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John Merton was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1927 and 1959, mostly as a villain. Merton's wife, Esther, sued him for divorce in 1940. They had six children.
Birth Name
Myrtland Vivian LaVarre
Born
Monday, 18 February 1901
Died
Saturday, 19 September 1959
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Naked Archaeologist | Roman Oficer / Roman Officer | 2005 |
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Henchman | 1976 |
Omar Khayyam | Nobleman | 1957 |
The Ten Commandments | Architect's Assistant | 1956 |
Frontier Gambler | Shorty | 1956 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mr. Reagan | 1955 |
Son of Sinbad | Guard | 1955 |
Timber Country Trouble | Ed Hartman | 1955 |
Marshals in Disguise | (archive footage) | 1954 |
The Raid | Union Prison Guard | 1954 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Naked Archaeologist | Roman Oficer / Roman Officer | 2005 |
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Henchman | 1976 |
Omar Khayyam | Nobleman | 1957 |
The Ten Commandments | Architect's Assistant | 1956 |
Frontier Gambler | Shorty | 1956 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mr. Reagan | 1955 |
Son of Sinbad | Guard | 1955 |
Timber Country Trouble | Ed Hartman | 1955 |
Marshals in Disguise | (archive footage) | 1954 |
The Raid | Union Prison Guard | 1954 |
Jungle Man-Eaters | French Ship's Crewman | 1954 |
Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Animal Keeper | 1954 |
The Big Heat | Man | 1953 |
Saginaw Trail | Trapper with Knife | 1953 |
Salome | Baptism Attendee | 1953 |
Up in Daisy's Penthouse | Daisy's Boyfriend / Butch, Daisy's Boyfriend | 1953 |
Androcles and the Lion | Officer | 1953 |
Blue Canadian Rockies | Frenchy | 1952 |
Hopalong Cassidy | Hired gunman | 1952 |
Adventures of Superman | Doc | 1952 |
The Lion and the Horse | Stock Buyer | 1952 |
The Half-Breed | The Sergeant-Messenger | 1952 |
Trail Guide | Dale | 1952 |
The Frontier Phantom | Marshal | 1952 |
The Old West | Townsman | 1952 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Chuck | 1952 |
The Roy Rogers Show | Hank Rogers / Tom Keith | 1951 |
Boston Blackie | Al Engle | 1951 |
Gold Raiders | Clete | 1951 |
Cyclone Fury | Henchman | 1951 |
Mask of the Avenger | Blacksmith | 1951 |
Silver Canyon | Blacksmith | 1951 |
The Texas Rangers | Texas Ranger | 1951 |
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Lou Cole / Henchman Riggs / Elliott / Ed Hartman | 1951 |
Man from Sonora | Henchman Pete / Pete | 1951 |
Oh! Susanna | Barfly | 1951 |
Bandit Queen | Hank | 1950 |
A Snitch in Time | Jerry Benton | 1950 |
Walk Softly, Stranger | Bowen's Henchman | 1950 |
Border Rangers | Gans - Henchman | 1950 |
Dick Tracy | Swami | 1950 |
I Shot Billy the Kid | Bob Ollinger - Deputy (as John Morton) / Bob Ollinger - Deputy | 1950 |
Arizona Territory | Otis Kilburn | 1950 |
A Ticket to Tomahawk | Clayton | 1950 |
The Cisco Kid | Wally / Turner / The Chief / Sheriff | 1950 |
West of Wyoming | Sheriff | 1950 |
Fence Riders | Cattle Buyer Slater / Slater | 1950 |
The Adventures of Sir Galahad | Ulric - The Saxon King | 1949 |
Samson and Delilah | Assistant Tax Collector | 1949 |
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King | John Baroda | 1949 |
The Lost Tribe | Kesler | 1949 |
Riders of the Dusk | Art - Henchman | 1949 |
The Wolf Hunters | Post Clerk | 1949 |
Bandits of El Dorado | Bank Robber | 1949 |
Parole, Inc. | Police Captain | 1949 |
Western Renegades | Blacksmith Smitty / Blacksmith | 1949 |
Thieves' Highway | State Highway Policeman | 1949 |
The Lone Ranger | Joe Kean / Lieutenant Bannister / Lieutenant | 1949 |
Haunted Trails | Sheriff Charlie Coombs | 1949 |
El Paso | Dutch - Deputy | 1949 |
The Blazing Trail | Brady House Guard | 1949 |
Outlaw Country | Marshal Clark | 1949 |
The Golden Eye | Miner | 1948 |
Red River | Settler | 1948 |
Trail to Laredo | Sheriff Kennedy | 1948 |
A Southern Yankee | Guerrilla Horseman | 1948 |
Brick Bradford | Dr. Gregor Tymak | 1947 |
Cheyenne Takes Over | Bart McCord | 1947 |
Unconquered | Sentry at Ball Denying Chris Exit | 1947 |
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | President Theodore Roosevelt | 1947 |
Jack Armstrong | Gregory Pierce | 1947 |
Raiders of the South | Preston Durant | 1947 |
Son of the Guardsman | Lord Hampton | 1946 |
Shadows on the Range | Paul Emery | 1946 |
Heading West | Kelso - Henchman | 1946 |
The Desert Horseman | Rex Young | 1946 |
Her Kind of Man | Minor Role | 1946 |
Night in Paradise | Sailor | 1946 |
Galloping Thunder | Henchman Regan | 1946 |
Gilda | Policeman | 1946 |
The Gay Cavalier | Lewis | 1946 |
Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways | Dr. Tobor | 1946 |
The People's Choice | Grant Evans | 1946 |
The Haunted Mine | Steve Twining | 1946 |
The Harvey Girls | Player | 1946 |
Border Bandits | Henchman Spike / Spike | 1946 |
Girl on the Spot | Mug | 1946 |
The Cherokee Flash | Mark Butler aka Blackie | 1945 |
The Crimson Canary | Man at Bar | 1945 |
Bandits of the Badlands | Cort McKinnon | 1945 |
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | Farmer Pledging Two Calves | 1945 |
Rustlers' Hideout | Harry Stanton | 1945 |
Secret Agent X-9 | Parker | 1945 |
Along Came Jones | Card Player | 1945 |
Oregon Trail | Dalt Higgins | 1945 |
Flame of the West | Carl Compton | 1945 |
Stranger from Santa Fe | Cy Manning | 1945 |
Gentle Annie | Engineer | 1945 |
The Master Key | Vogel | 1945 |
Brenda Starr, Reporter | Joe Schultz | 1945 |
Jungle Queen | Mine Henchman-Guard | 1945 |
Ghost Guns | Matson | 1944 |
Zorro's Black Whip | Ed Harris | 1944 |
Girl Rush | Scully | 1944 |
Land of the Outlaws | Dan Broderick | 1944 |
Kismet | Aide to Mansur | 1944 |
West of the Rio Grande | Wade Gunnerson | 1944 |
U-Boat Prisoner | Officer Elsner | 1944 |
Fuzzy Settles Down | Henchman Pete | 1944 |
The Last Horseman | Fancy Bistro | 1944 |
Address Unknown | Angry German at Play | 1944 |
Mystery Man | Bill | 1944 |
Valley of Vengeance | Henchman Burt / Burt | 1944 |
The Black Parachute | Soldier | 1944 |
An American Romance | Eddie - Steel Mill Worker | 1944 |
Two-Man Submarine | Nazi Officer | 1944 |
Texas Masquerade | Henchman Jeff | 1944 |
None Shall Escape | Townsman | 1944 |
Drums of Fu Manchu | Loki | 1943 |
Phony Express | Red's Henchman | 1943 |
Women in Bondage | SS officer | 1943 |
The Cross of Lorraine | Nazi Guard in Village | 1943 |
Devil Riders | Jim Higgins | 1943 |
Bullets and Saddles | Mike Phelps - Henchman / Henchman Mike Phelps | 1943 |
Teen Age | Nick (a gangster) (edited from: Slaves in Bondage) | 1943 |
Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Blaine | 1943 |
Black Market Rustlers | Henchman Parry | 1943 |
