Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Acting

Birthday

1878/07/13

Day of death

1946/11/18 (68 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also know as

Thomas Donald Meek

Biography

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, th...Read more

Acting
Stagecoach
7.6

(1939) Stagecoach

as Samuel Peacock

Blondie Takes a Vacation
6.2

(1939) Blondie Takes a Vacation

as Jonathan N. Gillis

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
6.6

(1938) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

as Sunday School Superintendent

Come Live with Me
6.8

(1941) Come Live with Me

as Joe Darsie

Keeper of the Flame
6.6

(1943) Keeper of the Flame

as Mr Arbuthnot

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Mr. Poppins

A Woman's Face
6.8

(1941) A Woman's Face

as Herman Rundvik

State Fair
6.6

(1945) State Fair

as Hippenstahl

0.0

(1931) The Clyde Mystery

as Dr. Amos Crabtree

0.0

(1932) The Crane Poison Case

as Dr. Amos Crabtree

0.0

(1932) The Side Show Mystery

as Dr. Amos Crabtree

Mark of the Vampire
6.1

(1935) Mark of the Vampire

as Dr. Doskil

Six Cylinder Love
0.0

(1923) Six Cylinder Love

as Richard Burton

My Little Chickadee
6.4

(1940) My Little Chickadee

as Amos Budge

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

(1944) The Thin Man Goes Home

as Willie Crump

Du Barry Was a Lady
6.2

(1943) Du Barry Was a Lady

as Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul

Bathing Beauty
5.7

(1944) Bathing Beauty

as Chester Klazenfrantz

The Return of Frank James
6.3

(1940) The Return of Frank James

as McCoy

Jesse James
6.5

(1939) Jesse James

as McCoy

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln

as Prosecutor John Felder

Air Raid Wardens
7.1

(1943) Air Raid Wardens

as Eustace Middling

Captain Blood
7.2

(1935) Captain Blood

as Dr. Whacker

Having Wonderful Time
4.6

(1938) Having Wonderful Time

as P.U. Rogers

Phantom Raiders
6.1

(1940) Phantom Raiders

as Bartholomew

Sky Murder
6.3

(1940) Sky Murder

as Bartholomew

Nick Carter, Master Detective
5.7

(1939) Nick Carter, Master Detective

as Bartholomew, the bee man

Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8

(1940) Third Finger, Left Hand

as Mr. Flandrin

The Toast of New York
5.8

(1937) The Toast of New York

as Daniel Drew

The Whole Town's Talking
6.8

(1935) The Whole Town's Talking

as Hoyt

Two Girls and a Sailor
5.7

(1944) Two Girls and a Sailor

as Mr. Nizby

Hollywood Cavalcade
5.3

(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade

as Lyle P. Stout

Murder at the Vanities
5.5

(1934) Murder at the Vanities

as Dr. Saunders

Breakfast for Two
5.6

(1937) Breakfast for Two

as Justice of the Peace

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
6.0

(1934) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Mr. Wiggs

Peter Ibbetson
6.9

(1935) Peter Ibbetson

as Mr. Slade

The Feminine Touch
4.6

(1941) The Feminine Touch

as Captain Makepeace Liveright

Tortilla Flat
5.5

(1942) Tortilla Flat

as Paul D. Cummings

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.4

(1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Mittelmeyer

Maisie Gets Her Man
6.5

(1942) Maisie Gets Her Man

as Mr. Stickwell

The Hole in the Wall
5.2

(1929) The Hole in the Wall

as Goofy

The Ghost Comes Home
5.0

(1940) The Ghost Comes Home

as Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.

Turnabout
5.8

(1940) Turnabout

as Henry, the Valet

Bedside
5.4

(1934) Bedside

as Dr. George Wiley

The Wild Man of Borneo
6.5

(1941) The Wild Man of Borneo

as Professor Charles W. Birdo

The Return Of Peter Grimm
5.2

(1935) The Return Of Peter Grimm

as Mayor Everett Bartholomew

Double Danger
6.5

(1938) Double Danger

as Gordon Ainsley, aka Henry Robinson

College Coach
4.1

(1933) College Coach

as Spencer Trask

Lost Angel
7.5

(1943) Lost Angel

as Professor Catty

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.3

(1935) Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as Mr. Irish, Moose Village General Store

The Last Gentleman
3.0

(1934) The Last Gentleman

as Judd Barr, Cabot's son

And So They Were Married
5.8

(1936) And So They Were Married

as Hotel Manager

The Man from Dakota
5.3

(1940) The Man from Dakota

as Mr. Vestry

Barnacle Bill
7.7

(1941) Barnacle Bill

as "Pop" Cavendish

One Rainy Afternoon
4.8

(1936) One Rainy Afternoon

as Judge

Blonde Inspiration
5.4

(1941) Blonde Inspiration

as 'Dusty' King

Romance in Manhattan
7.8

(1935) Romance in Manhattan

as Minister

Pennies from Heaven
6.9

(1936) Pennies from Heaven

as Gramp Smith

The Housekeeper's Daughter
3.5

(1939) The Housekeeper's Daughter

as Editor Wilson

Rationing
2.7

(1944) Rationing

as Wilfred Ball

Janie Gets Married
6.0

(1946) Janie Gets Married

as Harley P. Stowers

Happiness C.O.D.
6.0

(1935) Happiness C.O.D.

