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Donald Meek
Actor
Born July 13, 1878Died November 18, 1946 (68 years)
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.
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
| 1992 | John Ford · as Samuel Peacock [in "stagecoach"] |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
| 1947 | Magic Town · as Mr. Twiddle |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe · as Henry Cadwallader, Lawyer |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married · as Harley P. Stowers |
| 1946 | Because of Him · as Martin |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Doc Buden |
| 1945 | State Fair · as Hippenstahl |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home · as Willie Crump |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent · as Bradford Bellamy I |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno · as Parsons |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty · as Chester Klazenfrantz |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor · as Mr. Nizby |
| 1944 | Rationing · as Wilfred Ball |
| 1943 | Lost Angel · as Professor Catty |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Mr. Jones / Duc De Choiseul |
| 1943 | Air Raid Wardens · as Eustace Middling |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered · as Little Old Man |
| 1942 | Keeper of the Flame · as Mr Arbuthnot |
| 1942 | Seven Sweethearts · as Reverend Howgan, The Minister |
| 1942 | The Omaha Trail · as Engineer Jonah Mccleod |
| 1942 | Tortilla Flat · as Paul D. Cummings |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man · as Mr. Stickwell |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway · as Mr. Stone |
| 1941 | Rise and Shine · as Professor Philip Murray |
| 1941 | The Feminine Touch · as Captain Makepeace Liveright |
| 1941 | A Woman's Face · as Herman Rundvik |
| 1941 | Barnacle Bill · as "pop" Cavendish |
| 1941 | Free and Easy · as Tout |
| 1941 | Blonde Inspiration · as 'dusty' King |
| 1941 | Come Live with Me · as Joe Darsie |
| 1941 | The Wild Man of Borneo · as Professor Charles W. Birdo |
| 1940 | Hullabaloo · as Mr. Clyde Perkins |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand · as Mr. Flandrin |
| 1940 | Sky Murder · as Bartholomew |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James · as Mccoy |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders · as Bartholomew |
| 1940 | |
| 1940 | Star Dust · as Sam Wellman |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Amos Budge |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home · as Mortimer Hopkins, Sr. |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet · as Mittelmeyer |
| 1940 | The Man from Dakota · as Mr. Vestry |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective · as Bartholomew, The Bee Man |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter · as Editor Wilson |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade · as Lyle P. Stout |
| 1939 | Blondie Takes a Vacation · as Jonathan N. Gillis |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln · as Prosecutor John Felder |
| 1939 | Stagecoach · as Samuel Peacock |
| 1939 | Jesse James · as Mccoy |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Mr. Poppins |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed · as Dean Thatcher |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway · as Willoughby Wendling |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time · as P.u. Rogers |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · as Sunday School Superintendent |
| 1938 | Double Danger · as Gordon Ainsley, Aka Henry Robinson |
| 1937 | You're a Sweetheart · as Conway Jeeters |
| 1937 | Breakfast for Two · as Justice Of The Peace |
| 1937 | Double Wedding · as Judge Blynn (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Make a Wish · as Joseph |
| 1937 | Artist and Models · as Dr. Zimmer |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York · as Daniel Drew |
| 1937 | Parnell · as Nicholas Daniel Murphy |
| 1937 | Behind the Headlines · as Potter |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem · as Ezra Cheeves |
| 1936 | Pennies from Heaven · as Gramp Smith |
| 1936 | Love on the Run · as Caretaker |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd · as Bennett |
| 1936 | Old Hutch · as Mr. Gunnison |
| 1936 | One Rainy Afternoon · as Judge |
| 1936 | And So They Were Married · as Hotel Manager |
| 1935 | Captain Blood · as Dr. Whacker |
| 1935 | Barbary Coast · as Sawbuck Mctavish |
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home · as The Judge |
| 1935 | Kind Lady · as Mr. Foster |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson · as Mr. Slade |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It · as Uncle Wyndersham |
| 1935 | The Return of Peter Grimm · as Mayor Everett Bartholomew |
| 1935 | Accent on Youth · as Orville |
| 1935 | China Seas · as Chess Player (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Old Man Rhythm · as Paul Parker |
| 1935 | Village Tale · as Charlie |
| 1935 | The Informer · as Peter Mulligan |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire · as Dr. Doskil |
| 1935 | Baby Face Harrington · as Skinner |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking · as Hoyt |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily · as Hankerson |
| 1935 | Society Doctor · as Moxley |
| 1935 | Biography of a Bachelor Girl · as Mr. Irish, Moose Village General Store |
| 1934 | Romance in Manhattan · as Minister |
| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum · as Undetermined Role |
| 1934 | It's a Gift · as Uncle Bean In Photograph |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow · as Valet |
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the Sea · as Josephus Bushmills |
| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · as Mr. Wiggs |
| 1934 | What Every Woman Knows · as Snibby The Jeweler (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Defense Rests · as Fogg |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities · as Dr. Saunders |
| 1934 | The Last Gentleman · as Judd Barr, Cabot's Son |
| 1934 | Bedside · as Dr. George Wiley |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie · as Durkin |
| 1933 | College Coach · as Spencer Trask |
| 1933 | Ever in My Heart · as Storekeeper |
| 1932 | Wayward · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Week End Mystery · as Dr. Amos Crabtree |
| 1931 | Personal Maid · as Pa Ryan |
| 1929 | The Hole in the Wall · as Goofy |