John Merton

actor

John Merton was born on Feb 18, 1901 in USA. John Merton's big-screen debut came with The Quarterback directed by Fred C. Newmeyer in 1926, strarring Football Player (as Myrtland LaVarre). John Merton is known for The Ten Commandments directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston stars as Moses and Yul Brynner as Rameses. The upcoming new movie John Merton plays is Omar Khayyam which will be released on Aug 23, 1957.

John Merton was born on February 18, 1901 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949), Boot Hill Bandits (1942) and Drums of Fu Manchu (1940). He was previously married to Ellen Margaret Curtan and Esther Swarts. He died on September 19, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Birthday
Feb 18, 1901
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Known For

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

19567.9

19537.9

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

19517.7

Merry Mavericks

Merry Mavericks

19517.1

Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway

19497.5

19487.8

19467.6

19417.4

Zorro's Fighting Legion

Zorro's Fighting Legion

19397.2

Daredevils of the Red Circle

Daredevils of the Red Circle

19397.1

Movies & TV Shows

1957
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
actor
as Nobleman (uncredited)
5.9
1956
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
actor
as Architect's Assistant
7.9
1956
Frontier Gambler
Frontier Gambler
actor
as Shorty
5.9
1955
Son of Sinbad
Son of Sinbad
actor
as Guard (uncredited)
5.3
1955
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 6
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 6
actor
as Henchman Riggs / Lou Cole / Ed Hartman / ...
7.7
1954
The Raid
The Raid
actor
as Union Prison Guard
6.9
1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
actor
as Animal Keeper (uncredited)
5.9
1954
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 5
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 5
actor
as Henchman Riggs / Lou Cole / Ed Hartman / ...
7.7
1953
The Big Heat
The Big Heat
actor
as Man (uncredited)
7.9
1953
Saginaw Trail
Saginaw Trail
actor
as Trapper with Knife (uncredited)
6.5
1953
Salome
Salome
actor
as Baptism Attendee (uncredited)
5.8
1953
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
actor
as Butch, Daisy's Boyfriend
6.9
1953
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 4
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 4
actor
as Henchman Riggs / Lou Cole / Ed Hartman / ...
7.7
1952
Blue Canadian Rockies
Blue Canadian Rockies
actor
as Frenchy (uncredited)
6.4
1952
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion
actor
as Officer (uncredited)
6.0
1952
The Lion and the Horse
The Lion and the Horse
actor
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
6.1
1952
The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
actor
as The Sergeant-Messenger (uncredited)
5.1
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
actor
as Chuck (uncredited)
6.6
1952
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 3
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Season 3
actor
as Henchman Riggs / Lou Cole / Ed Hartman / ...
7.7
1951
Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders
actor
as Clete
5.6
1951
Merry Mavericks
Merry Mavericks
actor
as Shotgun (uncredited)
7.1
1951
Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger
actor
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
5.4
1951
Silver Canyon
Silver Canyon
actor
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
6.3
1951
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
actor
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
6.1
1951
Oh! Susanna
Oh! Susanna
actor
as Barfly (uncredited)
5.7
1950
Bandit Queen
Bandit Queen
actor
as Hank
5.8
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
actor
as Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)
6.5
1950
Border Rangers
Border Rangers
actor
as Gans - Henchman
6.1
1950
I Shot Billy the Kid
I Shot Billy the Kid
actor
as Bob Ollinger - Deputy (as John Morton)
5.2
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
actor
as Clayton (uncredited)
6.1
1950
West of Wyoming
West of Wyoming
actor
as Sheriff
5.9
1949
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
actor
as Assistant Tax Collector (uncredited)
6.8
1949
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
actor
as John Baroda
5.2
1949
The Wolf Hunters
The Wolf Hunters
actor
as Post Clerk (uncredited)
5.1
1949
Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway
actor
as State Highway Policeman (uncredited)
7.5
1949
The Blazing Trail
The Blazing Trail
actor
as Brady House Guard (uncredited)
6.7
1949
El Paso
El Paso
actor
as Dutch - Deputy (uncredited)
5.8
1949
Outlaw Country
Outlaw Country
actor
as Marshal Clark
6.4
1948
Parole, Inc.
Parole, Inc.
actor
as Police Captain (uncredited)
5.7
1948
The Golden Eye
The Golden Eye
actor
as Miner (uncredited)
5.9
1948
Red River
Red River
actor
as Settler (uncredited)
7.8
1948
A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee
actor
as Guerrilla Horseman (uncredited)
6.6
1947
Brick Bradford
Brick Bradford
actor
as Dr. Gregor Tymak
5.8
1947
Cheyenne Takes Over
Cheyenne Takes Over
actor
as Bart McCord
5.8
1947
Unconquered
Unconquered
actor
as Sentry at Ball Denying Chris Exit (uncredited)
6.9
1947
Jack Armstrong
Jack Armstrong
actor
as Gregory Pierce (uncredited)
6.2
1947
Raiders of the South
Raiders of the South
actor
as Preston Durant
6.1
1946
The Desert Horseman
The Desert Horseman
actor
as Rex Young (uncredited)
5.8
1946
Her Kind of Man
Her Kind of Man
actor
as Minor Role (uncredited)
6.0
1946
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
actor
as Sailor (uncredited)
5.3
1946
Galloping Thunder
Galloping Thunder
actor
as Henchman Regan (uncredited)
6.2
1946
The Gay Cavalier
The Gay Cavalier
actor
as Lewis
6.0
1946
Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways
Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways
actor
as Dr. Tobor
6.0
1946
The People's Choice
The People's Choice
actor
as Grant Evans
4.0
1946
Gilda
Gilda
actor
as Policeman (uncredited)
7.6
1946
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls
actor
as Player (uncredited)
7.0
1946
Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot
actor
as Mug (uncredited)
5.6
1946
Border Bandits
Border Bandits
actor
as Spike
6.5
1945
The Crimson Canary
The Crimson Canary
actor
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Secret Agent X-9
Secret Agent X-9
actor
as Parker (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
actor
as Card Player (uncredited)
6.4
1945
Flame of the West
Flame of the West
actor
as Carl Compton
6.1
1945
The Master Key
The Master Key
actor
as Vogel - Council Member M-10 (uncredited)
6.5
1945
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr, Reporter
actor
as Joe Schultz (uncredited)
6.7
1945
Jungle Queen
Jungle Queen
actor
as Mine Henchman-Guard (uncredited)
5.7
1944
Gentle Annie
Gentle Annie
actor
as Engineer (uncredited)
6.1
1944
Ghost Guns
Ghost Guns
actor
as Matson
5.3
1944
Zorro's Black Whip
Zorro's Black Whip
actor
as Ed Harris
6.3
1944
Girl Rush
Girl Rush
actor
as Scully
4.9
1944
An American Romance
An American Romance
actor
as Eddie - Steel Mill Worker (uncredited)
6.7
1944
Land of the Outlaws
Land of the Outlaws
actor
as Dan Broderick
5.6
1944
Kismet
Kismet
actor
as Aide to Mansur (uncredited)
6.1
1944
West of the Rio Grande
West of the Rio Grande
actor
as Wade Gunnerson
5.5
1944
U-Boat Prisoner
U-Boat Prisoner
actor
as Officer Elsner (uncredited)
5.6
1944
The Last Horseman
The Last Horseman
actor
as Fancy Bistro (uncredited)
6.1
1944
The Black Parachute
The Black Parachute
actor
as Soldier (uncredited)
5.1
1944
Address Unknown
Address Unknown
actor
as Angry German at Play (uncredited)
6.9
1944
Two-Man Submarine
Two-Man Submarine
actor
as Nazi Officer (uncredited)
6.2
1944
None Shall Escape
None Shall Escape
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
7.0
1943
Women in Bondage
Women in Bondage
actor
as SS officer (uncredited)
5.9
1943
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
actor
as Nazi Guard in Village (uncredited)
6.6
1943
Devil Riders
Devil Riders
