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Name
  
Harry Meter


Role
  
Film actor

Harry von Meter

Born
  
March 20, 1871 (
1871-03-20
)
Malta Bend, Missouri

Died
  
June 2, 1956, Sawtelle, California, United States

Movies
  
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, In the Sunlight

Similar People
  
Tom Ricketts, Wallace Worsley, B Reeves Eason, Sydney Ayres, David Horsley

Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 in Malta Bend, Missouri – June 2, 1956 in Sawtelle, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York in 1912, moving to American Film Studios a year or two later, and starred in about 200 films until 1929. He appeared in the 1923 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Mons. Neufchatel.

Contents

1912

  • Maud Muller
  • The Power of Melody
  • The Half-Breed's Way
  • The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch
  • The Bandit of Tropico
  • 1913

  • Rose of San Juan
  • The Haunted House
  • The Idol of Bonanza Camp
  • The Oath of Pierre
  • The Proof of the Man
  • The Snake
  • A Forest Romance
  • For the Peace of Bear Valley
  • Justice of the Wild
  • In the Mountains of Virginia
  • Calamity Anne's Dream
  • At Midnight
  • The Occult
  • American Born
  • Trapped in a Forest Fire
  • Personal Magnetism
  • 1914

  • Destinies Fulfilled
  • The Power of Light
  • The Son of Thomas Gray
  • A Blowout at Santa Banana
  • True Western Hearts
  • The Cricket on the Hearth
  • The Crucible
  • The Call of the Traumerei
  • A Story of Little Italy
  • The Coming of the Padres
  • The Certainty of Man
  • A Happy Coersion
  • The Last Supper
  • The Widow's Investment
  • David Gray's Estate
  • The Story of the Olive
  • The Navy Aviator
  • Beyond the City
  • The Lost Sermon
  • Metamorphosis
  • Sparrow of the Circus
  • The Unmasking
  • Nature's Touch
  • The Cameo of the Yellowstone
  • Feast and Famine
  • A Man's Way
  • Business Versus Love
  • Does It End Right?
  • The Trap
  • Their Worldly Goods
  • The Aftermath
  • Break, Break, Break
  • The Cocoon and the Butterfly
  • His Faith in Humanity
  • Billy's Rival
  • Jail Birds
  • In the Open
  • Sweet and Low
  • Sir Galahad of Twilight
  • Redbird Wins
  • Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa
  • In the Candlelight
  • The Strength o' Ten
  • The Sower Reaps
  • 1915

  • The Unseen Vengeance
  • A Golden Rainbow
  • The Black Ghost Bandit
  • The Legend Beautiful
  • Refining Fires
  • Coals of Fire
  • The Law of the Wilds
  • A Heart of Gold
  • The Wily Chaperon
  • In the Twilight
  • She Never Knew
  • Heart of Flame
  • The Echo
  • The Two Sentences
  • Competition
  • In the Heart of the Woods .... Ben Morgan
  • In the Sunlight
  • A Touch of Love
  • She Walketh Alone
  • The Poet of the Peaks
  • When Empty Hearts Are Filled
  • The Altar of Ambition
  • At the Edge of Things
  • The Right to Happiness
  • A Woman Scorned
  • The Honor of the District Attorney
  • After the Storm
  • The Great Question
  • Pardoned
  • The End of the Road
  • The Buzzard's Shadow
  • 1916

  • The Other Side of the Door
  • The Secret Wire
  • The Gamble
  • The Man in the Sombrero
  • The Broken Cross
  • The White Rosette ... Baron Edward/Pierpont Carewe
  • Lillo of the Sulu Seas
  • True Nobility .... Lord Devlin
  • April .... Tim Fagan
  • The Release of Dan Forbes
  • The Abandonment .... Benson Heath
  • The Fate of the Dolphin
  • Dust .... John D. Moore
  • Youth's Endearing Charm .... John Disbrow
  • Dulcie's Adventure .... Jonas
  • The Undertow .... John Morden
  • The Love Hermit .... James Bolton
  • Lone Star .... John Mattes
  • 1917

