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Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Thomas Donald Meek (14 July 1878 – 18 November 1946) was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903. Meek is perhaps best known for his roles in the films You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Stagecoach (1939). He posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Meek was born in Glasgow to Matthew and Annie Meek. In the 1890s, the Meek family emigrated to Canada and then to the United States. By 1900, they were living in Philadelphia where Meek was employed as a dry goods salesman, according to the United States census of that year with Meek later working on stage. After years on the stage, Meek became a film actor, appearing memorably in several movies including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Miss Broadway, and State Fair. Before becoming an actor, he fought in the Spanish–American War in the United States Army and contracted yellow fever which caused him to lose his hair. He was cast as timid, worried characters in many of his films, and is perhaps best known for his roles as Mr. Poppins in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You and as whiskey salesman Samuel Peacock in John Ford's Stagecoach. From 1931 through 1932, Meek was featured as criminologist Dr. Crabtree in a series of 12 Warner Brothers two-reel short subjects written by S.S. Van Dine. Meek and Isabella "Belle" Walken married in Boston in a Methodist church on January 3, 1909. By this marriage, the American-born Belle Meek lost her United States citizenship by taking her husband's British nationality. Donald Meek died of leukaemia on 18 November 1946 in Los Angeles, while filming the role of Mr. Twiddle in Magic Town. A prolific film actor in over 100 Hollywood movies during its Golden Age, he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was entombed in the Fairmount Mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.

Personal information

Birthday

1878-07-13

Birth Place

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1941

7.0

Movie
Affairs of Geraldine

Affairs of Geraldine

1946

0.0

Movie
Air Raid Wardens

Air Raid Wardens

1943

7.1

Movie
And So They Were Married

And So They Were Married

1936

5.6

Movie
Artists & Models

Artists & Models

1937

6.0

Movie
Babes on Broadway

Babes on Broadway

1941

6.4

Movie
Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington

1935

4.8

Movie
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

1935

6.5

Movie
Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent

1944

4.6

Movie
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1941

7.7

Movie
Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty

1944

5.8

Movie
Because of Him

Because of Him

1946

6.2

Movie
Bedside

Bedside

1934

5.6

Movie
Behind The Headlines

Behind The Headlines

1937

6.2

Movie
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

6.3

Movie
Blonde Inspiration

Blonde Inspiration

1941

5.4

Movie
Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939

6.2

Movie
Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two

1937

5.9

Movie
Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

7.2

Movie
China Seas

China Seas

1935

6.3

Movie
College Coach

College Coach

1933

4.3

Movie
Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Effingham's Raid

1946

5.7

Movie
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941

6.9

Movie
Double Danger

Double Danger

1938

6.5

Movie
Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1937

6.5

Movie
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

6.3

Movie
Du Barry was a Lady

Du Barry was a Lady

1943

6.1

Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

10.0

Movie
Goodbye Broadway

Goodbye Broadway

1938

0.0

Movie
Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

6.0

Movie
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938

4.9

Movie
Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

6.5

Movie
Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

1938

6.6

Movie
Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

5.1

Movie
Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1940

4.0

Movie
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

1946

6.0

Movie
Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

6.4

Movie
Keeper of the Flame

Keeper of the Flame

1943

6.6

Movie
Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1935

6.6

Movie
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

6.6

Movie
Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943

7.5

Movie
Love on the Run

Love on the Run

1936

6.4

Movie
Magic Town

Magic Town

1947

6.7

Movie
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

5.9

Movie
Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942

6.5

Movie
Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

6.2

Movie
Make a Wish

Make a Wish

1937

5.9

Movie
Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire

1935

6.1

Movie
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

6.0

Movie
Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

1934

5.4

Movie
Murder in the Pullman

Murder in the Pullman

1932

5.0

Movie
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

6.5

Movie
Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

5.7

Movie
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

1940

5.7

Movie
Old Hutch

Old Hutch

1936

0.0

Movie
Old Man Rhythm

Old Man Rhythm

1935

6.3

Movie
One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

4.6

Movie
Parnell

Parnell

1937

4.6

Movie
Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1936

6.9

Movie
Personal Maid

Personal Maid

1931

3.0

Movie
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935

7.0

Movie
Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

1940

6.1

Movie
Rationing

Rationing

1944

3.0

Movie
Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

1941

6.0

Movie
Romance in Manhattan

Romance in Manhattan

1935

8.1

Movie
Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts

1942

7.0

Movie
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

4.5

Movie
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love

1923

0.0

Movie
Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940

6.3

Movie
Society Doctor

Society Doctor

1935

6.3

Movie
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939

7.6

Movie
Star Dust

Star Dust

1940

4.7

Movie
State Fair

State Fair

1945

6.6

Movie
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

6.5

Movie
The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home

1935

4.8

Movie
The Captain Hates the Sea

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

6.5

Movie
The Clyde Mystery

The Clyde Mystery

1931

0.0

Movie
The Cole Case

The Cole Case

1932

0.0

Movie
The Crane Poison Case

The Crane Poison Case

1932

0.0

Movie
The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests

1934

7.0

Movie
The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe

1947

5.8

Movie
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

1941

5.1

Movie
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

5.0

Movie
The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

1935

6.4

Movie
The Girl Habit

The Girl Habit

1931

0.0

Movie
The Hole in the Wall

The Hole in the Wall

1929

4.9

Movie
The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

3.5

Movie
The Informer

The Informer

1935

6.7

Movie
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman

1934

3.0

Movie
The Man from Dakota

The Man from Dakota

1940

5.3

Movie
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

6.7

Movie
The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

1942

7.0

Movie
The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

6.3

Movie
The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

5.2

Movie
The Side Show Mystery

The Side Show Mystery

1932

0.0

Movie
The Skull Murder Mystery

The Skull Murder Mystery

1932

4.7

Movie
The Studio Murder Mystery

The Studio Murder Mystery

1932

6.0

Movie
The Symphony Murder Mystery

The Symphony Murder Mystery

1932

0.0

Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

7.1

Movie
The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

1937

5.8

Movie
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

1932

4.3

Movie
The Wall Street Mystery

The Wall Street Mystery

1931

6.0

Movie
The Week End Mystery

The Week End Mystery

1931

0.0

Movie
The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

1935

6.8

Movie
The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941

6.5

Movie
They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered

1943

5.9

Movie
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

6.8

Movie
Three Legionnaires

Three Legionnaires

1937

0.0

Movie
Three Married Men

Three Married Men

1936

0.0

Movie
Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat

1942

5.4

Movie
Turnabout

Turnabout

1940

6.0

Movie
Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

5.7

Movie
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

0.0

Movie
Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

4.5

Movie
Wayward

Wayward

1932

6.0

Movie
What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows

1934

7.0

Movie
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

7.5

Movie
You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart

1937

4.0

Movie
Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

7.2

Movie