Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill

1915-08-02 Hartford, Connecticut, USA 57 Credits

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.

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

as Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

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

The Seekers

1979

as Capt. Hull

Acting

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

The World of Darkness

1977

as Dr. Thomas Madsen

2.0
Acting

A newspaper sportswriter has a special connection to the supernatural.

Thieves

Thieves

1977

as Street Man

3.7
Acting

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

For Liberty and Union

1977

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Acting

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

Acting

Lost slasher film.

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1974

as Pap

5.9
Acting

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

Murder and the Computer

1973

as Gordon Craig

Acting

After coming under suspicion for a computer technician's murder, six hackers team up to try to find the real killer.

The Murderers

The Murderers

1973

Acting

A reformed criminal is blackmailed when three girls are murdered.

Pueblo

Pueblo

1973

as Adm. Thomas E. Moorer

5.7
Acting

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

Earth II

1971

as Walter Dietrich

5.0
Acting

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

Acting

Lost jungle adventure starring Jon Provost and Gary Merrill

Loving Badly

Loving Badly

1969

4.8
Acting

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

Then Came Bronson

1969

as Inspector Otis

5.2
Acting

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

Run, Psycho, Run

1968

as George Dennison

4.3
Acting

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

The Power

1968

as Mark Corlane

6.2
Acting

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

The Last Challenge

1967

as Squint Calloway

6.3
Acting

An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.

Clambake

Clambake

1967

as Sam Burton

5.9
Acting

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

The Incident

1967

as Douglas McCann

7.3
Acting

Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.

Hondo and the Apaches

Hondo and the Apaches

1967

as General Philip Sheridan

6.8
Acting

Two episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature.

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones

1966

as Marshal Duncan

6.0
Acting

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

Around the World Under the Sea

1966

as Dr. August 'Gus' Boren

5.4
Acting

A five man submarine plants sensors around the worlds oceans to monitor for a impending earthquake.

Destination Inner Space

Destination Inner Space

1966

as Dr. LaSatier

5.0
Acting

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)

Acting

Produced and directed by Hurwitz for National Educational Television (precursor of PBS), Hurwitz uses biographer and Columbia professor, John Untereck...

Ride Beyond Vengeance

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966

as Dub Stokes

5.9
Acting

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

Catacombs

1965

as Raymond Garth

6.0
Acting

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

The Searching Eye

1964

as Narrator

6.5
Acting

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

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962

as Max Wilson

5.0
Acting

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

Mysterious Island

1961

as Gideon Spilitt

6.5
Acting

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

The Pleasure of His Company

1961

as James Dougherty

6.2
Acting

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

The Great Impostor

1960

as Pa Demara

6.9
Acting

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

The Savage Eye

1960

as The Poet

5.7
Acting

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

Rhapsody of Steel

1959

as Narrator

7.0
Acting

Animated industrial movie about the steel industry.

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

1959

as Major Colton

6.1
Acting

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

Crash Landing

1958

as Captain Steve Williams

5.5
Acting

Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.

The Missouri Traveler

The Missouri Traveler

1958

as Doyle Magee

6.4
Acting

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

Bermuda Affair

1956

as Bob Scoffield

Acting

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

Navy Wife

1956

as Jack Blain

Acting

Japanese women, seeng how well American soldiers stationed in their country treat their wives, demand the same from their husbands.

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1954

as John Danforth

5.3
Acting

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

The Black Dakotas

1954

as Brock Marsh (alias Zachary Paige)

5.1
Acting

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

Witness to Murder

1954

as Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews

6.2
Acting

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder

1953

as Fred Sargent

6.1
Acting

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

Night Without Sleep

1952

as Richard Morton

5.8
Acting

Upon awaking in the morning, a man finds his thoughts clouded by the possibility that he committed a murder.

The Girl in White

The Girl in White

1952

as Dr. Seth Pawling

6.7
Acting

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

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

as David Trask

6.4
Acting

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

Decision Before Dawn

1951

as Col. Devlin

6.7
Acting

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

Another Man's Poison

1951

as George Bates

6.7
Acting

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

Rawhide

1951

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

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

The Frogmen

1951

as Lt. Cmdr. Pete Vincent

5.9
Acting

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

All About Eve

1950

as Bill Sampson

8.1
Acting

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

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

as Tommy Scalise

7.2
Acting

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

Mother Didn't Tell Me

Mother Didn't Tell Me

1950

as Dr. Peter Roberts

6.2
Acting

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

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

as Colonel Keith Davenport

7.1
Acting

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

Slattery's Hurricane

1949

as Cmdr E.T. Kramer

5.4
Acting

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

Strange Victory

1948

as Narrator

6.0
Acting

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

Winged Victory

1944

as Captain McIntyre

5.5
Acting

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

This Is the Army

1943

as Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

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...