7.8
7.8
Romance in Manhattan
1935
as Minister
Donald Meek
Acting
Born:July 13, 1878
Died:November 18, 1946(aged 68)
Birthplace:Glasgow, Scotland, UK
N/A
CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (118 movies)
7.7
7.7
Barnacle Bill
1941
as "Pop" Cavendish
7.6
7.6
Stagecoach
1939
as Samuel Peacock
7.5
7.5
Lost Angel
1943
as Professor Catty
7.5
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Mr. Poppins
7.2
7.2
Captain Blood
1935
as Dr. Whacker
7.2
7.2
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Prosecutor John Felder
7.1
7.1
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Eustace Middling
7.1
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Willie Crump
7.0
7.0
The Defense Rests
1934
as Fogg
7.0
7.0
What Every Woman Knows
1934
as Snibby the Jeweler (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Omaha Trail
1942
as Engineer Jonah McCleod
6.9
6.9
Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Mr. Slade
6.9
6.9
Pennies from Heaven
1936
as Gramp Smith
6.8
6.8
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Mr. Flandrin
6.8
6.8
A Woman's Face
1941
as Herman Rundvik
6.8
6.8
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
as Hoyt
6.8
6.8
Come Live with Me
1941
as Joe Darsie
6.7
6.7
The Informer
1935
as Peter Mulligan
6.7
6.7
Magic Town
1947
as Mr. Twiddle
6.7
6.7
The Merry Widow
1934
as Valet
6.6
6.6
Keeper of the Flame
1943
as Mr Arbuthnot
6.6
6.6
Kind Lady
1935
as Mr. Foster
6.6
6.6
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Sunday School Superintendent
6.6
6.6
State Fair
1945
as Hippenstahl
6.5
6.5
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Hankerson
6.5
6.5
Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Durkin
6.5
6.5
Double Danger
1938
as Gordon Ainsley, aka Henry Robinson
6.5
6.5
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Mr. Stickwell
6.5
6.5
Babes on Broadway
1941
as Mr. Stone
6.5
6.5
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Professor Charles W. Birdo
6.5
6.5
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Willoughby Wendling
6.5
6.5
Barbary Coast
1935
as Sawbuck McTavish
6.4
6.4
Love on the Run
1936
as Caretaker
6.4
6.4
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Amos Budge
6.4
6.4
Jesse James
1939
as McCoy
6.4
6.4
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Mittelmeyer
6.3
6.3
Sky Murder
1940
as Bartholomew
6.3
6.3
Society Doctor
1935
as Moxley
6.3
6.3
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Mr. Irish, Moose Village General Store
6.3
6.3
Hold That Co-ed
1938
as Dean Thatcher
6.3
6.3
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Paul Parker
6.3
6.3
The Return of Frank James
1940
as McCoy
6.2
6.2
Behind The Headlines
1937
as Potter
6.2
6.2
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Parsons
6.2
6.2
Because of Him
1946
as Martin
6.2
6.2
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
as Jonathan N. Gillis
6.2
6.2
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
6.1
6.1
China Seas
1935
as Chess Player (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Dr. Doskil
6.1
6.1
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Bartholomew
6.0
6.0
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932
as Dr. Crabtree
6.0
6.0
Happiness C.O.D.
1935
as Thomas Sherridan
6.0
6.0
Artists & Models
1937
as Dr. Zimmer
6.0
6.0
Janie Gets Married
1946
as Harley P. Stowers
6.0
6.0
Wayward
1932
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Mr. Wiggs
6.0
6.0
The Wall Street Mystery
1931
as Doctor Crabtree
6.0
6.0
Seven Sweethearts
1942
as Reverend Howgan, the Minister
6.0
6.0
Rise and Shine
1941
as Professor Philip Murray
5.9
5.9
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Little Old Man
5.9
5.9
Maid of Salem
1937
as Ezra Cheeves
5.8
5.8
Turnabout
1940
as Henry, the Valet
5.8
5.8
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
as Josephus Bushmills
5.8
5.8
The Toast of New York
1937
as Daniel Drew
5.8
5.8
And So They Were Married
1936
as Hotel Manager
5.7
5.7
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Doc Buden
5.7
5.7
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Mr. Nizby
5.7
5.7
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Bartholomew, the bee man
5.7
5.7
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
as Adelbert Thistlebottom
5.7
5.7
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Chester Klazenfrantz
5.6
5.6
Breakfast for Two
1937
as Justice of the Peace
5.5
5.5
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Paul D. Cummings
5.5
5.5
Make a Wish
1937
as Joseph
5.5
5.5
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Dr. Saunders
5.4
5.4
Bedside
1934
as Dr. George Wiley
5.4
5.4
Blonde Inspiration
1941
as 'Dusty' King
5.3
5.3
The Man from Dakota
1940
as Mr. Vestry
5.3
5.3
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Lyle P. Stout
5.2
5.2
The Fabulous Joe
1947
as Henry Cadwallader, Lawyer
5.2
5.2
The Hole in the Wall
1929
as Goofy
5.2
5.2
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935
as Mayor Everett Bartholomew
5.0
5.0
Murder in the Pullman
1932
as Dr. Amos Crabtree
5.0
5.0
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
4.8
4.8
Baby Face Harrington
1935
as Skinner
4.8
4.8
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
as Judge
4.8
4.8
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932
as Dr. Crabtree
4.8
4.8
Star Dust
1940
as Sam Wellman
4.6
4.6
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as P.U. Rogers
4.6
4.6
The Feminine Touch
1941
as Captain Makepeace Liveright
4.6
4.6
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Bradford Bellamy I
4.5
4.5
The Bride Comes Home
1935
as The Judge
4.5
4.5
Village Tale
1935
as Charlie
4.5
4.5
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Uncle Wyndersham
4.3
4.3
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932
as Dr. Crabtree - Criminologist
4.1
4.1
College Coach
1933
as Spencer Trask
4.1
4.1
Parnell
1937
as Nicholas Daniel Murphy
4.1
4.1
You're a Sweetheart
1937
as Conway Jeeters
4.0
4.0
Hullabaloo
1940
as Mr. Clyde Perkins
3.5
3.5
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Editor Wilson
3.0
3.0
Personal Maid
1931
as Pa Ryan
3.0
3.0
The Last Gentleman
1934
as Judd Barr, Cabot's son
2.7
2.7
Rationing
1944
as Wilfred Ball
Goodbye Broadway
1938
as Iradius P. Oglethorpe
Three Legionnaires
1937
as Uriah S. Grant
The Week End Mystery
1931
as Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Cole Case
1932
as Dr. Crabtree
Affairs of Geraldine
1946
as Casper Millhouse
The Girl Habit
1931
as Jonesy
Six Cylinder Love
1923
as Richard Burton
The Clyde Mystery
1931
as Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Side Show Mystery
1932
as Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Crane Poison Case
1932
as Dr. Amos Crabtree
Everybody's Old Man
1936
as Finney
Old Hutch
1936
as Mr. Gunnison
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932
as Dr. Crabtree
Two in a Crowd
1936
as Bennett
Three Married Men
1936
as Mr. Frisbee
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review!