Destroyer | Chief Quartermaster | 1943 |
Fighting Valley | Dan Wakely | 1943 |
The Law Rides Again | Spike - Henchman / Henchman Spike | 1943 |
Hitler's Madman | Muller | 1943 |
Cowboy Commandos | Henchman Larry Fraser / Larry Fraser - Mine Foreman | 1943 |
For Love & Country | Brig Turnkey | 1943 |
They Came to Blow Up America | Policeman in Bund Raid | 1943 |
My Son, the Hero | George Washington at Costume Party | 1943 |
Sagebrush Law | Burl Mason - Henchman / Burl Mason | 1943 |
Fugitive of the Plains | Deputy arresting Fuzzy | 1943 |
Land of Hunted Men | Pelham (Mine Manager) (as John Morton) / Pelham (Mine Manager) | 1943 |
Assignment in Brittany | Gestapo Agent | 1943 |
Hitler's Children | Gestapo Officer | 1943 |
The Mysterious Rider | Dalton Sykes | 1942 |
The Lone Prairie | Henchman Ed Slade | 1942 |
Along the Sundown Trail | Jake - Henchman | 1942 |
Prairie Pals | Henchman Ed Blair / Ed Blair | 1942 |
Sheriff of Sage Valley | Nick Gaynor / Nick | 1942 |
Law and Order | Henchman Turtle | 1942 |
Invisible Agent | German Soldier | 1942 |
Flight Lieutenant | Major Thompson's Orderly | 1942 |
They All Kissed the Bride | Punch Server at Dance | 1942 |
Down Texas Way | Steve / Henchman Steve | 1942 |
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Morgan | 1942 |
The Wife Takes a Flyer | German Soldier | 1942 |
Boot Hill Bandits | Brand Bolton | 1942 |
Reap the Wild Wind | 'Pelican' Crewman | 1942 |
Arizona Terrors | Henchman / Toll Collector Henchmen's 'Supervisor' | 1942 |
Don Winslow of the Navy | Destroyer 620 Helmsman [Chs. 1, 9] | 1942 |
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | Brent | 1941 |
A Missouri Outlaw | Henchman Bancroft | 1941 |
Gauchos of El Dorado | Curly Kid | 1941 |
South of Tahiti | Bearded Sailor | 1941 |
Sea Raiders | First Island Guard / First Island Guard [Chs. 10-11] | 1941 |
The Bandit Trail | Informer | 1941 |
The Gunman from Bodie | Bill Cook | 1941 |
Mystery Ship | Guard | 1941 |
Under Fiesta Stars | Henchman Tommick | 1941 |
Our Wife | Officer | 1941 |
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island | Guard | 1941 |
Two Gun Sheriff | Townsman | 1941 |
White Eagle | Henchman Ronimo / Ronimo | 1941 |
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Thug at Rear of Truck | 1940 |
Lone Star Raiders | Henchman Dixon | 1940 |
Melody Ranch | Warns the Wildhacks / Henchman Ten-Spot | 1940 |
The Trail Blazers | Henchman Mason | 1940 |
North West Mounted Police | Half-breed Archer | 1940 |
Billy the Kid in Texas | Flash | 1940 |
Queen of the Yukon | Charlie | 1940 |
Billy the Kid Outlawed | Lije Ellis | 1940 |
The Return of Wild Bill | Dusty Donahue | 1940 |
Frontier Crusader | Henchman Hippo Potts | 1940 |
Covered Wagon Days | Henchman | 1940 |
Hi-Yo Silver | Kester, / Kester | 1940 |
Dark Command | Cantrell Man | 1940 |
Drums of Fu Manchu | Loki | 1940 |
Northwest Passage | Lt. Dunbar | 1940 |
Zorro's Fighting Legion | Manuel [Ch. 1-9] / Commandante Manuel | 1939 |
Flaming Lead | Chicago Club Manager | 1939 |
The Great Commandment | Under-Officer | 1939 |
Renegade Trail | Tex Traynor / Tex Traynor - Henchman | 1939 |
The Man in the Iron Mask | Soldier | 1939 |
Daredevils of the Red Circle | Davis--Gas Plant Heavy / Davis - Gas Plant Heavy [Ch. 4] | 1939 |
Three Texas Steers | Mike Abbott | 1939 |
Union Pacific | Laborer | 1939 |
The Lady's from Kentucky | Gambler | 1939 |
