Ralph Meeker
American actor (1920-1988) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 67
Ralph Meeker was an American film, stage, and television actor. He first rose to prominence for his roles in the Broadway productions of Mister Roberts (1948-1951) and Picnic (1953), the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance.
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1988Died5 August 19881979
Winter KillsFilm, Gameboy Baker1978
Hi-RidersFilm, Mike1977
CHiPsSeries1975
BranniganFilm, Capt. Moretti1974
Cry PanicFilm, Chuck Braswell1973
Police StorySeries1972
The Mind SnatchersFilm, The Major1971
CannonSeries1970
I Walk the LineFilm, Carl McCain1969
The Devil's EightFilm, Burl1968
The Name of the GameSeries, Senator Goddard1967
The Dirty DozenFilm, Captain Stuart Kinder1966
The Green HornetSeries, Earl Evans1965
The F.B.I.Series, King Hogan1961
The DefendersSeries, Floyd Cooper
AdaFilm, 1961Colonel Yancey1958
The TexanSeries1957
Paths of GloryFilm, Cpl. Philippe Paris1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Carl Spann
Big House, U.S.AFilm, 1955Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman1953
Code TwoFilm, Chuck O'Flair1951
Four in a JeepFilm, Sergeant William Long1948Theatre World AwardAward
Studio OneSeries, 1948Steve Windom1920Born21 November 1920
Winter KillsFilm, Gameboy Baker1978Hi-RidersFilm, Mike1977CHiPsSeries1975BranniganFilm, Capt. Moretti1974Cry PanicFilm, Chuck Braswell1973Police StorySeries1972The Mind SnatchersFilm, The Major1971CannonSeries1970I Walk the LineFilm, Carl McCain1969The Devil's EightFilm, Burl1968The Name of the GameSeries, Senator Goddard1967The Dirty DozenFilm, Captain Stuart Kinder1966The Green HornetSeries, Earl Evans1965The F.B.I.Series, King Hogan1961The DefendersSeries, Floyd CooperAdaFilm, 1961Colonel Yancey1958The TexanSeries1957Paths of GloryFilm, Cpl. Philippe Paris1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Carl SpannBig House, U.S.AFilm, 1955Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman1953Code TwoFilm, Chuck O'Flair1951Four in a JeepFilm, Sergeant William Long1948Theatre World AwardAwardStudio OneSeries, 1948Steve Windom1920Born21 November 1920People around Ralph
Close ties
Howard W. Koch Directed Big House (1955)
Robert Aldrich Directed The Dirty Dozen and Kiss Me Deadly
Fred M. Wilcox Directed Shadow in the Sky and Code Two
Greydon Clark Directed Without Warning and Hi-Riders
Charles Bronson Also in The Dirty Dozen and Run of the Arrow
Mickey Spillane Duets: Mike Hammer, wrote Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Brian Keith Duets: Mike Hammer
Joe Turkel Also in Paths of Glory (1957)
Darren McGavin Duets: Mike Hammer
Bronisław Kaper Wrote The Naked Spur, Ada and Shadow in the Sky
Reed Hadley Also in Big House and Big House, U.S.A
Robert Bray Duets: Mike Hammer
Nikolai van der Heyde Directed Love Comes Quietly (1973)- Burt Topper Directed The Devil's 8 (1969)
Bernard Girard Directed The Happiness Cage (1972)
Stanley Kubrick Directed Paths of Glory (1958)
Christopher Walken Also in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Rod Steiger Also in Run of the Arrow and Teresa
Martin Balsam Also in The Anderson Tapes and Ada- Lesley Selander Directed Desert Sands (1955)
Milton Frome Also in The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
Aaron Rosenberg Produced The Detective (1968)- Ward De Ravet Also in Love Comes Quietly (1973)
Paul Richards Also in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Known for
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Paths of Glory 1957
The Dirty Dozen 1967
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
The Naked Spur 1953
The Night Stalker 1972
Filmography 40
102 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
In film, Meeker is known for his portrayal of Mike Hammer in Robert Aldrich's 1955 Kiss Me Deadly and as condemned infantryman Cpl. Philippe Paris in Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1988 · aged 67
