Harry von Meter was born on March 20, 1871, in Malta Bend, Missouri.

[1] Von Meter worked for the Alcazar stock company at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, California, followed by a move in 1908 to the Valencia stock company at the Valencia Theater in the same city.

[3] He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York, in 1912, followed by spending a few months with Nestor Film Company in Hollywood, California, and then a few months with Universal Pictures.

[1] Around 1913, he moved to American Film Studios in Santa Barbara, California.

[1] He appeared in the 1923 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Monsignor Neufchatel.