Emile Meyer
Date of birth: 1910-08-18
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known for: Acting
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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 guest appearance on the "Restless Gun" episode "Man and Boy" in 1957 included filming on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif. His final film role was in The Legend of Frank Woods (1977). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emile Meyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Paths of Glory
1957-10-25
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within t
Sweet Smell of Success
1957-07-04
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his B
Shane
1953-04-23
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and ra
Shield for Murder
1954-08-27
A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.
The Lineup
1958-06-11
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspe
The Wild North
1952-01-28
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged a
Blackboard Jungle
1955-03-25
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupi
Man with the Gun
1955-11-05
A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He al
A Time for Killing
1967-08-01
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican borde
Silver Lode
1954-06-24
Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954-02-18
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and
The People Against O'Hara
1951-09-01
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
Taggart
1965-02-01
Taggart's family is slaughtered by a rival rancher. Taggart mortally wounds the rancher and kills h
The Big Night
1951-12-07
A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the
Good Day for a Hanging
1959-01-01
As a youth, Eddie came into the town with his gang to rob the bank, but was caught and convicted. Ma
The Human Jungle
1954-10-03
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with ju
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958-06-01
A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket.
Revolt in the Big House
1958-12-21
A crime boss tries to cause a riot and prison break while behind bars.
Move Over, Darling
1963-12-19
Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas A
Gun the Man Down
1956-11-15
An outlaw is left for dead by his gang after being shot. A year later, he is released from jail with
The Girl in Lovers Lane
1960-06-16
Two drifters contend with love and murder in a small town.
Drums Across the River
1954-06-01
When whites hunger after the gold on Ute Indian land, a bigoted young man finds himself forced into
The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958-08-01
A convicted bank robber, serving his sentence and yearning for freedom, becomes entangled with a psy
Stranger on Horseback
1955-03-22
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afou
The Outfit
1973-10-19
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time cr
Young Dillinger
1965-04-28
The 1930s outlaw teams up with Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and Homer Van Meter.
Badlands of Montana
1957-05-01
Wanting to follow in his late father's footsteps, eager reformer Steve Brewster runs for mayor of a
Young Jesse James
1960-08-02
When Missouri farm boy Jesse James witnesses the lynching of his father by the Yankees, he forsakes
Hostile Guns
1967-07-01
US Marshal Gid McCool leads a wagon train of convicted felons to Huntsville prison. The only female
King of the Wild Stallions
1959-05-17
A wild stallion provides unexpected help to a widow and her young son in their efforts to keep their
We're Not Married!
1952-07-11
A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955-10-01
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford Wh
Baby Face Nelson
1957-12-11
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful m
A Time for Killing
1967-08-01
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican borde
The Sea Hornet
1951-11-06
"The Sea Hornet" was a merchant ship sunk, supposedly by a torpedo, less than a mile off the Califor
Girls in the Night
1953-01-15
Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in N
Cattle Queen
1951-11-15
After conning a potential buyer into believing that Queenie's herd is diseased, nasty would-be empir
The Tall Men
1955-09-22
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas t
White Feather
1955-02-16
The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 187
Raw Edge
1956-03-24
A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother.
The Maverick Queen
1956-05-03
Kit Banion, a Virginia-born beauty and product of post-Civil War chaos, has settled in Wyoming and p
Macon County Line
1974-08-08
A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters
The Legend of Frank Woods
1977-04-30
Legendary Quick-shot Frank Woods is caught in a shootout and kills three drunks in self-defense. In
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955-12-26
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides
The Blue Knight
1973-11-11
Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 ye
Panic in the Streets
1950-07-27
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. W
Hurricane Smith
1952-10-02
South Sea freebooters fight for hidden treasure and the love of the beautiful Luana.
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952-11-14
A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numb
The Delicate Delinquent
1957-06-06
Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth savi