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Emile Meyer is a Actor American born on 18 august 1910 at New Orleans (USA)
Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor (born in New Orleans) usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers. He provided such noteworthy performances as Ryker in Shane (1953), as Father Dupree in Paths of Glory (1957) and the corrupt cop in Sweet Smell of Success (1957). He appeared in an episode of the 1961 series The Asphalt Jungle.
He also appeared on television, including a guest spot on John Payne's The Restless Gun and as a truculently stubborn juror opposite James Garner in the 1957 Maverick episode "Rope of Cards." His guest appearance on the "Restless Gun" episode "Man and Boy" in 1957 included filming on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif..
His final film role was in The Legend of Frank Woods (1977).
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Nationality USA
Birth 18 august 1910 at New Orleans (USA)
Death 19 march 1987 (at 76 years) at Covington (USA)
Birth 18 august 1910 at New Orleans (USA)
Death 19 march 1987 (at 76 years) at Covington (USA)
He also appeared on television, including a guest spot on John Payne's The Restless Gun and as a truculently stubborn juror opposite James Garner in the 1957 Maverick episode "Rope of Cards." His guest appearance on the "Restless Gun" episode "Man and Boy" in 1957 included filming on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif..
His final film role was in The Legend of Frank Woods (1977).
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The Outfit (1975)
, 1h43Directed by John Flynn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, L'Outfit de Chicago, Gangster films
Actors Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan, Timothy Carey, Sheree North
Roles Amos
Rating69%
Two hitmen drive to Eddie Macklin's house to assassinate him as he builds a brick wall in his backyard. Meanwhile, Eddie's brother Earl (Robert Duvall) is released from prison in Illinois after a 27-month term for carrying a concealed weapon. His girlfriend Bett (Karen Black) picks him up and takes him to a motel. She informs Earl of his brother's execution by the Outfit. Earl deduces that the motel stay is a setup, and when one of the hitmen who killed his brother bursts into the room, Earl ambushes him and tortures him for information.
Macon County Line (1974)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Cheryl Waters, Max Baer Jr., Geoffrey Lewis, Doodles Weaver, Joan Blackman, Jesse Vint
Roles Gurney
Rating64%
In 1954 Macon County, Georgia, brothers Chris (Alan Vint) and Wayne Dixon (Jesse Vint), are on a two-week spree of cheap thrills throughout the South before their upcoming stint in the Air Force. A pair of Chicago transplants, Wayne applied for service when his brother Chris was given the option of military service or prison as the result of an earlier episode with the law. Driving through Louisiana, the brothers pick up hitchhiker Jenny Scott (Cheryl Waters), a pretty blond with a shady backstory that she would rather not discuss.
Buckskin (1968)
, 1h37Directed by Michael D. Moore
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Barry Sullivan, Joan Caulfield, Leo Gordon, Wendell Corey, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Russell
Rating54%
A Time for Killing (1967)
, 1h28Directed by Roger Corman, Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, George Hamilton, Inger Stevens, Paul Petersen, Todd Armstrong, Timothy Carey
Roles Col. Harries
Rating53%
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is over. Keeping the message a secret, the captain has his men go on and they soon find themselves in a battle with the Union search party who also is unaware of the war's end.
Hostile Guns (1967)
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, George Montgomery, Tab Hunter, Brian Donlevy, John Russell, Leo Gordon
Roles Uncle Joe Reno
Rating54%
Le marshal Gideon McCool est chargé d'accompagner des criminels jusqu'au pénitencier de Huntsville. Le transfert se fait par train, dans un wagon spécialement aménagé. Parmi les prisonniers, McCool reconnaît Laura Mannon, qu'il aima autrefois. Celle-ci, une entraîneuse de saloon, est accusée du meurtre de son amant...
Taggart (1965)
, 1h25Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Genres Western
Actors Tony Young, Dan Duryea, David Carradine, Elsa Cárdenas, Jean Hale, Dick Foran
Roles Ben Blazer
Rating57%
Kent Taggart appartient à une famille de pionniers ayant été assassinée sur l’ordre de Ben Blaser, tyran de la région, et ses hommes.
Young Dillinger (1965)
, 1h42Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors John Ashley, Nick Adams, Robert Conrad, Mary Ann Mobley, Victor Buono, John Hoyt
Roles Det. Jergins
Rating53%
With help from Elaine, his girlfriend, young John Dillinger breaks into her father's safe. They are caught, but Dillinger takes the rap by himself.
Move Over, Darling (1963)
, 1h43Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about marriage
Actors Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter, Don Knotts, Chuck Connors
Roles Process Server (uncredited)
Rating68%
Ellen Wagstaff Arden (Doris Day), a mother of two young girls named Jenny and Didi, was believed to be lost at sea following an airplane accident. Her husband, Nick Arden (James Garner), was one of the survivors.
The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960)
, 1h18Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Brett Halsey, Joyce Meadows, Jack Elam, Emile Meyer, Del Monroe
Roles Cal Anders
Rating31%
Young Jesse James (1960)
, 1h13Directed by William F. Claxton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Ray Stricklyn, Willard Parker, Merry Anders, Emile Meyer, Sheila Bromley, Ollie O'Toole
Roles Major Charlie Quantrill
Rating49%
Lorsque Jesse James, garçon de ferme du Missouri, est témoin du lynchage de son père par les Yankees, il abandonne la propriété familiale pour retrouver son frère Frank, un soldat des Quantrill's Raiders, un groupe de renégats confédérés. Déterminé à se venger, Jesse supplie de rejoindre les pillards.
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
, 1h25Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Fred MacMurray, Robert Vaughn, Margaret Hayes, Joan Blackman, James Drury, Edmon Ryan
Roles Marshal Hiram Cain
Rating62%
Eddie Campbell (Robert Vaughn) watches a stagecoach as it rides toward a Nebraska town. Other members of his gang are waiting there to rob the bank. Ben Cutler (Fred MacMurray), owner of the stage line, is on board, and is returning home to be wed to Ruth Granger (Margaret Hayes).
Frontier Rangers (1959)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres War, Adventure, Western
Actors Buddy Ebsen, Keith Larsen, Lisa Gaye, Philip Tonge, Angie Dickinson, Claude Akins
Rating49%
The Lineup (1958)
, 1h26Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Warner Anderson, Raymond Bailey, Mary LaRoche
Roles Inspector Al Quine
Rating72%
An international drug-smuggling racket plants heroin on unsuspecting American tourists traveling in Asia, so that the dope can pass through customs undetected. Two psychopathic killers (Eli Wallach and Robert Keith) and their driver (Richard Jaeckel) then collect the contraband.
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
, 1h22Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Darren McGavin, Margaret Hayes, Warren Stevens, Peggy McCay, Emile Meyer, Tol Avery
Roles Police Capt. T.W. Wills
Rating64%
Ex-Marine Pete Harris, formerly with Military Intelligence is taken out of his Police Academy due to his experience to work undercover to investigate police corruption.
, 1h41Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Evans, Hugh O'Brian, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, Edward Andrews
Roles Ames, Head Prison Guard
Rating63%
Version Western du "Carrefour de la mort" (1947) d'Henry Hathaway servi par la musique de "Le jour où la Terre s’arrêta" (1951) de Robert Wise, ce film tant décrié a néanmoins de nombreux atouts. Synoptique: Daniel, un pilleur de banque, purge sa peine avec pour compagnon de cellule, Felix, criminel et psychopathe. Une fois libre, Felix entreprend de terroriser la famille de Dan et d'assassiner ses amis...