
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
Maximus Tobin
The 1000 Feet Deep Brief (1967) … Maximus Tobin
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Kermit Teller
Glory Rider (1967) … Kermit Teller
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Karnak
The Ultimatum (1967) … Karnak
 
1967 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Earl Evans
Seek, Stalk, and Destroy (1967) … Earl Evans
 
1966 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
Jess Corbett
A Time to Die (1966) … Jess Corbett
 
1965 Seaway (TV series)
Roy Burke
Hot Line (1965) … Roy Burke
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Harly Clay
Threepersons (1964) … Harly Clay
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Sheffer
The Respect of One for Another (1964) … Sheffer
 
1964 Suspense (TV series)
I, Lloyd Benson (1964)
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
Frank Martin
Swing for the Moon (1964) … Frank Martin
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Floyd Cooper
The Last Day (1964) … Floyd Cooper
 
1963 The Outer Limits (TV series)
John Dexter
Tourist Attraction (1963) … John Dexter
 
1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
Murray Knopf
The Bull Roarer (1963) … Murray Knopf
 
1963 Wall of Noise
Matt Rubio
 
1962-1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Parker Smith / Willard McIntyre
Shadows of an Afternoon (1963) … Parker Smith
Two on the House (1962) … Willard McIntyre
 
1962-1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Charlie Williams
Night Run to the West (1963) … Charlie Williams
 
1962 Empire (TV series)
Barney Swanton
Walk Like a King (1962) … Barney Swanton
 
1962 Going My Way (TV series)
Jack Slade
The Crooked Angel (1962) … Jack Slade
 
1961 Something Wild
Mike
 
1961 Ada
Colonel Yancey
 
1961 Tallahassee 7000 (TV series)
Harry Gifford
Man from Tallahassee (1961) … Harry Gifford
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Frank Clell
Texas John Slaughter: Frank Clell's in Town (1961) … Frank Clell
 
1958-1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Ed James / Joe Martin / Pilot Duke Cavanaugh / …
Enter at Your Own Risk (1961) … Willis Cooper
The Break-Off (1959) … Pilot Duke Cavanaugh
Strange Money (1958) … Ed James
I Want to Get Married (1958) … Joe Martin
 
1960 Dillinger (TV movie)
John Dillinger
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Sam Kerrigan
Blood Money (1959) … Sam Kerrigan
 
1955-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Carl Borden / Carl Spann / John Forbes / …
I'll Take Care of You (1959) … John Forbes
Total Loss (1959) … Mel Reeves
Malice Domestic (1957) … Carl Borden
Revenge (1955) … Carl Spann
 
1958-1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Martin Ash
Reunion for a Revenge (1959) … Martin Ash
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
Free Ride (1958)
 
1951-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Fifty Grand (1958)
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Horse
A Man Called Horse (1958) … Horse
 
1957-1958 Climax! (TV series)
'Griff' Griffith / Alex Hill
So Deadly My Love (1958) … 'Griff' Griffith
A Matter of Life and Death (1957) … Alex Hill
 
1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Mike Valla
 
1957 Run of the Arrow
Lt. Driscoll
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Commander John Lawrence
Deep Water (1957) … Commander John Lawrence
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Carbine Webb
Four Women in Black (1957) … Carbine Webb
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Steve Elkins
A Time to Live (1957) … Steve Elkins
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Ranson
The Blue Wall (1956) … Ranson
 
1956 A Woman's Devotion
Trevor Stevenson
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Joe Novak
Between Jobs (1956) … Joe Novak
 
1952-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Nicky Hanks
The Guilty (1956)
Amo, Amas, Amat (1952) … Nicky Hanks
 
1952-1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Film Maker (1956)
The Darkness Below (1952)
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Billy Hepburn
The Magic Horn (1956) … Billy Hepburn
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
Of Missing Persons (1956)
 
1955-1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mr. Sheridan / Steve
Dino (1956) … Mr. Sheridan
Dominique (1955) … Steve
 
1955 Desert Sands
Capt. David Malcolm
 
1955 Big House, U.S.A.
Jerry Barker
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
The Happy Tingle (1953)
Someone Like You (1953)
 
1953 Code Two
Chuck O'Flair
 
1953 Jeopardy
Lawson
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me
Ben 'Benny' Fields
 
1952 Shadow in the Sky
Burt
 
1952 Glory Alley
Socks Barbarrosa
 
1951 Teresa
Sgt. Dobbs
 
1951 Four in a Jeep
Sergeant William Long
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1978 My Boys Are Good Boys (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1952 Somebody Loves Me (performer: "Somebody Loves Me", "I Cried for You" 1923, "Rose Room", "Jealous", "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" 1916, "Thanks to You" 1952 / "Dixie June", "Love Him" 1952)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 3 October 1965 (1965) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
Episode #7.6 (1953) … Himself
Episode #6.45 (1953) … Himself - Guest Host
Episode #6.36 (1953) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Lt. Driscoll
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1959 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 
1956-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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(1953) Stage: Appeared (as "Hal Carter") in "Picnic" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by William Inge. Scenic Design / Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Music Box Theatre: 19 Feb 1953-10 Apr 1954 (477 performances). Cast: Peggy Conklin (as "Flo Owens")... See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Worked as understudy for Henry Fonda in the theater version of Mister Roberts (1947) See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio