Emile Meyer
Emile G. Meyer (born August 18, 1910 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † March 19, 1987 in Covington , Louisiana) was an American actor .
life and career
After initially pursuing various activities as a dock worker, insurance salesman and taxi driver, Emile Meyer came to acting relatively late. In 1950 he made his film debut in Hollywood, where he quickly made the leap from small, uncredited appearances to substantial supporting roles. His gloomy appearance put him primarily in rogue roles, especially often in westerns - the best-known example of this is his role as the headstrong landowner Rufus Ryker in the classic My Great Friend Shane at the side of Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur . In this role he wore a white beard, which was otherwise unusual for him. He made other well-known film appearances as the corrupt policeman in Your Fate in My Hand (1957) alongside Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis , as a clergyman in Stanley Kubrick's anti-war strip Paths to Fame (1957) and - in one of his greatest roles - as a prison director in Don Siegel's prisoner drama Terror in Block 11 (1954).
In the 1960s, the quality of his role offers decreased increasingly, but until 1977 he was seen in a total of around 125 film and television productions. His last role was in 1977 in the cheaply produced western The Legend of Frank Woods with Troy Donahue . Emile Meyer died in 1987 at the age of 76 from complications from Alzheimer's disease .
Filmography (selection)
- 1950: Under secret orders (Panic in the Streets)
- 1951: The trail leads to the harbor (The Mob)
- 1952: We're Not Married (We're Not Married!)
- 1952: Stronger than Chains (Carbine Williams)
- 1952: Mistress of the Outlaws (Hurricane Smith)
- 1953: My great friend Shane (Shane)
- 1953: Women in the Night (Girls in the Night)
- 1954: Terror in Block 11 (Riot in Cell Block 11)
- 1954: City of the Damned (Silver Lode)
- 1954: Shield for Murder
- 1955: The Seeds of Violence (Blackboard Jungle)
- 1955: Man with the Gun
- 1955: Stranger on Horseback
- 1955: The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
- 1955: The White Feather
- 1955: The Man with the Golden Arm (The Man with the Golden Arm)
- 1955: Three Rivals (The Tall Men)
- 1957: The Hero of Brooklyn (The Delicate Delinquent)
- 1957: How They All End (Baby Face Nelson)
- 1957: Your Fate in My Hand (Sweet Smell of Success)
- 1957: Paths of Glory (Paths of Glory)
- 1958: The executioner is on his way (The Lineup)
- 1959: The hangman is waiting (Good Day for a Hanging)
- 1959: Peter Gunn (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1960: 77 Sunset Strip (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1961: The Dancing Gangster (The George Raft Story)
- 1961/1965: Perry Mason (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1963: One Too Many in Bed (Move Over, Darling)
- 1965: My Uncle from Mars ( My Favorite Martian ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1967: Texas Desperados (Hostile Guns)
- 1969: Killer Cain (More Dead Than Alive)
- 1970/1972: Bonanza (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1973: Revolt in the Underworld (The Outfit)
- 1974: Macon County Line
- 1974: FBI (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1977: The Legend of Frank Woods
Web links
- Emile Meyer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Emile G. Meyer | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved August 20, 2018 .
- ^ Emile Meyer - Newspapers.com . In: Newspapers.com . ( newspapers.com [accessed August 20, 2018]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Meyer, Emile |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyer, Emile G. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana |
DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1987 |
Place of death | Covington , Louisiana |