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Wilmuth Merkyl

Wilmuth Merkyl

Acting
June 2, 1885
— May 1, 1954
Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Biography

Wilmuth John Merkyl was an American opera singer, as well as stage and screen actor. He appeared in films from 1915 to 1945. After 1917 he was sometimes credited as John Merkyl.

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Known For (19 movies)

Fine Clothes

Fine Clothes

Receiver

1925

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

Headwaiter (uncredited)

1942

Captain January

Captain January

Herbert Morton

1924

The Price

The Price

The Artist

1915

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

Escort (uncredited)

1934

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

William Lucas

1924

Gretna Green

Gretna Green

Earl of Basset

1915

Niobe

Niobe

Tompkins (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

1915

Let's Get a Divorce

Let's Get a Divorce

Calvignac (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

1918

The Whispered Name

The Whispered Name

Craig Stephenson

1924

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Spectator (uncredited)

1942

Fedora

Fedora

Count Vladimir Androvitch

1918

Her Surrender

Her Surrender

Webster Stuyvesant

1916

The Burden of Proof

The Burden of Proof

Robert Ames

1918

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Prentiss (uncredited)

1940

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

Jeweler (uncredited)

1925

Atlantic Adventure

Atlantic Adventure

Headwaiter (uncredited)

1935

The Soul Market

The Soul Market

Jack Dexter (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

1916

A Man's World

A Man's World

David Powell

1918

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