John Merton
John Merton was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Merton kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Bar 20 Rides Again" (1935), the western "The Eagle's Brood" (1935) with James Ellison and "Wildcat Trooper" (1936) with Kermit Maynard. He also appeared in "Lightnin' Bill Carson" (1936) with Tim McCoy, "The Vigilantes Are Coming" (1936) and the McCoy Tim western "The Lion's Den" (1936). He kept working in film throughout the thirties, starring in the thriller "Fury Below" (1938) with Russell Gleason, "Gunsmoke Trail" (1938) with Jack Randall and "Land of Fighting Men" (1938). He also appeared in the Gene Austin western "Songs and Saddles" (1938). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the Ray Corrigan western "Bullets and Saddles" (1943), "Land of Hunted Men" (1943) and "Brick Bradford" (1948). He also appeared in "Along the Sundown Trail" (2011). Merton was most recently credited in "Brenda Starr, Reporter" (2011). Merton passed away in September 1959 at the age of 58.
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John Merton
Filmography
Movies
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Gold Raiders | Clete (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man From Sonora | Henchman Pete (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Shot Billy the Kid | Deputy Bob Ollinger (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Arizona Territory | Otis Kilburn (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Outlaw Country | Marshal Clark (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Haunted Trails | Sheriff Charlie Coombs (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne Takes Over | Bart McCord (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Border Bandits | Spike (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shadows on the Range | Paul Emery (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Haunted Mine | Steve Twining (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flame of the West | Carl Compton (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oregon Trail | Dalt Higgins (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mystery Man | Henchman Bill (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fuzzy Settles Down | Pete (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Zorro's Black Whip | Henchman Ed Harris (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl Rush | Scully (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ghost Guns | Matson (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Land of the Outlaws | Dan Broderick (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Market Rustlers | Henchman Parry (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cowboy Commandos | Henchman Larry Fraser (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sagebrush Law | Burl Mason (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mysterious Rider | Dalton Sykes (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Prairie Pals | Henchman Ed Blair (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Morgan (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law and Order | Henchman Turtle (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fighting Valley | Dan Wakely (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunman From Bodie | Henchman Bill Cook (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hi-Yo Silver | Unknown (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Billy the Kid in Texas | Flash (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Covered Wagon Days | Henchman (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two-Gun Troubadour | Bill Barton (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Code of the Fearless | Red Kane (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Renegade Trail | Henchman Trex Traynor (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Three Texas Steers | Mike Abbott (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Commandment | Under Officer (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Valley of Terror | Mark Flemming (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke Trail | Bill Larson - Posing as Moose Walters (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Songs and Saddles | Rocky Renaut (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wolves of the Sea | Mitchell (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Knight of the Plains | Carson (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Arizona Gunfighter | Farley (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gun Ranger | Kemper Mills (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Headline Crasher | Scarlotti (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Phantom Ranger | Henchman Bud (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Law Commands | Clark (Character) | - | 1937 |
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Slaves in Bondage | Nick (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Three Mesquiteers | Bull (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Galloping Dynamite | Reed (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law of the Ranger | Bill Nash (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rangers Step In | Martin (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blazing Sixes | Jim Hess (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Call of the Prairie | Henchman Arizona (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lightnin' Bill Carson | 'Breed' Hawkins (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Crooked Trail | Harve Tarlton (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fury Below | Emil (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lion's Den | Single-Shot Smith (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wildcat Trooper | McClain (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aces and Eights | Card Sharp (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Border Caballero | Runnyian (Character) | - | 1936 |
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Sons of the Desert | A Son of the Desert (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1933 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mr. Reagan (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roy Rogers Show | Hank Rogers (Guest Star) | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Superman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lone Ranger | Lieutenant Bannister (Guest Star) | 1949-1950 |