Ralph Meeker
Nov 21, 1920 — Aug 5, 1988 (67 years)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
38 Movies
17 Series
Ralph Meeker is an actor from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Cpl. Philippe Paris in Paths of Glory, Captain Stuart Kinder in The Dirty Dozen and Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly. They have also starred in The Dirty Dozen and Kiss Me Deadly. They have 38 films and 17 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like thriller, crime, action.
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Ralph Meeker
38 Movies
17 Series
Ralph Meeker is an actor from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Cpl. Philippe Paris in Paths of Glory, Captain Stuart Kinder in The Dirty Dozen and Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly. They have also starred in The Dirty Dozen and Kiss Me Deadly. They have 38 films and 17 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like thriller, crime, action.
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Movies
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Movies
The Dirty Dozen
1967
Paths of Glory
1957
The Naked Spur
1953
Hi-Riders
1978
Kiss Me Deadly
1955
The Anderson Tapes
1971
Jeopardy
1953
The Devil's Eight
1969
Winter Kills
1979
The Food of the Gods
1976
Brannigan
1975
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Without Warning
1980
The Detective
1968
Run of the Arrow
1957
Ada
1961
I Walk the Line
1970
The Mind Snatchers
1972
Shadow in the Sky
1952
Something Wild
1961
Desert Sands
1955
Glory Alley
1952
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957
Angela – Love Comes Quietly
1973
Big House, U.S.A
1955
A Woman's Devotion
1956
Wall of Noise
1963
Johnny Firecloud
1975
Four in a Jeep
1951
Teresa
1951
Code Two
1953
My Boys Are Good Boys
1978
The Alpha Incident
1978
TV Shows
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
The F.B.I.
1965
Studio One
1948
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The High Chaparral
1967
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Climax!
1954
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Barbary Coast
1975
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The Outer Limits
1963
The Defenders
1961
Letter to Loretta
1953
The Green Hornet
1966
The Name of the Game
1968
Faraday and Company
1973
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Without Warning
Dave
1980
Film
Winter Kills
Gameboy Baker
1979
Film
The Alpha Incident
Charlie
1978
Film
Hi-Riders
Mike
1978
Film
My Boys Are Good Boys
Bert Morton
1978
Film
The Food of the Gods
Bensington
1976
Film
Barbary Coast
Big Lou Hobart
1975
TV
Johnny Firecloud
Colby
1975
Film
Brannigan
Capt. Moretti
1975
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ralph Meeker still alive?
Ralph Meeker passed away on August 5, 1988 at age 67.
What are the most famous roles of Ralph Meeker?
Ralph Meeker is best known for roles in Paths of Glory, The Dirty Dozen, Kiss Me Deadly.
How many movies has Ralph Meeker been in?
Over a 37-year career (since 1951), Ralph Meeker has appeared in 46 movies and 41 TV shows.
What was Ralph Meeker's first movie?
The career of Ralph Meeker began with Four in a Jeep (1951).
What is Ralph Meeker's most recent movie or series?
Ralph Meeker's most recent release is Without Warning, which premiered on September 26, 1980.
What TV shows has Ralph Meeker appeared in?
On television, Ralph Meeker has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, CHiPs, The Green Hornet.
Ralph Meeker
1920-11-21 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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.