Ralph Meeker

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Meeker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1920-11-21
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As: Ralph Rathgeber

Movies List of Ralph Meeker

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Paths of Glory

1957 Movie
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The Dirty Dozen

1967 Movie
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The Naked Spur

1953 Movie
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The Anderson Tapes

1971 Movie
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Run of the Arrow

1957 Movie
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A Woman's Devotion

1956 Movie
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The Alpha Incident

1978 Movie
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Jeopardy

1953 Movie
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Winter Kills

1979 Movie
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The Food of the Gods

1976 Movie
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The Dead Don't Die

1975 Movie
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The Detective

1968 Movie
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The Night Stalker

1972 Movie
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Big House, U.S.A

1955 Movie
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Without Warning

1980 Movie
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Code Two

1953 Movie
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Kiss Me Deadly

1955 Movie
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Johnny Firecloud

1975 Movie
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Something Wild

1961 Movie
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I Walk the Line

1970 Movie
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Birds of Prey

1973 Movie
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The Mind Snatchers

1972 Movie
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Ada

1961 Movie
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Shadow in the Sky

1952 Movie
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The Devil's Eight

1969 Movie
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Desert Sands

1955 Movie
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Somebody Loves Me

1952 Movie
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My Boys Are Good Boys

1978 Movie
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Teresa

1951 Movie
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Glory Alley

1952 Movie
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Lost Flight

1970 Movie
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Gentle Giant

1967 Movie
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The Reluctant Heroes

1971 Movie
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Hi-Riders

1978 Movie
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Wall of Noise

1963 Movie
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Brannigan

1975 Movie
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Four in a Jeep

1951 Movie
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A Holster Full Of Law

1961 Movie
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Cry Panic

1974 Movie
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Love Comes Quietly

1973 Movie
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Night Games

1974 Movie
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