Ralph Meeker
Biography
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…
Known For
Paths of Glory
Cpl. Philippe Paris
The Dirty Dozen
Captain Stuart Kinder
Kiss Me Deadly
Mike Hammer
The Naked Spur
Roy Anderson
The Night Stalker
Bernie Jenks
The Anderson Tapes
Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran
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Filmography
Acting (88)
Movies (48)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002as Lt. Driscoll (archive footage)
Without Warning
1980as Dave
Winter Kills
1979as Gameboy Baker
The Alpha Incident
1978as Charlie
Hi-Riders
1978as Mike
My Boys Are Good Boys
1978as Bert Morton
The Food of the Gods
1976as Bensington
Brannigan
1975as Capt. Moretti
The Dead Don't Die
1975as Lieutenant Reardon
Johnny Firecloud
1975as Colby
Night Games
1974as Dutch Armbreck
Cry Panic
1974as Chuck Braswell
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974as Inspector DeBiesse
Birds of Prey
1973as Jim McAndrew
You'll Never See Me Again
1973as Will Alden
Angela - Love Comes Quietly
1973as Ben Hoeksema
The Night Stalker
1972as Bernie Jenks
The Mind Snatchers
1972as The Major
The Reluctant Heroes
1971as Capt. Luke Danvers
The Anderson Tapes
1971as Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney
I Walk the Line
1970as Carl McCain
Lost Flight
1970as Glenn Walkup
The Devil's Eight
1969as Burl
The Detective
1968as Curran
The Dirty Dozen
1967as Captain Stuart Kinder
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967as George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran
Gentle Giant
1967as Fog Hanson
Wall of Noise
1963as Matt Rubio
Something Wild
1961as Mike
Ada
1961as Colonel Yancey
A Holster Full Of Law
1961as Frank Clell
Paths of Glory
1957as Cpl. Philippe Paris
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957as Mike Valla
Run of the Arrow
1957as Lieutenant Driscoll
Four Women in Black
1957as Carbine Webb
A Woman's Devotion
1956as Trevor Stevenson
Kiss Me Deadly
1955as Mike Hammer
Big House, U.S.A
1955as Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Desert Sands
1955as Capt. David Malcolm
The Naked Spur
1953as Roy Anderson
Jeopardy
1953as Lawson the Fugitive
Code Two
1953as Chuck O'Flair
Glory Alley
1952as Socks Barbarrosa
Somebody Loves Me
1952as Benny Fields
Shadow in the Sky
1952as Burt
Four in a Jeep
1951as Sergeant William Long
Teresa
1951as Sgt. Dobbs
Television (40)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Kaz
1978
CHiPs
1977
Barbary Coast
1975as Big Lou Hobart
Police Woman
1974
Harry O
1974
Run, Joe, Run
1974
Police Story
1973
Toma
1973
The Evil Touch
1973
The Rookies
1972
Cannon
1971
Primus
1971
Room 222
1969
The Name of the Game
1968as Senator Goddard
Ironside
1967
The High Chaparral
1967as Tracy Conlin
Custer
1967
The Green Hornet
1966as Earl Evans
Tarzan
1966
The F.B.I.
1965as King Hogan
The Outer Limits
1963as John Dexter
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Harly Clay
Going My Way
1962
The Defenders
1961as Floyd Cooper
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Route 66
1960
Not for Hire
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958as Martin Ash
The Texan
1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Steve Elkins
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Carl Spann
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Climax!
1954as Alex Hill
Letter to Loretta
1953as Joe Martin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Wally Walters
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as Rich Adams
Lux Video Theatre
1950as Nicky Hanks
Studio One
1948as Steve Windom
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
Crew (1)
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