Emile Meyer
Biography
Emile Meyer was an American actor who specialized in tough, aggressive authority figures in 1950s Hollywood movies, largely Westerns and thrillers. He was born in New Orleans, where Elia Kazan spotted him in a stage production and gave him a small uncredited part in Panic in the Streets (1950). Among his notable roles were the cattle baron Rufus Ryker in Shane (1953), Blackboard Jungle (1955), in which he played the belligerent Mr Halloran, Father Dupree in Paths of Glory (1957), which Stanley Kubrick cast him in against type, and the corrupt policeman Harry Kello in Sweet Smell of Success (1957), the part he was most often remembered for. He also worked in television, guesting on The Restless Gun, on Maverick in the 1957 episode Rope of Cards, and on Wagon Train in 1959. His last film was The Legend of Frank Woods (1977). He died in 1987.
76years old at death
- Born New Orleans
- Died Covington
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 24 years1950 to 1974
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Stanley Kubrick cast Meyer against type as Father Dupree in Paths of Glory (1957), a change from the tough characters he usually played.
Emile Meyer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Don Siegel directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Don Siegel
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- William SchallertRiot in Cell Block 11 (1954) and Shield for Murder (1954)
- Claude AkinsMan with the Gun (1955) and Shield for Murder (1954)
- Leo GordonMan with the Gun (1955) and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
- Timothy CareyA Time for Killing (1967) and Paths of Glory (1957)
- Darren McGavinThe Delicate Delinquent (1957) and The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
- James AndersonDrums Across the River (1954) and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
- Hugh O'BrianWhite Feather (1955) and Drums Across the River (1954)
- Hugh SandersShield for Murder (1954) and Silver Lode (1954)
- Robert OsterlohYoung Dillinger (1965) and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
- Warner AndersonThe Lineup (1958) and Blackboard Jungle (1955)
- Jamie FarrThe Blue Knight (1973) and Blackboard Jungle (1955)
- Horace McMahonThe Delicate Delinquent (1957) and Blackboard Jungle (1955)
- Lane BradfordStranger on Horseback (1955) and Drums Across the River (1954)
- Marshall ReedA Time for Killing (1967) and The Lineup (1958)
- Dan TerranovaYoung Dillinger (1965) and Blackboard Jungle (1955)
- Max Baer Jr.Macon County Line (1974) and A Time for Killing (1967)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Emile Meyer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$60.7 million
8 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 14Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$20M32.9% of the total
- 2$18M29.6% of the total
- 3$8.1M13.4% of the total
- 4$5.0M8.2% of the total
- 5$4.3M7.2% of the total
- 6$2.5M4.1% of the total
- 7$1.5M2.5% of the total
- 8$1.2M2.0% of the total
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