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Ralph Meeker

Actor | * 11/21/1920 († 67, 08/05/1988) | Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Ralph Meeker (born Ralph Rathgeber; November 21, 1920 – August 5, 1988) 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. 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 ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentenc ...

The Dirty Dozen

NR

1967 | 3.8/5 | 2h 30min
Action, Adventure, War
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A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916. ...

Paths of Glory

NR

1957 | 4.1/5 | 1h 28min
Drama, War
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One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Ham ...

Kiss Me Deadly

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1955 | 3.6/5 | 1h 46min
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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Howard Kemp has been tracking killer Ben Vandergroat for a long time. In the Colorado Rockies, he teams up with prospector Jesse Tate and former Union soldier Roy Anderson. Thinking Kemp is a sheriff, ...

The Naked Spur

NR

1953 | 3.5/5 | 1h 31min
Western, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Ralph Meeker

Theatre World Award
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Movies with Ralph Meeker as Actor(46)

as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Lt. Driscoll (archive footage)2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Dave1980 Without Warning
as Gameboy Baker1979 Winter Kills
as Charlie1978 The Alpha Incident
as Mike1978 Hi-Riders
as Bert Morton1978 My Boys Are Good Boys
as Bensington1976 The Food of the Gods
as Colby1975 Johnny Firecloud
as Capt. Moretti1975 Brannigan
as Lieutenant Reardon1975 The Dead Don't Die
as Dutch Armbreck1974 Night Games
as Inspector DeBiesse1974 The Girl on the Late, Late Show
as Chuck Braswell1974 Cry Panic
as Will Alden1973 You'll Never See Me Again
as Jim McAndrew1973 Birds of Prey
as Ben Hoeksema1973 Love Comes Quietly
as Bernie Jenks1972 The Night Stalker
as The Major1972 The Mind Snatchers
as Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney1971 The Anderson Tapes
as Capt. Luke Danvers1971 The Reluctant Heroes
as Glenn Walkup1970 Lost Flight
as Carl McCain1970 I Walk the Line
as Burl1969 The Devil's Eight
as Curran1968 The Detective
as Fog Hanson1967 Gentle Giant
as George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Captain Stuart Kinder1967 The Dirty Dozen
as Matt Rubio1963 Wall of Noise
as Mike1961 Something Wild
as Colonel Yancey1961 Ada
as Mike Valla1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
as Cpl. Philippe Paris1957 Paths of Glory
as Lieutenant Driscoll1957 Run of the Arrow
as Trevor Stevenson1956 A Woman's Devotion
as Capt. David Malcolm1955 Desert Sands
as Mike Hammer1955 Kiss Me Deadly
as Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman1955 Big House, U.S.A.
as Lawson the Fugitive1953 Jeopardy
as Roy Anderson1953 The Naked Spur
as Chuck O'Flair1953 Code Two
as Socks Barbarrosa1952 Glory Alley
as Benny Fields1952 Somebody Loves Me
as Burt1952 Shadow in the Sky
as Sergeant William Long1951 Four in a Jeep
as Sgt. Dobbs1951 Teresa

TV Shows/Series with Ralph Meeker as Actor(51)

1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978 Kaz
1977 CHiPs
as Big Lou Hobart1975 Barbary Coast
1974 Harry O
1974 Police Woman
1974 Run, Joe, Run
1973 The Evil Touch
1973 Toma
1973 Police Story
1972 The Rookies
1971 Cannon
1971 Primus
1969 Room 222
as Senator Goddard1968 The Name of the Game
as Tracy Conlin1967 The High Chaparral
1967 Ironside
1967 Custer
1966 Tarzan
as King Hogan1965 The F.B.I.
as Scott Martin1965 The F.B.I.
as Graham Newcomb1965 The F.B.I.
as Harly Clay1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as John Dexter1963 The Outer Limits
1962 Going My Way
as Floyd Cooper1961 The Defenders
1960 Route 66
1958 The Texan
as Martin Ash1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Steve Elkins1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Carl Spann1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Carl Borden1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mel Reeves1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as John Forbes1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Alex Hill1954 Climax!
as 'Griff' Griffith1954 Climax!
as Joe Martin1953 Letter to Loretta
as Ed James1953 Letter to Loretta
as Pilot Duke Cavanaugh1953 Letter to Loretta
as Willis Cooper1953 Letter to Loretta
as Rich Adams1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Barry Brannon1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Wally Walters1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nicky Hanks1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Mike1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Self - Guest Host1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Steve Windom1948 Studio One
as Larry Sheridan1948 Studio One

Movies with Ralph Meeker as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer1978 My Boys Are Good Boys

Full Name: Ralph Meeker
Born: Sunday, 11/21 1920 (November) in Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 08/05 1988 (August) in Woodland Hills (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Northwestern University, The Leelanau School
Ralph Meeker frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Dabbs Greer (31x, Actor)
Harry Townes (31x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (30x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (29x, Actor)
James Daly (28x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (28x, Actress)
James Gregory (26x, Actor)
Arthur Franz (26x, Actor)
John Forsythe (25x, Actor)
Henry Jones (24x, Actor)
Stanley Kubrick (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:33381, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024