Emile Meyer

actor

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 Fathe...

Born: August 18, 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died: March 19, 1987 (age 76)

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Known For

8.3

The Man with the Golden Arm

Movies & TV Credits

76 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Legend of Frank Woods Movie	4.6	Actor	Sheriff Dooley	1977
Macon County Line Movie	6.4	Actor	Gurney	1974
The Outfit Movie	6.9	Actor	Amos	1973
The Blue Knight Movie	6.8	Actor	Harry Debbs	1973
Hostile Guns Movie	5.2	Actor	Uncle Joe Reno	1967
A Time for Killing Movie	5.2	Actor	—	1967
Young Dillinger Movie	5.0	Actor	Det. Jergins	1965
Taggart Movie	5.6	Actor	Ben Blazer	1965
The F.B.I. TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1965
The Legend of Jesse James TV Show	6.8	Actor	Cap Walters(1 Episode)	1965
Gomer Pyle: USMC TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1964
Move Over, Darling Movie	7.1	Actor	Process Server (uncredited)	1963
87th Precinct TV Show	7.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1961
The Asphalt Jungle TV Show	8.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1961
Young Jesse James Movie	4.8	Actor	Major Charlie Quantrill	1960
The Girl in Lovers Lane Movie	2.9	Actor	Cal Anders	1960
Route 66 TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
The Islanders TV Show	6.6	Actor	Gard(1 Episode)	1960
The Tall Man TV Show	7.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
Outlaws TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
The Roaring 20's TV Special	—	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
Good Day for a Hanging Movie	6.1	Actor	Marshal Hiram Cain	1959
King of the Wild Stallions Movie	5.7	Actor	Matt MacGuire	1959
Rawhide TV Show	7.7	Actor	Raymond Curtis(1 Episode)	1959
Dennis the Menace TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
Wichita Town TV Show	7.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
Tightrope TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959
Revolt in the Big House Movie	6.1	Actor	Warden	1958
The Lineup Movie	7.4	Actor	Inspector Al Quine	1958
The Case Against Brooklyn Movie	6.3	Actor	Police Capt. T.W. Wills	1958
The Fiend Who Walked the West Movie	6.2	Actor	Ames, Head Prison Guard	1958
Bat Masterson TV Show	7.1	Actor	Gen. Zachary Moran(2 Episodes)	1958
77 Sunset Strip TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
Peter Gunn TV Show	7.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
Lawman TV Show	7.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
Paths of Glory Movie	8.3	Actor	Father Dupree	1957
Sweet Smell of Success Movie	8.1	Actor	Lt. Harry Kello	1957
Badlands of Montana Movie	5.8	Actor	Henry Harrison Hammer	1957
Baby Face Nelson Movie	6.1	Actor	Mac – Detective	1957
Perry Mason TV Show	8.1	Actor	Ed Talbert(1 Episode)	1957
Maverick TV Show	7.8	Actor	Pike(1 Episode)	1957
The Thin Man TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
Perry Mason TV Show	8.1	Actor	Patrolman Joe(1 Episode)	1957
Maverick TV Show	7.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
Gun the Man Down Movie	6.1	Actor	Sheriff Morton	1956
Raw Edge Movie	5.8	Actor	Pop Penny	1956
The Maverick Queen Movie	5.7	Actor	Leo Malone	1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV Show	7.3	Actor	Kane Eldridge(1 Episode)	1956
Stranger on Horseback Movie	6.4	Actor	Sheriff Nat Bell	1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing Movie	6.2	Actor	Hunchbacher	1955
Man with the Gun Movie	6.5	Actor	Saul Atkins	1955
The Tall Men Movie	6.8	Actor	Chickasaw Charlie	1955
White Feather Movie	6.2	Actor	Magruder	1955
Blackboard Jungle Movie	7.3	Actor	Mr. Halloran	1955
The Man with the Golden Arm Movie	7.4	Actor	Detective Bednar	1955
The Millionaire TV Show	7.6	Actor	Lt. Peyser(1 Episode)	1955
The Human Jungle Movie	5.7	Actor	Abe Rowan	1954
Shield for Murder Movie	6.6	Actor	Capt. Gunnarson	1954
Riot in Cell Block 11 Movie	7.2	Actor	Warden Reynolds	1954
Silver Lode Movie	6.6	Actor	Sheriff Wooley	1954
Drums Across the River Movie	6.3	Actor	Nathan Marlowe	1954
Public Defender TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1954
Stories of the Century TV Show	6.8	Actor	Joe Burns(1 Episode)	1954
Shane Movie	7.7	Actor	Rufus Ryker	1953
Girls in the Night Movie	6.3	Actor	Kovacs	1953
City Detective TV Show	—	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1953
Bloodhounds of Broadway Movie	5.8	Actor	Skipper (uncredited)	1952
Hurricane Smith Movie	5.1	Actor	Capt. Raikes	1952
The Wild North Movie	6.3	Actor	Jake (uncredited)	1952
We're Not Married! Movie	6.2	Actor	Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)	1952
The Sea Hornet Movie	6.3	Actor	Harrie	1951
Cattle Queen Movie	4.5	Actor	Shotgun Thompson	1951
The Big Night Movie	6.1	Actor	Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)	1951
The People Against O'Hara Movie	6.6	Actor	Captain Tom Mulvaney	1951
Schlitz Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	Earl Hollowell(1 Episode)	1951
Panic in the Streets Movie	7.1	Actor	Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)	1950

Emile Meyer

Known For

Paths of Glory

Shane

Sweet Smell of Success

The Man with the Golden Arm

Movies & TV Credits