  • Beloved Rogues .... Andrews
  • My Fighting Gentleman .... Judge Pembroke
  • Whose Wife? .... Claude Varden
  • Captain Kiddo .... Mr. Cross
  • Princess Virtue .... Count Oudoff
  • 1918

  • A Man's Man .... Ricardo Ruey
  • Broadway Love .... Jack Chalvey
  • The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin .... Capt. von Hancke
  • The Lion's Claws .... Capt. Bogart
  • Midnight Madness (as Harry Van Meter) .... Aaron Molitor
  • The Dream Lady .... James Mattison
  • His Birthright .... Adm. von Krug
  • The Lure of Luxury .... Philip Leswing
  • The Man of Bronze .... Trovio Valdez
  • The Cabaret Girl (as Harry Van Meter) .... Balvini
  • 1919

  • Diane of the Green Van .... Baron Tregar
  • The Day She Paid (as Harry Van Meter) .... Leon Kessler
  • A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (as Harry Meter) .... Earl of Jollywell
  • A Man's Fight .... Jarvis
  • The Challenge of Chance (as Harry Van Meter) .... El Capitan
  • A Rogue's Romance (as Harry Van Meter) .... Leon Voliere
  • The Girl with No Regrets .... Geralld Marbury
  • 1920s

  • The Lone Hand (1920) (as Harry Von Meter) .... Joe Rollins
  • Dollar for Dollar (1920) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Victor Mordant
  • The Cheater (1920) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Bill Tozeer
  • Alias Miss Dodd (1920) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Jerry Dodd
  • Under Crimson Skies (1920) (as Harry van Meter) .... Vance Clayton
  • The Unfortunate Sex (1920) (as Harry Van Meter) .... James Harrington
  • Dangerous Love (1920) .... Gerald Lorimer
  • Reputation (1921) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Monty Edwards
  • The Beautiful Gambler (1921) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Lee Kirk
  • The Heart of the North (1921) .... De Brac
  • A Guilty Conscience (1921) (as Harry Van Meteer) .... Vincent Chalmers
  • Life's Greatest Question (1921) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Julio Cumberland
  • When Romance Rides (1922) .... Bill Cordts
  • Putting It Over (1922) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Mark Durkham
  • Wildcat Jordan (1922) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Roger Gale
  • My Dad (1922) .... The Factor
  • The Broadway Madonna (1922) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Dr. Kramer
  • Speed King (1923) .... Randolph D'Henri
  • Nobody's Bride (1923) .... Morgan
  • A Man's Man (1923) .... Ricardo Ruey (*see 1918 film with this title)
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Mons. Neufchatel
  • The Breathless Moment (1924) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Tricks Kennedy
  • Sagebrush Gospel (1924) .... Linyard Lawton
  • Great Diamond Mystery (1924) .... Murdock
  • The Cloud Rider (1925) .... Juan Lascelles
  • The Texas Bearcat (1925) .... John Crawford
  • Triple Action (1925) .... Eric Prang
  • The Flying Mail (1926) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Bart Sheldon
  • Kid Boots (1926) (as Harry Van Meter) .... Eleanor's lawyer
  • Hour of Reckoning (1927)
  • Border Romance (1929) .... Captain of Rurales
  • Filmography

