Emile Meyer
Acting • Born 1910-08-18 – Died 1987-03-19
Biography
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.
Filmography
79 credits
Paths of Glory
Movie • 1957
Father Dupree
Sweet Smell of Success
Movie • 1957
Lt. Harry Kello
Shane
Movie • 1953
Rufus Ryker
Shield for Murder
Movie • 1954
Capt. Gunnarson
The Lineup
Movie • 1958
Inspector Al Quine
The Wild North
Movie • 1952
Jake (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
Movie • 1955
Mr. Halloran
Man with the Gun
Movie • 1955
Saul Atkins
A Time for Killing
Movie • 1967
Silver Lode
Movie • 1954
Sheriff Wooley
Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie • 1954
Warden Reynolds
The People Against O'Hara
Movie • 1951
Captain Tom Mulvaney
Taggart
Movie • 1965
Ben Blazer
The Big Night
Movie • 1951
Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
Good Day for a Hanging
Movie • 1959
Marshal Hiram Cain
The Human Jungle
Movie • 1954
Abe Rowan
The Case Against Brooklyn
Movie • 1958
Police Capt. T.W. Wills
Revolt in the Big House
Movie • 1958
Warden
Move Over, Darling
Movie • 1963
Process Server (uncredited)
Gun the Man Down
Movie • 1956
Sheriff Morton
The Girl in Lovers Lane
Movie • 1960
Cal Anders
Drums Across the River
Movie • 1954
Nathan Marlowe
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Movie • 1958
Ames, Head Prison Guard
Stranger on Horseback
Movie • 1955
Sheriff Nat Bell
The Outfit
Movie • 1973
Amos Hopper
Young Dillinger
Movie • 1965
Det. Jergins
Badlands of Montana
Movie • 1957
Henry Harrison Hammer
Young Jesse James
Movie • 1960
Major Charlie Quantrill
Hostile Guns
Movie • 1967
Uncle Joe Reno
King of the Wild Stallions
Movie • 1959
Matt MacGuire
We're Not Married!
Movie • 1952
Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Movie • 1955
Hunchbacher
Baby Face Nelson
Movie • 1957
Mac – Detective
A Time for Killing
Movie • 1967
Col. Harries
The Sea Hornet
Movie • 1951
Harrie
Girls in the Night
Movie • 1953
Kovacs
Cattle Queen
Movie • 1951
Shotgun Thompson
The Tall Men
Movie • 1955
Chickasaw Charlie
White Feather
Movie • 1955
Magruder
Raw Edge
Movie • 1956
Pop Penny
The Maverick Queen
Movie • 1956
Leo Malone
Macon County Line
Movie • 1974
Gurney
The Legend of Frank Woods
Movie • 1977
Sheriff Dooley
The Man with the Golden Arm
Movie • 1955
Detective Bednar
The Blue Knight
Movie • 1973
Harry Debbs
Panic in the Streets
Movie • 1950
Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith
Movie • 1952
Capt. Raikes
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie • 1952
Skipper (uncredited)
The Delicate Delinquent
Movie • 1957
Sgt. Kelly
77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958
Maverick
TV • 1957
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Route 66
TV • 1960
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV • 1964
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Patrolman Joe
The Islanders
TV • 1960
Gard
The Tall Man
TV • 1960
87th Precinct
TV • 1961
Outlaws
TV • 1960
Dennis the Menace
TV • 1959
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Raymond Curtis
The Millionaire
TV • 1955
Lt. Peyser
Peter Gunn
TV • 1958
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Earl Hollowell
The Thin Man
TV • 1957
Lawman
TV • 1958
Bat Masterson
TV • 1958
Gen. Zachary Moran
Wichita Town
TV • 1959
Public Defender
TV • 1954
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Kane Eldridge
The Legend of Jesse James
TV • 1965
Cap Walters
Tightrope
TV • 1959
City Detective
TV • 1953
The Roaring 20's
TV • 1960
The Asphalt Jungle
TV • 1961
Maverick
TV • 1957
Pike
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Ed Talbert
Stories of the Century
TV • 1954
Joe Burns
The Blue Knight
TV • 1973
Harry Debbs