James Lew Meehan[1] (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor.

[citation needed] 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] This article about a United States film actor born in the 1890s is a stub.