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Gary Merrill (1915–1990)

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Gary Merrill was born August 2, 1915, in Hartford, Connecticut. He began his career acting in summer stock plays. He married Barbara Leeds, an actress, and then served a brief stint in the army. After the army, he landed in New York, where he was chosen to join the already popular play "Born Yesterday"... See full bio »

Born:

Gary Franklin Merrill
in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Falmouth, Maine, USA
Marilyn Monroe, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill and Gregory Ratoff at event of All About Eve
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1980 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Willie Brogan
– The Further Adventures of Willie and Kate (1980) … Willie Brogan
– Willie and Kate (1980) … Willie Brogan
 
1979 The Seekers (TV movie)
Capt. Hull
 
1977 The World of Darkness (TV movie)
Dr. Thomas Masden
 
1977 Thieves
Street Man
 
1976 Cannon (TV series)
Andrew McGill
– Revenge (1976) … Andrew McGill
 
1974-1975 Movin' On (TV series)
Paul Lorimer / Samson
– Prosperity #1 (1975) … Samson
– The Good Life (1974) … Paul Lorimer
 
1974 Huckleberry Finn
Pap
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Dan Hoyle
– The Way of Violence Has No Mind (1974) … Dan Hoyle
 
1973 The Jackie Gleason Special (TV movie)
Family Doctor
 
1973 Pueblo (TV movie)
Adm. Thomas E. Moorer
 
1973 Medical Center (TV series)
Jason Norman
– Fatal Memory (1973) … Jason Norman
 
1972-1973 Young Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Leonard Gillespie / Dr. Gillespie
– The Accident (1973) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– Charlotte Wade Makes Lots of Shade (1972) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– The Orphan (1972) … Dr. Leonard Gillespie
– Pilot (1972) … Dr. Gillespie
– By This Sign (1972) … Dr. Gillespie
See all 24 episodes »
 
1973 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
– The Murderers (1973)
 
1971 Earth II (TV movie)
Walter Dietrich
 
1970-1971 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Barney
– They (1971) … Barney
– They Have Taken Over (1970)
 
1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Orlando 'Cord' Corday
– The Worth of a Man (1970) … Orlando 'Cord' Corday
 
1970 The Secret of the Sacred Forest
Mike Parks
 
1969 A Wrong Way to Love
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Inspector Otis
– Pilot (1969) … Inspector Otis
 
1968 The Power
Mark Corlane
 
1968 Più tardi Claire, più tardi...
George
 
1967 The Incident
Douglas McCann
 
1967 Clambake
Sam
 
1967 The Last Challenge
Squint Calloway
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
General Sheridan
– Hondo and the Eagle Claw (1967) … General Sheridan
 
1966 The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (TV movie)
Marshal Duncan
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Sen. Leroy Clark
– Rendezvous with Yesterday (1966) … Sen. Leroy Clark
 
1966/I Around the World Under the Sea
Dr. August 'Gus' Boren
 
1966 Destination Inner Space
Dr. LaSatier
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Sheriff Ben Sumner
– Macauley's Cure (1966) … Sheriff Ben Sumner
 
1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
Pentagon Chief of Staff (scenes deleted)
 
1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Park
– The Menfish (1966) … Park
 
1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
Dub Stokes
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Aaron Shields
– Romany Roundup: Part 2 (1965) … Aaron Shields
– Romany Roundup: Part 1 (1965) … Aaron Shields
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
John Perry
– Highest Fall of All (1965) … John Perry
 
1965 The Woman Who Wouldn't Die
Raymond Garth
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
John Marshall
– John Marshall (1965) … John Marshall
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
Carl Whaley
– The Right to Kill (1965) … Carl Whaley
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
James Lloyd
– A Dangerous Silence (1965) … James Lloyd
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Lou Sheldon
– Vote for Murder (1964) … Lou Sheldon
– The Lost Lady Blues (1964) … Lou Sheldon
– A Time to Be Silent (1964) … Lou Sheldon
– Murder by Scandal (1964) … Lou Sheldon
– Super-Star (1964) … Lou Sheldon
See all 13 episodes »
 
1964 Suspense (TV series)
– The Hunter (1964)
 
1964 The Searching Eye (short)
Narrator
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Mark Jordan
– The Machine That Played God (1963) … Mark Jordan
 
