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Ralph Meeker

Cast & creator

Ralph Meeker

1920-11-21 (died at 67) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAIMDb

Best known for Ironside, Climax!, Climax!

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 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.

Also known as: Ralph Rathgeber

Movies

48

film credits

Series

53

television credits

Career

100

1948–2002 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Ironside

Ironside

Acting · 1967

Climax!

Climax!

Alex Hill · 1954

Climax!

Climax!

'Griff' Griffith · 1954

Cannon

Cannon

Acting · 1971

Studio One

Studio One

Steve Windom · 1948

Across film & television

Filmography (101)

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Showing 101 of 101 credits

Ironside

Ironside

Climax!

Climax!

Alex Hill

Climax!

Climax!

'Griff' Griffith

Cannon

Cannon

Studio One

Studio One

Steve Windom

Studio One

Studio One

Larry Sheridan

The Defenders

The Defenders

Floyd Cooper

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

King Hogan

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Scott Martin

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

Graham Newcomb

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Senator Goddard

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Martin Ash

Route 66

Route 66

Police Woman

Police Woman

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Steve Elkins

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

The Rookies

The Rookies

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

Tracy Conlin

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

John Dexter

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The Texan

The Texan

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Harly Clay

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Carl Spann

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Carl Borden

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Mel Reeves

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

John Forbes

Harry O

Harry O

Police Story

Police Story

Room 222

Room 222

Tarzan

Tarzan

CHiPs

CHiPs

Lux Video Theatre

Nicky Hanks

Lux Video Theatre

Mike

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

Earl Evans

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

Cpl. Philippe Paris

Toma

Toma

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Joe Martin

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Ed James

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Pilot Duke Cavanaugh

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Willis Cooper

Going My Way

Going My Way

Kaz

Kaz

Not for Hire

US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

Big Lou Hobart

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

Captain Stuart Kinder

Custer

Custer

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Evil Touch

The Evil Touch

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Wally Walters

Run, Joe, Run

Run, Joe, Run

Primus

Primus

Tallahassee 7000

Tallahassee 7000

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Rich Adams

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Barry Brannon

Faraday and Company

Faraday and Company

Ed Kelso

Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

Mike Hammer

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

Bernie Jenks

The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney

I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line

Carl McCain

The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

Roy Anderson

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

Bensington

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran

The Detective

The Detective

Curran

Without Warning

Without Warning

Dave

Hi-Riders

Hi-Riders

Mike

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

Lieutenant Driscoll

Winter Kills

Winter Kills

Gameboy Baker

The Devil's Eight

The Devil's Eight

Burl

Brannigan

Brannigan

Capt. Moretti

Shadow in the Sky

Shadow in the Sky

Burt

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Lt. Driscoll (archive footage)

Something Wild

Something Wild

Mike

The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die

Lieutenant Reardon

Four in a Jeep

Four in a Jeep

Sergeant William Long

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

Mike Valla

Big House, U.S.A

Big House, U.S.A

Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

Ada

Ada

Colonel Yancey

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

Inspector DeBiesse

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

Jim McAndrew

Lost Flight

Lost Flight

Glenn Walkup

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

Socks Barbarrosa

You'll Never See Me Again

You'll Never See Me Again

Will Alden

A Woman's Devotion

A Woman's Devotion

Trevor Stevenson

Jeopardy

Jeopardy

Lawson the Fugitive

Wall of Noise

Wall of Noise

Matt Rubio

Angela – Love Comes Quietly

Angela – Love Comes Quietly

Ben Hoeksema

My Boys Are Good Boys

My Boys Are Good Boys

Bert Morton

My Boys Are Good Boys

My Boys Are Good Boys

Executive Producer

Four Women in Black

Four Women in Black

Carbine Webb

Teresa

Teresa

Sgt. Dobbs

Desert Sands

Desert Sands

Capt. David Malcolm

Somebody Loves Me

Somebody Loves Me

Benny Fields

Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant

Fog Hanson

Code Two

Code Two

Chuck O'Flair

The Reluctant Heroes

The Reluctant Heroes

Capt. Luke Danvers

Night Games

Night Games

Dutch Armbreck

Cry Panic

Cry Panic

Chuck Braswell

A Holster Full Of Law

A Holster Full Of Law

Frank Clell

The Alpha Incident

The Alpha Incident

Charlie

The Mind Snatchers

The Mind Snatchers

The Major

Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud

Colby