Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor, usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in

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films from the 1950s era, mostly in Westerns or thrillers.

Career

Meyer had an uncredited, small speaking role as a sea captain in '' Panic in the Streets'' (1950) after

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discovered him in a theatrical production in New Orleans. Meyer provided such noteworthy performances as Rufus Ryker, the cattle baron who brings in a hired killer in '' Shane'' (1953), as the belligerent Mr Halloran in ''

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'' (1955), cast-against-type by Stanley Kubrick as Father Dupree in '' Paths of Glory'' (1957), and the corrupt cop Harry Kello, who intends to "chastise" Tony Curtis in ''

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'' (1957), his most frequently remembered role today. He also appeared on television, including a guest spot on John Payne's ''

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'' and as a truculently stubborn juror opposite

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in the 1957 '' Maverick'' episode " Rope of Cards", among several other supporting appearances in various roles during the course of the series. His guest appearance on the ''Restless Gun'' episode "Man and Boy" in 1957 included filming on the

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. His final film role was in ''The Legend of Frank Woods'' (1977).

Death

On March 19, 1987, Meyer died a
North Shore Regional Medical Center
in

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. He was 76 and had suffered from

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Partial filmography

* '' Panic in the Streets'' (1950) as Capt. Beauclyde, Master of ''Nile Queen'' (uncredited) * '' Tomorrow Is Another Day'' (1951) as Welder (uncredited) * '' The Guy Who Came Back'' (1951) as Police Guard (uncredited) * '' The People Against O'Hara'' (1951) as Capt. Tom Mulvaney * '' The Mob'' (1951) as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) * '' The Sea Hornet'' (1951) as Harrie (uncredited) * '' Cattle Queen'' (1951) as Shotgun Thompson * '' The Big Night'' (1951) as Peckinpaugh * '' The Wild North'' (1952) as Jake (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) as Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited) * '' Shadow in the Sky'' (1952) as Bartender (uncredited) * '' Carbine Williams'' (1952) as Head Guard (uncredited) * '' Glory Alley'' (1952) as General (uncredited) * '' We're Not Married!'' (1952) as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited) * '' Hurricane Smith'' (1952) as Capt. Raikes * '' Bloodhounds of Broadway'' (1952) as Skipper (uncredited) * '' Girls in the Night'' (1953) as Police Officer Kovacs * '' Shane'' (1953) as Rufus Ryker * '' Sangaree'' (1953) as Angry Townsman (uncredited) * '' The Farmer Takes a Wife'' (1953) as Storekeeper (uncredited) * '' Riot in Cell Block 11'' (1954) as Warden Reynolds * '' Drums Across the River'' (1954) as Nathan Marlowe * '' Silver Lode'' (1954) as Sheriff Wooley * '' Shield for Murder'' (1954) as Capt. Gunnarson * '' The Human Jungle'' (1954) as Police Chief Abe Rowan * ''

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'' (1955) as Magruder * ''

'' (1955) as Mr. Halloran * '' Stranger on Horseback'' (1955) as Sheriff Nat Bell * '' The Tall Men'' (1955) as Chickasaw Charlie * '' The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955) as Hunchbacher * '' Man with the Gun'' (1955) as Saul Atkins * '' The Man with the Golden Arm'' (1955) as Detective Bednar * '' Raw Edge'' (1956) as Pop Penny * '' The Maverick Queen'' (1956) as Leo Malone * '' Gun the Man Down'' (1956) as Sheriff Morton * '' Badlands of Montana'' (1957) as Henry Harrison Hammer * ''

'' (1957) as Lt. Harry Kello * '' The Delicate Delinquent'' (1957) as Sgt. Kelly (uncredited) * '' Paths of Glory'' (1957) as Father Duprée * '' Baby Face Nelson'' (1957) as Mac, Detective * '' The Lineup'' (1958) as Insp. Al Quine * '' The Case Against Brooklyn'' (1958) as Police Capt. T.W. Wills * '' The Fiend Who Walked the West'' (1958) as Ames * '' Revolt in the Big House'' (1958) as Warden * '' Good Day for a Hanging'' (1959) as Marshal Hiram Cain * '' King of the Wild Stallions'' (1959) as Matt Macguire * '' The Threat'' (1960) as Duncan * '' The Girl in Lovers Lane'' (1960) as Cal Anders * '' Young Jesse James'' (1960) as Maj. Charlie Quantrill * ''

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'' (1961) as Detective Captain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1963) as Process Server (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1964) as Ben Blazer * '' Young Dillinger'' (1965) as Det. Jergins * '' Hostile Guns'' (1967) as Uncle Joe Reno * '' A Time for Killing'' (1967) as Col. Harries * ''The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk'' (1967) as Burke * '' Buckskin'' (1968) as Corbin * '' More Dead Than Alive'' (1969) as Bartender * '' A Time for Dying'' (1969) (uncredited) * '' The Outfit'' (1973) as Amos Hopper * '' Macon County Line'' (1974) as Gurney * '' The Legend of Frank Woods'' (1977) as Sheriff Dooley (final film role)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Emile American male film actors 1910 births 1987 deaths Male actors from New Orleans 20th-century American male actors American male television actors