Portrait of Gary Merrill

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
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for All About Eve
All About Eve
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
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

Select a genre to see those titles.

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 ยท average score 64
The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo (1979)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Willie Brogan

The Seekers
The Seekers (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Capt. Hull

Thieves
Thieves (1977)
GoodWatch score 45

as Street Man

World of Darkness
World of Darkness (1977)

as Dr. Thomas Madsen

Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

as Pap

Movin' On
Movin' On (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Pueblo
Pueblo (1973)

as Adm. Thomas E. Moorer

Murder and the Computer
Murder and the Computer (1973)

as Gordon Craig

Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Dan Hoyle

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Earth II
Earth II (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

as Walter Dietrich

Secret of the Sacred Forest
Secret of the Sacred Forest (1970)

as Mike Parks

1960s

39 titles ยท average score 62
The Power
The Power (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mark Corlane

Run, Psycho, Run
Run, Psycho, Run (1968)

as George Dennison

Clambake
Clambake (1967)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sam Burton

The Last Challenge
The Last Challenge (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

as Squint Calloway

Destination Inner Space
Destination Inner Space (1966)
GoodWatch score 35

as Dr. LaSatier

Catacombs
Catacombs (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Raymond Garth

Around the World Under the Sea
Around the World Under the Sea (1965)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dr. August 'Gus' Boren

Reporter
Reporter (1964)

TV show

Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gideon Spilitt

Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (1960)

TV show ยท as Narrator

The Savage Eye
The Savage Eye (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as The Poet

The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

as Pa Demara

1950s

34 titles ยท average score 68
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

as Major Colton

Crash Landing
Crash Landing (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Steve Williams

The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
GoodWatch score 47

as Doyle Magee

Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews

Justice
Justice (1954)

TV show ยท as Jason Tyler

A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Fred Sargent

Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as David Trask

Night Without Sleep
Night Without Sleep (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Richard Morton

The Girl in White
The Girl in White (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Seth Pawling

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

as Col. Devlin

Another Man's Poison
Another Man's Poison (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as George Bates

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92

as Bill Sampson

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 65
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

as Colonel Keith Davenport

Slattery's Hurricane
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cmdr E.T. Kramer

Strange Victory
Strange Victory (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Narrator

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Paul Gormay

Winged Victory
Winged Victory (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Captain McIntyre

This Is the Army
This Is the Army (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)