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

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and died in

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The Celebrated Scandal ''The Celebrated Scandal'' is a lost 1915 silent film feature directed by James Durkin and starring Betty Nansen. Although the film's copyright registration states that J. Gordon Edwards "picturized" the film, the opinion of film historians, i ...

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'' (1915) *''The Price'' (1915) *''

Let's Get a Divorce ''Let's Get a Divorce'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film starring Billie Burke and written for the screen by husband and wife team John Emerson and Anita Loos. The film was produced by the Famous Players–Lasky company and distributed t ...

'' (1918) *'' A Man's World'' (1918)(*as John Merkyl) *''

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'' (1918) *'' The Burden of Proof'' (1918) *'' Suspicion'' (1918) *''

The Whispered Name ''The Whispered Name'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Ruth Clifford, Charles Clary, and W.E. Lawrence. It was based on a Broadway play that had previously been made into the 1917 film '' The Co-Resp ...

'' (1924) *'' The Breaking Point'' (1924) *'' Captain January'' (1924) *'' The Unholy Three'' (1925)(*uncredited) *''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...

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Atlantic Adventure ''Atlantic Adventure'' is a 1935 American comedy mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Nancy Carroll, Lloyd Nolan and Harry Langdon. Plot A reporter is dismissed from his job, primarily due to distractions from his fiancée, w ...

'' (1935) *'' The Buccaneer'' (1938)(*uncredited) *'' Andy Hardy Meets Debutante'' (1940) (*uncredited) *''

Reap the Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Pres ...

'' (1942)(*uncredited) *''

They All Kissed the Bride ''They All Kissed the Bride'' is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas. Crawford took over the title role after Carole Lombard died in a plane crash in early 1942. Crawfor ...

'' (1942)(*uncredited) *''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American sports drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou ...

'' (1942) (*uncredited) *'' Gentleman Jim'' (1942)(*uncredited) *''

The Pearl of Death ''The Pearl of Death'' is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made. The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the ...

'' (1944) (*uncredited) *''

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'' (1945)(*uncredited)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merkyl, Wilmuth 1885 births 1954 deaths Male actors from Iowa American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors