Wilmuth Merkyl

Acting

Wilmuth Merkyl

Born June 2, 1885 · Keokuk, Iowa, USA

Died May 1, 1954 · aged 68

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.

Known For

Gentleman JimGentleman Jim · 1942
Gentleman Jim
★ 7.21942
MovieDramaComedy
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
The Pride of the YankeesThe Pride of the Yankees · 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
★ 7.31942
MovieDramaFamily
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
The Merry WidowThe Merry Widow · 1934
The Merry Widow
★ 6.81934
MovieComedyMusic
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteAndy Hardy Meets Debutante · 1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
★ 5.71940
MovieComedyFamily
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
The Unholy ThreeThe Unholy Three · 1925
The Unholy Three
★ 6.71925
MovieCrimeThriller
Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as 'The Unholy Three' – a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.
Her SurrenderHer Surrender · 1916
Her Surrender
★ 8.01916
MovieDrama
A story of violence, deceit, deception and malfeasance among the rich set and the hoodlums with whom they unknowingly become involved.
Let's Get a DivorceLet's Get a Divorce · 1918
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
MovieComedy
A bit too immature for marriage, Cyprienne allows her pretty head to be turned by an egotistical fop. The girl demands that her husband Prunelles grant her a divorce, but he devises a scheme to bring her back into the matrimonial fold.
NiobeNiobe · 1915
Niobe
1915
MovieComedyDrama
The statue of Niobe comes to life through the dream of a hen-pecked old man.

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Atlantic AdventureAtlantic Adventure · 1935
Atlantic Adventure
★ 6.01935
MovieComedyMystery
When reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he is working on a story, Helen breaks up with him. Later, in an effort to reconcile with her, Dan misses an appointment with the district attorney, and is fired when his editor learns that the district attorney was murdered in Dan's absence. The man suspected of the crime, Mitts Coster, is rumored to be traveling to Europe aboard an ocean liner. While Dan's friend, photographer Snapper McGillicuddy, fetches Helen to the boat, under the pretense that Dan is leaving town to forget her, Dan searches the ship for Mitts, whom he does not recognize. When Helen arrives, Dan feigns illness, and she admits her love for him. When Helen learns of Dan's ruse, however, she angrily hits him with a package that a passenger gave her when she boarded the ship. The package contains a passport for Dorothy Madden, who greatly resembles Helen, and $2,000 dollars.

Headwaiter (uncredited)