Donald Meek

Donald Meek

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1878-07-13
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also Known As: Thomas Donald Meek

Movies List of Donald Meek

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Stagecoach

1939 Movie
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Come Live with Me

1941 Movie
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Keeper of the Flame

1943 Movie
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A Woman's Face

1941 Movie
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State Fair

1945 Movie
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The Side Show Mystery

1932 Movie
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The Crane Poison Case

1932 Movie
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The Clyde Mystery

1931 Movie
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Mark of the Vampire

1935 Movie
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Six Cylinder Love

1923 Movie
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My Little Chickadee

1940 Movie
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Du Barry was a Lady

1943 Movie
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Bathing Beauty

1944 Movie
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Jesse James

1939 Movie
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Young Mr. Lincoln

1939 Movie
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Air Raid Wardens

1943 Movie
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Captain Blood

1935 Movie
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Having Wonderful Time

1938 Movie
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Sky Murder

1940 Movie
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Phantom Raiders

1940 Movie
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The Toast of New York

1937 Movie
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Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 Movie
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Breakfast for Two

1937 Movie
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Peter Ibbetson

1935 Movie
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The Feminine Touch

1941 Movie
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Tortilla Flat

1942 Movie
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Maisie Gets Her Man

1942 Movie
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The Hole in the Wall

1929 Movie
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The Ghost Comes Home

1940 Movie
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Turnabout

1940 Movie
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Bedside

1934 Movie
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Double Danger

1938 Movie
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College Coach

1933 Movie
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Lost Angel

1943 Movie
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The Last Gentleman

1934 Movie
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The Man from Dakota

1940 Movie
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Barnacle Bill

1941 Movie
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One Rainy Afternoon

1936 Movie
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Blonde Inspiration

1941 Movie
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Romance in Manhattan

1935 Movie
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Pennies from Heaven

1936 Movie
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Rationing

1944 Movie
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Janie Gets Married

1946 Movie
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Happiness C.O.D.

1935 Movie
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Make a Wish

1937 Movie
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Behind The Headlines

1937 Movie
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Goodbye Broadway

1938 Movie
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Three Married Men

1936 Movie
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Hold That Co-ed

1938 Movie
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She Couldn't Take It

1935 Movie
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Parnell

1937 Movie
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Little Miss Broadway

1938 Movie
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Village Tale

1935 Movie
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The Gilded Lily

1935 Movie
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Magic Town

1947 Movie
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The Bride Comes Home

1935 Movie
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Hi, Nellie!

1934 Movie
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The Defense Rests

1934 Movie
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Baby Face Harrington

1935 Movie
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Love on the Run

1936 Movie
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Barbary Coast

1935 Movie
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Barbary Coast Gent

1944 Movie
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They Got Me Covered

1943 Movie
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Old Hutch

1936 Movie
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Kind Lady

1935 Movie
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Society Doctor

1935 Movie
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Two in a Crowd

1936 Movie
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Star Dust

1940 Movie
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Old Man Rhythm

1935 Movie
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China Seas

1935 Movie
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Affairs of Geraldine

1946 Movie
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Three Legionnaires

1937 Movie
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Artists & Models

1937 Movie
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Maid of Salem

1937 Movie
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Personal Maid

1931 Movie
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The Omaha Trail

1942 Movie
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Because of Him

1946 Movie
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Babes on Broadway

1941 Movie
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The Informer

1935 Movie
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Wayward

1932 Movie
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Hullabaloo

1940 Movie
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You're a Sweetheart

1937 Movie
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The Merry Widow

1934 Movie
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Maisie Goes to Reno

1944 Movie
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The Week End Mystery

1931 Movie
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Rise and Shine

1941 Movie
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Double Wedding

1937 Movie
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The Cole Case

1932 Movie
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Seven Sweethearts

1942 Movie
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Murder in the Pullman

1932 Movie
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The Girl Habit

1931 Movie
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The Fabulous Joe

1947 Movie