Wilmuth Merkyl Explained

Wilmuth Merkyl
Birth Name:	Wilmuth John Merkyl
Birth Date:	2 June 1885
Birth Place:	Iowa, United States
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Othername:	John Merkyl
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1913–1954

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 Iowa and died in California.^{[1] [2]}

Selected filmography

• Gretna Green (1915)
• The Celebrated Scandal (1915)
• Niobe (1915)
• The Price (1915)
• Let's Get a Divorce (1918)
• A Man's World (1918)(*as John Merkyl)
• Fedora (1918)
• The Burden of Proof (1918)
• Suspicion (1918)
• The Whispered Name (1924)
• The Breaking Point (1924)
• Captain January (1924)
• The Unholy Three (1925)(*uncredited)
• The Merry Widow (1934)
• Atlantic Adventure (1935)
• The Buccaneer (1938)(*uncredited)
• Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) (*uncredited)
• Reap the Wild Wind (1942)(*uncredited)
• They All Kissed the Bride (1942)(*uncredited)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942) (*uncredited)
• Gentleman Jim (1942)(*uncredited)
• The Pearl of Death (1944) (*uncredited)
• Nob Hill (1945)(*uncredited)

Notes and References

1. Who Was Who on Screen by Evelyn Mack Truitt, 3rd Edit. p.502; c.1983
2. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edit. by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001 p.364