Emile Meyer (I) (1910–1987)

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Emile Meyer was born on August 18, 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Shane (1953), Paths of Glory (1957) and Sweet Smell of Success (1957). He died on March 19, 1987 in Covington, Louisiana. See full bio »

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Known For

Shane
Shane Rufus Ryker
(1953)
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory Father Dupree
(1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success Lt. Harry Kello
(1957)
White Feather
White Feather Magruder
(1955)
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 1977 The Legend of Frank Woods
Sheriff Dooley
 1974 Macon County Line
Gurney
 1974 The F.B.I. (TV Series)
- The Betrayal (1974)
 1973 The Blue Knight (TV Movie)
Harry Debbs
 1973 The Outfit
Amos Hopper
 1972-1973 The Rookies (TV Series)
Murray / Old Drunk
- Margin for Error (1973) ... Murray
- Dirge for Sunday (1972) ... Old Drunk
 1973 Love, American Style (TV Series)
Guard (segment "Love and the Family Hour")
- Love and the Cryptic Gift/Love and the Family Hour/Love and the Legend/Love and the Sexpert (1973) ... Guard (segment "Love and the Family Hour")
 1970-1972 Bonanza (TV Series)
Cherokee / John Walker
- Frenzy (1972) ... Cherokee
- Decision at Los Robles (1970) ... John Walker
 1969 A Time for Dying (uncredited)
 1969 More Dead Than Alive
Bartender
 1968 Buckskin
Corbin
 1967 A Time for Killing
Col. Harries
 1967 Hostile Guns
Uncle Joe Reno
 1966 Lassie (TV Series)
Zack
- The Greatest Gift (1966) ... Zack
 1966 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series)
Sgt. Welbeck
- The Borrowed Car (1966) ... Sgt. Welbeck
 1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series)
Cap Walters
- A Real Tough Town (1966) ... Cap Walters
 1965 My Favorite Martian (TV Series)
Ship's Captain
- Go West, Young Martian: Part 1 (1965) ... Ship's Captain
 1965 Young Dillinger
Det. Jergins
 1961-1965 Perry Mason (TV Series)
Ed Talbert / Patrolman Joe
- The Case of the Deadly Debt (1965) ... Ed Talbert
- The Case of the Unwelcome Bride (1961) ... Patrolman Joe
 1964 Taggart
Ben Blazer
 1964 Kentucky Jones (TV Series)
Barner Denver
- Ike's Song (1964) ... Barner Denver
 1964 Hazel (TV Series)
Wheels
- Scheherazade and Her Frying Pan: Part 2 (1964) ... Wheels
- Scheherazade and Her Frying Pan: Part 1 (1964) ... Wheels
 1963 Move Over, Darling
Process Server (uncredited)
 1962 Rawhide (TV Series)
Raymond Curtis
- Incident of the Portrait (1962) ... Raymond Curtis
 1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series)
- In Close Pursuit (1962)
 1958-1962 Maverick (TV Series)
Marshal Heck Thomas / Col. Arnold Taylor / Pike
- Marshal Maverick (1962) ... Marshal Heck Thomas (uncredited)
- Holiday at Hollow Rock (1958) ... Col. Arnold Taylor
- Rope of Cards (1958) ... Pike
 1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)
Dink Grogan
- A Scent of Whales (1962) ... Dink Grogan
 1962 Dennis the Menace (TV Series)
Sgt. Bagby
- The Private Eye (1962) ... Sgt. Bagby
 1962 The Untouchables (TV Series)
Speakeasy Owner
- The Canada Run (1962) ... Speakeasy Owner (uncredited)
 1961 Outlaws (TV Series)
Root
- The Outlaw Marshals (1961) ... Root
 1961 The Tall Man (TV Series)
Jerrod Cobb
- The Legend of Billy (1961) ... Jerrod Cobb
 1961 The George Raft Story
Detective Captain (uncredited)
 1961 87th Precinct (TV Series)
Capt. Howard
- Lady in Waiting (1961) ... Capt. Howard
 1961 Route 66 (TV Series)
Johnny
- Blue Murder (1961) ... Johnny
