Wilmuth Merkyl

Wilmuth Merkyl
from The Moving Picture World (1916)
Born	Wilmuth John Merkyl June 2, 1885 Iowa, United States
Died	May 1, 1954 (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913-1954

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.^[1][2]

Selected filmography

• Gretna Green (1915)
• The Celebrated Scandal (1915)
• Niobe (1915)
• The Price (1915)
• Let's Get a Divorce (1918)
• Fedora (1918)
• The Burden of Proof (1918)
• Suspicion (1918)
• The Whispered Name (1924)
• The Breaking Point (1924)
• Captain January (1924)
• The Unholy Three (1925)(*uncredited)
• The Merry Widow (1934)
• Atlantic Adventure (1935)
• The Buccaneer (1938)(*uncredited)
• Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) (*uncredited)
• Reap the Wild Wind (1942)(*uncredited)
• They All Kissed the Bride (1942)(*uncredited)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942) (*uncredited)
• Gentleman Jim (1942)(*uncredited)
• The Pearl of Death (1944) (*uncredited)
• Nob Hill (1945)(*uncredited)

References

1. Who Was Who on Screen by Evelyn Mack Truitt, 3rd Edit. p.502; c.1983
2. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edit. by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001 p.364

External links

• Wilmuth Merkyl at the Internet Movie Database
• Wilmuth Merkyl at the Internet Broadway Database
• Wilmuth Merkyl at AllMovie