Gary Merrill

Person

Gary Merrill

Born 2 August 1915 Died 5 March 1990, aged 74 Hartford, Connecticut, USA TMDB ↗

Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television character actor whose credits included more than fifty feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
28age in their first credit on record (1943)
36years on screen and counting
7credits in 1955, their busiest year
100dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
World of Darkness poster Age: 61

World of Darkness

1977
as Dr. Thomas Madsen
Thieves poster Age: 61

Thieves

1977
as Street Man
No poster
Age: 60

The Zodiac Murders

1975
Huckleberry Finn poster Age: 58

Huckleberry Finn

1974
as Pap
Murder and the Computer poster Age: 58

Murder and the Computer

1973
as Gordon Craig
The Murderers poster Age: 58

The Murderers

1973
Pueblo poster Age: 57

Pueblo

1973
as Adm. Thomas E. Moorer
Earth II poster Age: 56

Earth II

1971
as Walter Dietrich
No poster
Age: 55

Secret of the Sacred Forest

1970
as Mike Parks
Loving Badly poster Age: 54

Loving Badly

1969
Then Came Bronson poster Age: 53

Then Came Bronson

1969
as Inspector Otis
Run, Psycho, Run poster Age: 52

Run, Psycho, Run

1968
as George Dennison
The Power poster Age: 52

The Power

1968
as Mark Corlane
Clambake poster Age: 52

Clambake

1967
as Sam Burton
The Incident poster Age: 52

The Incident

1967
as Douglas McCann
Hondo and the Apaches poster Age: 52

Hondo and the Apaches

1967
as General Philip Sheridan
The Last Challenge poster Age: 51

The Last Challenge

1967
as Squint Calloway
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones poster Age: 51

The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones

1966
as Marshal Duncan
Destination Inner Space poster Age: 50

Destination Inner Space

1966
as Dr. LaSatier
In Search of Hart Crane poster Age: 50

In Search of Hart Crane

1966
as Narrator (voice)
Ride Beyond Vengeance poster Age: 50

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966
as Dub Stokes
Around the World Under the Sea poster Age: 50

Around the World Under the Sea

1965
as Dr. August 'Gus' Boren
Catacombs poster Age: 49

Catacombs

1965
as Raymond Garth
A Girl Named Tamiko poster Age: 47

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962
as Max Wilson
Mysterious Island poster Age: 46

Mysterious Island

1961
as Gideon Spilitt
The Pleasure of His Company poster Age: 45

The Pleasure of His Company

1961
as James Dougherty
The Great Impostor poster Age: 45

The Great Impostor

1960
as Pa Demara
The Savage Eye poster Age: 44

The Savage Eye

1960
as The Poet
Rhapsody of Steel poster Age: 44

Rhapsody of Steel

1959
as Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful Country poster Age: 44

The Wonderful Country

1959
as Major Colton
Crash Landing poster Age: 42

Crash Landing

1958
as Captain Steve Williams
The Missouri Traveler poster Age: 42

The Missouri Traveler

1958
as Doyle Magee
If You Knew Elizabeth poster Age: 41

If You Knew Elizabeth

1957
as Walter Hubbard
Bermuda Affair poster Age: 40

Bermuda Affair

1956
as Bob Scoffield
Navy Wife poster Age: 40

Navy Wife

1956
as Jack Blain
The Human Jungle poster Age: 39

The Human Jungle

1954
as John Danforth
The Black Dakotas poster Age: 39

The Black Dakotas

1954
as Brock Marsh (alias Zachary Paige)
Witness to Murder poster Age: 38

Witness to Murder

1954
as Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews
A Blueprint for Murder poster Age: 37

A Blueprint for Murder

1953
as Fred Sargent
Night Without Sleep poster Age: 37

Night Without Sleep

1952
as Richard Morton
The Girl in White poster Age: 36

The Girl in White

1952
as Dr. Seth Pawling
Phone Call from a Stranger poster Age: 36

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952
as David Trask
Decision Before Dawn poster Age: 36

Decision Before Dawn

1951
as Col. Devlin
Another Man's Poison poster Age: 36

Another Man's Poison

1951
as George Bates
Rawhide poster Age: 35

Rawhide

1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Frogmen poster Age: 35

The Frogmen

1951
as Lt. Cmdr. Pete Vincent
All About Eve poster Age: 35

All About Eve

1950
as Bill Sampson
Where the Sidewalk Ends poster Age: 34

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950
as Tommy Scalise
Mother Didn't Tell Me poster Age: 34

Mother Didn't Tell Me

1950
as Dr. Peter Roberts
Twelve O'Clock High poster Age: 34

Twelve O'Clock High

1949
as Colonel Keith Davenport
Slattery's Hurricane poster Age: 34

Slattery's Hurricane

1949
as Cmdr E.T. Kramer
Winged Victory poster Age: 29

Winged Victory

1944
as Captain McIntyre
This Is the Army poster Age: 28

This Is the Army

1943
as Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
The Littlest Hobo poster Age: 64

The Littlest Hobo

1979
as Willie Brogan
The Seekers poster Age: 63

The Seekers

1979
as Capt. Hull
Movin' On poster Age: 59

Movin' On

1974
Kung Fu poster Age: 57

Kung Fu

1972
as Dan Hoyle
Young Dr. Kildare poster Age: 56

Young Dr. Kildare

1971
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Cannon poster Age: 56

Cannon

1971
Medical Center poster Age: 54

Medical Center

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. poster Age: 54

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969
as Orlando 'Cord' Corday
Hondo poster Age: 52

Hondo

1967
The Time Tunnel poster Age: 51

The Time Tunnel

1966
as Senator Leroy Clark
Branded poster Age: 49

Branded

1965
No poster
Age: 49

Profiles in Courage

1964
as John Marshall
No poster
Age: 49

Reporter

1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster Age: 48

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
as Mark Jordan
No poster
Age: 48

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
The Outer Limits poster Age: 48

The Outer Limits

1963
as Dr. James Hamilton / Major Roger Brothers
Combat! poster Age: 47

Combat!

1962
as Capt. August
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 47

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as John Pemberton
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 47

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as Harry Jarvis
Sam Benedict poster Age: 47

Sam Benedict

1962
The New Breed poster Age: 46

The New Breed

1961
as Karl Lippert
Ben Casey poster Age: 46

Ben Casey

1961
Bus Stop poster Age: 46

Bus Stop

1961
Outlaws poster Age: 45

Outlaws

1960
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 44

The Twilight Zone

1959
as Joseph Paradine
Laramie poster Age: 44

Laramie

1959
New York Confidential poster Age: 43

New York Confidential

1959
Suspicion poster Age: 42

Suspicion

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 42

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Dick Bowen
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 41

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Col. Boyd Nelson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 41

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Noah Rawlins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 41

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Luke Cannon
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 40

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 40

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
as David Trask
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 40

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Sgt. Rockwell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 40

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Ted Franklin
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 40

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Carl Adams
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 40

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Joseph Pond
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 40

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Cash Bentley
No poster
Age: 38

Justice

1954
as Jason Tyler
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 38

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Bill Masters
General Electric Theater poster Age: 37

General Electric Theater

1953
as McMasters
General Electric Theater poster Age: 37

General Electric Theater

1953
as John Dwight
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 36

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as John Beasley / Nash
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 36

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 34

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
as Felice Benuzzi
Studio One poster Age: 33

Studio One

1948
as Paul Gormay
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