![Ralph Meeker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3gxXZRouc813WFmA6zVUl3ciq0P.jpg)
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 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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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 22.55 |
Birthday | 1920-11-21 |
Place of Birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Also Known As | Ralph Rathgeber, |
![Paths of Glory](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3O10X1bVSasrS2NQ186s2tlKvqN.jpg)
1957
![Paths of Glory](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3O10X1bVSasrS2NQ186s2tlKvqN.jpg)
Paths of Glory
8.3/2813
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
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![The Dirty Dozen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rM8EaV8NhevxfwbmYcmCnIZCkYP.jpg)
1967
![The Dirty Dozen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rM8EaV8NhevxfwbmYcmCnIZCkYP.jpg)
The Dirty Dozen
7.587/1164
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. Th...
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![The Naked Spur](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xS5EAgCnFFvHbyRydlqTbDbaXZ6.jpg)
1953
![The Naked Spur](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xS5EAgCnFFvHbyRydlqTbDbaXZ6.jpg)
The Naked Spur
6.858/197
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
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![The Anderson Tapes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6pjMMwqnL4qkl5pFnlfAqp0cNn9.jpg)
1971
![The Anderson Tapes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6pjMMwqnL4qkl5pFnlfAqp0cNn9.jpg)
The Anderson Tapes
6.1/151
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the enti...
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![Run of the Arrow](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/r1nonOkyMMmmtVGvk5JSuY3KpPH.jpg)
1957
![Run of the Arrow](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/r1nonOkyMMmmtVGvk5JSuY3KpPH.jpg)
Run of the Arrow
6.167/45
When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a...
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![A Woman's Devotion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y5CFf43GAmbtNT6KQoBYbTPfow3.jpg)
1956
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4.5/12
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![The Alpha Incident](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/euncYTeMDDFfpe7BSFVNfv0yRov.jpg)
1978
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The Alpha Incident
3.429/14
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![Jeopardy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8eXPMsrLsTK2AcFSwbCoWWIeeRB.jpg)
1953
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Jeopardy
6.6/37
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![The Dead Don't Die](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zPSB6B5duZIjF0QOBsP1aPBjNRg.jpg)
1975
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5.8/10
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![Winter Kills](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qDGAY2FCuRX82VOfi0Lr47SCnTl.jpg)
1979
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Winter Kills
5.8/46
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1976
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5/104
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![The Detective](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sMUJzLhzFotnJdi7WA9fE9xv5Te.jpg)
1968
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The Detective
6/63
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![The St. Valentine's Day Massacre](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jNESk6Y5ViKmbOHPocKkatGbNb5.jpg)
1967
![The St. Valentine's Day Massacre](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jNESk6Y5ViKmbOHPocKkatGbNb5.jpg)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.32/100
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![The Night Stalker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dij60cVBL39B5t1SdGQr33APksC.jpg)
1972
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The Night Stalker
6.789/114
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![Big House, U.S.A](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/54dhnmEOZPPgdRmIQnVLStGiKEt.jpg)
1955
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6.7/20
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![Without Warning](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hKZ4ZVuHoph9bXZ0v9w9FmM20H3.jpg)
1980
![Without Warning](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hKZ4ZVuHoph9bXZ0v9w9FmM20H3.jpg)
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5.2/117
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![Code Two](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5YXfbwV8gNSpGQxQUHa78EVfQx3.jpg)
1953
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Code Two
6.2/5
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![Kiss Me Deadly](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/z7me91nrpWLHY1mZOB2v20cK0zY.jpg)
1955
![Kiss Me Deadly](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/z7me91nrpWLHY1mZOB2v20cK0zY.jpg)
Kiss Me Deadly
7.189/358
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thug...