 1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series)
Charlie Schaab
- The Gomez Affair (1961) ... Charlie Schaab
 1961 Laramie (TV Series)
Sheriff
- The Debt (1961) ... Sheriff (uncredited)
 1961 The Islanders (TV Series)
Gard
- The Twenty-Six Paper (1961) ... Gard
 1960 This Man Dawson (TV Series)
Max Creiger / Smiley
- Hired to Kill a Cop (1960) ... Max Creiger
- The Informer (1960) ... Smiley
 1960 The Roaring 20's (TV Series)
MacDonald
- Burnett's Woman (1960) ... MacDonald
 1960 Young Jesse James
Maj. Charlie Quantrill
 1960 The Girl in Lovers Lane
Cal Anders
 1960 The Millionaire (TV Series)
Lt. Peyser
- Millionaire Peter Longman (1960) ... Lt. Peyser
 1960 Tightrope (TV Series)
Capt. Edwards
- Gangster's Daughter (1960) ... Capt. Edwards
 1958-1960 Lawman (TV Series)
Ben Belding / Sheriff Jim Giles
- Belding's Girl (1960) ... Ben Belding
- The Joker (1958) ... Sheriff Jim Giles
 1960 The Threat
Duncan
 1960 Wichita Town (TV Series)
Pa
- The Avengers (1960) ... Pa
 1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
Sheriff Hale
- Switchburg (1960) ... Sheriff Hale
 1959 Bat Masterson (TV Series)
Gen. Zachary Moran
- Garrison Finish (1959) ... Gen. Zachary Moran
- The Black Pearls (1959) ... Gen. Zachary Moran
- Battle of the Pass (1959) ... Gen. Zachary Moran
 1959 Peter Gunn (TV Series)
Scratch
- The Feathered Doll (1959) ... Scratch
 1959 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series)
Earl Hollowell
- The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1959) ... Earl Hollowell
 1959 King of the Wild Stallions
Matt Macguire
 1959 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)
Bob Gannon / George Samson
- The Legacy (1959) ... Bob Gannon
- Showdown Trail (1959) ... George Samson
 1959 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Capt. John Pederson
- The Jasper Cato Story (1959) ... Capt. John Pederson
 1954-1959 Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Sam Dalrymple / Marcus Delafield
- Wheelbarrow Johnny (1959) ... Sam Dalrymple
- Mr. Godiva (1954) ... Marcus Delafield
 1959 Good Day for a Hanging
Marshal Hiram Cain
 1958 Revolt in the Big House
Warden
 1958 The Thin Man (TV Series)
Clyde - Janitor
- Scene of the Crime (1958) ... Clyde - Janitor
 1958 Northwest Passage (TV Series)
Ben Klagg
- The Bound Women (1958) ... Ben Klagg
 1958 The Case Against Brooklyn
Police Capt. T.W. Wills
 1958 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV Series)
Captain
- A Cruise for Harriet (1958) ... Captain
 1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Earl Hollowell
- The Town That Slept with the Lights On (1958) ... Earl Hollowell
 1958 The Lineup
Insp. Al Quine
 1958 Colt .45 (TV Series)
Tom Shannon
- Point of Honor (1958) ... Tom Shannon
 1957-1958 The Restless Gun (TV Series)
Sheriff Vail / Sheriff Wade Lawson
- Friend in Need (1958) ... Sheriff Vail
- Man and Boy (1957) ... Sheriff Wade Lawson
 1958 Broken Arrow (TV Series)
Bert Kellems
- Water Witch (1958) ... Bert Kellems
 1957 Men of Annapolis (TV Series)
Rogers
- Ship's Log (1957) ... Rogers
- Course of Action (1957) ... Rogers
 1957 Baby Face Nelson
Mac - Detective
 1957 Paths of Glory
Father Dupree
 1957 Sweet Smell of Success
Lt. Harry Kello
 1957 The Delicate Delinquent
Sgt. Kelly (uncredited)
 1957 Badlands of Montana
Henry Harrison Hammer
 1957 Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series)
Kane Eldridge
- Backtrail (1957) ... Kane Eldridge
 1956 Gun the Man Down
Sheriff Morton
 1956 The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series)
Mike Rosnik