    Actor
    1929
    Border Romance as
    Captain of Rurales
    1926
    Kid Boots as
    Eleanor's Lawyer (as Harry Van Meter)
    1926
    The Flying Mail as
    Bart Sheldon (as Harry Van Meter)
    1926
    Hour of Reckoning as
    Turner
    1926
    Call of the Night as
    Russ De Laine
    1925
    Triple Action as
    Eric Prang
    1925
    The Train Wreckers as
    Kingsley - Helen's Father
    1925
    The Texas Bearcat as
    John Crawford
    1925
    The Cloud Rider as
    Juan Lascelles
    1924
    Great Diamond Mystery as
    Murdock
    1924
    Sagebrush Gospel as
    Linyard Lawton
    1924
    The Breathless Moment as
    Tricks Kennedy (as Harry Van Meter)
    1923
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame as
    Mons. Neufchatel (as Harry Van Meter)
    1923
    Nobody's Bride as
    Morgan
    1923
    Speed King as
    Randolph D'Henri
    1922
    The Broadway Madonna as
    Dr. Kramer (as Harry Van Meter)
    1922
    My Dad as
    The Factor
    1922
    Wildcat Jordan as
    Roger Gale (as Harry Van Meter)
    1922
    Putting It Over as
    Mark Durkham (as Harry Van Meter)
    1922
    When Romance Rides as
    Bill Cordts
    1921
    Life's Greatest Question as
    Julio Cumberland (as Harry Van Meter)
    1921
    A Guilty Conscience as
    Vincent Chalmers (as Harry Van Meteer)
    1921
    The Heart of the North as
    De Brac
    1921
    Judge Her Not as
    Rob Ferris
    1921
    The Beautiful Gambler as
    Lee Kirk (as Harry Van Meter)
    1921
    Reputation as
    Monty Edwards (as Harry Van Meter)
    1920
    Dangerous Love as
    Gerald Lorimer
    1920
    The Unfortunate Sex as
    James Harrington (as Harry Van Meter)
    1920
    Under Crimson Skies as
    Vance Clayton (as Harry van Meter)
    1920
    Alias Miss Dodd as
    Jerry Dodd (as Harry Van Meter)
    1920
    The Cheater as
    Bill Tozer (as Harry Van Meter)
    1920
    Dollar for Dollar as
    Victor Mordant (as Harry Van Meter)
    1920
    The Lone Hand as
    Joe Rollins (as Harry Von Meter)
    1919
    The Day She Paid as
    Leon Kessler (as Harry Van Meter)
    1919
    A Gun Fightin' Gentleman as
    Earl of Jollywell (as Harry V. Meter)
    1919
    A Man's Fight as
    Jarvis
    1919
    The Challenge of Chance as
    El Capitan (as Harry Van Meter)
    1919
    A Rogue's Romance as
    Leon Voliere (as Harry Van Meter)
    1919
    Diane of the Green Van as
    Baron Tregar
    1919
    The Girl with No Regrets as
    Gerald Marbury
    1918
    The Cabaret Girl as
    Balvini (as Harry Van Meter)
    1918
    The Man of Bronze as
    Trovio Valdez
    1918
    The Lure of Luxury as
    Philip Leswing
    1918
    His Birthright as
    Adm. von Krug
    1918
    The Dream Lady as
    James Mattison
    1918
    Midnight Madness as
    Aaron Molitor (as Harry Van Meter)
    1918
    The Lion's Claws as
    Capt. Bogart
    1918
    The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin as
    Capt. von Hancke
    1918
    Broadway Love as
    Jack Chalvey
    1917
    Princess Virtue as
    Count Oudoff
    1917
    A Man's Man as
    Ricardo Ruey
    1917
    Captain Kiddo (Short) as
    Mr. Cross (as Harry Van Meter)
    1917
    Whose Wife? as
    Claude Varden
    1917
    My Fighting Gentleman as
    Judge Pembroke
    1917
    Beloved Rogues as
    Andrews
    1916
    Lone Star as
    John Mattes
    1916
    The Love Hermit as
    James Bolton
    1916
    The Undertow as
    John Morden
    1916
    Dulcie's Adventure as
    Jonas
    1916
    Youth's Endearing Charm as
    John Disbrow
    1916
    Jerry and the Counterfeiters (Short) as
    1st Counterfeiter
    1916
    Dust as
    John D. Moore
    1916
    The Fate of the Dolphin (Short) as
    John Grimes - the Father (as Harry Van Meter)
    1916
    The Abandonment as
    Benson Heath
    1916
    The Release of Dan Forbes (Short) as
    Piper Stark (as Harry Van Meter)
    1916
    April as
    Tim Fagan
    1916
    True Nobility as
    Lord Devlin
    1916
    Lillo of the Sulu Seas (Short) as
    Captain Rand
    1916
    The White Rosette as
    Baron Edward / Pierpont Carewe
    1916
    The Broken Cross (Short)
    1916
    The Man in the Sombrero (Short) as
    Betson - Jack's Father
    1916
    The Gamble (Short) as
    James Hastings
    1916
    The Secret Wire (Short) as
    Milton Strong
    1916
    The Other Side of the Door as
    District Attorney Dingley
    1915
    The Buzzard's Shadow as
    Unitah - The Half-Breed
    1915
