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).
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.758 |
| Birthday | 1910-08-18 |
| Place of Birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Also Known As |
1957
Sweet Smell of Success
7.606/486
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't contro...
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Sweet Smell of Success
1957
Paths of Glory
8.269/2905
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
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Paths of Glory
1953
Shane
7.4/590
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
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Shane
1954
Shield for Murder
6.6/30
A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.
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Shield for Murder
1958
The Lineup
7.1/82
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
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The Lineup
1952
The Wild North
6.9/8
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mount...
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The Wild North
1955
Blackboard Jungle
6.9/147
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadi...
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Blackboard Jungle
1955
Man with the Gun
6.2/50
A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own sh...
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Man with the Gun
1967
A Time for Killing
4.4/28
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearin...
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A Time for Killing
1954
Silver Lode
6.1/57
Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance w...
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Silver Lode
1954
Riot in Cell Block 11
6.9/65
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
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Riot in Cell Block 11
1951
The People Against O'Hara
5.7/25
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
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The People Against O'Hara
1965
Taggart
5.143/14
Taggart's family is slaughtered by a rival rancher. Taggart mortally wounds the rancher and kills his son. Before he dies the rancher hires three bou...
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Taggart
1951
The Big Night
6.9/20
A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.
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The Big Night
1954
The Human Jungle
5.3/8
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a...
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The Human Jungle
1959
Good Day for a Hanging
6.2/12
As a youth, Eddie came into the town with his gang to rob the bank, but was caught and convicted. Marshal Ben helped him to become a honorable citizen...
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Good Day for a Hanging
1958
The Case Against Brooklyn
6/9
A rookie cop takes on criminals who have the local government in their pocket.
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The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
Revolt in the Big House
6.2/9
A crime boss tries to cause a riot and prison break while behind bars.
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Revolt in the Big House
1963
Move Over, Darling
6.5/85
Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that...
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Move Over, Darling
1956
Gun the Man Down
6.3/12
An outlaw is left for dead by his gang after being shot. A year later, he is released from jail with one thing on his mind: Revenge.
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Gun the Man Down
1960
The Girl in Lovers Lane
2.8/16
Two drifters contend with love and murder in a small town.
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The Girl in Lovers Lane
1954
Drums Across the River
5.4/20
When whites hunger after the gold on Ute Indian land, a bigoted young man finds himself forced into a peacekeeping role.
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Drums Across the River
1958
The Fiend Who Walked The West
5.7/3
Lawmen free a convict to hunt his ex-cellmate.
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The Fiend Who Walked The West
1955
Stranger on Horseback
5.438/16
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the...
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Stranger on Horseback
1973
The Outfit
6.8/72
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsucc...
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The Outfit
1965
Young Dillinger
6.5/2
The 1930s outlaw teams up with Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and Homer Van Meter.
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Young Dillinger
1957
Badlands of Montana
4/1
Wanting to follow in his late father's footsteps, eager reformer Steve Brewster runs for mayor of a small Montana town but is forced to flee and join...
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Badlands of Montana
1960
Young Jesse James
3.5/4
When Missouri farm boy Jesse James witnesses the lynching of his father by the Yankees, he forsakes his family's homestead to find his brother Frank,...
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Young Jesse James
1967
Hostile Guns
5.1/7
US Marshal Gid McCool leads a wagon train of convicted felons to Huntsville prison. The only female among the crooks is the dancehall girl Laura Manno...
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Hostile Guns
1959
King of the Wild Stallions
6/3
A wild stallion provides unexpected help to a widow and her young son in their efforts to keep their ranch.
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King of the Wild Stallions
1952
We're Not Married!
5.9/20
A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally m...
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We're Not Married!
1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
6.2/27
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but u...
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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1957
Baby Face Nelson
5.8/26
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” (Mickey Rooney) robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll (Carolyn Jones).
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Baby Face Nelson
1967
A Time for Killing
4.4/28
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearin...
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A Time for Killing
1951
The Sea Hornet
5/2
"The Sea Hornet" was a merchant ship sunk, supposedly by a torpedo, less than a mile off the California Coast during World War Two. Six years later wh...
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The Sea Hornet
1953
Girls in the Night
6.4/4
Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in New York.
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Girls in the Night
1951
Cattle Queen
0/0
After conning a potential buyer into believing that Queenie's herd is diseased, nasty would-be empire builder Duke Drake is confronted by the girl's n...
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Cattle Queen
1955
White Feather
6.6/12
The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 1870s. The mission is threatened when a civilian surv...
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White Feather
1955
The Tall Men
6.341/69
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers,...
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The Tall Men
1956
Raw Edge
5.8/12
A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother
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Raw Edge
1956
The Maverick Queen
5.2/11
A Pinkerton detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of thieves whose boss is a feisty lady saloonkeeper. Complications ensue.
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The Maverick Queen
1974
Macon County Line
5.9/34
A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters. Low-budget film set in Georgia in 1953 and at th...
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Macon County Line
1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
0/0
Legendary Quick-shot Frank Woods is caught in a shootout and kills three drunks in self-defense. In fear for his life, Frank escapes to the Arizona de...
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The Legend of Frank Woods
1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.1/218
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old d...
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The Man with the Golden Arm
1973
The Blue Knight
5.8/12
Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the crimi...
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The Blue Knight
1950
Panic in the Streets
6.9/140
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a...
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Panic in the Streets
1952
Hurricane Smith
6/2
South Sea freebooters fight for hidden treasure and the love of the beautiful Luana.
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Hurricane Smith
1952
Bloodhounds of Broadway
6.9/8
A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird,...
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