Keeper of the Flame
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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).
Donald Meek. Actor: You Can't Take It with You. One Hollywood stalwart whose screen incarnations more than lived up to his name was bald-domed character actor Donald Meek, forever typecast as mousy, timorous or browbeaten Casper Milquetoasts.
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).
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 18-- Donald Meek, comedian and character actor, who played more than eight hundred roles in his stage and screen career of fifty-eight years, died today at the...
Sep 2, 2021 · A beloved character actor, Thomas Donald Meek was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 14, 1878, to Matthew and Annie Meek. Meek was one of four children, with two older sisters named Annie and Maggie as well as a younger brother named Marcus.
Leading man Walter Pidgeon as vacationing P-I Nick Carter, in Panama, with spicy Dolores (Steffi Duna) when Bartholomew (Donald Meek) appears, from L-A, pitching a job he’s accepted, posing as Nick’s partner, and getting thug Gunboat (Nat Pendleton) involved, in the programmer Phantom Raiders, 1940.
Donald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor. He first worked as a stage actor in Scotland and, when coming to the United States, he appeared in several films, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Little Miss Broadway.
Find the location of Donald Meek's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career.
Actor: You Can't Take It with You. One Hollywood stalwart whose screen incarnations more than lived up to his name was bald-domed character actor Donald Meek, forever typecast as mousy, timorous or browbeaten Casper Milquetoasts. He stood at 5 ft. 6 in. in his boots and weighed a mere 81 pounds.
Donald Meek is a British actor who was born as Thomas Donald Meek in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 14, 1878 and died in Los Angeles, California, USA on November 18, 1946 of leukemia. Donald Meek was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 for his film work.
