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Emile Meyer
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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 "Ma…
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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.
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Emile Meyer's Filmography
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The Legend of Frank Woods
as Sheriff Dooley
Macon County Line
as Gurney
The Blue Knight
as Harry Debbs
The Outfit
as Amos Hopper
A Time for Killing
as Col. Harries
Hostile Guns
as Uncle Joe Reno
Young Dillinger
as Det. Jergins
Taggart
as Ben Blazer
Move Over, Darling
as Process Server (uncredited)
Young Jesse James
as Major Charlie Quantrill
The Girl in Lovers Lane
as Cal Anders
King of the Wild Stallions
as Matt MacGuire
Good Day for a Hanging
as Marshal Hiram Cain
Revolt in the Big House
as Warden
The Fiend Who Walked the West
as Ames, Head Prison Guard
The Lineup
as Inspector Al Quine
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Police Capt. T.W. Wills
Baby Face Nelson
as Mac – Detective
Paths of Glory
as Father Dupree
Sweet Smell of Success
as Lt. Harry Kello
The Delicate Delinquent
as Sgt. Kelly
Badlands of Montana
as Henry Harrison Hammer
Gun the Man Down
as Sheriff Morton
The Maverick Queen
as Leo Malone
Raw Edge
as Pop Penny
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Detective Bednar
Man with the Gun
as Saul Atkins
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Hunchbacher
The Tall Men
as Chickasaw Charlie
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Halloran
Stranger on Horseback
as Sheriff Nat Bell
White Feather
as Magruder
The Human Jungle
as Abe Rowan
Shield for Murder
as Capt. Gunnarson
Silver Lode
as Sheriff Wooley
Drums Across the River
as Nathan Marlowe
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Warden Reynolds
Shane
as Rufus Ryker
Girls in the Night
as Kovacs
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Skipper (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith
as Capt. Raikes
We're Not Married!
as Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
The Wild North
as Jake (uncredited)
The Big Night
as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
Cattle Queen
as Shotgun Thompson
The Sea Hornet
as Harrie
The People Against O'Hara
as Captain Tom Mulvaney
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Panic in the Streets
as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)