Actor

George Meeker

March 5, 1904 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – August 19, 1984) was an American character movie and Broadway actor who became more of a legend off-camera than on. Meeker made several movies such as Crime, Inc. (1945) and Thief in the Dark (1928), and he played an uncredited part in All Through the Night (1941).

Meeker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Notable work

8.1
Casablanca (1943)
as Rick's Friend (uncredited)
7.9
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Poker-Playing Captain (uncredited)
7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
as Mr. Swanson (uncredited)
7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as Henneberry (uncredited)
7.1
High Sierra (1941)
as Pfiffer

Often works with

Humphrey Bogart
4 titles together
Casablanca, High Sierra, The Roaring Twenties
Stanley Andrews
3 titles together
The Ox-Bow Incident, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Road to Rio
Joseph Crehan
3 titles together
The Roaring Twenties, Love Crazy, Larceny, Inc.
Claude Rains
2 titles together
Casablanca, Angel on My Shoulder
Conrad Veidt
2 titles together
Casablanca, All Through the Night
Peter Lorre
2 titles together
Casablanca, All Through the Night

Full filmography · 150

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
as Willard
1951
Wells Fargo Gunmaster
as Roulette Croupier
1951
Spoilers of the Plains
as Scientist
1951
Twilight in the Sierras
as Matt Brunner
1950
The Invisible Monster
as "Harry Long"
1950
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
as Eric Parsons
1949
Sky Liner
as Financier
1949
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
as Dr. Godfrey Long
1949
Words and Music
as Producer (uncredited)
19485.8
The Denver Kid
as Dealer Andre
1948
Silver Trails
as Will Jackson
1948
One Touch of Venus
as Mr. Crust
19486.7