Donald Meek

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Donald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor known for his distinctive, mild-mannered roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.

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Donald Meek canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor
Scottish emigrant to the United States
character actor
film actor
human
activeDuring 1930s
1940s
activeIn Hollywood
surface form: Hollywood film industry
characteristic distinctive supporting roles
mild-mannered screen persona
citizenshipStatus naturalized American citizen
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
employer Hollywood studios
ethnicGroup Scottish American
familyName Meek
fieldOfWork cinema
performing arts
genre comedy film
drama film
givenName Donald
hasMediaType black-and-white film
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Donald Meek self-link
notableFor portraying timid or mild-mannered characters
notableWork Jesse James
Stagecoach
The Thin Man Goes Home
You Can't Take It with You
surface form: You Can’t Take It with You
occupation actor
film actor
partOf Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
placeOfBirth Glasgow
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
sexOrGender male
workedOn American feature films
workLocation Hollywood

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Babes on Broadway castMember Donald Meek
Stagecoach starring Donald Meek
Captain Blood (1935 film) starring Donald Meek
Donald Meek name Donald Meek self-link
The Mighty Barnum castMember Donald Meek
The Whole Town’s Talking starred Donald Meek
My Little Chickadee castMember Donald Meek
The Informer castMember Donald Meek
subject surface form: The Informer (1935 film)
Jesse James (1939 film) castMember Donald Meek
Young Mr. Lincoln castMember Donald Meek
State Fair (1945 film) castMember Donald Meek