Person
Jan Merlin
Acting · 1925–2019 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Character actor, screenwriter, and author. He had recurring roles on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1951-54) and The Rough Riders (1958-59). Merlin won a Daytime Emmy for writing Another World.
Known for
Perry Mason
Tony Davis
The A-Team
Colonel Donald Davis
Mission: Impossible
Captain Danko
The Fugitive
Jan Karac
The Invaders
Post
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Fred Colby
The Time Tunnel
Centauri
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Angel Galley
Switch
Bradner
12 O'Clock High
Colonel Grulov
Filmography
- 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryJury Foreman
- 1990Silk 2Hancock Gish
- 1990False IdentityPotter - Pete
- 1990Buried AliveAttorney
- 1989Time TrackersMax Barker
- 1989Nowhere to RunMr. Groker
- 1988Permanent Record
- 1985CovenantKarl
- 1983The A-TeamColonel Donald Davis
- 1982Aliens From Another PlanetCentauri
- 1975The HindenburgSpeck
- 1975SwitchBradner
- 1973The SlamsSaddler
- 1973I Escaped from Devil's IslandRosenquist
- 1972The Twilight PeopleSteinman
- 1969Take the Money and RunAl - Bank Robber
- 1969Strategy of TerrorJon
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreWillie Marks
- 1967The InvadersPost
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleCaptain Danko
- 1966JerichoLt. Karl Linck
- 1966The Time TunnelCentauri
- 1964Guns of DiabloRance Macklin
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Angel Galley
- 196412 O'Clock HighColonel Grulov
- 1963Gunfight at Comanche CreekNielson
- 1963The FugitiveJan Karac
- 1960Hell Bent for LeatherTravers
- 1958The Rough Riders
- 1958Cole Younger, GunfighterFrank Wittrock
- 1957Perry MasonTony Davis
- 1957Woman and the HunterRobert Gifford
- 1956The PeacemakerViggo Tomlin
- 1956A Strange AdventureAl Kutner
- 1956Screaming EaglesLt. Pauling
- 1956A Day of FuryBilly Brand
- 1955Running WildScotty Cluett
- 1955IllegalAndy Garth
- 1955FrontierClay Chandler
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpFred Colby
- 1955Big House, U.S.ATommy (uncredited)
- 1955Six Bridges to CrossAndy Norris
- 1946Flight to Nowhere(Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy
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