Ralph Meeker
- Nascita
- 21 novembre 1920
- Morte
- 5 agosto 1988
- Luogo di nascita
- 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.
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Meeker went on to play a series of roles that used his husky and macho screen presence, including a lead role in Stanley Kubrick's military courtroom drama Paths of Glory (1957), as a troubled mechanic opposite Carroll Baker in Something Wild (1961), as a World War II captain in The Dirty Dozen (1967), and in the gangster film The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). Other credits include supporting roles in I Walk the Line (1970) and Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes (1971).
He also had a prolific career in television, appearing as Sergeant Steve Dekker on the series Not for Hire (1959–1960), and in the television horror film The Night Stalker (1972). After suffering a stroke in 1980, Meeker was forced to retire from acting, and died eight years later of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.
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Rebus per un assassino1979
In esameThe Alpha Incident1978
In esameHi-Riders1978
My Boys Are Good Boys1978
In esameIl cibo degli dei1976
In esameJohnny Firecloud1975
Ispettore Brannigan, la morte segue la tua ombra1975
In esameNight Games1974
In esameAngela – Love Comes Quietly1973
In esameBrain Control - Alterazioni progressive1972
In esameThe Reluctant Heroes1971
Rapina record a New York1971
In esameUn uomo senza scampo1970
In esameThe Devil's 81969
Inchiesta pericolosa1968
Il massacro del giorno di San Valentino1967
Quella sporca dozzina1967
In esameIl muro dei dollari1963
In esameSomething Wild1961
Orizzonti di gloria1957
In esameRun of the Arrow1957
In esameDesert Sands1955
Un bacio e una pistola1955
In esameBig House, U.S.A1955
La marea della morte1953
Lo sperone nudo1953
In esameShadow in the Sky1952
In esameGlory Alley1952
In esameTeresa1951
In esameDie Vier im Jeep1951