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1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Mr. Reagan

– Little Gray Home in the West (1959) … Mr. Reagan

1957 Omar Khayyam
Nobleman (uncredited)

1956 The Man Called X (TV series)

– Rendezvous (1956)

1956 The Ten Commandments
Architect's Assistant

1956 Frontier Gambler
Shorty

1952-1955 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Ed Hartman / Elliott / Henchman Riggs / …

– Blake's Kid (1955) … Henchman Riggs

– Heading for Trouble (1953) … Lou Cole

– The Boy and the Bandit (1952) … Ed Hartman

– Civilian Clothes (1952) … Elliott

1955 Son of Sinbad
Guard (uncredited)

1954 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
Hank Rogers / Tom Keith

– Boys' Day in Paradise Valley (1954) … Tom Keith

– The Last of the Larrabee Kid (1954) … Hank Rogers

1954 Jungle Man-Eaters
French Ship's Crewman (uncredited)

1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Animal Keeper (uncredited)

1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Doc

– The Man in the Lead Mask (1953) … Doc

1953 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Hired gunman

– Gypsy Destiny (1953) … Hired gunman

1951-1953 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Sheriff / The Chief / Turner / …

– Chinese Gold (1953) … Turner

– Bodyguard (1953) … Wally

– The Bates Story (1951) … Sheriff

– Foreign Agent (1951) … The Chief

1953 The Big Heat
Man (uncredited)

1953 Saginaw Trail
Trapper with Knife (uncredited)

1953 Your Favorite Story (TV series)

– The World Beyond (1953)

1951-1953 Boston Blackie (TV series)

– Crown Jewels (1953)

– Phone Booth Murder (1951)

1953 Salome
Baptism Attendee (uncredited)

1953 Up in Daisy's Penthouse (short)
Daisy's Boyfriend

1952 Androcles and the Lion
Officer (uncredited)

1952 Blue Canadian Rockies
Frenchy (uncredited)

1952 The Lion and the Horse
Stock Buyer (uncredited)

1952 The Half-Breed
The Sergeant-Messenger (uncredited)

1952 Trail Guide
Dale

1952 The Old West
Townsman (uncredited)

1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Chuck (uncredited)

1951 Gold Raiders
Clete

1951 Merry Mavericks (short)
Shotgun (uncredited)

1951 Mask of the Avenger
Blacksmith (uncredited)

1951 Silver Canyon
Blacksmith (uncredited)

1951 The Texas Rangers
Ranger (uncredited)

1951 Man from Sonora
Henchman Pete

1950 The Bandit Queen
Hank, Killer of Doña Montalvo

1950 A Snitch in Time (short)
Jerry Benton (uncredited)

1949-1950 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Henchman Joe Kean / Leiutenant Bannister

– Banker's Choice (1950) … Henchman Joe Kean

– War Horse (1949) … Leiutenant Bannister

1950 Walk Softly, Stranger
Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)

1950 Border Rangers
Henchman Gans

1950 Two Roaming Champs (short)

1950 I Shot Billy the Kid
Deputy Bob Ollinger (as John Morton)

1950 Arizona Territory
Otis Kilburn

1950 Nursie Behave (short)
Fiancée's Boyfriend

1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk
Clayton (uncredited)

