Emile Meyer
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 gu...
Known For
Filmography
The Legend of Frank Woods
1977
as Sheriff Dooley
Macon County Line
1974
as Gurney
The Outfit
1973
as Amos Hopper
The Blue Knight
1973
as Harry Debbs
The Blue Knight
1973
as Harry Debbs
Hostile Guns
1967
as Uncle Joe Reno
A Time for Killing
1967
as Col. Harries
Taggart
1965
as Ben Blazer
Young Dillinger
1965
as Det. Jergins
The F.B.I.
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Cap Walters
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Process Server (uncredited)
87th Precinct
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
The Girl in Lovers Lane
1960
as Cal Anders
Young Jesse James
1960
as Major Charlie Quantrill
Route 66
1960
The Islanders
1960
as Gard
The Tall Man
1960
Outlaws
1960
The Roaring 20's
1960
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
as Marshal Hiram Cain
King of the Wild Stallions
1959
as Matt MacGuire
Dennis the Menace
1959
Rawhide
1959
as Raymond Curtis
Wichita Town
1959
Tightrope
1959
The Lineup
1958
as Inspector Al Quine
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Police Capt. T.W. Wills
Revolt in the Big House
1958
as Warden
The Fiend Who Walked the West
1958
as Ames, Head Prison Guard
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Lawman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Gen. Zachary Moran
Paths of Glory
1957
as Father Dupree
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as Lt. Harry Kello
Badlands of Montana
1957
as Henry Harrison Hammer
Baby Face Nelson
1957
as Mac – Detective
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
as Sgt. Kelly
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Patrolman Joe
The Thin Man
1957
Maverick
1957
as Pike
Perry Mason
1957
as Ed Talbert
Gun the Man Down
1956
as Sheriff Morton
Raw Edge
1956
as Pop Penny
The Maverick Queen
1956
as Leo Malone
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Kane Eldridge
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Mr. Halloran
Man with the Gun
1955
as Saul Atkins
Stranger on Horseback
1955
as Sheriff Nat Bell
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
as Hunchbacher
The Tall Men
1955
as Chickasaw Charlie
White Feather
1955
as Magruder
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
as Detective Bednar
The Millionaire
1955
as Lt. Peyser
Shield for Murder
1954
as Capt. Gunnarson
Silver Lode
1954
as Sheriff Wooley
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
as Warden Reynolds
The Human Jungle
1954
as Abe Rowan
Drums Across the River
1954
as Nathan Marlowe
Public Defender
1954
Stories of the Century
1954
as Joe Burns
Shane
1953
as Rufus Ryker
Girls in the Night
1953
as Kovacs
City Detective
1953
The Wild North
1952
as Jake (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
1952
as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith
1952
as Capt. Raikes
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952
as Skipper (uncredited)
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Captain Tom Mulvaney
The Big Night
1951
as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
The Sea Hornet
1951
as Harrie
Cattle Queen
1951
as Shotgun Thompson
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Earl Hollowell
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)