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![Johnny Firecloud](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lAD1tOYshvXrI4svMZjZgrQZc86.jpg)
1975
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Johnny Firecloud
5.4/5
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![Something Wild](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j6j4LQKevC8YPBowUxrPbMAGJIg.jpg)
1961
![Something Wild](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j6j4LQKevC8YPBowUxrPbMAGJIg.jpg)
Something Wild
6.2/34
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![I Walk the Line](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/slwnnOlNcCpgUEQHZXx6FYDYkRJ.jpg)
1970
![I Walk the Line](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/slwnnOlNcCpgUEQHZXx6FYDYkRJ.jpg)
I Walk the Line
5.7/42
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![The Girl on the Late, Late Show](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rnlV7bSeuQjjDt2AvLr4O4BWAfV.jpg)
1974
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The Girl on the Late, Late Show
5.5/4
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![Birds of Prey](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iBG1HV53EQiJ7GJsXmOJvHCaOaF.jpg)
1973
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Birds of Prey
4.8/9
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![The Mind Snatchers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zSdaX4J53ZEVnRCWgnB43Rv7tB.jpg)
1972
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The Mind Snatchers
5.875/12
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![The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5Q7IhCvT1eMwe6vu2bkfLpUb6vE.jpg)
1957
![The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5Q7IhCvT1eMwe6vu2bkfLpUb6vE.jpg)
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
6/10
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![Ada](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6e452Tr1GUTQdChgf0WKRP9qWKV.jpg)
1961
![Ada](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6e452Tr1GUTQdChgf0WKRP9qWKV.jpg)
Ada
6.1/13
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![Shadow in the Sky](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kcgbCr7sxYmYSSlOsulisTLKVnH.jpg)
1952
![Shadow in the Sky](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kcgbCr7sxYmYSSlOsulisTLKVnH.jpg)
Shadow in the Sky
6.6/5
Burt, a Marine suffering from Battle Fatigue, is deathly afraid of rain and confined to an asylum, but showing improvement. He wants to live with his...
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![The Devil's Eight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1Hn2jO7C4o9o9u4jiu75S3HERvQ.jpg)
1969
![The Devil's Eight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1Hn2jO7C4o9o9u4jiu75S3HERvQ.jpg)
The Devil's Eight
5.1/10
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![Desert Sands](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rpG017AyFScgwAyIpsw4d09YFQ8.jpg)
1955
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Desert Sands
4.4/5
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![Somebody Loves Me](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qEswrOAmeliLGsSyxVtL1OMMukX.jpg)
1952
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Somebody Loves Me
8.5/1
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![My Boys Are Good Boys](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qhzHsUYhRmOFcdIzrFy9u3iVy7v.jpg)
1978
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My Boys Are Good Boys
7.2/4
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![Teresa](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vim04uV3E61MJR62FvhIm1wkMIJ.jpg)
1951
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Teresa
5.7/9
An Italian war bride has problems dealing with her husband's possessive mother.
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![You'll Never See Me Again](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/htLP52TL41f01JMA8wdqRRWMALs.jpg)
1973
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You'll Never See Me Again
7/3
After a couple have an argument, the wife disappears. The husband searches for her, only to discover evidence that implicates him in her murder.
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![Glory Alley](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jrCTM2gI4hqTXKfWilDbpxq9Oti.jpg)
1952
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Glory Alley
5.9/10
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![Lost Flight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7jicWq2Yzc3bcxdxr4zy2sxmNK9.jpg)
1970
![Lost Flight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7jicWq2Yzc3bcxdxr4zy2sxmNK9.jpg)
Lost Flight
3.7/5
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![The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1LNn1c8jFnmKZoBquzAMJt4L91s.jpg)
2002
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5.8/4
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![The Reluctant Heroes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ctPCAnj3DuHB0U20frPCDQYL4rx.jpg)
1971
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The Reluctant Heroes
0/0
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![Hi-Riders](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/31mSSURf0N8pygvOkH0KamffiEk.jpg)
1978
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Hi-Riders
5.1/4
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![Wall of Noise](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2MTMLozPqdWDac8iuE0VKz0eLo4.jpg)
1963
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Wall of Noise
3.6/4
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![Brannigan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/n1kLe6y8hiPEOH9DhZcX7c12IP7.jpg)
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Brannigan
5.833/90
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![Four in a Jeep](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iAcPAvaciAsb3Bw4wiTDG7dJyX9.jpg)
1951
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Four in a Jeep
5.4/5
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![Cry Panic](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/l33kn2plIi4jqWtU2ov8HAsXFQA.jpg)
1974
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Cry Panic
6.6/5
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![Love Comes Quietly](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hVO1uHKrnpCGdKNdujJ8iWwNR8i.jpg)
1973
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Love Comes Quietly
5.2/5
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![Night Games](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uQBaeCcTn9q7mzFmboSdzZsl2Oy.jpg)
1974
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Night Games
6/1
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![Gentle Giant](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jlQ9QCuahTvU0jYzgLfrdOVIRd7.jpg)
1967
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Gentle Giant
0/0
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2004
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7.7/49
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1961
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A Holster Full Of Law
0/0
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