Ralph Meeker

Actor

Born: November 21, 1920
Died: August 5, 1988 (age 67)
From: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.…

Filmography (47)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)
Lt. Driscoll (archive footage)
Without Warning (1980)
Dave
Winter Kills (1979)
Gameboy Baker
The Alpha Incident (1978)
Charlie
Hi-Riders (1978)
Mike
My Boys Are Good Boys (1978)
Bert Morton
The Food of the Gods (1976)
Bensington
Johnny Firecloud (1975)
Colby
Brannigan (1975)
Capt. Moretti
The Dead Don't Die (1975)
Lieutenant Reardon
The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)
Inspector DeBiesse
Night Games (1974)
Dutch Armbreck
Cry Panic (1974)
Chuck Braswell
Angela – Love Comes Quietly (1973)
Ben Hoeksema
You'll Never See Me Again (1973)
Will Alden
Birds of Prey (1973)
Jim McAndrew
The Mind Snatchers (1972)
The Major
The Night Stalker (1972)
Bernie Jenks
The Reluctant Heroes (1971)
Capt. Luke Danvers
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney
I Walk the Line (1970)
Carl McCain
Lost Flight (1970)
Glenn Walkup
The Devil's Eight (1969)
Burl
The Detective (1968)
Curran
Gentle Giant (1967)
Fog Hanson
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Captain Stuart Kinder
Wall of Noise (1963)
Matt Rubio
Something Wild (1961)
Mike
A Holster Full Of Law (1961)
Frank Clell