Portrait of Jan Merlin

Acting

Jan Merlin

Career

Active from 1955 to 1990, busiest in 1956 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Take the Money and Run
Take the Money and Run
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jan Merlin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 58
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jury Foreman

Silk 2
Silk 2 (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

as Hancock Gish

Buried Alive
Buried Alive (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

as Attorney

False Identity
False Identity (1990)

as Potter - Pete

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Time Trackers
Time Trackers (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

as Max Barker

Nowhere to Run
Nowhere to Run (1989)

as Mr. Groker

Covenant
Covenant (1985)

as Karl

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Colonel Donald Davis

Aliens From Another Planet
Aliens From Another Planet (1982)

as Centauri

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 48
Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Slater

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Bradner

The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

as Speck

I Escaped from Devil's Island
I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

as Rosenquist

The Slams
The Slams (1973)
GoodWatch score 51

as Saddler

The Twilight People
The Twilight People (1972)
GoodWatch score 34

as Steinman

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 69
Take the Money and Run
Take the Money and Run (1969)
GoodWatch score 76

as Al - Bank Robber

The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Post

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

as Willie Marks

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Leon / Captain Danko

The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Centauri

Jericho
Jericho (1966)

TV show ยท as Lt. Karl Linck

Guns of Diablo
Guns of Diablo (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

as Rance Macklin

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Angel Galley

12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Colonel Grulov

Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Nielson

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Jan Karac

Hell Bent for Leather
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Travers

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 64
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Bill Enders

The Rough Riders
The Rough Riders (1958)

TV show

Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Frank Wittrock

Woman and the Hunter
Woman and the Hunter (1957)

as Robert Gifford

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Tony Davis

Screaming Eagles
Screaming Eagles (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lt. Pauling

The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker (1956)

as Viggo Tomlin

A Day of Fury
A Day of Fury (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Billy Brand

A Strange Adventure
A Strange Adventure (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Al Kutner

Six Bridges to Cross
Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Andy Norris

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Fred Colby

Running Wild
Running Wild (1955)

as Scotty Cluett

1940s

1 title ยท average score 48
Flight to Nowhere
Flight to Nowhere (1946)
GoodWatch score 48

as (Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy