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  • BIRTH 21/11/1920
  • DEATH 05/08/1988
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 9
  • MOVIES 15

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker (born Ralph Rathgeber; November 21, 1920 – August 5, 1988) was an American actor. He first rose to prominence for his roles in the Broadway productions of Mister Roberts (1948–1951) and Picnic (1953), the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance. In film, Meeker is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mike Hammer in Robert Aldrich's 1955 Kiss Me Deadly.

Meeker went on to play a series of roles that used his husky and macho screen presence, including a lead role in Stanley Kubrick's military courtroom drama Paths of Glory (1957), as a troubled mechanic opposite Carroll Baker in Something Wild (1961), as a World War II captain in The Dirty Dozen (1967), and in the gangster film The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). Other credits include supporting roles in I Walk the Line (1970) and Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes (1971).

He also had a prolific career in television, appearing as Sergeant Steve Dekker on the series Not for Hire (1959–1960), and in the television horror film The Night Stalker (1972). After suffering a stroke in 1980, Meeker was forced to retire from acting, and died eight years later of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.

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Ralph Meeker

Shows (9)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Carl Borden / Carl Spann / John Forbes / Mel Reeves
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
John Dexter
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Martin Ash
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
Tracy Conlin
The Defenders
The Defenders
Floyd Cooper
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
Graham Newcomb / King Hogan / Scott Martin
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
Earl Evans
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Senator Goddard
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Wally Walters

Movies (15)

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
Cpl. Philippe Paris
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
Captain Stuart Kinder
Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
Mike Hammer
Brannigan
Brannigan
Capt. Moretti
Without Warning
Without Warning
Dave
Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow
Lieutenant Driscoll
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran
The Naked Spur
The Naked Spur
Roy Anderson
The Food of the Gods
The Food of the Gods
Bensington
Jeopardy
Jeopardy
Lawson the Fugitive
Somebody Loves Me
Somebody Loves Me
Benny Fields
I Walk the Line
I Walk the Line
Carl McCain
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney
The Detective
The Detective
Curran
Hi-Riders
Hi-Riders
Mike