Donald Meek
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK — Jul 13 1878• Died Nov 18 1946
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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…
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Stagecoach
Samuel Peacock
Captain Blood
Dr. Whacker
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Prosecutor John Felder
Jesse James
McCoy
A Woman's Face
Herman Rundvik
Peter Ibbetson
Mr. Slade
The Return of Frank James
McCoy
Kind Lady
Mr. Foster
China Seas
Chess Player (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Mr. Poppins
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Mittelmeyer
State Fair
Hippenstahl
The Gilded Lily
Hankerson
The Informer
Peter Mulligan
Bathing Beauty
Chester Klazenfrantz
Maisie Goes to Reno
Parsons
Babes on Broadway
Mr. Stone
Tortilla Flat
Paul D. Cummings
The Defense Rests
Fogg
Du Barry Was a Lady
Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Murder at the Vanities
Dr. Saunders
Two Girls and a Sailor
Mr. Nizby
Keeper of the Flame
Mr Arbuthnot
Parnell
Nicholas Daniel Murphy
The Bride Comes Home
The Judge
Rise and Shine
Professor Philip Murray
Seven Sweethearts
Reverend Howgan, the Minister
Artists & Models
Dr. Zimmer
The Omaha Trail
Engineer Jonah McCleod
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Mr. Irish, Moose Village General Store
Turnabout
Henry, the Valet
The Toast of New York
Daniel Drew
One Rainy Afternoon
Judge
Mark of the Vampire
Dr. Doskil
The Merry Widow
Valet
Bedside
Dr. George Wiley
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Sunday School Superintendent
Pennies from Heaven
Gramp Smith
Breakfast for Two
Justice of the Peace
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Doc Buden
Maid of Salem
Ezra Cheeves
Come Live with Me
Joe Darsie
The Whole Town's Talking
Hoyt
Barbary Coast
Sawbuck McTavish
The Girl Habit
Jonesy
Wayward
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Jonathan N. Gillis
Star Dust
Sam Wellman
The Hole in the Wall
Goofy
The Feminine Touch
Captain Makepeace Liveright
Goodbye Broadway
Iradius P. Oglethorpe
Make a Wish
Joseph
Barbary Coast Gent
Bradford Bellamy I
Double Wedding
Judge Blynn (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd
Bennett
Hollywood Cavalcade
Lyle P. Stout
Phantom Raiders
Bartholomew
Having Wonderful Time
P.U. Rogers
Blonde Inspiration
'Dusty' King
College Coach
Spencer Trask
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Mayor Everett Bartholomew
The Man from Dakota
Mr. Vestry
What Every Woman Knows
Snibby the Jeweler (uncredited)
Sky Murder
Bartholomew
You're a Sweetheart
Conway Jeeters
Romance in Manhattan
Minister
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Editor Wilson
Magic Town
Mr. Twiddle
Because of Him
Martin
Three Married Men
Mr. Frisbee
Maisie Gets Her Man
Mr. Stickwell
Hi, Nellie!
Durkin
The Ghost Comes Home
Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
Third Finger, Left Hand
Mr. Flandrin
And So They Were Married
Hotel Manager
My Little Chickadee
Amos Budge
Affairs of Geraldine
Casper Millhouse
Lost Angel
Professor Catty
Six Cylinder Love
Richard Burton
The Thin Man Goes Home
Willie Crump
Rationing
Wilfred Ball
Little Miss Broadway
Willoughby Wendling
Love on the Run
Caretaker
They Got Me Covered
Little Old Man
Village Tale
Charlie
Society Doctor
Moxley
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Bartholomew, the bee man
Barnacle Bill
"Pop" Cavendish
The Symphony Murder Mystery
Dr. Crabtree
She Couldn't Take It
Uncle Wyndersham
The Captain Hates the Sea
Josephus Bushmills
Air Raid Wardens
Eustace Middling
The Fabulous Joe
Henry Cadwallader, Lawyer
Happiness C.O.D.
Thomas Sherridan
Old Hutch
Mr. Gunnison
Behind The Headlines
Potter
The Last Gentleman
Judd Barr, Cabot's son
The Wild Man of Borneo
Professor Charles W. Birdo
Janie Gets Married
Harley P. Stowers
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Dr. Crabtree - Criminologist
Hullabaloo
Mr. Clyde Perkins
Hold That Co-ed
Dean Thatcher
Everybody's Old Man
Finney
Old Man Rhythm
Paul Parker
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
Adelbert Thistlebottom
The Cole Case
Dr. Crabtree
Three Legionnaires
Uriah S. Grant
Personal Maid
Pa Ryan
Baby Face Harrington
Skinner
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mr. Wiggs
The Clyde Mystery
Dr. Amos Crabtree
Double Danger
Gordon Ainsley, aka Henry Robinson
The Studio Murder Mystery
Dr. Crabtree
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
Luther Bowen
The Skull Murder Mystery
Dr. Crabtree
The Week End Mystery
Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Side Show Mystery
Dr. Amos Crabtree
Murder in the Pullman
Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Crane Poison Case
Dr. Amos Crabtree
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Wall Street Mystery
Doctor Crabtree
The Love Kiss
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