Donald Meek

At 68 years old, Donald Meek has this physical status:

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.

Early years

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.

Personal life

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.

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Career

Meek's Broadway appearances include Take My Tip (1932), After Tomorrow (1931), Oh, Promise Me (1929), Meek (1931), In which he appeared with a young Bette Davis, Jonesy (1929), My Prince (1927), Mr. Moneypenny (1926), Mr. Moneypenny (1927), My Princess (1927), The Secretary's Daughter (1920), The Minister's Daughters (1903), and The Minister's Daughters (1920), 1969),

Meek made a name for himself in films, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Miss Broadway, and the State Fair. He served in the Spanish-American War in the United States Army and contracted yellow fever, which caused him to lose his hair before becoming an actor. In several of his films, he was cast as timid, afraid characters, and as Samuel Peacock, a whiskey salesman.

Meek appeared in a series of 12 Warner Brothers two-reel short stories written by S.S. Van Dine from 1931 to 1932.

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