Biography
Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television character actor whose credits included more than fifty feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Merrill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
as Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddes...
The Seekers
1979
as Capt. Hull
This follow-up to "The Bastard" and "The Rebels" continues the account of Philip Kent's life and career from his emigration to colonial Massachusetts ...
The World of Darkness
1977
as Dr. Thomas Madsen
A newspaper sportswriter has a special connection to the supernatural.
Thieves
1977
as Street Man
Martin and Sally Cramer grew up on the hardscrabble Lower East Side, where Sally still teaches; meanwhile, Martin's the head of a fancy private school...
For Liberty and Union
1977
as Self - Narrator (voice)
At the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861, delegates from Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from the Confedera...
The Zodiac Murders
1975
Lost slasher film.
Huckleberry Finn
1974
as Pap
Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often violent father for a long time. When Dad tried to kidnap him...
Murder and the Computer
1973
as Gordon Craig
After coming under suspicion for a computer technician's murder, six hackers team up to try to find the real killer.
The Murderers
1973
A reformed criminal is blackmailed when three girls are murdered.
Pueblo
1973
as Adm. Thomas E. Moorer
Dramatization showing the 1968 seizure of the spy ship, Pueblo, by the North Koreans and the treatment of the Pueblo's crew during their year of capti...
Earth II
1971
as Walter Dietrich
In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research and world peace. However, that peace is shattered ...
Secret of the Sacred Forest
1970
Lost jungle adventure starring Jon Provost and Gary Merrill
Loving Badly
1969
Anna is the personal secretary of a rich industrialist who falls in love with her boss' daughter's leftist boyfriend, Carlo. Anna pretty much severs h...
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Inspector Otis
Jim Bronson is a young newspaperman who quits his job following the suicide of his best friend, and sets out on a cross-country trip on his motorcycle...
Run, Psycho, Run
1968
as George Dennison
Italy, the early 19th century. A villa is the home of a small English community, all rich and superficial people lounging about in its beautiful surr...
The Power
1968
as Mark Corlane
One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race i...
The Last Challenge
1967
as Squint Calloway
An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.
Clambake
1967
as Sam Burton
The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his fat...
The Incident
1967
as Douglas McCann
Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.
Hondo and the Apaches
1967
as General Philip Sheridan
Two episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature.
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
1966
as Marshal Duncan
A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters w...
Around the World Under the Sea
1966
as Dr. August 'Gus' Boren
A five man submarine plants sensors around the worlds oceans to monitor for a impending earthquake.
Destination Inner Space
1966
as Dr. LaSatier
A futuristic underwater sea-lab is having problems with a UFO that's parked between them and a nearby deep ocean trench. As they investigate, they att...
In Search of Hart Crane
1966
as Narrator (voice)
Produced and directed by Hurwitz for National Educational Television (precursor of PBS), Hurwitz uses biographer and Columbia professor, John Untereck...
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
as Dub Stokes
Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt, she marries him,...
Catacombs
1965
as Raymond Garth
A rich woman who uses meditation to deal with pain is visited by her niece who returns from Paris. The woman can be a handful and one of her employees...
The Searching Eye
1964
as Narrator
The simple actions of a young boy on the beach provide visual metaphors for the normally unseen world. The camera adds a profound dimension to what th...
A Girl Named Tamiko
1962
as Max Wilson
A photographer based in Tokyo, who's in love with local beauty Tamiko, begins to court an embassy official so she can help him gain entry into the Uni...
Mysterious Island
1961
as Gideon Spilitt
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They mus...
The Pleasure of His Company
1961
as James Dougherty
Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to marr...
The Great Impostor
1960
as Pa Demara
Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite succ...
The Savage Eye
1960
as The Poet
Resentful after an ugly divorce from her unfaithful husband, Judith McGuire moves to Los Angeles. Adrift and detached, she spends her days and nights ...
Rhapsody of Steel
1959
as Narrator
Animated industrial movie about the steel industry.
The Wonderful Country
1959
as Major Colton
Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mex...
Crash Landing
1958
as Captain Steve Williams
Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.
The Missouri Traveler
1958
as Doyle Magee
Byron Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum, receives a ride into the rural Missouri town of Delphi with rich land-owner Tobi...
Bermuda Affair
1956
as Bob Scoffield
Chuck Walters and Bob Scoffield are old war buddies who run a cargo airplane service in Bermuda. Walters is happily married to Chris while Scoffield c...
Navy Wife
1956
as Jack Blain
Japanese women, seeng how well American soldiers stationed in their country treat their wives, demand the same from their husbands.
The Human Jungle
1954
as John Danforth
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a...
The Black Dakotas
1954
as Brock Marsh (alias Zachary Paige)
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sends an emissary with a peace treaty to the Sioux Indians. He also sends a gift of $130,000 in gold. ...
Witness to Murder
1954
as Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Fred Sargent
Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cam...
Night Without Sleep
1952
as Richard Morton
Upon awaking in the morning, a man finds his thoughts clouded by the possibility that he committed a murder.
The Girl in White
1952
as Dr. Seth Pawling
The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel threatened by her skills. Eventually, though, they...
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
as David Trask
Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover who...
Decision Before Dawn
1951
as Col. Devlin
WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the ...
Another Man's Poison
1951
as George Bates
Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with h...
Rawhide
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.
The Frogmen
1951
as Lt. Cmdr. Pete Vincent
The new commander of a Navy Underwater Demolition Team--nicknamed "Frogmen"--must earn the respect of the men in his unit, who are still grieving over...
All About Eve
1950
as Bill Sampson
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Cha...
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Tommy Scalise
A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950
as Dr. Peter Roberts
Jane Morgan (Dorothy McGuire) marries handsome doctor William Wright (William Lundigan), despite warnings from a host of other doctor's wives that she...
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Colonel Keith Davenport
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deal...
Slattery's Hurricane
1949
as Cmdr E.T. Kramer
A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story...
Strange Victory
1948
as Narrator
Strange Victory" is about racial bias in post World War II America. Following "Native Land" in Leo Hurwitz' filmography, it uses some of the same tech...
Winged Victory
1944
as Captain McIntyre
Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with ...
This Is the Army
1943
as Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son...