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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Magic Town
Character:Mr. Twiddle
Release Date:07/10/1947
The Fabulous Joe
Character:Henry Cadwallader, Lawyer
Release Date:28/08/1947
Affairs of Geraldine
Character:Casper Millhouse
Release Date:18/11/1946
Janie Gets Married
Character:Harley P. Stowers
Release Date:22/06/1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid
Character:Doc Buden
Release Date:24/01/1946
Because of Him
Character:Martin
Release Date:18/01/1946
State Fair
Character:Hippenstahl
Release Date:29/08/1945
The Thin Man Goes Home
Character:Willie Crump
Release Date:24/12/1944
Barbary Coast Gent
Character:Bradford Bellamy I
Release Date:01/09/1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
Character:Parsons
Release Date:15/08/1944
Bathing Beauty
Character:Chester Klazenfrantz
Release Date:27/06/1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
Character:Mr. Nizby
Release Date:14/06/1944
Rationing
Character:Wilfred Ball
Release Date:24/03/1944
Lost Angel
Character:Professor Catty
Release Date:23/12/1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Character:Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Release Date:13/08/1943
Air Raid Wardens
Character:Eustace Middling
Release Date:04/04/1943
Keeper of the Flame
Character:Mr Arbuthnot
Release Date:01/04/1943
They Got Me Covered
Character:Little Old Man
Release Date:04/03/1943
Seven Sweethearts
Character:Reverend Howgan, the Minister
Release Date:13/11/1942
The Omaha Trail
Character:Engineer Jonah McCleod
Release Date:01/09/1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
Character:Mr. Stickwell
Release Date:01/06/1942
Tortilla Flat
Character:Paul D. Cummings
Release Date:21/05/1942
Babes on Broadway
Character:Mr. Stone
Release Date:31/12/1941
Rise and Shine
Character:Professor Philip Murray
Release Date:21/11/1941
The Feminine Touch
Character:Captain Makepeace Liveright
Release Date:01/10/1941
A Woman's Face
Character:Herman Rundvik
Release Date:09/05/1941
Barnacle Bill
Character:"Pop" Cavendish
Release Date:07/04/1941
Blonde Inspiration
Character:'Dusty' King
Release Date:07/02/1941
Come Live with Me
Character:Joe Darsie
Release Date:31/01/1941
The Wild Man of Borneo
Character:Professor Charles W. Birdo
Release Date:24/01/1941
Hullabaloo
Character:Mr. Clyde Perkins
Release Date:25/10/1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Character:Mr. Flandrin
Release Date:11/10/1940
Sky Murder
Character:Bartholomew
Release Date:27/09/1940
The Return of Frank James
Character:McCoy
Release Date:10/08/1940
Phantom Raiders
Character:Bartholomew
Release Date:07/06/1940
Turnabout
Character:Henry, the Valet
Release Date:17/05/1940
Star Dust
Character:Sam Wellman
Release Date:06/04/1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Character:Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
Release Date:08/03/1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Character:Mittelmeyer
Release Date:23/02/1940
The Man from Dakota
Character:Mr. Vestry
Release Date:16/02/1940
My Little Chickadee
Character:Amos Budge
Release Date:09/02/1940
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
Character:Adelbert Thistlebottom
Release Date:01/01/1940
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Character:Bartholomew, the bee man
Release Date:13/12/1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Character:Editor Wilson
Release Date:26/10/1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Character:Lyle P. Stout
Release Date:13/10/1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Character:Jonathan N. Gillis
Release Date:20/07/1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Character:Prosecutor John Felder
Release Date:09/06/1939
Stagecoach
Character:Samuel Peacock
Release Date:02/03/1939
Jesse James
Character:McCoy
Release Date:14/01/1939
Hold That Co-ed
Character:Dean Thatcher
Release Date:16/09/1938
You Can't Take It with You
Character:Mr. Poppins
Release Date:01/09/1938
Little Miss Broadway
Character:Willoughby Wendling
Release Date:29/07/1938
Having Wonderful Time
Character:P.U. Rogers
Release Date:01/07/1938
Goodbye Broadway
Character:Iradius P. Oglethorpe
Release Date:01/04/1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Character:Sunday School Superintendent
Release Date:11/02/1938
Double Danger
Character:Gordon Ainsley, aka Henry Robinson
