Emile Meyer

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-08-18 (77 years old)

Deathday

1987-03-19

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Emile Meyer

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 ...

Acting

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as Lt. Harry Kello

1957

Paths of Glory

as Father Dupree

1953

Shane

as Rufus Ryker

1954

Shield for Murder

as Capt. Gunnarson

1958

The Lineup

as Inspector Al Quine

1952

The Wild North

as Jake (uncredited)

1955

Blackboard Jungle

as Mr. Halloran

1955

Man with the Gun

as Saul Atkins

1954

Silver Lode

as Sheriff Wooley

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11

as Warden Reynolds

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as Captain Tom Mulvaney

1965

Taggart

as Ben Blazer

1951

The Big Night

as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)

1954

The Human Jungle

as Abe Rowan

1959

Good Day for a Hanging

as Marshal Hiram Cain

1958

The Case Against Brooklyn

as Police Capt. T.W. Wills

1963

Move Over, Darling

as Process Server (uncredited)

1956

Gun the Man Down

as Sheriff Morton

1960

1954

Drums Across the River

as Nathan Marlowe

1958

The Fiend Who Walked the West

as Ames, Head Prison Guard

1955

Stranger on Horseback

as Sheriff Nat Bell

1973

The Outfit

as Amos

1965

Young Dillinger

as Det. Jergins

1957

Badlands of Montana

as Henry Harrison Hammer

1960

Young Jesse James

as Major Charlie Quantrill

1967

Hostile Guns

as Uncle Joe Reno

1959

1952

We're Not Married!

as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)

1957

Baby Face Nelson

as Mac – Detective

1967

A Time for Killing

as Col. Harries

1951

1953

1951

Cattle Queen

as Shotgun Thompson

1955

White Feather

as Magruder

1955

The Tall Men

as Chickasaw Charlie

1956

Raw Edge

as Pop Penny

1956

The Maverick Queen

as Leo Malone

1974

1977

The Legend of Frank Woods

as Sheriff Dooley

1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

as Detective Bednar

1973

The Blue Knight

as Harry Debbs

1950

Panic in the Streets

as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)

1952

Hurricane Smith

as Capt. Raikes

1952

Bloodhounds of Broadway

as Skipper (uncredited)

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