Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker (1920-1988) was an actor known for his work in movies and on Broadway. He was heard on Sesame Street in animated letter segments by the Hubleys, debuting in season 3.
Meeker acted on Broadway in the 1940s, in the original cast of Mister Roberts (with Henry Fonda) and playing Stanley Kowalski for the final six months of A Streetcar Named Desire. MGM signed him to a movie contract, starring in B movies and playing second lead in A films (Jeopardy, The Naked Spur with James Stewart) between 1951 and 1953. He returned to Broadway in 1954, starring in Picnic.
Back in movies, Meeker had his highest profile starring role playing Mike Hammer in 1955's Kiss Me Deadly. He played a major supporting role in Paths of Glory, the male lead in the independent film Something Wild, and a smaller supporting part in The Dirty Dozen. As his career faded, Meeker appeared in supporting police parts (The Detective, The Anderson Tapes, Brannigan), assorted TV movies (including The Night Stalker), and low-budget horror (The Food of the Gods, The Alpha Incident).
==Sesame Street segments==
Themwhocametodinner.jpg|Letter M and manEpisode 0276
Hubley.snake.jpg|Off-screen interviewer"S- Snake Sound"Episode 0278
Hubley.stop.jpg|William F. Buckley Jr. caricature"S-Subway"Episode 0279
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