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Ralph Meeker
Acting

Ralph Meeker
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-11-21,Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

8.3

Paths of Glory
1957-10-25

The Dirty Dozen

7.591

The Dirty Dozen
1967-06-15

6.994

The Naked Spur
1953-01-29

The Anderson Tapes

6.138

The Anderson Tapes
1971-06-17

Run of the Arrow

6.085

Run of the Arrow
1957-09-05

A Woman's Devotion

4.464

A Woman's Devotion
1956-11-16

The Alpha Incident

3.85

The Alpha Incident
1978-05-24

6.721

Jeopardy
1953-03-30

5.8

Winter Kills
1979-05-11

The Food of the Gods

5.012

The Food of the Gods
1976-06-18

The Dead Don't Die

6

The Dead Don't Die
1975-01-14

5.9

The Detective
1968-05-28

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

6.3

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967-06-30

The Night Stalker

6.9

The Night Stalker
1972-01-11

Big House, U.S.A

6.583

Big House, U.S.A
1955-03-03

Without Warning

5.259

Without Warning
1980-09-26

6.333

Code Two
1953-04-24

7.2

Kiss Me Deadly
1955-04-28

Johnny Firecloud

5.143

Johnny Firecloud
1975-08-01

6.203

Something Wild
1961-12-23

I Walk the Line

5.89

I Walk the Line
1970-11-18

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

5.5

The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974-04-01

5.75

Birds of Prey
1973-01-30

The Mind Snatchers

5.906

The Mind Snatchers
1972-06-28

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

6.045

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957-05-09

6.529

Ada
1961-08-25

Shadow in the Sky

7.167

Shadow in the Sky
1952-07-18

The Devil's Eight

5.2

The Devil's Eight
1969-05-14

5

Desert Sands
1955-11-18

Somebody Loves Me

8.75

Somebody Loves Me
1952-09-24

My Boys Are Good Boys

7.8

My Boys Are Good Boys
1978-01-01

6.091

Teresa
1951-04-05

5.9

Glory Alley
1952-06-06

You'll Never See Me Again

7

You'll Never See Me Again
1973-02-28

4.25

Lost Flight
1970-08-13

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

5.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002-07-02

8.5

Gentle Giant
1967-10-25

The Reluctant Heroes

8

The Reluctant Heroes
1971-11-23

6.1

Hi-Riders
1978-03-17

4.083

Wall of Noise
1963-09-04

6

Brannigan
1975-03-21

6.2

Four in a Jeep
1951-03-30

A Holster Full Of Law

8

A Holster Full Of Law
1961-09-30

6.9

Cry Panic
1974-02-06

Angela - Love Comes Quietly

5.4

Angela - Love Comes Quietly
1973-09-07

6.5

Night Games
1974-03-16

Four Women in Black

0

Four Women in Black
1957-04-25

6.853

CHiPs
1977-09-15

6.857

The Rookies
1972-09-11

Kraft Suspense Theatre

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

6.725

Route 66
1960-10-07

7

Kaz
1978-09-10

6.132

Room 222
1969-09-11

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

6

The Evil Touch
1973-06-19

6.658

Cannon
1971-09-14

6.714

Run, Joe, Run
1974-09-07

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.5

Going My Way
1962-10-03

5.167

Harry O
1974-09-12

6.422

Police Woman
1974-09-13

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

The High Chaparral

6.75

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

6.854

Tarzan
1966-09-08

Wanted: Dead or Alive

7.014

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06

8.333

Barbary Coast
1975-09-08

6.8

Toma
1973-10-04

6

The Texan
1958-09-29

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

6.4

Custer
1967-09-06

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

The Outer Limits

7.8

The Outer Limits
1963-09-16

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

6.5

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978-09-08

Tallahassee 7000

8.5

Tallahassee 7000
1961-01-24

0

Not for Hire
1959-10-23

The Green Hornet

7.312

The Green Hornet
1966-09-09

6

Primus
1971-09-15

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

5.64

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

Faraday and Company

7

Faraday and Company
1973-09-26