Lew Meehan
James Lew Meehan[1] (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor.[2]
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 Lobby card for Walloping Wallace (1924) with Lew Meehan and Buddy Roosevelt | |
| Born | September 7, 1890 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 1951 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1921-1947 |
Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anonymous henchman".[1] Meehan was born in Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California.
Meehan's daughter, Jean Stratton, was an actress.[3]
Selected filmography
- Crossing Trails (1921)
- By Right of Birth (1921)
- Blazing Arrows (1922)
- The Radio King (1922)
- Silver Spurs (1922)
- Daring Danger (1922)
- Back Fire (1922)
- The Greatest Menace (1923)
- Ridgeway of Montana (1924)
- Thundering Romance (1924)
- Walloping Wallace (1924)
- The Eagle's Claw (1924)
- West of Hot Dog (1924)
- Full Speed (1925)
- The Empty Saddle (1925)
- Red Blood (1925)
- White Thunder (1925)
- Lord Jim (1925)
- Beyond All Odds (1926)
- The Road Agent (1926)
- Hair-Trigger Baxter (1926)
- The Desperate Game (1926)
- Born to Battle (1927)
- Thunderbolt's Tracks (1927)
- Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed (1927)
- Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
- The Sky Rider (1928)
- The Power of the Press (1928)
- Idaho Red (1929)
- The Pride of Pawnee (1929)
- Bad Men's Money (1929)
- The White Outlaw (1929)
- Silent Sentinel (1929)
- Thunderbolt (1929)
- Playing Around (1930)
- Firebrand Jordan (1930)
- The Light of Western Stars (1930)
- The Virtuous Sin (1930)
- New Moon (1930)
- Cimarron (1931)
- Range Feud (1931)
- Air Eagles (1931)
- West of Cheyenne (1931)
- The Fighting Fool (1932)
- Law and Order (1932)
- Shopworn (1932)
- Thirteen Women (1932)
- The Wolf Dog (1933, Serial)
- The World Changes (1933)
- Among the Missing (1934)
- Wagon Wheels (1934)
- Frontier Days (1934)
- Mystery Mountain (1934, Serial)
- The Desert Trail (1935)
- Outlaw Rule (1935)
- Wagon Trail (1935)
- The Phantom Cowboy (1935)
- Lightning Triggers (1935)
- The Last of the Clintons (1935)
- Five Bad Men (1935)
- Annie Oakley (1935)
- The Lawless Nineties (1936)
- Feud of the West (1936)
- Oh, Susanna! (1936)
- Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)
- Melody of the Plains (1937)
- Westbound Mail (1937)
- Lightnin' Crandall (1937)
- Trail of Vengeance (1937)
- The Red Rope (1937)
- Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937)
- Arizona Gunfighter (1937)
- Thunder in the Desert (1938)
- The Feud Maker (1938)
- Prairie Moon (1938)
- The Shadow (1940, Serial)
- The Return of Frank James (1940)
- Roaring Frontiers (1941)
- The Utah Kid (1944)
References
- Wollstein, Hans J. "Lew Meehan". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via Google Books.
- Parsons, Louella O. (July 25, 1931). "Clara Bow Planning Comeback in September". The Sacramento Bee. Universal Service, Inc. p. 19. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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