[1] He was credited with helping discover Tyrone Power, Gregory Peck, Jeff Chandler, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn.
After dropping out of the City College of New York to support his family, he obtained a job as errand boy at Fox Movietone News He was promoted to Fox's talent department, where he was assigned to monitor small theaters, nightclubs and vaudeville shows for new screen talent [3][1] Throughout his career, Meyer discovered several future successful entertainers in a variety of settings.
He spotted Gregory Peck in New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, Anne Baxter while she performed in a stock theater in Dennis, Massachusetts, and the "grossly overweight" Vivian Blaine singing in a bar.
[1] Variety reported at his death that Mishkin had a reputation as an honest man and tough negotiator, and that he remained independent during his forty-year career despite offers from major talent agencies, such as William Morris.
The actor received positive attention for his movie roles in the early 1970s, but moved to Europe at the behest of a large talent agency and appeared in minor westerns.