    The End of the Road
    1915
    Pardoned (Short) as
    Governor Brent
    1915
    The Great Question (Short) as
    Morton Bagley Sr.
    1915
    After the Storm (Short) as
    Rev. Jerold Roper (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Honor of the District Attorney (Short) as
    John Mortimer - Dora's Father (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    A Woman Scorned (Short) as
    Neil Winters (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    A Good Business Deal (Short) as
    Jerry Dean (as Harry Von Meter)
    1915
    Peggy Lynn, Burglar (Short) as
    Carson
    1915
    The Right to Happiness (Short) as
    Matt Dorgan (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    A Golden Rainbow (Short) as
    Eric Hughes (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Purple Hills (Short) as
    John Ogle - Katy's Father
    1915
    At the Edge of Things (Short)(as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Altar of Ambition (Short) as
    Richard Barry (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    When Empty Hearts Are Filled (Short) as
    Paul Latham (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    She Walketh Alone (Short) as
    John Evans - Edith's Father (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Poet of the Peaks (Short) as
    Philip Granger (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    A Touch of Love (Short) as
    Jim (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    In the Sunlight (Short) as
    Frank Stead - City Physician (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    In the Heart of the Woods (Short) as
    Ben Morgan
    1915
    Competition (Short) as
    Cyrus Stubbs (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Two Sentences (Short) as
    Jim Rodgers (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Echo (Short) as
    Count de Brasse
    1915
    Heart of Flame (Short) as
    Von Ezdorf
    1915
    She Never Knew (Short) as
    George Park (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    In the Twilight (Short) as
    Samuel Drew (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Wily Chaperon (Short) as
    Julius Stern (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    A Heart of Gold (Short) as
    Jim
    1915
    The Law of the Wilds (Short) as
    Frank Storm (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    Coals of Fire (Short) as
    John Vincent
    1915
    Refining Fires (Short) as
    John Alstrom (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Black Ghost Bandit (Short) as
    Sheriff Jordan (as Harry Van Meter)
    1915
    The Legend Beautiful (Short) as
    A Padre
    1914
    The Unseen Vengeance (Short) as
    John Holland
    1914
    The Sower Reaps (Short) as
    Old Miser Pike
    1914
    Out of the Darkness (Short) as
    The Wolf
    1914
    The Strength o' Ten (Short) as
    Betty's Father
    1914
    In the Candlelight (Short) as
    Marian's Father
    1914
    Old Enough to Be Her Grandpa (Short)(as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Redbird Wins (Short) as
    Colonel James Dinwidty
    1914
    Sweet and Low (Short) as
    Minister
    1914
    The Mystery of the Sealed Art Gallery (Short)
    1914
    Sir Galahad of Twilight (Short) as
    Jacques Lennaux - the Trapper
    1914
    In the Open (Short) as
    Mendez, a Rascally Mexican
    1914
    Jail Birds (Short) as
    Harry Dupree, a crook
    1914
    Billy's Rival (Short) as
    Thomas Day
    1914
    A Modern Rip Van Winkle (Short) as
    Steve Hogan
    1914
    The Taming of Sunnybrook Nell (Short) as
    Old Clon, a Mountaineer
    1914
    His Faith in Humanity (Short) as
    Robert Sands
    1914
    The Cocoon and the Butterfly (Short) as
    William Crandall (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Break, Break, Break (Short) as
    Squire Moore - Wealthy Land Owner
    1914
    The Aftermath (Short) as
    Richard Morrison - Tom's Father
    1914
    Their Worldly Goods (Short) as
    Fred Roberts (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Trap (Short) as
    Franklin Sage (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Does It End Right? (Short)(as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Business Versus Love (Short)(as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    A Man's Way (Short) as
    Gladys' Grandfather (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Feast and Famine (Short) as
