Ralph Meeker

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 use...

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Paths of Glory

As Cpl. Philippe Paris

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The Dirty Dozen

As Captain Stuart Kinder

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The Naked Spur

As Roy Anderson

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The Anderson Tapes

As Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney

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Run of the Arrow

As Lieutenant Driscoll

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A Woman's Devotion

As Trevor Stevenson

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The Alpha Incident

As Charlie

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Jeopardy

As Lawson the Fugitive

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Winter Kills

As Gameboy Baker

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The Food of the Gods

As Bensington

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The Dead Don't Die

As Lieutenant Reardon

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The Detective

As Curran

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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

As George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran

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The Night Stalker

As Bernie Jenks

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Big House, U.S.A

As Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

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Without Warning

As Dave

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Code Two

As Chuck O'Flair

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Kiss Me Deadly

As Mike Hammer

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Johnny Firecloud

As Colby

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

As Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)

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Something Wild

As Mike

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I Walk the Line

As Carl McCain

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The Girl on the Late, Late Show

As Inspector DeBiesse

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Birds of Prey

As Jim McAndrew

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The Mind Snatchers

As The Major

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The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

As Mike Valla

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Ada

As Colonel Yancey

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Shadow in the Sky

As Burt

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The Devil's Eight

As Burl

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Desert Sands

As Capt. David Malcolm

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Somebody Loves Me

As Benny Fields

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My Boys Are Good Boys

As Bert Morton

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Teresa

As Sgt. Dobbs

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Glory Alley

As Socks Barbarrosa

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You'll Never See Me Again

As Will Alden

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Lost Flight

As Glenn Walkup

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

As Lt. Driscoll (archive footage)

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Gentle Giant

As Fog Hanson

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The Reluctant Heroes

As Capt. Luke Danvers

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Hi-Riders

As Mike

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Wall of Noise

As Matt Rubio

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Brannigan

As Capt. Moretti

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Four in a Jeep

As Sergeant William Long

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A Holster Full Of Law

As Frank Clell

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Cry Panic

As Chuck Braswell

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Love Comes Quietly

As Ben Hoeksema

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Night Games

As Dutch Armbreck

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CHiPs

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The Rookies

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Kraft Suspense Theatre

As Harly Clay

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The F.B.I.

As King Hogan

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Route 66

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Kaz

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Room 222

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Studio One

As Steve Windom

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The Evil Touch

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Cannon

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Run, Joe, Run

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

As Wally Walters

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Ironside

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

As Carl Spann

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Going My Way

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Harry O

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Police Woman

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Police Story

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The High Chaparral

As Tracy Conlin

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Lux Video Theatre

As Nicky Hanks

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

As Rich Adams

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Climax!

As Alex Hill

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

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Tarzan

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

As Martin Ash

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Barbary Coast

As Big Lou Hobart

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Toma

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The Texan

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

As Steve Elkins

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Custer

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The Defenders

As Floyd Cooper

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The Outer Limits

As John Dexter

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Letter to Loretta

As Joe Martin

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The Eddie Capra Mysteries

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Tallahassee 7000

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Not for Hire

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The Green Hornet

As Earl Evans

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Primus

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The Ed Sullivan Show

As Self

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The Name of the Game

As Senator Goddard