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.
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Films (122)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · (archive footage)
Magic Town
1947 · Mr. Twiddle
The Fabulous Joe
1947 · Henry Cadwallader, Lawyer
Affairs of Geraldine
1946 · Casper Millhouse
Janie Gets Married
1946 · Harley P. Stowers
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946 · Doc Buden
Because of Him
1946 · Martin
State Fair
1945 · Hippenstahl
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Willie Crump
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 · Bradford Bellamy I
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Parsons
Bathing Beauty
1944 · Chester Klazenfrantz
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · Mr. Nizby
Rationing
1944 · Wilfred Ball
Lost Angel
1943 · Professor Catty
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Air Raid Wardens
1943 · Eustace Middling
Keeper of the Flame
1943 · Mr Arbuthnot
They Got Me Covered
1943 · Little Old Man
Seven Sweethearts
1942 · Reverend Howgan, the Minister
The Omaha Trail
1942 · Engineer Jonah McCleod
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Mr. Stickwell
Tortilla Flat
1942 · Paul D. Cummings
Babes on Broadway
1941 · Mr. Stone
Rise and Shine
1941 · Professor Philip Murray
The Feminine Touch
1941 · Captain Makepeace Liveright
A Woman's Face
1941 · Herman Rundvik
Barnacle Bill
1941 · "Pop" Cavendish
Blonde Inspiration
1941 · 'Dusty' King
Come Live with Me
1941 · Joe Darsie
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941 · Professor Charles W. Birdo
Hullabaloo
1940 · Mr. Clyde Perkins
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Mr. Flandrin
Sky Murder
1940 · Bartholomew
The Return of Frank James
1940 · McCoy
Phantom Raiders
1940 · Bartholomew
Turnabout
1940 · Henry, the Valet
Star Dust
1940 · Sam Wellman
The Ghost Comes Home
1940 · Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · Mittelmeyer
The Man from Dakota
1940 · Mr. Vestry
My Little Chickadee
1940 · Amos Budge
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940 · Adelbert Thistlebottom
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Bartholomew, the bee man
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939 · Editor Wilson
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Lyle P. Stout
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939 · Jonathan N. Gillis
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 · Prosecutor John Felder
Stagecoach
1939 · Samuel Peacock
Jesse James
1939 · McCoy
Hold That Co-ed
1938 · Dean Thatcher
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Poppins
Little Miss Broadway
1938 · Willoughby Wendling
Having Wonderful Time
1938 · P.U. Rogers
Goodbye Broadway
1938 · Iradius P. Oglethorpe
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 · Sunday School Superintendent
Double Danger
1938 · Gordon Ainsley, aka Henry Robinson
You're a Sweetheart
1937 · Conway Jeeters
Breakfast for Two
1937 · Justice of the Peace
Double Wedding
1937 · Judge Blynn (uncredited)
Make a Wish
1937 · Joseph
Artists & Models
1937 · Dr. Zimmer
The Toast of New York
1937 · Daniel Drew
Three Legionnaires
1937 · Uriah S. Grant
Parnell
1937 · Nicholas Daniel Murphy
Behind The Headlines
1937 · Potter
Maid of Salem
1937 · Ezra Cheeves
Pennies from Heaven
1936 · Gramp Smith
Love on the Run
1936 · Caretaker
Two in a Crowd
1936 · Bennett
Old Hutch
1936 · Mr. Gunnison
Three Married Men
1936 · Mr. Frisbee
One Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Judge
And So They Were Married
1936 · Hotel Manager
Everybody's Old Man
1936 · Finney
Captain Blood
1935 · Dr. Whacker
The Bride Comes Home
1935 · The Judge
Kind Lady
1935 · Mr. Foster
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Mr. Slade
Happiness C.O.D.
1935 · Thomas Sherridan
Barbary Coast
1935 · Sawbuck McTavish
She Couldn't Take It
1935 · Uncle Wyndersham
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935 · Mayor Everett Bartholomew
China Seas
1935 · Chess Player (uncredited)
Old Man Rhythm
1935 · Paul Parker
Village Tale
1935 · Charlie
The Informer
1935 · Peter Mulligan
Mark of the Vampire
1935 · Dr. Doskil
Baby Face Harrington
1935 · Skinner
The Whole Town's Talking
1935 · Hoyt
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Hankerson
Society Doctor
1935 · Moxley
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935 · Mr. Irish, Moose Village General Store
Romance in Manhattan
1934 · Minister
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934 · Josephus Bushmills
The Merry Widow
1934 · Valet
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934 · Mr. Wiggs
What Every Woman Knows
1934 · Snibby the Jeweler (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
1934 · Fogg
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Dr. Saunders
The Last Gentleman
1934 · Judd Barr, Cabot's son
Bedside
1934 · Dr. George Wiley
Hi, Nellie!
1934 · Durkin
College Coach
1933 · Spencer Trask
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
1933 · Luther Bowen
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932 · Dr. Crabtree - Criminologist
The Crane Poison Case
1932 · Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Side Show Mystery
1932 · Dr. Amos Crabtree
Murder in the Pullman
1932 · Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Cole Case
1932 · Dr. Crabtree
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932 · Dr. Crabtree
Wayward
1932 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932 · Dr. Crabtree
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932 · Dr. Crabtree
The Week End Mystery
1931 · Dr. Amos Crabtree
The Wall Street Mystery
1931 · Doctor Crabtree
The Clyde Mystery
1931 · Dr. Amos Crabtree
Personal Maid
1931 · Pa Ryan
The Girl Habit
1931 · Jonesy
The Love Kiss
1930 · William
The Hole in the Wall
1929 · Goofy
Six Cylinder Love
1923 · Richard Burton
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