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Donald Meek‌

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Birthday

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Donald Meek

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Donald Meek

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1878-07-13

Popularity

star3.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Stagecoach

Stagecoach‌
star7.6
calendar 1939

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

Keeper of the Flame

Keeper of the Flame‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You‌
star7.5
calendar 1938

A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face‌
star7.0
calendar 1941

State Fair

State Fair‌
star6.6
calendar 1945

The Clyde Mystery

The Clyde Mystery‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Side Show Mystery

The Side Show Mystery‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The Crane Poison Case

The Crane Poison Case‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire‌
star6.1
calendar 1935

Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home‌
star7.1
calendar 1944

Du Barry was a Lady

Du Barry was a Lady‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty‌
star5.8
calendar 1944

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

Jesse James

Jesse James‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln‌
star7.2
calendar 1939

Air Raid Wardens

Air Raid Wardens‌
star7.1
calendar 1943

Captain Blood

Captain Blood‌
star7.2
calendar 1935

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time‌
star4.9
calendar 1938

Sky Murder

Sky Murder‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders‌
star6.1
calendar 1940

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective‌
star5.7
calendar 1939

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand‌
star6.8
calendar 1940

The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York‌
star5.8
calendar 1937

The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking‌
star6.8
calendar 1935

Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade‌
star5.1
calendar 1939

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities‌
star5.4
calendar 1934

Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two‌
star5.9
calendar 1937

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch‌
star5.1
calendar 1941

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat‌
star5.4
calendar 1942

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man‌
star6.5
calendar 1942

The Hole in the Wall

The Hole in the Wall‌
star4.9
calendar 1929

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Turnabout

Turnabout‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

Bedside

Bedside‌
star5.6
calendar 1934

The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm‌
star5.2
calendar 1935

Double Danger

Double Danger‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

College Coach

College Coach‌
star4.3
calendar 1933

Lost Angel

Lost Angel‌
star7.5
calendar 1943

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman‌
star3.0
calendar 1934

The Man from Dakota

The Man from Dakota‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

And So They Were Married

And So They Were Married‌
star5.6
calendar 1936

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill‌
star7.7
calendar 1941

One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon‌
star4.6
calendar 1936

Blonde Inspiration

Blonde Inspiration‌
star5.4
calendar 1941

Romance in Manhattan

Romance in Manhattan‌
star8.1
calendar 1935

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven‌
star6.9
calendar 1936

The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter‌
star3.5
calendar 1939

Rationing

Rationing‌
star3.0
calendar 1944

Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

Make a Wish

Make a Wish‌
star5.9
calendar 1937

Behind The Headlines

Behind The Headlines‌
star6.2
calendar 1937

Goodbye Broadway

Goodbye Broadway‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Three Married Men

Three Married Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed‌
star6.6
calendar 1938

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It‌
star4.5
calendar 1935

Parnell

Parnell‌
star4.6
calendar 1937

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway‌
star6.6
calendar 1938

Village Tale

Village Tale‌
star4.5
calendar 1935

The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily‌
star6.4
calendar 1935

Magic Town

Magic Town‌
star6.7
calendar 1947

The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home‌
star4.8
calendar 1935

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!‌
star6.5
calendar 1934

The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington‌
star4.8
calendar 1935

The Studio Murder Mystery

The Studio Murder Mystery‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Love on the Run

Love on the Run‌
star6.4
calendar 1936

The Captain Hates the Sea

The Captain Hates the Sea‌
star6.5
calendar 1934

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast‌
star6.5
calendar 1935

Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent‌
star4.6
calendar 1944

They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered‌
star5.9
calendar 1943

Old Hutch

Old Hutch‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Kind Lady

Kind Lady‌
star6.6
calendar 1935

Society Doctor

Society Doctor‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

The Wall Street Mystery

The Wall Street Mystery‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery‌
star4.3
calendar 1932

Star Dust

Star Dust‌
star4.7
calendar 1940

Old Man Rhythm

Old Man Rhythm‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

China Seas

China Seas‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Affairs of Geraldine

Affairs of Geraldine‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Three Legionnaires

Three Legionnaires‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Artists & Models

Artists & Models‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem‌
star5.9
calendar 1937

Personal Maid

Personal Maid‌
star3.0
calendar 1931

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

Because of Him

Because of Him‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

Babes on Broadway

Babes on Broadway‌
star6.4
calendar 1941

The Informer

The Informer‌
star6.7
calendar 1935

Wayward

Wayward‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart‌
star4.0
calendar 1937

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow‌
star6.7
calendar 1934

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Effingham's Raid‌
star5.7
calendar 1946

Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Goes to Reno‌
star6.2
calendar 1944

What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

The Skull Murder Mystery

The Skull Murder Mystery‌
star4.7
calendar 1932

The Week End Mystery

The Week End Mystery‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

Double Wedding

Double Wedding‌
star6.5
calendar 1937

The Cole Case

The Cole Case‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Murder in the Pullman

Murder in the Pullman‌
star5.0
calendar 1932

The Girl Habit

The Girl Habit‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

The Symphony Murder Mystery

The Symphony Murder Mystery‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

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