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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

20

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-06-02

Day of Death

1954-05-01 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Wilmuth John Merkyl

W. Merkyl

John Merkyl

Wilmuth Merkyl

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.

Known For

Acting

Niobe

1915

Niobe

as

Tompkins (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

The Celebrated Scandal

1915

The Celebrated Scandal

as

Ernesto (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

Let's Get a Divorce

1918

Let's Get a Divorce

as

Calvignac (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

Captain January

1924

Captain January

as

Herbert Morton

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

as

Spectator (uncredited)

Atlantic Adventure

1935

Atlantic Adventure

as

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Suspicion

1918

Suspicion

as

Leonard White

The Unholy Three

1925

The Unholy Three

as

Jeweler (uncredited)

Her Surrender

1916

Her Surrender

as

Webster Stuyvesant

Gentleman Jim

1942

Gentleman Jim

as

Headwaiter (uncredited)

The Merry Widow

1934

The Merry Widow

as

Escort (uncredited)

The Soul Market

1916

The Soul Market

as

Jack Dexter (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as

Prentiss (uncredited)

The Whispered Name

1924

The Whispered Name

as

Craig Stephenson

Fine Clothes

1925

Fine Clothes

as

Receiver

The Burden of Proof

1918

The Burden of Proof

as

Robert Ames

The Price

1915

The Price

as

The Artist

The Breaking Point

1924

The Breaking Point

as

William Lucas

Gretna Green

1915

Gretna Green

as

Earl of Basset

A Man's World

1918

A Man's World

as

David Powell

Production

Crew

Directing