Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Actor. Born 13 July 1878 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Died 18 November 1946.

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Born
13 July 1878, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died
18 November 1946

Biography

Donald Meek was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903, after earlier work in stock theatre and other stage productions.

Meek appeared in numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s onward, often in supporting roles as timid or worried characters. Notable credits include Samuel Peacock in Stagecoach (1939) and Mr. Poppins in You Can't Take It with You (1938). He also featured in Captain Blood (1935), The Informer (1935) and Young Mr. Lincoln (1939).

He received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Meek died in Los Angeles in 1946.

Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Donald Meek is known for You Can't Take It with You (1938), Captain Blood (1935), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), Mark of the Vampire (1935), The Return of Frank James (1940), The Informer (1935), Jesse James (1939) and The Thin Man Goes Home (1944).