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Emile Meyer

Emile Meyer

Actor · 1910 – 1987 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor (born in New Orleans) usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers. He provided such noteworthy performances as Ryker in Shane (1953), as Father Dupree in Paths of Glory (1957) and the corrupt cop in Sweet Smell of Success (1957). He appeared in an episode of the 1961 series The Asphalt Jungle. He also appeared on television, including a guest spot on John Payne's The Restless Gun and as a truculently stubborn juror opposite James Garner in the 1957 Maverick episode "Rope of Cards." His guest appearance on the "Restless Gun" episode "Man and Boy" in 1957 included filming on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif. His final film role was in The Legend of Frank Woods (1977). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emile Meyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies24

  • Movie8.3

    Paths of Glory

    1957 · 3.4K votes

  • Movie7.3

    Shane

    1953 · 708 votes

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie7.6

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957 · 604 votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Tall Men

    1955 · 83 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Blackboard Jungle

    1955 · 165 votes

  • Movie6.8

    White Feather

    1955 · 14 votes

  • Movie4.8

    A Time for Killing

    1967 · 37 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Man with the Gun

    1955 · 59 votes

  • Movie5.5

    Taggart

    1965 · 19 votes

  • Movie5.9

    We're Not Married!

    1952 · 29 votes

  • Movie6.7

    The Outfit

    1973 · 104 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Good Day for a Hanging

    1959 · 16 votes

  • Movie6.0
  • Movie6.9

    Panic in the Streets

    1950 · 170 votes

  • Movie5.8
  • Movie6.3

    Raw Edge

    1956 · 16 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Silver Lode

    1954 · 71 votes

  • Movie7.1

    Riot in Cell Block 11

    1954 · 76 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Shield for Murder

    1954 · 35 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Stranger on Horseback

    1955 · 26 votes

  • Movie6.4

    The Delicate Delinquent

    1957 · 40 votes

  • Movie6.4
  • Movie5.8

    Drums Across the River

    1954 · 24 votes

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  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV7.0

    Maverick

    1957 · 43 votes

  • TV5.6

    The F.B.I.

    1965 · 25 votes

  • TV6.2
  • TV6.7

    Route 66

    1960 · 20 votes

  • TV7.2

    Rawhide

    1959 · 49 votes

  • TV6.0

    Lawman

    1958 · 13 votes

  • TV7.1

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    1964 · 35 votes

  • TV7.2

    77 Sunset Strip

    1958 · 26 votes

  • TV6.6

    Peter Gunn

    1958 · 26 votes

  • TV5.8

    The Millionaire

    1955 · 4 votes

  • TV6.4

    Bat Masterson

    1958 · 16 votes

  • TV6.7

    Outlaws

    1960 · 3 votes

  • TV6.6

    Dennis the Menace

    1959 · 33 votes

  • TV6.9

    The Tall Man

    1960 · 7 votes

  • TV7.8

    87th Precinct

    1961 · 5 votes

  • TV7.5

    City Detective

    1953 · 2 votes

  • TV6.3

    Public Defender

    1954 · 4 votes

  • TV5.8
  • TV6.3

    Tightrope

    1959 · 3 votes

  • TV7.6

    The Thin Man

    1957 · 9 votes

  • TV8.0

    The Islanders

    1960 · 2 votes

  • TV4.9

    Wichita Town

    1959 · 4 votes