Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor (born in New Orleans) usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers. He provided such noteworthy performances as Ryker in Shane (1953), as Father Dupree in Paths of Glory (1957) and the corrupt cop in Sweet Smell of Success (1957). He appeared in an episode of the 1961 series The Asphalt Jungl...
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Paths of Glory
As Father Dupree
Sweet Smell of Success
As Lt. Harry Kello
Shane
As Rufus Ryker
Shield for Murder
As Capt. Gunnarson
The Lineup
As Inspector Al Quine
The Wild North
As Jake (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
As Mr. Halloran
Man with the Gun
As Saul Atkins
A Time for Killing
Silver Lode
As Sheriff Wooley
Riot in Cell Block 11
As Warden Reynolds
The People Against O'Hara
As Captain Tom Mulvaney
Taggart
As Ben Blazer
The Big Night
As Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
Good Day for a Hanging
As Marshal Hiram Cain
The Human Jungle
As Abe Rowan
The Case Against Brooklyn
As Police Capt. T.W. Wills
Revolt in the Big House
As Warden
Move Over, Darling
As Process Server (uncredited)
Gun the Man Down
As Sheriff Morton
The Girl in Lovers Lane
As Cal Anders
Drums Across the River
As Nathan Marlowe
The Fiend Who Walked The West
As Ames, Head Prison Guard
Stranger on Horseback
As Sheriff Nat Bell
The Outfit
As Amos
Young Dillinger
As Det. Jergins
Badlands of Montana
As Henry Harrison Hammer
Young Jesse James
As Major Charlie Quantrill
Hostile Guns
As Uncle Joe Reno
King of the Wild Stallions
As Matt MacGuire
We're Not Married!
As Beauty Contest Announcer (uncredited)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
As Hunchbacher
Baby Face Nelson
As Mac – Detective
The Sea Hornet
As Harrie
Girls in the Night
As Kovacs
Cattle Queen
As Shotgun Thompson
The Tall Men
As Chickasaw Charlie
White Feather
As Magruder
Raw Edge
As Pop Penny
The Maverick Queen
As Leo Malone
Macon County Line
As Gurney
The Legend of Frank Woods
As Sheriff Dooley
The Man with the Golden Arm
As Detective Bednar
The Blue Knight
As Harry Debbs
Panic in the Streets
As Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith
As Capt. Raikes
Bloodhounds of Broadway
As Skipper (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
Maverick
The F.B.I.
Route 66
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Perry Mason
As Patrolman Joe
The Islanders
As Gard
The Tall Man
87th Precinct
Outlaws
Rawhide
As Raymond Curtis
Dennis the Menace
The Millionaire
As Lt. Peyser
Peter Gunn
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As Earl Hollowell
The Thin Man
Lawman
Bat Masterson
As Gen. Zachary Moran
Wichita Town
Public Defender
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As Kane Eldridge
The Legend of Jesse James
As Cap Walters
Tightrope
City Detective
The Roaring 20's
The Asphalt Jungle
Stories of the Century
As Joe Burns