    Thomas Benton - the Father (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Cameo of Yellowstone (Short) as
    Col. Houston (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Nature's Touch (Short)(as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Painted Lady's Child (Short) as
    Herr Von Pelzer
    1914
    The Unmasking (Short) as
    John Dayton (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    Sparrow of the Circus (Short) as
    Sparrow of the Circus
    1914
    The Oath of Pierre (Short) as
    Papineau - a Friend of Pierre
    1914
    A Prince of Bohemia (Short) as
    John Carew, an Artist
    1914
    Metamorphosis (Short) as
    Arthur Gregson
    1914
    The Lost Sermon (Short) as
    The Negro
    1914
    Beyond the City (Short) as
    John Doran - June's Father
    1914
    The Navy Aviator (Short) as
    Dion - Majordomo (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Story of the Olive (Short) as
    Don Jose de Cabrillo (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    David Gray's Estate (Short) as
    The Rich Man (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Widow's Investment (Short) as
    James Waldo (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Last Supper (Short) as
    John the Apostle
    1914
    A Happy Coercion (Short) as
    Old Tompkins (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Certainty of Man (Short) as
    Pennington the Postmaster
    1914
    The Coming of the Padres (Short) as
    Com. Ortega (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Gambler (Short) as
    The Gambler
    1914
    A Story of Little Italy (Short) as
    Barclay (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The Call of the Traumerei (Short) as
    Rizzio Le Vant (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    A Child of the Desert (Short) as
    Mr. Manning
    1914
    The Crucible (Short) as
    Mayor Maurice Carter (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    The 'Pote Lariat' of the Flying A (Short) as
    May's Father
    1914
    The Cricket on the Hearth (Short) as
    John Perrybingle
    1914
    True Western Hearts (Short) as
    Jed Thompson - Tom's Father (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    A Blowout at Santa Banana (Short) as
    Rattlesnake Pete - The Third Guardsman (as Harry Van Meter)
    1914
    At the Potter's Wheel (Short) as
    Tomosa - a Clay Worker (as Harry Von Meter)
    1914
    Destinies Fulfilled (Short) as
    Frank Davis
    1914
    The Son of Thomas Gray (Short) as
    Dr. Thomas Gray
    1914
    The Power of Light (Short) as
    Dr. Stockton
    1913
    The Rose of San Juan (Short) as
    Harding
    1913
    Personal Magnetism (Short) as
    Hank Medders
    1913
    His First Case (Short) as
    Don McDonald
    1913
    Trapped in a Forest Fire (Short) as
    Thomas Nevins
    1913
    American Born (Short) as
    Topelo - an Old Indian
    1913
    The Occult (Short) as
    Mr. Brooks - Edna's Father
    1913
    At Midnight (Short) as
    Bill - the Crook (as Harry Van Meter)
    1913
    Calamity Anne's Dream (Short) as
    The Cannibal Chief (as Harry Van Meter)
    1913
    An Assisted Proposal (Short)
    1913
    The Haunted House (Short) as
    The Stranger (as Harry Van Meter)
    1913
    In the Mountains of Virginia (Short) as
    Dr. Morse (as Harry Van Meter)
    1913
    Justice of the Wild (Short) as
    Joe (as Harry Van Meter)
    1913
    For the Peace of Bear Valley (Short) as
    The Sheriff (as Harry Van Meter)
    1913
    A Forest Romance (Short) as
    Chubuna
    1913
    The Oath of Conchita (Short) as
    Padre, a Franciscan Monk
    1913
    The Snake (Short) as
    Captain Dan (as Harry Van Meter)
    1913
    The Proof of the Man (Short) as
    Norman, a Lost Prospector
    1913
    Calamity Anne Takes a Trip (Short) as
    Audience Member in Movie Theater
    1913
    The Idol of Bonanza Camp (Short) as
    Kid Renard (as Harry Van Meter)
    1912
    Ashes of Memory (Short)
    1912
    Maud Muller (Short) as
    Maud's Drunken Husband
    1912
    The Bandit of Tropico (Short) as
    William Blake - the Bandit
    1912
    The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch (Short) as
    Jack Howard (as Harry Van Meter)
    1912
    The Half-Breed's Way (Short) as
    David Miller
    1912
    The Power of Melody (Short) as
    Albert Earle (as Harry Van Meter)
    Soundtrack
    1929
    Border Romance (performer: "Song of the Rurales")

    References

    Harry von Meter Wikipedia