1963 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Dr. James Hamilton / Major Roger Brothers
– The Human Factor (1963) … Dr. James Hamilton / Major Roger Brothers
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Harry Jarvis / John Pemberton
– Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale (1963) … Harry Jarvis
– The Paragon (1963) … John Pemberton
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
Capt. August
– The Walking Wounded (1963) … Capt. August
 
1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Miles Houghton
– Use Neon for My Epitaph (1963) … Miles Houghton
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Merriman
– The Boiling Point (1963) … Merriman
 
1963 Hong Kong un addio
 
1962 A Girl Named Tamiko
Max Wilson
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Jim Hunter
– The Tiger (1962) … Jim Hunter
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Frank Everest
– Put Your Dreams Away (1962) … Frank Everest
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Harry Sellers
– Obituary for Mr. X (1962) … Harry Sellers
 
1958-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
John Dwight / McMasters
– Money and the Minister (1961) … John Dwight
– God Is My Judge (1958) … McMasters
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Sgt. Joseph Paradine
– Still Valley (1961) … Sgt. Joseph Paradine
 
1961 The New Breed (TV series)
Karl Lippert
– To None a Deadly Drug (1961) … Karl Lippert
 
1961 Mysterious Island
Gideon Spilitt
 
1961 The Pleasure of His Company
James 'Jim' Dougherty
 
1957-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Col. Boyd Nelson / Ken Kenyon / Luke Cannon / …
– The Release (1961) … Ken Kenyon
– Utopia, Wyoming (1958) … Luke Cannon
– The Promise (1957) … Noah
– Badge of Honor (1957) … Col. Boyd Nelson
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Frank Denton
– Blind Spot (1961) … Frank Denton
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Ernie Stone
– A Matter of Conscience (1961) … Ernie Stone
 
1961 The Great Impostor
Pa Demara
 
1957-1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Carl J. Adams / Cash Bentley / Joseph Pond / …
– O Youth and Beauty! (1960) … Cash Bentley
– Invitation to an Accident (1959) … Joseph Pond
– Man with a Problem (1958) … Carl J. Adams
– Flight to the East (1958) … Ted Franklin
– The Manacled (1957) … Sgt. Rockwell
 
1960 The Savage Eye
The poet
 
1959 Laramie (TV series)
Ed Farrell
– The Lonesome Gun (1959) … Ed Farrell
 
1959 The Wonderful Country
Maj. Stark Colton
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Dick Bowen
– The Best Way to Go (1959) … Dick Bowen
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Jed Mason
– Incident of Fear in the Streets (1959) … Jed Mason
 
1957-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Louis / McBurnie / Walter Hubbard
– A Corner of the Garden (1959) … Louis
– A Quiet Game of Cards (1959) … McBurnie
– If You Knew Elizabeth (1957) … Walter Hubbard
 
1959 New York Confidential (TV series)
– Johnny Cordes (1959)
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
Det. Eddie Hackett
– The Dark Cloud (1958) … Det. Eddie Hackett
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
Joshua Newton
– Medicine Man (1958) … Joshua Newton
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Paul Gormay
– The Lady Died at Midnight (1958) … Paul Gormay
 
1958 Crash Landing
Captain Steve Williams
 
1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Dicksen
– The Last Test (1958) … Dicksen
 
1958 Studio 57 (TV series)
– The Starmaker (1958)
 
1957-1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Bill Masters / Lou Mason
– My Two Hands (1958) … Bill Masters
– Understanding Heart (1957) … Lou Mason
 
1958 The Missouri Traveler
Doyle Magee
 
1958 Rendezvous (TV series)
– Bang Bang, You're Dead (1958)
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
– The Deadly Game (1957)
 
1957 Wagon Train (TV series)
Zeke Thomas
– The Zeke Thomas Story (1957) … Zeke Thomas
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
John Beasley / Nash
– Hey, Mac (1957)
– The Wedding Present (1957) … John Beasley/Nash
 
1956-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Johnny Davis / Walter Keyser
– The Last Train to Pusan (1957) … Johnny Davis
– Adventure in Diamonds (1956) … Walter Keyser
 
