Wilmuth Merkyl

Known for

Acting

Born

June 2, 1885

Birthplace

Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Died

May 1, 1954 (aged 68)

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.

Best known work

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

Gentleman Jim

1942

The Merry Widow

1934

The Unholy Three

1925

Captain January

1924

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

Atlantic Adventure

1935

The Soul Market

1916

Her Surrender

1916

The Whispered Name

1924

Filmography

1942
Gentleman Jim
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
as Spectator (uncredited)
1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Prentiss (uncredited)
1935
Atlantic Adventure
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1934
The Merry Widow
as Escort (uncredited)
1925
Fine Clothes
as Receiver
1925
The Unholy Three
as Jeweler (uncredited)
1924
Captain January
as Herbert Morton
1924
The Breaking Point
as William Lucas
1924
The Whispered Name
as Craig Stephenson
1918
The Burden of Proof
as Robert Ames
1918
Fedora
as Count Vladimir Androvitch
1918
A Man's World
as David Powell
1918
Let's Get a Divorce
as Calvignac (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
1918
Suspicion
as Leonard White
1916
Her Surrender
as Webster Stuyvesant
1916
The Soul Market
as Jack Dexter (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
1915
The Price
as The Artist
1915
Niobe
as Tompkins (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
1915
Gretna Green
as Earl of Basset
1915
The Celebrated Scandal
as Ernesto (as Wilmuth Merkyl)