Emile Meyer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-08-18
Day of Death
1987-03-19 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Emile Meyer
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).
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Known For
Acting
(1977)
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Sheriff Dooley
(1974)
Macon County Line
as Gurney
(1973)
The Outfit
as Amos
(1973)
The Blue Knight
as Harry Debbs
(1967)
(1967)
A Time for Killing
as Col. Harries
(1967)
Hostile Guns
as Uncle Joe Reno
(1965)
Taggart
as Ben Blazer
(1965)
Young Dillinger
as Det. Jergins
(1963)
Move Over, Darling
as Process Server (uncredited)
(1960)
Young Jesse James
as Major Charlie Quantrill
(1960)
The Girl in Lovers Lane
as Cal Anders
(1959)
Good Day for a Hanging
as Marshal Hiram Cain
(1959)
King of the Wild Stallions
as Matt MacGuire
(1958)
The Lineup
as Inspector Al Quine
(1958)
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Ames, Head Prison Guard
(1958)
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Police Capt. T.W. Wills
(1958)
Revolt in the Big House
as Warden
(1957)
Paths of Glory
as Father Dupree
(1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
as Lt. Harry Kello
(1957)
Baby Face Nelson
as Mac – Detective
(1957)
Badlands of Montana
as Henry Harrison Hammer
(1956)
Raw Edge
as Pop Penny
(1956)
Gun the Man Down
as Sheriff Morton
(1956)
The Maverick Queen
as Leo Malone
(1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Detective Bednar
(1955)
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Halloran
(1955)
The Tall Men
as Chickasaw Charlie
(1955)
Man with the Gun
as Saul Atkins
(1955)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Hunchbacher
(1955)
White Feather
as Magruder
(1955)
Stranger on Horseback
as Sheriff Nat Bell
(1954)
Silver Lode
as Sheriff Wooley
(1954)
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Warden Reynolds
(1954)
Drums Across the River
as Nathan Marlowe
(1954)
Shield for Murder
as Capt. Gunnarson
(1954)
The Human Jungle
as Abe Rowan
(1953)
Shane
as Rufus Ryker
(1953)
Girls in the Night
as Kovacs
(1952)
The Wild North
as Jake (uncredited)
(1952)
We're Not Married!
as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
(1952)
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Skipper (uncredited)
(1952)
Hurricane Smith
as Capt. Raikes
(1951)
The People Against O'Hara
as Captain Tom Mulvaney
(1951)
The Sea Hornet
as Harrie
(1951)
The Big Night
as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
(1951)
Cattle Queen
as Shotgun Thompson
(1950)
Panic in the Streets
as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)