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- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Emile Meyer was born on August 18, 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Paths of Glory (1957), Shane (1953) and Sweet Smell of Success (1957). He died on March 19, 1987 in Covington, Louisiana, USA.
- RelativesLaura Jeanne Meyer(Grandchild)
- Square-jawed, brutal-looking American character actor. Before working in films, he was variously employed as longshoreman, safety inspector, cab driver and insurance salesman. On screen invariably played heavies in westerns and crime melodramas.
- Although mostly known for tough guy roles, he's also recognized by Stanley Kubrick fans for playing the wise, kindhearted priest to three doomed men in Path's Of Glory.
- American character actor usually in nasty, nasty roles, marked by ruthlessness, domination or inflexibility.
- Emile Meyer was an American actor, usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in Westerns or thrillers.
- Meyer provided such noteworthy performances as Rufus Ryker, the cattle baron who brings in a hired killer in Shane (1953), as the belligerent Mr Halloran in Blackboard Jungle (1955) and the corrupt cop Harry Kello, who intends to "chastise" Tony Curtis in Sweet Smell of Success (1957), his most frequently remembered role today.
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