Ralph Meeker
- Birthday
- Nov 21, 1920
Bio: Northwestern University grad Ralph Meeker reached Broadway just when the "Method" school of acting was taking hold. His first role of note was Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire; Meeker took over the role from Marlon Brando, and there were those who felt that he was closer to Williams' concept of Stanley than the mighty Brando. Meeker… More Bio: Northwestern University grad Ralph Meeker reached Broadway just when the "Method" school of acting was taking hold. His first role of note was Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire; Meeker took over the role from Marlon Brando, and there were those who felt that he was closer to Williams' concept of Stanley than the mighty Brando. Meeker went on to star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning William Inge play Picnic, though when time came to film the play, he was passed over in favor of the more bankable William Holden. As for his own film career, Meeker often had to settle for indifferent leading-man and villain assignments; his best screen showings included the role of Mike Hammer in 1955's Kiss Me Deadly and his harrowing portrayal of a condemned army private in Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957). He remained active onscreen until the early 1980s, and in 1978 both starred in and co-produced the feature film My Boys are Good Boys. In 1959, Ralph Meeker starred as army investigator Steve Dekker in the syndicated TV series Not For Hire. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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The Alpha Incident (Gift from a Red Planet) (1978)
- Actor
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My Boys Are Good Boys (1978)
- Actor
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Hi-riders (1977)
- The Vicesheriff
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Winter Kills (1977)
- Gameboy Baker
- 86%
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The Food of the Gods (1976)
- Bensington
- 27%
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Ralph Meeker Videos
The Dirty Dozen
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Paths Of Glory
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Hi-riders
2 minutes 56 seconds
Brannigan
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Birds Of Prey
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