Deceased

How Did Ralph Meeker Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 67

Also known asRalph RathgeberGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/11/1920Born inMinneapolis, Minnesota, USADied05/08/1988Died inWoodland HillsCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1370520 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#14562 ↗

Ralph Meeker was an American film, stage, and television actor. He first rose to prominence for his roles in the Broadway productions of Mister Roberts (1948–1951) and Picnic (1953), the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance. In film, Meeker is known for his portrayal of Mike Hammer in Robert Aldrich's 1955 Kiss Me Deadly and as condemned infantryman Cpl. Philippe Paris in Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory.

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Filmography71 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie	Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)	84
2002	The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerMovie	Lt. Driscoll (archive footage)	82
1980	Without WarningMovie	Dave	60
1979	Winter KillsMovie	Gameboy Baker	59
1978	The Alpha IncidentMovie	Charlie	58
1978	KazSeries	—	58
1978	The Eddie Capra MysteriesSeries	—	58
1977	CHiPsSeries	—	57
1976	The Food of the GodsMovie	Bensington	56
1975	Johnny FirecloudMovie	Colby	55
1975	BranniganMovie	Capt. Moretti	55
1975	Barbary CoastSeries	Big Lou Hobart	55
1974	Police WomanSeries	—	54
1974	Harry OSeries	—	54
1974	Night GamesMovie	Dutch Armbreck	54
1974	Run, Joe, RunSeries	—	54
1974	Cry PanicMovie	Chuck Braswell	54
1974	The Girl on the Late, Late ShowMovie	Inspector DeBiesse	54
1973	Police StorySeries	—	53
1973	The Evil TouchSeries	—	53
1973	TomaSeries	—	53
1973	Faraday and CompanySeries	Ed Kelso	53
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	52
1972	The Mind SnatchersMovie	The Major	52
1972	The Night StalkerMovie	Bernie Jenks	52
1971	PrimusSeries	—	51
1971	CannonSeries	—	51
1971	The Anderson TapesMovie	Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney	51
1970	Lost FlightMovie	Glenn Walkup	50
1969	Room 222Series	—	49
1969	The Devil's EightMovie	Burl	49
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Senator Goddard	48
1968	The DetectiveMovie	Curran	48
1967	IronsideSeries	—	47
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Tracy Conlin	47
1967	The St. Valentine's Day MassacreMovie	George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran	47
1967	The Dirty DozenMovie	Captain Stuart Kinder	47
1966	The Green HornetSeries	Earl Evans	46
1966	TarzanSeries	—	46
1965	The F.B.I.Series	King Hogan	45
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Harly Clay	43
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	John Dexter	43
1963	Wall of NoiseMovie	Matt Rubio	43
1962	Going My WaySeries	—	42
1961	The DefendersSeries	Floyd Cooper	41
1961	AdaMovie	Colonel Yancey	41
1960	Route 66Series	—	40
1959	Not for HireSeries	US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker	39
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Martin Ash	38
1958	The TexanSeries	—	38
1957	Run of the ArrowMovie	Lieutenant Driscoll	37
1957	Paths of GloryMovie	Cpl. Philippe Paris	37
1957	Four Women in BlackMovie	Carbine Webb	37
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Steve Elkins	36
1956	A Woman's DevotionMovie	Trevor Stevenson	36
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Carl Spann	35
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	—	35
1955	Big House, U.S.AMovie	Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman	35
1955	Kiss Me DeadlyMovie	Mike Hammer	35
1955	Desert SandsMovie	Capt. David Malcolm	35
1954	Climax!Series	Alex Hill	34
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Pilot Duke Cavanaugh	33
1953	JeopardyMovie	Lawson the Fugitive	33
1953	The Naked SpurMovie	Roy Anderson	33
1952	Glory AlleyMovie	Socks Barbarrosa	32
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Wally Walters	31
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Rich Adams	31
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Mike	30
1948	Studio OneSeries	Larry Sheridan	28
1948	Studio OneSeries	Steve Windom	28
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	28