 In 1938 Meyer played a German Police Prefect in a Simon Templar movie, "The Saint in New York", and the following year, he played a doorman in "Topper Takes a Trip" starring Roland Young and Billie Burke.In 1939, Meyer had a bit part in Warner Bros. anti-Nazi movie "Nurse Edith Cavell" starring Anna Neagle.In 1940, Meyer had a small role in "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" starring Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon and Otto Kruger, and later that year, featured in the Charlie Chaplin movie, "The Great Dictator".