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name: "Emile Meyer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/emile-meyer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 August 1910"
died: "19 March 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:25.066931+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Emile Meyer

Actor. Born 18 August 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Died 19 March 1987.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 August 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- **Died:** 19 March 1987

## Biography

Emile Meyer (18 August 1910 – 19 March 1987) was an American actor. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he began his screen career with an uncredited role in *Panic in the Streets* (1950) after being discovered by Elia Kazan in a local theatrical production.

He appeared in numerous films of the 1950s, including *Shane* (1953), *Blackboard Jungle* (1955), *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957) and *Paths of Glory* (1957). Meyer also worked in television and his final film role was in *The Legend of Frank Woods* (1977).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Paths of Glory* (1957), Fi1m 93, as Father Dupree — [page](https://film.one/film/paths-of-glory.md)

## Also known for

- *Shane* (1953), Rufus Ryker
- *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), Lt. Harry Kello
- *The Man with the Golden Arm* (1955), Detective Bednar
- *Panic in the Streets* (1950), Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
- *Blackboard Jungle* (1955), Mr. Halloran
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Patrolman Joe, Ed Talbert
- *Move Over, Darling* (1963), Process Server (uncredited)
- *The Outfit* (1973), Amos Hopper

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