Emile Meyer

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emile Meyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1910-08-18

Died: 1987-03-19

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Panic in the Streets	Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)	69
2	1951	The People Against O'Hara	Captain Tom Mulvaney	57
3	1951	The Sea Hornet	Harrie	50
4	1951	Cattle Queen	Shotgun Thompson	0
5	1951	The Big Night	Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)	69
6	1952	The Wild North	Jake (uncredited)	69
7	1952	We're Not Married!	Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)	59
8	1952	Hurricane Smith	Capt. Raikes	60
9	1952	Bloodhounds of Broadway	Skipper (uncredited)	69
10	1953	Girls in the Night	Kovacs	64
11	1953	Shane	Rufus Ryker	74
12	1954	Riot in Cell Block 11	Warden Reynolds	69
13	1954	Drums Across the River	Nathan Marlowe	54
14	1954	Silver Lode	Sheriff Wooley	61
15	1954	Shield for Murder	Capt. Gunnarson	66
16	1954	The Human Jungle	Abe Rowan	53
17	1955	White Feather	Magruder	66
18	1955	Stranger on Horseback	Sheriff Nat Bell	54
19	1955	Blackboard Jungle	Mr. Halloran	69
20	1955	The Tall Men	Chickasaw Charlie	63
21	1955	The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing	Hunchbacher	62
22	1955	Man with the Gun	Saul Atkins	62
23	1955	The Man with the Golden Arm	Detective Bednar	71
24	1956	Raw Edge	Pop Penny	58
25	1956	The Maverick Queen	Leo Malone	52
26	1956	Gun the Man Down	Sheriff Morton	64
27	1957	Badlands of Montana	Henry Harrison Hammer	40
28	1957	Sweet Smell of Success	Lt. Harry Kello	76
29	1957	Paths of Glory	Father Dupree	83
30	1957	Baby Face Nelson	Mac – Detective	58
31	1958	The Case Against Brooklyn	Police Capt. T.W. Wills	58
32	1958	The Lineup	Inspector Al Quine	71
33	1958	The Fiend Who Walked The West	Ames, Head Prison Guard	57
34	1958	Revolt in the Big House	Warden	62
35	1959	Good Day for a Hanging	Marshal Hiram Cain	62
36	1959	King of the Wild Stallions	Matt MacGuire	60
37	1960	The Girl in Lovers Lane	Cal Anders	28
38	1960	Young Jesse James	Major Charlie Quantrill	35
39	1963	Move Over, Darling	Process Server (uncredited)	65
40	1965	Taggart	Ben Blazer	53
41	1965	Young Dillinger	Det. Jergins	65
42	1967	Hostile Guns	Uncle Joe Reno	51
43	1967	A Time for Killing		44
44	1967	A Time for Killing	Col. Harries	44
45	1973	The Outfit	Amos	68
46	1973	The Blue Knight	Harry Debbs	58
47	1974	Macon County Line	Gurney	59
48	1977	The Legend of Frank Woods	Sheriff Dooley	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Earl Hollowell	70
2	1953	City Detective		0
3	1954	Stories of the Century	Joe Burns	57
4	1954	Public Defender		60
5	1955	The Millionaire	Lt. Peyser	50
6	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Kane Eldridge	55
7	1957	The Thin Man		76
8	1957	Perry Mason	Patrolman Joe	77
9	1957	Perry Mason	Ed Talbert	77
10	1957	Maverick		68
11	1957	Maverick	Pike	68
12	1958	Peter Gunn		65
13	1958	Lawman		54
14	1958	Bat Masterson	Gen. Zachary Moran	63
15	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
16	1959	Rawhide	Raymond Curtis	72
17	1959	Tightrope		55
18	1959	Wichita Town		42
19	1959	Dennis the Menace		67
20	1960	The Tall Man		63
21	1960	Outlaws		62
22	1960	The Islanders	Gard	80
23	1960	Route 66		64
24	1960	The Roaring 20's		0
25	1961	The Asphalt Jungle		50
26	1961	87th Precinct		75
27	1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.		71
28	1965	The Legend of Jesse James	Cap Walters	48
29	1965	The F.B.I.		56