actor
as Jim Higgins
5.8
1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
actor
as Blaine - Galt Henchman [Chs. 10-12] (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Black Market Rustlers
Black Market Rustlers
actor
as Henchman Parry
6.4
1943
Destroyer
Destroyer
actor
as Chief Quartermaster (uncredited)
6.3
1943
Fighting Valley
Fighting Valley
actor
as Dan Wakely
5.1
1943
Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman
actor
as Muller (uncredited)
6.5
1943
Cowboy Commandos
Cowboy Commandos
actor
as Larry Fraser - Mine Foreman
5.0
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
actor
as Policeman in Bund Raid (uncredited)
6.4
1943
My Son, the Hero
My Son, the Hero
actor
as George Washington at Costume Party (uncredited)
5.4
1943
Sagebrush Law
Sagebrush Law
actor
as Burl Mason - Henchman
6.0
1943
Land of Hunted Men
Land of Hunted Men
actor
as Pelham (Mine Manager) (as John Morton)
5.6
1943
Assignment in Brittany
Assignment in Brittany
actor
as Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
6.6
1943
Hitler's Children
Hitler's Children
actor
as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
6.4
1942
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider
actor
as Dalton Sykes
5.3
1942
The Lone Prairie
The Lone Prairie
actor
as Henchman Ed Slade (uncredited)
6.1
1942
Along the Sundown Trail
Along the Sundown Trail
actor
as Jake - Henchman
4.5
1942
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
actor
as German Soldier (uncredited)
6.0
1942
Flight Lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant
actor
as Major Thompson's Orderly (uncredited)
5.8
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
actor
as German Soldier (uncredited)
6.2
1942
Boot Hill Bandits
Boot Hill Bandits
actor
as Brand Bolton
6.2
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
actor
as 'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited)
6.6
1942
Arizona Terrors
Arizona Terrors
actor
as Henchman (uncredited)
4.6
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy
actor
as Destroyer 620 Helmsman [Chs. 1, 9] (uncredited)
6.5
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
actor
as Brent (uncredited)
6.5
1941
Sea Raiders
Sea Raiders
actor
as First Island Guard [Chs. 10-11] (uncredited)
5.9
1941
The Bandit Trail
The Bandit Trail
actor
as Informer (uncredited)
5.9
1941
The Gunman from Bodie
The Gunman from Bodie
actor
as Bill Cook
5.9
1941
Mystery Ship
Mystery Ship
actor
as Guard (uncredited)
7.4
1941
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
actor
as Guard (uncredited)
6.4
1941
Our Wife
Our Wife
actor
as Officer (uncredited)
6.3
1941
Two Gun Sheriff
Two Gun Sheriff
actor
as Townsman (uncredited)
5.7
1941
White Eagle
White Eagle
actor
as Ronimo
6.2
1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
actor
as Thug at Rear of Truck (uncredited)
6.6
1940
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch
actor
as Henchman Ten-Spot (uncredited)
6.2
1940
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
actor
as Half-breed Archer (uncredited)
6.4
1940
Billy the Kid in Texas
Billy the Kid in Texas
actor
as Flash
6.1
1940
The Return of Wild Bill
The Return of Wild Bill
actor
as Dusty Donahue (uncredited)
7.0
1940
Frontier Crusader
Frontier Crusader
actor
as Henchman Hippo Potts
6.5
1940
Covered Wagon Days
Covered Wagon Days
actor
as Henchman
6.4
1940
Dark Command
Dark Command
actor
as Cantrell Man (uncredited)
6.7
1940
Drums of Fu Manchu
Drums of Fu Manchu
actor
as Loki
6.9
1940
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
actor
as Lt. Dunbar (uncredited)
7.0
1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Zorro's Fighting Legion
actor
as Manuel [Ch. 1-9]
7.2
1939
The Great Commandment
The Great Commandment
actor
as Under-Officer
6.0
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
actor
as Soldier (uncredited)
7.0
1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Daredevils of the Red Circle
actor
as Davis - Gas Plant Heavy [Ch. 4] (uncredited)
7.1
1939
Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers
actor
as Mike Abbott (uncredited)
5.4
1939