1950 Marinated Mariner (short)
Gang leader

1950 West of Wyoming
Sheriff

1950 Fence Riders
Slater

1950 Brooklyn Buckaroos (short)
Mine Payroll Messenger

1949 The Adventures of Sir Galahad
Ulric - The Saxon King

1949 Samson and Delilah
Assistant Tax Collector (uncredited)

1949 Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
John Baroda

1949 Riders of the Dusk
Henchman Art

1949 The Wolf Hunters
Post Clerk (uncredited)

1949 Western Renegades
Blacksmith Smitty

1949 Thieves' Highway
State Highway Policeman (uncredited)

1949 Haunted Trails
Sheriff Charlie Coombs

1949 The Blazing Trail
Brady House Guard (uncredited)

1949 The Lost Tribe
Kesler (uncredited)

1949 El Paso
Dutch, a Deputy (uncredited)

1949 Outlaw Country
Marshal Clark

1948 Parole, Inc.
Police Captain (uncredited)

1948 The Golden Eye
Miner (uncredited)

1948 Red River
Settler (uncredited)

1948 Trail to Laredo
Sheriff Kennedy (uncredited)

1948 A Southern Yankee
Guerrilla Horseman (uncredited)

1947 Brick Bradford
Dr. Gregor Tymak

1947 Cheyenne Takes Over
Bart McCord, Lobos Ranch Foreman

1947 Unconquered
Sentry at Ball Denying Chris Exit (uncredited)

1947 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
President Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)

1947 Jack Armstrong
Gregory Pierce (uncredited)

1947 Raiders of the South
Preston Durant

1946 Son of the Guardsman
Lord Hampto (uncredited)

1946 Shadows on the Range
Paul Emery

1946 Heading West
Henchman Kelso (uncredited)

1946 The Desert Horseman
Rex Young (uncredited)

1946 Night in Paradise
Sailor (uncredited)

1946 Her Kind of Man
Minor Role (uncredited)

1946 Galloping Thunder
Regan (uncredited)

1946 The Gay Cavalier
Lewis

1946 Hop Harrigan
Dr. Tobor

1946 The People's Choice
Grant Evans

1946 The Haunted Mine
Steve Twining

1946 Gilda
Policeman (uncredited)

1946 The Harvey Girls
Player (uncredited)

1946 Girl on the Spot
Mug (uncredited)

1946 Border Bandits
Henchman Spike

1945 Who's Guilty?
Henchman (uncredited)

1945 The Cherokee Flash
Mark 'Blackie' Butler

1945 The Crimson Canary
Man at Bar (uncredited)

1945 Bandits of the Badlands
Cort McKinnon

1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Farmer Pledging Two Calves (uncredited)

1945 Rustlers' Hideout
Harry Stanton

1945 Secret Agent X-9
Parker (uncredited)

1945 Along Came Jones
Card Player (uncredited)

1945 Oregon Trail
Dalt Higgins

1945 Flame of the West
Carl Compton

1945 Stranger from Santa Fe
Cy Manning

1945 The Master Key
Vogel - Council Member M-10 (uncredited)

1945 Brenda Starr, Reporter
Joe Schultz (uncredited)

1945 Jungle Queen
Mine Henchman-Guard (uncredited)

1944 Gentle Annie
Engineer (uncredited)

1944 Ghost Guns
Matson

1944 Zorro's Black Whip
Henchman Ed Harris

1944 Girl Rush
Scully

1944 An American Romance
Eddie - Steel Mill Worker (uncredited)

1944 Land of the Outlaws
Dan Broderick

1944 Kismet
Aide to Mansur (uncredited)

1944 West of the Rio Grande
Wade Gunnerson

1944 U-Boat Prisoner
Officer Elsner (uncredited)

1944 Fuzzy Settles Down
Henchman Pete

1944 The Last Horseman
Fancy (uncredited)

1944 Mystery Man
Henchman Bill

1944 Valley of Vengeance
Henchman Burt

1944 The Black Parachute (uncredited)

1944 Address Unknown
Angry German at Play (uncredited)

1944 Two-Man Submarine
Nazi Officer (uncredited)

1944 Texas Masquerade
Henchman Jeff

1944 None Shall Escape
Townsman (uncredited)

1943 Phony Express (short)
Red's Henchman (uncredited)

1943 Women in Bondage
SS officer (uncredited)

1943 The Cross of Lorraine
Nazi Guard in Village (uncredited)

1943 Devil Riders
Jim Higgins

1943 Bullets and Saddles
Henchman Mike Phelps

1943 Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Blaine - Galt Henchman [Chs. 10-12] (uncredited)

