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Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Actor

Born July 13, 1878 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Died November 18, 1946

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The Fabulous Joe
Amazon Prime Video
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Amazon Prime Video
They Got Me Covered
Amazon Prime Video
Keeper of the Flame
Amazon Prime Video
The Return of Frank James
Starz
Jesse James
Starz
Stagecoach
Amazon Prime Video
One Rainy Afternoon
Amazon Prime Video
Barbary Coast
Amazon Prime Video
Captain Blood
HBO Max

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Thomas Donald Meek (14 July 1878 – 18 November 1946) was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903. Meek is perhaps best known for his roles in the films You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Stagecoach (1939). He posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Meek was born in Glasgow to Matthew and Annie Meek. In the 1890s, the Meek family emigrated to Canada and then to the United States. By 1900, they were living in Philadelphia where Meek was employed as a dry goods salesman, according to the United States census of that year with Meek later working on stage.

After years on the stage, Meek became a film actor, appearing memorably in several movies including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Miss Broadway, and State Fair. Before becoming an actor, he fought in the Spanish–American War in the United States Army and contracted yellow fever which caused him to lose his hair. He was cast as timid, worried characters in many of his films, and is perhaps best known for his roles as Mr. Poppins in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You and as whiskey salesman Samuel Peacock in John Ford's Stagecoach.

From 1931 through 1932, Meek was featured as criminologist Dr. Crabtree in a series of 12 Warner Brothers two-reel short subjects written by S.S. Van Dine. Meek and Isabella "Belle" Walken married in Boston in a Methodist church on January 3, 1909. By this marriage, the American-born Belle Meek lost her United States citizenship by taking her husband's British nationality. Donald Meek died of leukaemia on 18 November 1946 in Los Angeles, while filming the role of Mr. Twiddle in Magic Town. A prolific film actor in over 100 Hollywood movies during its Golden Age, he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was entombed in the Fairmount Mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.

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Filmography

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Càirdeas Cogaidh: War Friendship TV Movie2014

John Ford Poster

John Ford Documentary1993

Going Hollywood: The '30s Poster

Going Hollywood: The '30s Documentary1984

Bob Hope's World of Comedy Poster

Bob Hope's World of Comedy TV Special1976

Magic Town Poster

Magic Town Feature Film1947

The Fabulous Joe Poster

The Fabulous Joe Feature Film1947

The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival Poster

The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival Feature Film1947

Affairs of Geraldine Poster

Affairs of Geraldine Feature Film1946

Because of Him Poster

Because of Him Feature Film1946

Colonel Effingham's Raid Poster

Colonel Effingham's Raid Feature Film1946

Janie Gets Married Poster

Janie Gets Married Feature Film1946

State Fair Poster

State Fair Feature Film1945

Barbary Coast Gent Poster

Barbary Coast Gent Feature Film1944

Bathing Beauty Poster

Bathing Beauty Feature Film1944

Maisie Goes to Reno Poster

Maisie Goes to Reno Feature Film1944

Rationing Poster

Rationing Feature Film1944

The Thin Man Goes Home Poster

The Thin Man Goes Home Feature Film1944

Two Girls and a Sailor Poster

Two Girls and a Sailor Feature Film1944

Air Raid Wardens Poster

Air Raid Wardens Feature Film1943

Du Barry Was a Lady Poster

Du Barry Was a Lady Feature Film1943

Lost Angel Poster

Lost Angel Feature Film1943

They Got Me Covered Poster

They Got Me Covered Feature Film1943

Keeper of the Flame Poster

Keeper of the Flame Feature Film1942

Maisie Gets Her Man Poster

Maisie Gets Her Man Feature Film1942

Seven Sweethearts Poster

Seven Sweethearts Feature Film1942

The Omaha Trail Poster

The Omaha Trail Feature Film1942

Tortilla Flat Poster

Tortilla Flat Feature Film1942

A Woman's Face Poster

A Woman's Face Feature Film1941

Babes on Broadway Poster

Babes on Broadway Feature Film1941

Barnacle Bill Poster

Barnacle Bill Feature Film1941

Blonde Inspiration Poster

Blonde Inspiration Feature Film1941

Come Live with Me Poster

Come Live with Me Feature Film1941

Free and Easy Poster

Free and Easy Feature Film1941

Rise and Shine Poster

Rise and Shine Feature Film1941

The Feminine Touch Poster

The Feminine Touch Feature Film1941

The Wild Man of Borneo Poster

The Wild Man of Borneo Feature Film1941

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Poster

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Feature Film1940

Hullabaloo Poster

Hullabaloo Feature Film1940

My Little Chickadee Poster

My Little Chickadee Feature Film1940

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Poster

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Feature Film1940

Phantom Raiders Poster

Phantom Raiders Feature Film1940

Sky Murder Poster

Sky Murder Feature Film1940

Star Dust Poster

Star Dust Feature Film1940

The Ghost Comes Home Poster

The Ghost Comes Home Feature Film1940

The Man from Dakota Poster

The Man from Dakota Feature Film1940

The Return of Frank James Poster

The Return of Frank James Feature Film1940

Third Finger, Left Hand Poster

Third Finger, Left Hand Feature Film1940

Turnabout Poster

Turnabout Feature Film1940

Blondie Takes a Vacation Poster

Blondie Takes a Vacation Feature Film1939

Hollywood Cavalcade Poster

Hollywood Cavalcade Feature Film1939

Jesse James Poster

Jesse James Feature Film1939

Nick Carter, Master Detective Poster

Nick Carter, Master Detective Feature Film1939

Stagecoach Poster

Stagecoach Feature Film1939

The Housekeeper's Daughter Poster

The Housekeeper's Daughter Feature Film1939

Young Mr. Lincoln Poster

Young Mr. Lincoln Feature Film1939

Double Danger Poster

Double Danger Feature Film1938

Goodbye Broadway Poster

Goodbye Broadway Feature Film1938

Having Wonderful Time Poster

Having Wonderful Time Feature Film1938

Hold That Co-ed Poster

Hold That Co-ed Feature Film1938

Little Miss Broadway Poster

Little Miss Broadway Feature Film1938

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 Documentary1938

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Poster

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Feature Film1938

You Can't Take It with You Poster

You Can't Take It with You Feature Film1938

Artist and Models Poster

Artist and Models Feature Film1937

Behind the Headlines Poster

Behind the Headlines Feature Film1937

Breakfast for Two Poster

Breakfast for Two Feature Film1937

Double Wedding Poster

Double Wedding Feature Film1937

Maid of Salem Poster

Maid of Salem Feature Film1937

Make a Wish Poster

Make a Wish Feature Film1937

Parnell Feature Film1937

The Toast of New York Poster

The Toast of New York Feature Film1937

Three Legionnaires Poster

Three Legionnaires Feature Film1937

You're a Sweetheart Poster

You're a Sweetheart Feature Film1937

And So They Were Married Poster

And So They Were Married Feature Film1936

Everybody's Old Man Poster

Everybody's Old Man Feature Film1936

Love on the Run Poster

Love on the Run Feature Film1936

Old Hutch Poster

Old Hutch Feature Film1936

One Rainy Afternoon Poster

One Rainy Afternoon Feature Film1936

Pennies from Heaven Poster

Pennies from Heaven Feature Film1936

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 2 Documentary1936

The 3 Wise Guys Poster

The 3 Wise Guys Feature Film1936

Three Married Men Poster

Three Married Men Feature Film1936

Two in a Crowd Poster

Two in a Crowd Feature Film1936

Accent on Youth Poster

Accent on Youth Feature Film1935

Baby Face Harrington Poster

Baby Face Harrington Feature Film1935

Barbary Coast Poster

Barbary Coast Feature Film1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl Poster

Biography of a Bachelor Girl Feature Film1935

Captain Blood Poster

Captain Blood Feature Film1935

China Seas Poster

China Seas Feature Film1935

Happiness C.O.D. Poster

Happiness C.O.D. Feature Film1935

Kind Lady Poster

Kind Lady Feature Film1935

Mark of the Vampire Poster

Mark of the Vampire Feature Film1935

Old Man Rhythm Poster

Old Man Rhythm Feature Film1935

Peter Ibbetson Poster

Peter Ibbetson Feature Film1935

Romance in Manhattan Poster

Romance in Manhattan Feature Film1935

She Couldn't Take It Poster

She Couldn't Take It Feature Film1935

Society Doctor Poster

Society Doctor Feature Film1935

The Bride Comes Home Poster

The Bride Comes Home Feature Film1935

The Gilded Lily Poster

The Gilded Lily Feature Film1935

The Informer Poster

The Informer Feature Film1935

The Return of Peter Grimm Poster

The Return of Peter Grimm Feature Film1935

The Whole Town's Talking Poster

The Whole Town's Talking Feature Film1935

Village Tale Poster

Village Tale Feature Film1935

Bedside Feature Film1934

Hi, Nellie Poster

Hi, Nellie Feature Film1934

It's a Gift Poster

It's a Gift Feature Film1934

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Poster

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Feature Film1934

Murder at the Vanities Poster

Murder at the Vanities Feature Film1934

The Captain Hates the Sea Poster

The Captain Hates the Sea Feature Film1934

The Defense Rests Poster

The Defense Rests Feature Film1934

The Last Gentleman Poster

The Last Gentleman Feature Film1934

The Merry Widow Poster

The Merry Widow Feature Film1934

The Mighty Barnum Poster

The Mighty Barnum Feature Film1934

What Every Woman Knows Poster

What Every Woman Knows Feature Film1934

College Coach Poster

College Coach Feature Film1933

Ever in My Heart Poster

Ever in My Heart Feature Film1933

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! Poster

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! Feature Film1933

Murder in the Pullman Short Film1932

The Babbling Book Poster

The Babbling Book Short Film1932

The Cole Case Short Film1932

The Crane Poison Case Short Film1932

The Side Show Mystery Short Film1932

The Skull Murder Mystery Poster

The Skull Murder Mystery Short Film1932

The Studio Murder Mystery Poster

The Studio Murder Mystery Short Film1932

The Symphony Murder Mystery Poster

The Symphony Murder Mystery Short Film1932

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery Short Film1932

Wayward Feature Film1932

Personal Maid Poster

Personal Maid Feature Film1931

The Clyde Mystery Short Film1931

The Girl Habit Poster

The Girl Habit Feature Film1931

The Wall Street Mystery Poster

The Wall Street Mystery Short Film1931

The Week End Mystery Poster

The Week End Mystery Short Film1931

The Love Kiss Feature Film1930

The Hole in the Wall Poster

The Hole in the Wall Feature Film1929

Six Cylinder Love Poster

Six Cylinder Love Feature Film1923

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