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Wilmuth Merkyl is a Actor American born on 2 june 1885

Wilmuth Merkyl

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Birth name Wilmuth John Merkyl
Nationality USA
Birth 2 june 1885
Death 1 may 1954 (at 68 years)

Wilmuth John Merkyl (June 2, 1885 - May 1, 1954) was an American stage and screen actor popular in early silent films. On stage he had also been a singer in light operettas. He was born in Iowa and died in California.



^ Who Was Who on Screen by Evelyn Mack Truitt, 3rd Edit. p.502; c.1983

^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edit. by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001 p.364

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Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch
(1 films)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
(3 films)
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
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Cedric Gibbons
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Tod Browning
Tod Browning
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Filmography of Wilmuth Merkyl (10 films)

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The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
, 2h8
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Elsa Janssen, Ludwig Stössel
Roles Spectator (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.7978953.7978953.7978953.7978953.797895
Lou Gehrig (Cooper) is a young Columbia University student whose old-fashioned mother (Elsa Janssen) wants him to study hard and become an engineer. But the young man has a gift for baseball. A sportswriter (Brennan) befriends Gehrig and persuades a scout to come see him play. Before long Gehrig signs with the team he has always revered, the New York Yankees. With the help of his father (Ludwig Stössel), he endeavors to keep his career change a secret from his mother.
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim (1942)
, 1h44
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, John Loder, Ward Bond
Roles Headwaiter (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.7451353.7451353.7451353.7451353.745135
In 1890s San Francisco, boxing is illegal. James J. Corbett (Errol Flynn), a brash young bank teller, attends a match with his friend Walter Lowrie (Jack Carson). When a police raid nets Judge Geary, a member of the board of directors of Corbett's bank, Corbett's fast talking gets his superior out of trouble. The judge is looking to improve the image of boxing by recruiting men from more respectable backgrounds and having them fight under the Marquess of Queensberry rules. He has even imported British coach Harry Watson (Rhys Williams) to evaluate prospects. Watson finds that Corbett, raised in a combative Irish immigrant family headed by Pat Corbett (Alan Hale), has excellent fighting skills; Geary likes his protégé's seemingly-polished manner.
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
, 1h28
Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Judy Garland, Ann Rutherford
Roles Prentiss (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2935853.2935853.2935853.2935853.293585
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) from Carvel becomes infatuated with a well-known young socialite, Daphne Fowler (Diana Lewis), from New York City. Even though he hasn’t met the woman in person, he drops her name to his friends and tells them that they are very well acquainted. He even lets his friends believe he is romantically involved with Miss Fowler.
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1934)
, 1h39
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Operetta films
Actors Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Minna Gombell
Roles Escort (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.5939053.5939053.5939053.5939053.593905
Playboy, Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier), is ordered by King Achmet of Marshovia (George Barbier) to court and marry Madame Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), a rich widow who owns a large portion of the kingdom.
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three (1925)
, 1h26
Directed by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Lon Chaney, Mae Busch, Matt Moore, Victor McLaglen, Harry Earles, Edward Connelly
Roles Jeweler (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.5427053.5427053.5427053.5427053.542705
Three performers leave a sideshow after Tweedledee (Harry Earles), the midget, assaults a young heckler and sparks a melee. Prof. Echo, the ventriloquist, assumes the role of Mrs. O'Grady, a kindly old grandmother, who runs a pet shop, while Tweedledee plays her grandchild. Hercules (Victor McLaglen), the strongman, works in the shop along with the unsuspecting Hector McDonald (Matt Moore). Echo's girlfriend, pickpocket Rosie O'Grady (Mae Busch), pretends to be his granddaughter.
Captain January
Captain January (1924)
, 1h4
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Baby Peggy, Hobart Bosworth, Irene Rich, Lincoln Stedman, Wilmuth Merkyl, Harry T. Morey
Roles Herbert Morton
Rating69% 3.4689453.4689453.4689453.4689453.468945
Captain January (Baby Peggy) is a young girl who lives in a lighthouse in Maine with her guardian, Jeremiah "Daddy" Judkins (Hobart Bosworth). Judkins, who is the lighthouse keeper, rescued January from a shipwreck when she was an infant. The only clue to the baby's identity was a locket with a photograph of a woman around her neck, so Judkins adopted her as his own daughter.
Let's Get a Divorce
Let's Get a Divorce (1918)
, 50minutes
Directed by Charles Giblyn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Billie Burke, Armand Kaliz, Rod La Rocque, Cesare Gravina, Wilmuth Merkyl
Roles Calvignac (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof (1918)
, 50minutes
Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Marion Davies, Wilmuth Merkyl, L. Rogers Lytton
Roles Robert Ames
Rating79% 3.9747253.9747253.9747253.9747253.974725
À Washington, la jeune Elaine est amoureuse d'un jeune homme appelé Robert. Sa famille a perdu sa fortune, et sa mère doit travailler pour un journal. Le propriétaire du journal est un espion allemand.
The Soul Market
The Soul Market (1916)
, 50minutes
Directed by Francis J. Grandon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Olga Petrova, Arthur Hoops, Evelyn Brent, Wilmuth Merkyl
Roles Jack Dexter (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

Olga Petrova plays Elaine Elton, a famous actress who is engaged to a powerful producer. She meets a millionaire, who poses as a chauffeur to conquer her because he knows she dislikes rich men. She falls in love with him but cannot accept his proposal of marriage because of her engagement to the producer.