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Home/People/John Merton
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Born
Feb 18, 1901Died: Sep 19, 1959
Lived 58 years
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

169
Movies
2
TV Shows
Also Known As
Myrtland LaVarre
Myrtland F. LaVarre
IMDb Profile

John Merton

Acting

The Ten Commandments poster

The Ten Commandments

as Architect's Assistant
1956
Frontier Gambler poster

Frontier Gambler

as Shorty
1956
Timber Country Trouble poster

Timber Country Trouble

as Ed Hartman
1955
Jungle Man-Eaters poster

Jungle Man-Eaters

as French Ship's Crewman
1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue poster

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

as Animal Keeper (uncredited)
1954
The Big Heat poster

The Big Heat

as Man (uncredited)
1953
Up in Daisy's Penthouse poster

Up in Daisy's Penthouse

as Daisy's Boyfriend
1953
Trail Guide poster

Trail Guide

as Dale
1952
Gold Raiders poster

Gold Raiders

as Clete
1951
The Texas Rangers poster

The Texas Rangers

Cast
1951
Man from Sonora poster

Man from Sonora

as Henchman Pete
1951
A Snitch in Time poster

A Snitch in Time

as Jerry Benton (uncredited)
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger poster

Walk Softly, Stranger

as Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)
1950
I Shot Billy the Kid poster

I Shot Billy the Kid

as Bob Ollinger
1950
Arizona Territory poster

Arizona Territory

as Otis Kilburn
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk poster

A Ticket to Tomahawk

Cast
1950
West of Wyoming poster

West of Wyoming

as Sheriff
1950
Fence Riders poster

Fence Riders

as Slater
1950
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King poster

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

as John Baroda
1949
Riders of the Dusk poster

Riders of the Dusk

as Art - Henchman
1949
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