Portrait of Wilmuth Merkyl

Wilmuth Merkyl

Acting

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.

Born: June 2, 1885

Place of Birth: Keokuk, Iowa, USA

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)

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)