Release Date:28/01/1938
You're a Sweetheart
Character:Conway Jeeters
Release Date:26/12/1937
Breakfast for Two
Character:Justice of the Peace
Release Date:22/10/1937
Double Wedding
Character:Judge Blynn (uncredited)
Release Date:15/10/1937
Make a Wish
Character:Joseph
Release Date:01/09/1937
Artists & Models
Character:Dr. Zimmer
Release Date:04/08/1937
The Toast of New York
Character:Daniel Drew
Release Date:22/07/1937
Three Legionnaires
Character:Uriah S. Grant
Release Date:10/07/1937
Parnell
Character:Nicholas Daniel Murphy
Release Date:04/06/1937
Behind The Headlines
Character:Potter
Release Date:14/05/1937
Maid of Salem
Character:Ezra Cheeves
Release Date:12/02/1937
Pennies from Heaven
Character:Gramp Smith
Release Date:25/11/1936
Love on the Run
Character:Caretaker
Release Date:20/11/1936
Two in a Crowd
Character:Bennett
Release Date:03/10/1936
Old Hutch
Character:Mr. Gunnison
Release Date:25/09/1936
Three Married Men
Character:Mr. Frisbee
Release Date:24/09/1936
One Rainy Afternoon
Character:Judge
Release Date:13/05/1936
And So They Were Married
Character:Hotel Manager
Release Date:10/05/1936
Everybody's Old Man
Character:Finney
Release Date:20/03/1936
Captain Blood
Character:Dr. Whacker
Release Date:26/12/1935
The Bride Comes Home
Character:The Judge
Release Date:25/12/1935
Kind Lady
Character:Mr. Foster
Release Date:06/12/1935
Peter Ibbetson
Character:Mr. Slade
Release Date:07/11/1935
Happiness C.O.D.
Character:Thomas Sherridan
Release Date:14/10/1935
Barbary Coast
Character:Sawbuck McTavish
Release Date:13/10/1935
She Couldn't Take It
Character:Uncle Wyndersham
Release Date:08/10/1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Character:Mayor Everett Bartholomew
Release Date:13/09/1935
China Seas
Character:Chess Player (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1935
Old Man Rhythm
Character:Paul Parker
Release Date:02/08/1935
Village Tale
Character:Charlie
Release Date:15/06/1935
The Informer
Character:Peter Mulligan
Release Date:09/05/1935
Mark of the Vampire
Character:Dr. Doskil
Release Date:26/04/1935
Baby Face Harrington
Character:Skinner
Release Date:12/04/1935
The Whole Town's Talking
Character:Hoyt
Release Date:22/02/1935
The Gilded Lily
Character:Hankerson
Release Date:25/01/1935
Society Doctor
Character:Moxley
Release Date:25/01/1935
Romance in Manhattan
Character:Minister
Release Date:11/01/1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Character:Mr. Irish, Moose Village General Store
Release Date:04/01/1935
The Captain Hates the Sea
Character:Josephus Bushmills
Release Date:02/11/1934
The Merry Widow
Character:Valet
Release Date:02/11/1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Character:Mr. Wiggs
Release Date:28/10/1934
What Every Woman Knows
Character:Snibby the Jeweler (uncredited)
Release Date:18/10/1934
The Defense Rests
Character:Fogg
Release Date:15/07/1934
Murder at the Vanities
Character:Dr. Saunders
Release Date:18/05/1934
The Last Gentleman
Character:Judd Barr, Cabot's son
Release Date:27/04/1934
Bedside
Character:Dr. George Wiley
Release Date:27/01/1934
Hi, Nellie!
Character:Durkin
Release Date:20/01/1934
College Coach
Character:Spencer Trask
Release Date:04/11/1933
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
Character:Dr. Crabtree - Criminologist
Release Date:31/08/1932
The Crane Poison Case
Character:Dr. Amos Crabtree
Release Date:08/07/1932
The Side Show Mystery
Character:Dr. Amos Crabtree
Release Date:01/06/1932
Murder in the Pullman
Character:Dr. Amos Crabtree
Release Date:01/05/1932
The Cole Case
Character:Dr. Crabtree
Release Date:01/04/1932
The Skull Murder Mystery
Character:Dr. Crabtree
Release Date:01/03/1932
Wayward
Character:Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1932
The Studio Murder Mystery
Character:Dr. Crabtree
Release Date:17/02/1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery
Character:Dr. Crabtree
Release Date:13/01/1932
The Week End Mystery
Character:Dr. Amos Crabtree
Release Date:01/12/1931
The Wall Street Mystery
Character:Doctor Crabtree
Release Date:04/11/1931
The Clyde Mystery
Character:Dr. Amos Crabtree
Release Date:01/10/1931
Personal Maid
Character:Pa Ryan
Release Date:12/09/1931
The Girl Habit
Character:Jonesy
Release Date:27/06/1931
The Hole in the Wall
Character:Goofy
Release Date:27/04/1929
Six Cylinder Love
Character:Richard Burton
Release Date:04/11/1923
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