1956 Bermuda Affair
Bob Scoffield
 
1956 Navy Wife
Jack Blain
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Alan Byrnes / David Trask
– Crack-Up (1956) … David Trask
– Yacht on the High Sea (1956) … Alan Byrnes
 
1955 Star Stage (TV series)
– Trumpet Man (1955)
 
1954-1955 Justice (TV series)
Jason Tyler
– Hard to Get (1955) … Jason Tyler
– The Invader (1954) … Jason Tyler
– Express to Disaster (1954) … Jason Tyler
– The Firebug (1954) … Jason Tyler
– The Safe-Cracker (1954) … Jason Tyler
See all 9 episodes »
 
1953-1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Dennis / Major Mead / Wakeman
– The Man with the Gun (1954) … Dennis
– The Great Chair (1954) … Wakeman
– P.O.W. (1953) … Major Mead
 
1954 The Human Jungle
Police Capt. John Danforth
 
1954 The Black Dakotas
Brock Marsh/Zachary Paige
 
1954 Witness to Murder
Lawrence Mathews
 
1954 The Mask (TV series)
Walter Guilfoyle
– The Gambler (1954) … Walter Guilfoyle
– Marked for Murder (1954) … Walter Guilfoyle
– Murder in the Burlesque House (1954) … Walter Guilfoyle
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Felice Benuzzi
– No Picnic at Mt. Kenya (1953) … Felice Benuzzi
 
1953 A Blueprint for Murder
Fred Sargent
 
1953 Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City (TV series)
– Actor's Blood (1953)
– Cinderella from Cedar Rapids (1953)
 
1953 Danger (TV series)
– Family Jewels (1953)
 
1952 Night Without Sleep
Richard Morton
 
1952 The Girl in White
Dr. Seth Pawling
 
1952 Phone Call from a Stranger
David L. Trask
 
1951 Decision Before Dawn
Col. Devlin
 
1951 Another Man's Poison
George Bates
 
1951 The Frogmen
Lt. Cmdr. Pete Vincent
 
1951 Rawhide
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 All About Eve
Bill Simpson
 
1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends
Tommy Scalise
 
1950 Mother Didn't Tell Me
Doctor Peter Roberts
 
1949 Twelve O'Clock High
Col. Ernie Davenport
 
1949 Slattery's Hurricane
Cmdr E.T. Kramer
 
1948 The Quiet One
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Winged Victory
Capt. McIntyre (as Cpl. Garry Merrill)
 
1943 This Is the Army
Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1974 Huckleberry Finn (performer: "Rotten Luck")
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– O Youth and Beauty! (1960) (performer: "I'll Never Smile Again" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1986 The Making of Liberty (documentary)
Narrator
 
1968 Men from Boys: The First Eight Weeks (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1965 Revolution in Our Time (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1964 The Presidency: A Splendid Misery (TV documentary)
 
1960-1961 Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself - Narrator
– Goodbye, Mr. Churchill (1961) … Narrator
– Gotterdammerung (1961) … Narrator
– Tying the Knot (1961) … Narrator
– Yalta (1961) … Narrator
– Final Christmas (1961) … Narrator
See all 27 episodes »
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.31 (1959) … Himself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ruth Davis (1957) … Himself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Ruth Davis (1957) … Himself
 
1956 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #4.2 (1956) … Himself
 
1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.36 (1953) … Himself
 
1948 Strange Victory (documentary)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (TV documentary)
Undertermined Role
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Bill Simpson (archive footage: All About Eve [1950])
 
1967 Hondo and the Apaches (TV movie)
General Philip Sheridan
 
1961 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1939). Stage Play: See My Lawyer. Musical comedy. Written by Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork. Scenic Design by Cirker & Robbins. Directed by Ezra Hunt. Biltmore Theatre: 27 Sep 1939- 6 Apr 1940 (224 performances). Cast: Carroll Ashburn, Ralph Bell, Milton Berle (as "Arthur Lee"), Robert Griffith... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Cpl. Garry Merrill

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Bette Davis] Whatever Bette had chosen to do in life she would have had to be the top or she couldn't have endured it. See more »

Trivia:

Two adopted children with Bette Davis: Michael Merrill and Margot Merrill. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo