Donald Meek
Acting
Born July 13, 1878 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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. 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 Uni…
Known For · 40 titles
Bathing Beauty
Stagecoach
You Can't Take It with You
Captain Blood
A Woman's Face
The Wild Man of Borneo
Two Girls and a Sailor
Peter Ibbetson
Young Mr. Lincoln
Jesse James
Babes on Broadway
Society Doctor
The Return of Frank James
Du Barry Was a Lady
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Hi, Nellie!
Magic Town
The Merry Widow
Little Miss Broadway
Air Raid Wardens
The Informer
Mark of the Vampire
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Thin Man Goes Home
Having Wonderful Time
Parnell
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Barbary Coast
The Whole Town's Talking
China Seas
What Every Woman Knows
Come Live with Me
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Wayward
Pennies from Heaven
My Little Chickadee
Third Finger, Left Hand
Two in a Crowd
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Kind Lady