Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller ★ 5.8 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 Without Warning ★ 5.2 Without Warning 1980 Winter Kills ★ 5.8 Winter Kills 1979 Kaz ★ 7.0 Kaz 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries ★ 6.5 The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978 The Alpha Incident ★ 3.9 The Alpha Incident 1978 Hi-Riders ★ 6.1 Hi-Riders 1978 My Boys Are Good Boys ★ 7.8 My Boys Are Good Boys 1978 CHiPs ★ 6.9 CHiPs 1977 The Food of the Gods ★ 5.0 The Food of the Gods 1976 Barbary Coast ★ 8.3 Barbary Coast 1975 Johnny Firecloud ★ 5.1 Johnny Firecloud 1975 Brannigan ★ 6.0 Brannigan 1975 The Dead Don't Die ★ 6.0 The Dead Don't Die 1975 Police Woman ★ 6.4 Police Woman 1974 Harry O ★ 5.2 Harry O 1974 Run, Joe, Run ★ 6.7 Run, Joe, Run 1974 The Girl on the Late, Late Show ★ 5.5 The Girl on the Late, Late Show 1974 Night Games ★ 6.5 Night Games 1974 Cry Panic ★ 6.9 Cry Panic 1974 Toma ★ 6.8 Toma 1973 Faraday and Company ★ 7.0 Faraday and Company 1973 Angela – Love Comes Quietly ★ 5.4 Angela – Love Comes Quietly 1973 The Evil Touch ★ 6.0 The Evil Touch 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 You'll Never See Me Again ★ 7.0 You'll Never See Me Again 1973 Birds of Prey ★ 5.8 Birds of Prey 1973 The Rookies ★ 6.9 The Rookies 1972 The Mind Snatchers ★ 5.9 The Mind Snatchers 1972 The Night Stalker ★ 6.9 The Night Stalker 1972 The Reluctant Heroes ★ 8.0 The Reluctant Heroes 1971 Primus ★ 6.0 Primus 1971 Cannon ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971 The Anderson Tapes ★ 6.1 The Anderson Tapes 1971 I Walk the Line ★ 5.9 I Walk the Line 1970 Lost Flight ★ 4.3 Lost Flight 1970 Room 222 ★ 6.1 Room 222 1969 The Devil's Eight ★ 5.2 The Devil's Eight 1969 The Name of the Game ★ 7.0 The Name of the Game 1968 The Detective ★ 5.9 The Detective 1968 Gentle Giant ★ 8.5 Gentle Giant 1967 The High Chaparral ★ 6.8 The High Chaparral 1967 Custer ★ 6.4 Custer 1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre ★ 6.3 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967 The Dirty Dozen ★ 7.6 The Dirty Dozen 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 The Green Hornet ★ 7.3 The Green Hornet 1966 Tarzan ★ 6.9 Tarzan 1966 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre ★ 6.5 Kraft Suspense Theatre 1963 The Outer Limits ★ 7.8 The Outer Limits 1963 Wall of Noise ★ 4.1 Wall of Noise 1963 Going My Way ★ 6.5 Going My Way 1962 Something Wild ★ 6.2 Something Wild 1961 A Holster Full Of Law ★ 8.0 A Holster Full Of Law 1961 The Defenders ★ 6.3 The Defenders 1961 Ada ★ 6.5 Ada 1961 Tallahassee 7000 ★ 8.5 Tallahassee 7000 1961 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 Not for Hire Not for Hire 1959 The Texan ★ 6.0 The Texan 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ★ 7.0 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958 Paths of Glory ★ 8.3 Paths of Glory 1957 Run of the Arrow ★ 6.1 Run of the Arrow 1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown ★ 6.0 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown 1957 Four Women in Black Four Women in Black 1957 A Woman's Devotion ★ 4.5 A Woman's Devotion 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 Desert Sands ★ 5.0 Desert Sands 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Kiss Me Deadly ★ 7.2 Kiss Me Deadly 1955 Big House, U.S.A ★ 6.6 Big House, U.S.A 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 Letter to Loretta ★ 6.6 Letter to Loretta 1953 Code Two ★ 6.3 Code Two 1953 Jeopardy ★ 6.7 Jeopardy 1953 The Naked Spur ★ 7.0 The Naked Spur 1953 Somebody Loves Me ★ 8.8 Somebody Loves Me 1952 Shadow in the Sky ★ 7.2 Shadow in the Sky 1952