ACTOR

Ralph Meeker

1920 - 1988

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Ralph Meeker (born Ralph Rathgeber; November 21, 1920 – August 5, 1988) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He first rose to prominence for his roles in the Broadway productions of Mister Roberts (1948–1951) and Picnic (1953), the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance. In film, Meeker is known for his portrayal of Mike Hammer in Robert Aldrich's 1955 Kiss Me Deadly and as condemned infantryman Cpl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Meeker has received more than 1,110,703 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ralph Meeker is the 5,492nd most popular actor (up from 5,568th in 2019), the 8,005th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,293rd in 2019) and the 2,493rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 46.22

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  • 17

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  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ralph Meeker ranks 5,492 out of 13,578. Before him are Stephen Mangan, Beatriz Segall, Eric Szmanda, Parveen Babi, Martin Wuttke, and Jeanette Nolan. After him are Estelle Winwood, Jenna Ortega, Romi Park, Fyodor Volkov, James Ransone, and Joe Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ralph Meeker ranks 348. Before him are Eugênio Sales, Alf Kjellin, Stan Musial, Ragnhild Hveger, Leonid Shvartsman, and Mykola Rudenko. After him are Yuri Nagibin, Kenneth McAlpine, Lewis Wilson, Clive Dunn, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, and Jim Siedow. Among people deceased in 1988, Ralph Meeker ranks 205. Before him are Max Black, Alf Kjellin, Plácido Galindo, Aya Kitō, Bernard Leene, and Hans Lewy. After him are Heather O'Rourke, Alan Napier, Lazarus Salii, Duane Jones, Roger Hargreaves, and Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Meeker ranks 8,005 out of 20,380. Before him are D. J. Fontana (1931), Guy Madison (1922), Eric Szmanda (1975), Stan Brakhage (1933), Jeanette Nolan (1911), and Neal Schon (1954). After him are Jenna Ortega (2002), Fred Saberhagen (1930), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), James Ransone (1979), Joe Roberts (1871), and Nancy Kress (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ralph Meeker ranks 2,493. Before him are Clu Gulager (1928), Danny Masterson (1976), Matthew Davis (1978), Guy Madison (1922), Eric Szmanda (1975), and Jeanette Nolan (1911). After him are Jenna Ortega (2002), James Ransone (1979), Joe Roberts (1871), John Shea (1949), Laura Leighton (1968), and Kay Francis (1905).

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Television and Movie Roles

Paths of Glory
Cpl. Philippe Paris
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Oct 25th 19578.3 / 10
Kiss Me Deadly
Mike Hammer
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
Apr 28th 19557.2 / 10
The Dirty Dozen
Captain Stuart Kinder
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Jun 15th 19677.6 / 10