1943 Black Market Rustlers
Parry

1943 Destroyer
Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)

1943 Fighting Valley
Dan Wakely

1943 The Law Rides Again
Henchman Spike

1943 Hitler's Madman
Muller (uncredited)

1943 Cowboy Commandos
Henchman Larry Fraser

1943 They Came to Blow Up America
Policeman in Bund Raid (uncredited)

1943 My Son, the Hero
Hoodlum (uncredited)

1943 Sagebrush Law
Burl Mason

1943 Fugitive of the Plains
Deputy arresting Fuzzy

1943 Land of Hunted Men
Pelham (Mine Manager) (as John Morton)

1943 Assignment in Brittany
Gestapo Agent (uncredited)

1943 Hitler's Children
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

1942 The Mysterious Rider
Dalton Sykes

1942 The Lone Prairie
Henchman Ed Slade (uncredited)

1942 Along the Sundown Trail
Henchman Jake

1942 Prairie Pals
Ed Blair

1942 Sheriff of Sage Valley
Nick Gaynor - Kansas Henchman

1942 Law and Order
Henchman Turtle

1942 Invisible Agent
German Soldier (uncredited)

1942 Flight Lieutenant
Major Thompson's Orderly (uncredited)

1942 They All Kissed the Bride
Punch Server at Dance (uncredited)

1942 Down Texas Way
Henchman Steve

1942 Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Morgan

1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer
German Soldier (uncredited)

1942 Boot Hill Bandits
Brand Bolton

1942 Reap the Wild Wind
'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited)

1942 Arizona Terrors
Henchman (uncredited)

1942 Don Winslow of the Navy
Destroyer 620 Helmsman [Chs. 1, 9] (uncredited)

1941 Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Brent (uncredited)

1941 A Missouri Outlaw
Henchman Bancroft

1941 Gauchos of El Dorado
Curly Kid (uncredited)

1941 South of Tahiti
Bearded Sailor (uncredited)

1941 Sea Raiders
First Island Guard [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited)

1941 The Bandit Trail
Informer (uncredited)

1941 The Gunman from Bodie
Henchman Bill Cook

1941 Under Fiesta Stars
Henchman Tommick

1941 Mystery Ship
Guard (uncredited)

1941 Our Wife
Officer (uncredited)

1941 I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
Guard (uncredited)

1941 Two Gun Sheriff
Townsman (uncredited)

1941 White Eagle
Henchman Ronimo

1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Thug at Rear of Truck [Ch. 5] (uncredited)

1940 Lone Star Raiders
Henchman Dixon

1940 Melody Ranch
Warns the Wildhacks (uncredited)

1940 The Trail Blazers
Henchman Mason

1940 North West Mounted Police
Half-breed Archer (uncredited)

1940 Billy the Kid in Texas
Flash

1940 Queen of the Yukon
Miner (uncredited)

1940 Billy the Kid Outlawed
Lije Ellis

1940 The Return of Wild Bill
Dusty Donahue (uncredited)

1940 Frontier Crusader
Henchman 'Hippo' Potts

1940 Covered Wagon Days
Henchman

1940 Dark Command
Cantrell Man (uncredited)

1940 Drums of Fu Manchu
Loki

1940 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers)
Lt. Dunbar (uncredited)

1939 Zorro's Fighting Legion
Commandante Manuel [Ch. 1-9]

1939 Flaming Lead
Chicago Club Manager (uncredited)

1939 The Great Commandment
Under-Officer

1939 Renegade Trail
Henchman 'Tex' Traynor

1939 The Man in the Iron Mask
Soldier (uncredited)

1939 Daredevils of the Red Circle
Davis (uncredited)

1939 Three Texas Steers
Mike Abbott (uncredited)

1939 Union Pacific
Laborer (uncredited)

1939 The Lady's from Kentucky
Gambler (uncredited)

1939 Rough Riders' Round-up
Border Patrolman Messenger (uncredited)

1939 Two Gun Troubador
Bill Barton

1939 In Old Montana
Ed Brandt

1939 Four Girls in White
John - Man at Accident (uncredited)

1939 Code of the Fearless
Red Kane

1938 Gang Bullets
Red Hampton

1938 The Great Waltz
Revolutionary (uncredited)

1938 Where the Buffalo Roam
Foster

1938 Dick Tracy Returns
Champ Stark

1938 The Shopworn Angel
Soldier Speaking in Montage (uncredited)

1938 Marie Antoinette
Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)

1938 Riders of the Black Hills
Irate Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1938 Songs and Saddles
Rocky Renaut

1938 The Fighting Devil Dogs
Thompson (uncredited)

1938 Phantom Ranger
Henchman Bud

1938 Gunsmoke Trail
Bill Larson, posing as Moose Walters

1938 Two Gun Justice
Bart

1938 Female Fugitive
Henchman Mort

1938 Knight of the Plains
Carson/Pedro de Cordoba

1938 Land of Fighting Men
Flint

1938 The Lone Ranger
Henchman Kester

1938 The Buccaneer
Pirate Shot by Lafitte (uncredited)

1938 Sergeant Murphy
Cavalryman (uncredited)

1937 Boy of the Streets
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1937 Colorado Kid
Court Clerk

1937 Federal Bullets
Henchman Manny Goe

1937 Arizona Gunfighter
Farley (Durkin Henchman)

1937 Roaring Six Guns
Mileaway Roberts

1937 The Firefly
French Officer Announcing Abdication (uncredited)

1937 Atlantic Flight
1st Radio Newscaster (uncredited)

1937 The Rangers Step In
Martin

1937 Slaves in Bondage
Nick Costello

1937 Galloping Dynamite
Reed

1937 Range Defenders
Henchman Craig

1937 Drums of Destiny
Toby Simmons

1937 Blazing Sixes
Jim Hess

1937 Law of the Ranger
Bill Nash

1937 The Law Commands
Frank Clark

1937 Gunsmoke Ranch
Clem Jurgins (uncredited)

1937 Headline Crasher
Tony Scarlotti

1937 Valley of Terror
Mark Flemming

1936 Wild Horse Round-Up
Charlie Doan

1936 The Bold Caballero
Sergeant #1 (uncredited)

1936 Fury Below
Emil

1936 The Gun Ranger
Kemper Mills

1936 Daniel Boone
Messenger from Richmond (uncredited)

1936 A Tenderfoot Goes West
Henchman Jake

1936 The Three Mesquiteers
Bull (Lead Henchman)

1936 The Vigilantes Are Coming
Rance Talbot, Burr Henchman

1936 The Crooked Trail
Harve Tarlton

1936 The Lion's Den
Single-Shot Smith

1936 Wildcat Trooper
Henry McClain

1936 Wolves of the Sea
Mitchell

1936 Aces and Eights
Card Sharp (uncredited)

1936 Undersea Kingdom
Moloch

1936 Lightnin' Bill Carson
'Breed' Hawkins

1936 Call of the Prairie
Henchman Arizona

1936 Border Caballero
Runnyian

1935 Bar 20 Rides Again
Henchman Carp

1935 The Eagle's Brood
Henchman Ed

1935 Hop-a-long Cassidy
Party Guest with a Pint in His Hip Pocket (uncredited)

1935 The Miracle Rider
Messenger in Prologue (uncredited)

1934 Broadway Bill
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

1934 Cleopatra
Roman Guard (uncredited)

1934 The Age of Innocence
John - Dallas' Chauffeur (uncredited)

1934 Beyond the Law
New York Radio Policeman (as Mert La Verre)

1934 The Red Rider
Banty [Ch. 1] (as Mert LaVarre)

1934 Whom the Gods Destroy
Balkan Sailor with Binoculars (uncredited)

1933 Sons of the Desert
Son of the Desert in 2nd Row Seen Over Stan's Right Shoulder (uncredited)

1933 Captured!
Prisoner of War (uncredited)

1928 Love at First Flight (short)
Extra (uncredited)

1927/I Running Wild
Police Officer (uncredited)

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 12,632 this week View rank on IMDbPro » John Merton (I) (1901–1959) Actor Trivia: Grandfather of Theatre Actor/Director 'Rick Sparks'. See more trivia » Born: Myrtland Vivian LaVarre February 18, 1901 in Washington D.C., USA Died: September 19, 1959 (age 58) in Los Angeles, California, USA