Donald Meek
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1878-07-13
- Falecimento:
- 1946-11-18
- Local de nascimento:
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biografia
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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Filmografia
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Cidade Encantada
The Fabulous Joe
Affairs of Geraldine
Janie Gets Married
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Because of Him
Corações Enamorados
O Regresso Daquele Homem
Barbary Coast Gent
Por Conta do Cupido
Escola de Sereias
Duas Garotas e um Marujo
Rationing
O Anjo Perdido
Du Barry Era um Pedaço
Salve-se Quem Puder
O Fogo Sagrado
Correspondente Fenômeno
Seven Sweethearts
The Omaha Trail
Maisie Gets Her Man
Tortilla Flat
Calouros na Broadway
Rise and Shine
The Feminine Touch
Um Rosto de Mulher
Barnacle Bill
Blonde Inspiration
Come Live with Me
The Wild Man of Borneo
Hullabaloo
Third Finger, Left Hand
Sky Murder
A Volta de Frank James
Phantom Raiders
Turnabout
Star Dust
The Ghost Comes Home
A Vida do Dr. Ehrlich
The Man from Dakota
Minha Dengosa
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
Nick Carter, Super Detetive
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Hollywood em Desfile
Blondie Takes a Vacation
A Mocidade de Lincoln
No Tempo das Diligências
Jesse James
Hold That Co-ed
Do Mundo Nada Se Leva
Miss Broadway
Having Wonderful Time
Goodbye Broadway
As Aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Double Danger
You're a Sweetheart
Patuscada para Dois
Double Wedding
Make a Wish
Artistas e Modelos
O Ídolo de Nova York
Three Legionnaires
Parnell - O Rei Sem Coroa
Behind The Headlines
A Donzela de Salém
Dinheiro do Céu
Do Amor Ninguém Foge
Two in a Crowd
Old Hutch
Three Married Men
One Rainy Afternoon
Papai e Mamãe Se Casaram
Everybody's Old Man
O Capitão Blood
The Bride Comes Home
Kind Lady
O Sonho Eterno
Happiness C.O.D.
Duas Almas se Encontram
She Couldn't Take It
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Mares da China
Old Man Rhythm
Village Tale
O Delator
A Marca do Vampiro
Baby Face Harrington
O Homem Que Nunca Pecou
The Gilded Lily
Society Doctor
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Romance em Nova York
The Captain Hates the Sea
The Merry Widow
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
What Every Woman Knows
The Defense Rests
Murder at the Vanities
The Last Gentleman
O Nome é Tudo
Hi, Nellie!
College Coach
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
The Crane Poison Case
The Side Show Mystery
Murder in the Pullman
The Cole Case
The Skull Murder Mystery
Wayward
The Studio Murder Mystery
The Symphony Murder Mystery
The Week End Mystery
The Wall Street Mystery
The Clyde Mystery
Personal Maid
The Girl Habit
The Love Kiss
The Hole in the Wall
Six Cylinder Love