Donald Meek

Personal Info

Birthday

July 13, 1878

Day of Death

1946-11-18

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Thomas Donald Meek

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.

Known For

Stagecoach

The Captain Hates the Sea

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

You Can't Take It with You

The Informer

Jesse James

The Gilded Lily

The Return of Frank James

Filmography

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