as Thomas Sherridan

Make a Wish
5.5

(1937) Make a Wish

as Joseph

Behind The Headlines
6.2

(1937) Behind The Headlines

as Potter

Goodbye Broadway
0.0

(1938) Goodbye Broadway

as Iradius P. Oglethorpe

Three Married Men
0.0

(1936) Three Married Men

as Mr. Frisbee

Hold That Co-ed
6.3

(1938) Hold That Co-ed

as Dean Thatcher

She Couldn't Take It
4.5

(1935) She Couldn't Take It

as Uncle Wyndersham

Parnell
4.1

(1937) Parnell

as Nicholas Daniel Murphy

Little Miss Broadway
6.5

(1938) Little Miss Broadway

as Willoughby Wendling

Village Tale
4.5

(1935) Village Tale

as Charlie

The Gilded Lily
6.5

(1935) The Gilded Lily

as Hankerson

Magic Town
6.7

(1947) Magic Town

as Mr. Twiddle

The Bride Comes Home
4.5

(1935) The Bride Comes Home

as The Judge

Hi, Nellie!
6.5

(1934) Hi, Nellie!

as Durkin

The Defense Rests
7.0

(1934) The Defense Rests

as Fogg

Going Hollywood: The '30s
10.0

(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Baby Face Harrington
4.8

(1935) Baby Face Harrington

as Skinner

The Studio Murder Mystery
6.0

(1932) The Studio Murder Mystery

as Dr. Crabtree

Love on the Run
6.4

(1936) Love on the Run

as Caretaker

The Captain Hates the Sea
5.8

(1934) The Captain Hates the Sea

as Josephus Bushmills

Barbary Coast
6.5

(1935) Barbary Coast

as Sawbuck McTavish

Barbary Coast Gent
4.6

(1944) Barbary Coast Gent

as Bradford Bellamy I

They Got Me Covered
5.9

(1943) They Got Me Covered

as Little Old Man

Old Hutch
0.0

(1936) Old Hutch

as Mr. Gunnison

Kind Lady
6.6

(1935) Kind Lady

as Mr. Foster

Society Doctor
6.3

(1935) Society Doctor

as Moxley

Two in a Crowd
0.0

(1936) Two in a Crowd

as Bennett

The Wall Street Mystery
6.0

(1931) The Wall Street Mystery

as Doctor Crabtree

4.5

(1932) The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

as Dr. Crabtree - Criminologist

Star Dust
4.8

(1940) Star Dust

as Sam Wellman

Old Man Rhythm
6.3

(1935) Old Man Rhythm

as Paul Parker

China Seas
6.1

(1935) China Seas

as Chess Player (uncredited)

Affairs of Geraldine
0.0

(1946) Affairs of Geraldine

as Casper Millhouse

0.0

(1937) Three Legionnaires

as Uriah S. Grant

Artists & Models
6.0

(1937) Artists & Models

as Dr. Zimmer

Maid of Salem
5.9

(1937) Maid of Salem

as Ezra Cheeves

Personal Maid
3.0

(1931) Personal Maid

as Pa Ryan

The Omaha Trail
7.0

(1942) The Omaha Trail

as Engineer Jonah McCleod

5.7

(1940) Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

as Adelbert Thistlebottom

Because of Him
6.2

(1946) Because of Him

as Martin

Babes on Broadway
6.5

(1941) Babes on Broadway

as Mr. Stone

The Informer
6.7

(1935) The Informer

as Peter Mulligan

Wayward
6.0

(1932) Wayward

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Hullabaloo
4.0

(1940) Hullabaloo

as Mr. Clyde Perkins

You're a Sweetheart
4.3

(1937) You're a Sweetheart

as Conway Jeeters

The Merry Widow
6.7

(1934) The Merry Widow

as Valet

Colonel Effingham's Raid
5.7

(1946) Colonel Effingham's Raid

as Doc Buden

Maisie Goes to Reno
6.2

(1944) Maisie Goes to Reno

as Parsons

What Every Woman Knows
7.0

(1934) What Every Woman Knows

as Snibby the Jeweler (uncredited)

The Skull Murder Mystery
4.8

(1932) The Skull Murder Mystery

as Dr. Crabtree

The Week End Mystery
0.0

(1931) The Week End Mystery

as Dr. Amos Crabtree

Rise and Shine
6.0

(1941) Rise and Shine

as Professor Philip Murray

Double Wedding
6.4

(1937) Double Wedding

as Judge Blynn (uncredited)

0.0

(1932) The Cole Case

as Dr. Crabtree

Seven Sweethearts
6.0

(1942) Seven Sweethearts

as Reverend Howgan, the Minister

Murder in the Pullman
5.0

(1932) Murder in the Pullman

as Dr. Amos Crabtree

The Girl Habit
0.0

(1931) The Girl Habit

as Jonesy

The Fabulous Joe
5.2

(1947) The Fabulous Joe

as Henry Cadwallader, Lawyer

The Symphony Murder Mystery
6.0

(1932) The Symphony Murder Mystery

as Dr. Crabtree

Everybody's Old Man
0.0

(1936) Everybody's Old Man

as Finney