Rough Riders' Round-up | Border Patrolman Messenger | 1939 |
Two Gun Troubador | Bill Barton | 1939 |
In Old Montana | Ed Brandt | 1939 |
Four Girls in White | John - Man at Accident | 1939 |
Code of the Fearless | Red Kane | 1939 |
Gang Bullets | Red Hampton | 1938 |
The Great Waltz | Revolutionary | 1938 |
Where the Buffalo Roam | Foster | 1938 |
Marie Antoinette | Soldier Announcing Birth | 1938 |
Dick Tracy Returns | Champ Stark | 1938 |
The Shopworn Angel | Soldier Speaking in Montage | 1938 |
Riders of the Black Hills | Irate Theatre Patron | 1938 |
Songs and Saddles | Rocky Renaut | 1938 |
The Fighting Devil Dogs | Thompson | 1938 |
Phantom Ranger | Henchman Bud | 1938 |
Gunsmoke Trail | Bill Larson, posing as Moose Walters / Bill Larson - posing as Moose Walters | 1938 |
Knight of the Plains | Carson - aka Pedro de Cordoba / Carson / Pedro de Cordoba | 1938 |
Two Gun Justice | Bart | 1938 |
Female Fugitive | Henchman Mort / Mort - Henchman | 1938 |
Land of Fighting Men | Flint | 1938 |
The Lone Ranger | Henchman Kester / Capt. Kester | 1938 |
The Buccaneer | Pirate Shot by Lafitte | 1938 |
Sergeant Murphy | Cavalryman | 1938 |
Boy of the Streets | Police Desk Sergeant | 1937 |
Colorado Kid | Court Clerk | 1937 |
Federal Bullets | Henchman Manny Goe | 1937 |
Arizona Gunfighter | Farley (Durkin Henchman) / Farley | 1937 |
Roaring Six Guns | Mile-a-way Roberts / 'Mileaway' Roberts | 1937 |
The Firefly | French Officer Announcing Abdication | 1937 |
Atlantic Flight | 1st Radio Newscaster | 1937 |
The Rangers Step In | Martin | 1937 |
Slaves in Bondage | Nick Costello | 1937 |
Galloping Dynamite | Reed | 1937 |
Range Defenders | Henchman Craig | 1937 |
Drums of Destiny | Toby Simmons | 1937 |
Blazing Sixes | Jim Hess | 1937 |
Behind the Headlines | Armor-Car-Guard | 1937 |
Law of the Ranger | Bill Nash | 1937 |
The Law Commands | Frank Clark | 1937 |
Gunsmoke Ranch | Clem Jurgins / Brawler in Suit | 1937 |
Headline Crasher | Tony Scarlotti | 1937 |
Valley of Terror | Mark Flemming | 1937 |
The Bold Caballero | Sergeant #1 | 1936 |
Fury Below | Emil | 1936 |
Wild Horse Round-Up | Charlie Doan | 1936 |
The Gun Ranger | Kemper Mills | 1936 |
Daniel Boone | Messenger from Richmond | 1936 |
A Tenderfoot Goes West | Henchman Jake | 1936 |
The Three Mesquiteers | Bull | 1936 |
The Vigilantes Are Coming | Rance Talbot / Rance Talbot, Burr Henchman | 1936 |
The Crooked Trail | Harve Tarlton | 1936 |
The Lion's Den | Single-Shot Smith | 1936 |
Wildcat Trooper | Henry McClain | 1936 |
Aces and Eights | Card Sharp | 1936 |
Wolves of the Sea | Mitchell | 1936 |
Undersea Kingdom | Moloch | 1936 |
Lightnin' Bill Carson | 'Breed' Hawkins | 1936 |
Call of the Prairie | Arizona | 1936 |
Border Caballero | Runnyian | 1936 |
Bar 20 Rides Again | Carp / Carp - Henchman | 1935 |
The Eagle's Brood | Ed | 1935 |
Hop-a-Long Cassidy | Party Guest with a Pint in His Hip Pocket / Party Guest | 1935 |
The Miracle Rider | Messenger in Prologue | 1935 |
Broadway Bill | Morgan's Henchman | 1934 |
Cleopatra | Roman Guard | 1934 |
The Age of Innocence | John | 1934 |
The Red Rider | Banty | 1934 |
Whom the Gods Destroy | Balkan Sailor with Binoculars | 1934 |
Sons of the Desert | Son of the Desert | 1933 |
Captured! | Prisoner of War | 1933 |
Running Wild | Police Officer | 1927 |
Knockout Reilly | Buck Lennard | 1927 |
The Quarterback | Football Player | 1926 |