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Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker (born Ralph Rathgeber; November 21, 1920 – August 5, 1988) was an American 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. In film, Meeker is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mike Hammer in Robert Aldrich's 1955 Kiss Me Deadly. Meeker went on to play a series of roles that used his husky and macho screen presence, including a lead role in Stanley Kubrick's military courtroom drama Paths of Glory (1957), as a troubled mechanic opposite Carroll Baker in Something Wild (1961), as a World War II captain in The Dirty Dozen (1967), and in the gangster film The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). Other credits include supporting roles in I Walk the Line (1970) and Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes (1971). He also had a prolific career in television, appearing as Sergeant Steve Dekker on the series Not for Hire (1959–1960), and in the television horror film The Night Stalker (1972). After suffering a stroke in 1980, Meeker was forced to retire from acting, and died eight years later of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Meeker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1920-11-21

Birth Place

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Holster Full Of Law

A Holster Full Of Law

1961

0.0

Movie
A Woman's Devotion

A Woman's Devotion

1956

4.5

Movie
Ada

Ada

1961

6.1

Movie
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
poster

Barbary Coast

1975

5.0

TV
Big House, U.S.A

Big House, U.S.A

1955

6.5

Movie
Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

1973

5.0

Movie
Brannigan

Brannigan

1975

5.9

Movie
poster

Cannon

1971

6.5

TV
poster

CHiPs

1977

6.8

TV
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Code Two

Code Two

1953

6.2

Movie
Cry Panic

Cry Panic

1974

6.6

Movie
poster

Custer

1967

6.0

TV
Desert Sands

Desert Sands

1955

4.4

Movie
poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

5.5

TV
Four in a Jeep

Four in a Jeep

1951

5.4

Movie
Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant

1967

0.0

Movie
Glory Alley

Glory Alley

1952

5.9

Movie
poster

Going My Way

1962

5.0

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
poster

Harry O

1974

4.6

TV
Hi-Riders

Hi-Riders

1978

5.1

Movie
I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line

1970

5.7

Movie
poster

Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
Jeopardy

Jeopardy

1953

6.6

Movie
Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud

1975

5.4

Movie
poster

Kaz

1978

5.0

TV
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

7.2

Movie
poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

5.3

TV
poster

Letter to Loretta

1953

6.2

TV
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

7.7

Movie
Lost Flight

Lost Flight

1970

3.7

Movie
Love Comes Quietly

Love Comes Quietly

1973

5.2

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
My Boys Are Good Boys

My Boys Are Good Boys

1978

7.2

Movie
Night Games

Night Games

1974

6.0

Movie
poster

Not for Hire

1959

0.0

TV
Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957

8.3

Movie
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
poster

Police Woman

1974

6.2

TV
poster

Primus

1971

5.0

TV
poster

Room 222

1969

5.7

TV
poster

Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

1957

6.2

Movie
poster

Run, Joe, Run

1974

6.2

TV
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Shadow in the Sky

Shadow in the Sky

1952

6.6

Movie
Somebody Loves Me

Somebody Loves Me

1952

8.5

Movie
Something Wild

Something Wild

1961

6.2

Movie
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
poster

Tallahassee 7000

1961

0.0

TV
poster

Tarzan

1966

6.7

TV
Teresa

Teresa

1951

5.7

Movie
poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.2

TV
The Alpha Incident

The Alpha Incident

1978

3.4

Movie
The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

6.1

Movie
The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

1975

5.8

Movie
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
The Detective

The Detective

1968

6.0

Movie
The Devil's Eight

The Devil's Eight

1969

5.1

Movie
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967

7.6

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
poster

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

5.0

TV
poster

The Evil Touch

1973

5.5

TV
poster

The F.B.I.

1965

5.4

TV
The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976

5.0

Movie
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957

6.0

Movie
The Girl on the Late, Late Show

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

5.5

Movie
poster

The Green Hornet

1966

7.2

TV
poster

The High Chaparral

1967

6.5

TV
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

5.8

Movie
The Mind Snatchers

The Mind Snatchers

1972

5.9

Movie
The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

1953

6.9

Movie
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

6.8

Movie
poster

The Outer Limits

1963

7.8

TV
The Reluctant Heroes

The Reluctant Heroes

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

The Rookies

1972

6.9

TV
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967

6.3

Movie
poster

The Texan

1958

5.5

TV
poster

Toma

1973

7.8

TV
Wall of Noise

Wall of Noise

1963

3.6

Movie
poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

6.9

TV
Winter Kills

Winter Kills

1979

5.8

Movie
Without Warning

Without Warning

1980

5.2

Movie
You'll Never See Me Again

You'll Never See Me Again

1973

7.0

Movie