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
actor
as Laborer (uncredited)
7.1
1939
The Lady's from Kentucky
The Lady's from Kentucky
actor
as Gambler (uncredited)
6.1
1939
Rough Riders' Round-up
Rough Riders' Round-up
actor
as Border Patrolman Messenger (uncredited)
5.4
1939
Code of the Fearless
Code of the Fearless
actor
as Red Kane
4.9
1938
Gang Bullets
Gang Bullets
actor
as Red Hampton
5.6
1938
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz
actor
as Revolutionary (uncredited)
6.5
1938
Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam
actor
as Foster
5.6
1938
Dick Tracy Returns
Dick Tracy Returns
actor
as Champ Stark
6.4
1938
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
actor
as Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)
7.3
1938
The Fighting Devil Dogs
The Fighting Devil Dogs
actor
as Thompson (uncredited)
6.8
1938
Gunsmoke Trail
Gunsmoke Trail
actor
as Bill Larson - Posing as Moose Walters
4.5
1938
Two Gun Justice
Two Gun Justice
actor
as Bart
6.2
1938
Female Fugitive
Female Fugitive
actor
as Mort - Henchman
5.5
1938
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
actor
as Pirate Shot by Lafitte (uncredited)
6.6
1938
Sergeant Murphy
Sergeant Murphy
actor
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
5.1
1937
Federal Bullets
Federal Bullets
actor
as Manny Goe - Henchman
5.8
1937
Arizona Gunfighter
Arizona Gunfighter
actor
as Farley - Durkin Henchman
6.3
1937
The Firefly
The Firefly
actor
as French Officer Announcing Abdication (uncredited)
6.8
1937
Atlantic Flight
Atlantic Flight
actor
as 1st Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
4.6
1937
The Rangers Step In
The Rangers Step In
actor
as Martin
3.4
1937
Slaves in Bondage
Slaves in Bondage
actor
as Nick Costello
4.4
1937
Galloping Dynamite
Galloping Dynamite
actor
as Reed
6.1
1937
Range Defenders
Range Defenders
actor
as Craig - Henchman
5.7
1937
The Law Commands
The Law Commands
actor
as Frank Clark
5.5
1937
Gunsmoke Ranch
Gunsmoke Ranch
actor
as Clem Jurgins (uncredited)
5.5
1937
Headline Crasher
Headline Crasher
actor
as Tony Scarlotti
5.5
1937
Valley of Terror
Valley of Terror
actor
as Mark Flemming
5.9
1936
The Bold Caballero
The Bold Caballero
actor
as Sergeant #1 (uncredited)
5.7
1936
Fury Below
Fury Below
actor
as Emil
5.3
1936
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
actor
as Messenger from Richmond (uncredited)
5.6
1936
A Tenderfoot Goes West
A Tenderfoot Goes West
actor
as Jake - -Henchman
5.1
1936
The Three Mesquiteers
The Three Mesquiteers
actor
as Bull
6.4
1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
The Vigilantes Are Coming
actor
as Rance Talbot
6.0
1936
The Crooked Trail
The Crooked Trail
actor
as Harve Tarlton
5.8
1936
The Lion's Den
The Lion's Den
actor
as Single-Shot Smith
5.9
1936
Wildcat Trooper
Wildcat Trooper
actor
as Henry McClain
5.0
1936
Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights
actor
as Card Sharp (uncredited)
5.3
1936
Undersea Kingdom
Undersea Kingdom
actor
as Moloch
4.6
1936
Border Caballero
Border Caballero
actor
as Runnyian
6.0
1935
Bar 20 Rides Again
Bar 20 Rides Again
actor
as Carp - Henchman
6.4
1935
Hop-a-Long Cassidy
Hop-a-Long Cassidy
actor
as Party Guest with a Pint in His Hip Pocket (uncredited)
6.7
1935
The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider
actor
as Messenger in Prologue (uncredited)
6.7
1934
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
actor
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
6.8
1934
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law
actor
as New York Radio Policeman (as Mert La Verre)
1934
The Red Rider
The Red Rider
actor
as Banty (Ch. 1) (uncredited)
6.8
1934
Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
actor
as Balkan Sailor with Binoculars (uncredited)
7.3
1933
Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert
actor
as Son of the Desert (uncredited)
7.5
1933
Captured!
Captured!
actor
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
6.5
1927
Running Wild
Running Wild
actor
as Police Officer (uncredited)
7.0
1926
The Quarterback
The Quarterback
actor
as Football Player (as Myrtland LaVarre)
7.2