William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick appeared in films like ''The Last Chance'' (1926) as Black Bart, ''

The Prisoner of Shark Island ''The Prisoner of Shark Island'' is a 1936 American drama film loosely based on the life of Maryland physician Samuel Mudd, who treated the injured presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth and later spent time in prison after his controversial co ...

'', '' Oh, Susanna!'', '' Heroes of the Alamo'' as one of the Alamo's defenders, ''

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'', '' Dodge City'', '' Man of Conquest'', ''

Dick Tracy's G-Men ''Dick Tracy's G-Men'' (1939) is a 15-Chapter Republic movie serial based on the ''Dick Tracy'' comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by William Witney and John English. This serial was the fifteenth of the sixty-six produced by Rep ...

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Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory ''Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory'' is a 1952 Western starring Clayton Moore as Buffalo Bill. Directed by Bernard B. Ray and produced by Edward Finney as his final Western, the film was the final appearance of sidekick Slim Andrews. Plot ...

''. His television appearances included '' The Cisco Kid'', ''

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' is an American Western television series that ran for eight seasons from April 15, 1951, through September 24, 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from June 5, 1955, through 19 ...

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The Gene Autry Show ''The Gene Autry Show'' is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum. Overview Series star Gene Autry had a ...

''. McCormick died in

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Selected filmography

* 49-'17'' (1917) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Something New'' (1920) - Agrilla Gorgez - the Bandit * '' Hands Off!'' (1921) - Tony Alviro * ''

Red Courage ''Red Courage'' is a lost 1921 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Pinto Peters (Gibson) and his pal Chuckwalla Bill (Day) ride into town just as the edit ...

'' (1921) - Percy Gibbons * ''

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'' (1922) - Henchman to Prince John * ''Danger'' (1923) - Jose * ''Good Men and Bad'' (1923) - Don Pedro Martinez * ''

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln ''The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln'' is a 1924 American feature film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Frances Marion. By the date of release, the film's title was shortened to ''Abraham Lincoln'', since the previous title was regarded ...

'' (1924) - Corporal of Guard (as William McCormick) * '' Pioneer's Gold'' (1924) - Pascale * ''Range Blood'' (1924) * '' Notch Number One'' (1924) * '' Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' (1925) - Soldier * ''

Vic Dyson Pays ''Vic Dyson Pays'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber and Joseph W. Girard.Langman, p. 486 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as 'Mad' Vic Dyson * Archie Ricks as Skip * Neva Gerber ...

'' (1925) - Albert Stacey * ''

Reckless Courage ''Reckless Courage'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Tom Gibson and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Helen Foster and Jay Morley.Munden, p. 636 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Bud Keenan * J.C. Fowler as Jasper Bayne * Helen Foster a ...

'' (1925) - Chuck Carson * ''

Flashing Steeds ''Flashing Steeds'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Merrill McCormick. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bill Swift goes to work on Captain Ran ...

'' (1925) - Lord Algernon Rathburne * '' Fangs of Fate'' (1925) - 'Red Mack' - the Renegade * ''

The Desperate Game ''The Desperate Game'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante. It stars Pete Morrison, Lew Meehan, and Bert Lindley. Cast * Pete Morrison as Jim Wesley * Dolores Gardner as Marguerite Grayson ...

'' (1926) - Luke Grayson * '' The Last Chance'' (1926) - 'Black' Bart * ''

The Long Loop on the Pecos ''The Long Loop on the Pecos'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eugenia Gilbert, Frederick Dana. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Jim Rutledge * Eugenia Gilbert as Rose Arnold * Frederick ...

'' (1927) * ''

Whispering Smith Rides ''Whispering Smith Rides'' is a 1927 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The screenplay was written by Arthur Henry Gooden, based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman. The film is considered to be lost, but a trailer is he ...

'' (1927) * ''

Arizona Nights ''Arizona Nights'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Fred Thomson, Nora Lane, and William Courtright.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 266 Cast * Fred Thomson as Fred Coulter * ...

'' (1927) * '' A Son of the Desert'' (1928) * ''

The Apache Raider ''The Apache Raider'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eugenia Gilbert and Tom London. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as 'Apache' Bob * Eugenia Gilbert as Dixie Stillwell * Don Coleman as Da ...

'' (1928) * ''

Romance of the Rio Grande ''Romance of the Rio Grande'' (also: En kärleksnatt vid Rio Grande) is a 1929 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Warner Baxter, Mona Maris, Mary Duncan and Antonio Moreno. It was produced and distributed by ...

'' (1929) * '' Battling with Buffalo Bill'' (1931) * '' Trails of the Golden West'' (1931) * '' South of the Rio Grande'' (1932) * ''

Two-Fisted Law ''Two-Fisted Law'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman for Columbia Pictures, starring Tim McCoy and featuring John Wayne playing a character named "Duke". The picture also features Alice Day, Wheeler Oakman, ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

The Law of the Wild ''The Law of the Wild'' is a 1934 American western serial film produced by Nat Levine, directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer, distributed by Mascot Pictures, and starring two famous animal stars, Rex the Wonder Horse and Rin Tin Tin ...

'' (1934) * ''

The New Adventures of Tarzan ''The New Adventures of Tarzan'' is a 1935 American film serial in 12 chapters starring Herman Brix. The serial presents a more authentic version of the character than most other film adaptations, with Tarzan as the cultured and well-educated gen ...

'' (1935) * '' Winds of the Wasteland'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' We're in the Legion Now!'' (1936) *''

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'' (1936) * ''

Zorro Rides Again ''Zorro Rides Again'' (1937) is a 12-chapter Republic Pictures film serial. It was the eighth of the sixty-six Republic serials, the third with a Western theme (a third of Republic's serials were westerns) and the last produced in 1937. The s ...

'' (1937) * '' Outlaws of Sonora'' (1938) * '' Days of Jesse James'' (1939) * ''

Overland Mail Butterfield Overland Mail (officially the Overland Mail Company)Waterman L. Ormsby, edited by Lyle H. Wright and Josephine M. Bynum, "The Butterfield Overland Mail", The Huntington Library, San Marino, California, 1991. was a stagecoach service i ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Son of Davy Crockett ''The Son of Davy Crockett'' is a 1941 American Western film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard Fiske and Eddy Waller. The film was released on Jul ...

'' (1941) * '' Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die'' (1942) * '' Hitler's Madman'' (1943) * '' They Were Expendable'' (1945) * '' Galloping Thunder'' (1946) * '' I Shot Billy the Kid'' (1950) * '' Santa Fe'' (1951) * ''

High Noon ''High Noon'' is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense ...

'' (1952) - Fletcher (uncredited) * ''

Salome Salome (; he, שְלוֹמִית, Shlomit, related to , "peace"; el, Σαλώμη), also known as Salome III, was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II, son of Herod the Great, and princess Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great, a ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCormick, Merrill 1892 births 1953 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Denver Male Western (genre) film actors