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Acting

Gary Merrill

Career: Active from 1948 to 1977, busiest in 1954 and 1966 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 32
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: All About Eve
92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Gary Merrill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.0, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.7, average 3.0
Pop Culture
1.1, average 2.2
Absurdist Humor
0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Social Commentary 5
Psychological Thriller 4
Moral Dilemmas 3
Slow Burn 3
Historical Drama 3
Political Intrigue 2
Moral Dilemma 2
Family Secrets 2
Intrigue 2
Melancholic Tone 2
Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

13 titles · average score 64

The Littlest Hobo

76

TV show · as Willie Brogan

The Seekers

72

TV show · as Capt. Hull

Thieves

45

as Street Man

World of Darkness

as Dr. Thomas Madsen

Huckleberry Finn

58

as Pap

Movin' On

67

TV show

Pueblo

as Adm. Thomas E. Moorer

Murder and the Computer

as Gordon Craig

Kung Fu

80

TV show · as Dan Hoyle

Cannon

67

TV show

Earth II

48

as Walter Dietrich

Secret of the Sacred Forest

as Mike Parks

1960s

39 titles · average score 62

The Power

56

as Mark Corlane

Run, Psycho, Run

as George Dennison

Clambake

39

as Sam Burton

The Last Challenge

51

as Squint Calloway

Destination Inner Space

35

as Dr. LaSatier

Catacombs

60

as Raymond Garth

Around the World Under the Sea

32

as Dr. August 'Gus' Boren

TV show

Mysterious Island

73

as Gideon Spilitt

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years

TV show · as Narrator

The Savage Eye

62

as The Poet

The Great Impostor

56

as Pa Demara

1950s

34 titles · average score 68

The Wonderful Country

53

as Major Colton

Crash Landing

58

as Captain Steve Williams

The Missouri Traveler

47

as Doyle Magee

Witness to Murder

60

as Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews

TV show · as Jason Tyler

A Blueprint for Murder

64

as Fred Sargent

Phone Call from a Stranger

61

as David Trask

Night Without Sleep

58

as Richard Morton

The Girl in White

69

as Dr. Seth Pawling

Decision Before Dawn

85

as Col. Devlin

Another Man's Poison

67

as George Bates

All About Eve

92

as Bill Sampson

1940s

6 titles · average score 65

Twelve O'Clock High

87

as Colonel Keith Davenport

Slattery's Hurricane

51

as Cmdr E.T. Kramer

Strange Victory

72

as Narrator

Studio One

65

TV show · as Paul Gormay

Winged Victory

63

as Captain McIntyre

This Is the Army

55

as Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)