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Wilmuth Merkyl
Born
2 June 1885
Died
1 May 1954
Place
Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Acting

Wilmuth Merkyl

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.

As actor

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942 · Spectator (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942 · Headwaiter (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940 · Prentiss (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure

Atlantic Adventure

1935 · Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934 · Escort (uncredited)
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1925 · Jeweler (uncredited)
Fine Clothes

Fine Clothes

1925 · Receiver
Captain January

Captain January

1924 · Herbert Morton
The Whispered Name

The Whispered Name

1924 · Craig Stephenson
The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

1924 · William Lucas
Let's Get a Divorce

Let's Get a Divorce

1918 · Calvignac (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

Suspicion

1918 · Leonard White
The Burden of Proof

The Burden of Proof

1918 · Robert Ames
A Man's World

A Man's World

1918 · David Powell
Fedora

Fedora

1918 · Count Vladimir Androvitch
Her Surrender

Her Surrender

1916 · Webster Stuyvesant
The Soul Market

The Soul Market

1916 · Jack Dexter (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
Niobe

Niobe

1915 · Tompkins (as Wilmuth Merkyl)

The Celebrated Scandal

1915 · Ernesto (as Wilmuth Merkyl)
The Price

The Price

1915 · The Artist
Gretna Green

Gretna Green

1915 · Earl of Basset