- Caine and Abel (1956) ... Mike Rosnik (uncredited)
 1956 The Maverick Queen
Leo Malone
 1956 Raw Edge
Pop Penny
 1955-1956 Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Ed Mason / Dr. Gresham
- Once Upon a Nightmare (1956) ... Ed Mason
- The Key (1955) ... Dr. Gresham
 1955 The Gene Autry Show (TV Series)
Big Jim Weston
- The Rangerette (1955) ... Big Jim Weston
- Ride Ranchero (1955) ... Big Jim Weston
 1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
Detective Bednar
 1955 Man with the Gun
Saul Atkins
 1955 The Tall Men
Chickasaw Charlie
 1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series)
Deputy Charles Newsome
- The Case of the Wild West (1955) ... Deputy Charles Newsome
 1955 Big Town (TV Series)
- Too Old for Work? (1955)
 1955 Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series)
- Buried Treasure (1955)
 1955 Stranger on Horseback
Sheriff Nat Bell
 1955 Annie Oakley (TV Series)
Tyler
- Dead Man's Bluff (1955) ... Tyler
 1955 Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Halloran
 1955 White Feather
Magruder
 1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV Series)
Larry
- The Case of the Fatal Error (1955) ... Larry
 1954 City Detective (TV Series)
Capt. Todder
- Cargo of the Midnight (1954) ... Capt. Todder
 1954 The Human Jungle
Police Chief Abe Rowan
 1954 Public Defender (TV Series)
Haynes
- The Last Appeal (1954) ... Haynes
 1954 Shield for Murder
Capt. Gunnarson
 1954 Drums Across the River
Nathan Marlowe
 1954 Silver Lode
Sheriff Wooley
 1953-1954 Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- The Kiss (1954)
- Trial Period (1954)
- Like Father, So the Son (1954)
- Nine Quarts of Water (1954)
- In the Carquinez Woods (1953)
 1954 Riot in Cell Block 11
Warden Reynolds
 1954 Stories of the Century (TV Series)
Joe Burns
- Geronimo (1954) ... Joe Burns
 1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife
Storekeeper (uncredited)
 1953 Sangaree
Angry Townsman (uncredited)
 1953 Shane
Rufus Ryker
 1953 Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- I'll Never Know When (1953)
 1953 Girls in the Night
Police Officer Kovacs (as Emile G. Meyer)
 1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway
Skipper (uncredited)
 1952 Hurricane Smith
Capt. Raikes
 1952 The Unexpected (TV Series)
Capt. Meyer
- One for the Money (1952)
- Mardi Gras (1952) ... Capt. Meyer
 1952 We're Not Married!
Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
 1952 Glory Alley
General (uncredited)
 1952 Carbine Williams
Head Guard (uncredited)
 1952 Shadow in the Sky
Bartender (uncredited)
 1952 The Wild North
Jake (uncredited)
 1952 Boots Malone
Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
 1951 The Big Night
Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
 1951 Cattle Queen
Shotgun Thompson
 1951 The Sea Hornet
Harrie (uncredited)
 1951 The Mob
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
 1951 The People Against O'Hara
Tom Mulvaney
 1951 The Guy Who Came Back
Police Guard (uncredited)
 1951 Tomorrow Is Another Day
Welder (uncredited)
 1950 Panic in the Streets
Capt. Beauclyde (uncredited)
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Alternate Names:

Emile E. Meyer | Emile G. Meyer | Emil Meyer

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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American character actor usually in nasty, nasty roles, marked by ruthlessness, domination or inflexibility. See more »

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Leo
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