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