Ralph Meeker
Acting
Born: 1920-11-21 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died: 1988-08-05
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
🎬 Movies (20)
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
📺 TV Shows (20)
Kaz
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
CHiPs
1977
Barbary Coast
1975
Big Lou Hobart
Police Woman
1974
Harry O
1974
Run, Joe, Run
1974
Toma
1973
Faraday and Company
1973
Ed Kelso
The Evil Touch
1973
Police Story
1973
The Rookies
1972
Primus
1971
Cannon
1971
Room 222
1969
The Name of the Game
1968
Senator Goddard
The High Chaparral
1967
Tracy Conlin
Custer
1967
Ironside
1967
The Green Hornet
1966
Earl Evans