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Donald Meek
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1878-07-13,Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

7.6

Stagecoach
1939-03-03

Blondie Takes a Vacation

6.2

Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939-07-20

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

6.5

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938-02-11

Come Live with Me

6.9

Come Live with Me
1941-01-31

Keeper of the Flame

6.6

Keeper of the Flame
1943-04-01

You Can't Take It with You

7.5

You Can't Take It with You
1938-09-01

7

A Woman's Face
1941-05-09

6.6

State Fair
1945-08-29

The Clyde Mystery

0

The Clyde Mystery
1931-10-01

The Side Show Mystery

0

The Side Show Mystery
1932-06-01

The Crane Poison Case

0

The Crane Poison Case
1932-07-08

Mark of the Vampire

6.1

Mark of the Vampire
1935-04-26

Six Cylinder Love

0

Six Cylinder Love
1923-11-04

My Little Chickadee

6.4

My Little Chickadee
1940-02-09

The Thin Man Goes Home

7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944-12-24

Du Barry was a Lady

6.1

Du Barry was a Lady
1943-08-13

5.8

Bathing Beauty
1944-06-27

The Return of Frank James

6.25

The Return of Frank James
1940-08-10

6.4

Jesse James
1939-01-14

Young Mr. Lincoln

7.172

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939-06-09

Air Raid Wardens

7.083

Air Raid Wardens
1943-04-04

7.2

Captain Blood
1935-12-26

Having Wonderful Time

4.9

Having Wonderful Time
1938-07-01

6.3

Sky Murder
1940-09-27

Phantom Raiders

6.1

Phantom Raiders
1940-06-07

Nick Carter, Master Detective

5.7

Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939-12-13

Third Finger, Left Hand

6.8

Third Finger, Left Hand
1940-10-11

The Toast of New York

5.8

The Toast of New York
1937-07-22

The Whole Town's Talking

6.8

The Whole Town's Talking
1935-02-22

Two Girls and a Sailor

5.7

Two Girls and a Sailor
1944-06-14

Hollywood Cavalcade

5.1

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939-10-13

Murder at the Vanities

5.4

Murder at the Vanities
1934-05-18

Breakfast for Two

5.9

Breakfast for Two
1937-10-22

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

6

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934-10-28

7

Peter Ibbetson
1935-11-07

The Feminine Touch

5.1

The Feminine Touch
1941-10-01

5.4

Tortilla Flat
1942-05-21

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

6.3

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940-02-23

Maisie Gets Her Man

6.5

Maisie Gets Her Man
1942-06-01

The Hole in the Wall

4.9

The Hole in the Wall
1929-04-27

The Ghost Comes Home

5

The Ghost Comes Home
1940-03-08

6

Turnabout
1940-05-17

5.6

Bedside
1934-01-27

The Wild Man of Borneo

6.5

The Wild Man of Borneo
1941-01-24

The Return Of Peter Grimm

5.2

The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935-09-13

6.5

Double Danger
1938-01-28

4.3

College Coach
1933-11-04

7.5

Lost Angel
1943-12-23

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

6.3

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935-01-04

The Last Gentleman

3

The Last Gentleman
1934-04-27

The Man from Dakota

5.3

The Man from Dakota
1940-02-16

And So They Were Married

5.6

And So They Were Married
1936-05-10

7.7

Barnacle Bill
1941-04-07

One Rainy Afternoon

4.6

One Rainy Afternoon
1936-05-13

Blonde Inspiration

5.4

Blonde Inspiration
1941-02-07

Romance in Manhattan

8.1

Romance in Manhattan
1935-01-11

Pennies from Heaven

6.833

Pennies from Heaven
1936-11-25

The Housekeeper's Daughter

3.5

The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939-10-26

3

Rationing
1944-03-24

Janie Gets Married

6

Janie Gets Married
1946-06-22

Happiness C.O.D.

6

Happiness C.O.D.
1935-10-14

5.714

Make a Wish
1937-09-01

Behind The Headlines

6.2

Behind The Headlines
1937-05-14

Goodbye Broadway

0

Goodbye Broadway
1938-04-01

Three Married Men

0

Three Married Men
1936-09-24

Hold That Co-ed

6.6

Hold That Co-ed
1938-09-16

She Couldn't Take It

4.5

She Couldn't Take It
1935-10-08

4.6

Parnell
1937-06-04

Little Miss Broadway

6.6

Little Miss Broadway
1938-07-29

4.5

Village Tale
1935-06-15

The Gilded Lily

6.4

The Gilded Lily
1935-01-25

6.7

Magic Town
1947-10-07

The Bride Comes Home

4.8

The Bride Comes Home
1935-12-25

6.5

Hi, Nellie!
1934-01-20

The Defense Rests

7

The Defense Rests
1934-07-15

Going Hollywood: The '30s

10

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01

Baby Face Harrington

4.8

Baby Face Harrington
1935-04-12

The Studio Murder Mystery

6

The Studio Murder Mystery
1932-02-17

Love on the Run

6.4

Love on the Run
1936-11-20

The Captain Hates the Sea

6.5

The Captain Hates the Sea
1934-11-02

6.5

Barbary Coast
1935-10-13

Barbary Coast Gent

4.6

Barbary Coast Gent
1944-09-01

They Got Me Covered

5.9

They Got Me Covered
1943-03-04

0

Old Hutch
1936-09-25

6.6

Kind Lady
1935-12-06

6.3

Society Doctor
1935-01-25

0

Two in a Crowd
1936-10-03

The Wall Street Mystery

6

The Wall Street Mystery
1931-11-04

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

4.333

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932-08-31

4.7

Star Dust
1940-04-06

6.3

Old Man Rhythm
1935-08-02

6.3

China Seas
1935-08-09

Affairs of Geraldine

0

Affairs of Geraldine
1946-11-18

Three Legionnaires

0

Three Legionnaires
1937-07-10

Artists & Models

6

Artists & Models
1937-08-04

5.9

Maid of Salem
1937-02-12

3

Personal Maid
1931-09-12

The Omaha Trail

7

The Omaha Trail
1942-09-01

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

5.7

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940-01-01

6.2

Because of Him
1946-01-18

Babes on Broadway

6.4

Babes on Broadway
1941-12-31

6.7

The Informer
1935-05-09

6

Wayward
1932-02-19

4

Hullabaloo
1940-10-25

You're a Sweetheart

3.8

You're a Sweetheart
1937-12-26

The Merry Widow

6.7

The Merry Widow
1934-11-02

Colonel Effingham's Raid

5.7

Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946-01-24

Maisie Goes to Reno

6.2

Maisie Goes to Reno
1944-08-15

What Every Woman Knows

7

What Every Woman Knows
1934-10-18

The Skull Murder Mystery

4.7

The Skull Murder Mystery
1932-03-01

The Week End Mystery

0

The Week End Mystery
1931-12-01

6

Rise and Shine
1941-11-21

6.5

Double Wedding
1937-10-15

0

The Cole Case
1932-04-01

Seven Sweethearts

7

Seven Sweethearts
1942-11-13

Murder in the Pullman

5

Murder in the Pullman
1932-05-01

0

The Girl Habit
1931-06-27

The Fabulous Joe

5.8

The Fabulous Joe
1947-08-28

The Symphony Murder Mystery

0

The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932-01-13