John Merton: movies and TV shows
John Merton has 173 credits in the archive: 171 films and 2 TV series, from 1926 to 1956. Highest rated: The Ten Commandments (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1926 – 1956 · busiest year: 1936 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Architect's Assistant | Film | 7.8 | 55 |
| 1956 | Frontier Gambler | Shorty | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1955 | Timber Country Trouble | Ed Hartman | Film | — | 54 |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Animal Keeper (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1954 | Jungle Man-Eaters | French Ship's Crewman | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1953 | The Big Heat | Man (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1953 | Up in Daisy's Penthouse | Daisy's Boyfriend | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Doc | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1952 | Trail Guide | Dale | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers | Film | 6.1 | 50 | |
| 1951 | Gold Raiders | Clete | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1951 | Man from Sonora | Henchman Pete | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1950 | A Ticket to Tomahawk | Film | 6.0 | 49 | |
| 1950 | A Snitch in Time | Jerry Benton (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger | