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Home/People/Wilmuth Merkyl
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Born
Jun 2, 1885Died: May 1, 1954
Lived 68 years
Place of Birth
Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

21
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Wilmuth John Merkyl
W. Merkyl
John Merkyl
IMDb Profile

Wilmuth Merkyl

Acting

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.
Gentleman Jim poster

Gentleman Jim

as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1942
The Pride of the Yankees poster

The Pride of the Yankees

as Spectator (uncredited)
1942
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante poster

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as Prentiss (uncredited)
1940
Atlantic Adventure poster

Atlantic Adventure

as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1935
The Merry Widow poster

The Merry Widow

as Escort (uncredited)
1934
Fine Clothes poster

Fine Clothes

as Receiver
1925
The Unholy Three poster

The Unholy Three

as Jeweler (uncredited)
1925
Captain January poster

Captain January

as Herbert Morton
1924
The Breaking Point poster

The Breaking Point

as William Lucas
1924
The Whispered Name poster

The Whispered Name

as Craig Stephenson
1924
The Burden of Proof poster

The Burden of Proof

as Robert Ames
1918
Fedora poster

Fedora

as Count Vladimir Androvitch
1918
A Man's World poster

A Man's World

as David Powell
1918
Let's Get a Divorce poster

Let's Get a Divorce

as Calvignac (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
1918
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

as Leonard White
1918
Her Surrender poster

Her Surrender

as Webster Stuyvesant
1916
The Soul Market poster

The Soul Market

as Jack Dexter (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
1916
The Price poster

The Price

as The Artist
1915
Niobe poster

Niobe

as Tompkins (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
1915
Gretna Green poster

Gretna Green

as Earl of Basset
1915