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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. Philippe Paris in Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Meeker is the 5,608th most popular actor (down from 5,489th in 2019), the 8,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,007th in 2019) and the 2,575th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Ralph Meeker ranks 5,608 out of 13,578. Before him are Leelee Sobieski, Alison Doody, Bernard Le Coq, Tricia Helfer, Claire Foy, and Isabelle Nanty. After him are So Yamamura, Anton Yelchin, Barnard Hughes, Scott Foley, Arthur Freed, and Tiger Shroff.

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Among people born in 1920, Ralph Meeker ranks 369. Before him are Raisa Aronova, Cecilia Colledge, Ingemar Hedberg, Hemanta Mukherjee, Vera Ralston, and Mariya Smirnova. After him are William Colby, William Tenn, Osamu Hayaishi, Bella Abzug, Stan Musial, and Leonid Shvartsman. Among people deceased in 1988, Ralph Meeker ranks 222. Before him are Ray Barbuti, Toni Frissell, Thomas Cooray, Colin Higgins, John Loder, and Duane Jones. After him are Aya Kitō, Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, Näcip Cihanov, Max Black, Harry Lundahl, and Hilda Gobbi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Meeker ranks 8,720 out of 20,380. Before him are Kim Stanley (1925), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Cass Gilbert (1859), Marco Beltrami (1966), Shafi Goldwasser (1958), and Ann Bannon (1932). After him are William Beebe (1877), Bobby Timmons (1935), Edward Stevens (1932), Barnard Hughes (1915), Scott Foley (1972), and Arthur Freed (1894).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ralph Meeker ranks 2,576. Before him are Pat Crawford Brown (1929), David Paymer (1954), Rachel Chagall (1952), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Kim Stanley (1925), and Leelee Sobieski (1983). After him are Barnard Hughes (1915), Scott Foley (1972), Arthur Freed (1894), Julie Hagerty (1955), Lizzy Caplan (1982), and George M. Cohan (1878).

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