Person
Wilmuth Merkyl
Acting · 1885–1954 · 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.
Known for
The Pride of the Yankees
Spectator (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
Escort (uncredited)
Fedora
Count Vladimir Androvitch
Gentleman Jim
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Her Surrender
Webster Stuyvesant
Niobe
Tompkins (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Prentiss (uncredited)
The Unholy Three
Jeweler (uncredited)
Captain January
Herbert Morton
Atlantic Adventure
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1942Gentleman JimHeadwaiter (uncredited)
- 1942The Pride of the YankeesSpectator (uncredited)
- 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutantePrentiss (uncredited)
- 1935Atlantic AdventureHeadwaiter (uncredited)
- 1934The Merry WidowEscort (uncredited)
- 1925Fine ClothesReceiver
- 1925The Unholy ThreeJeweler (uncredited)
- 1924Captain JanuaryHerbert Morton
- 1924The Breaking PointWilliam Lucas
- 1924The Whispered NameCraig Stephenson
- 1918The Burden of ProofRobert Ames
- 1918FedoraCount Vladimir Androvitch
- 1918A Man's WorldDavid Powell
- 1918Let's Get a DivorceCalvignac (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
- 1918SuspicionLeonard White
- 1916Her SurrenderWebster Stuyvesant
- 1916The Soul MarketJack Dexter (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
- 1915The PriceThe Artist
- 1915NiobeTompkins (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
- 1915Gretna GreenEarl of Basset
- 1915The Celebrated ScandalErnesto (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
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