Portrait of Emile Meyer

Acting

Emile Meyer

Career

Active from 1951 to 1977, with a break from 1966 to 1976, busiest in 1955 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Emile Meyer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Western 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • American West 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 64
The Legend of Frank Woods
The Legend of Frank Woods (1977)

as Sheriff Dooley

Macon County Line
Macon County Line (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gurney

The Outfit
The Outfit (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Amos Hopper

The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Harry Debbs

The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

as Harry Debbs

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 58
A Time for Killing
A Time for Killing (1967)
GoodWatch score 36

as Col. Harries

Taggart
Taggart (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ben Blazer

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Legend of Jesse James
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)

TV show ยท as Cap Walters

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Process Server (uncredited)

87th Precinct
87th Precinct (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

The Girl in Lovers Lane
The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960)
GoodWatch score 25

as Cal Anders

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Young Jesse James
Young Jesse James (1960)

as Major Charlie Quantrill

The Tall Man
The Tall Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Outlaws
Outlaws (1960)

TV show

1950s

54 titles ยท average score 65
The Lineup
The Lineup (1958)
GoodWatch score 80

as Inspector Al Quine

The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Capt. T.W. Wills

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Ed Talbert / Patrolman Joe

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Pike

Gun the Man Down
Gun the Man Down (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sheriff Morton

The Tall Men
The Tall Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chickasaw Charlie

Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr. Halloran

Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

as Saul Atkins

Stranger on Horseback
Stranger on Horseback (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sheriff Nat Bell

Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

as Warden Reynolds

Silver Lode
Silver Lode (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sheriff Wooley

Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

as Capt. Gunnarson