He was a member of the socially active Cabaret Cornichon company, and editor for the gay magazine Der Kreis (The Circle), which he edited under the pen name "Rolf".
As a toddler he was taken into care by the childless couple Thomas and Wilhelmina Meier-Götsch in Kradolf and adopted by them in 1912.
He would also star in radio plays and in the movies Fusilier Wipf (1938), Bergführer Lorenz (1943), and Hinter den sieben Gleisen (1959).
Meier wrote political commentaries, reviewed literature and managed the subscriber list.
Cared for by his partner, Meier died in Zürich on 29 March 1974 and was buried in Sulgen at his request.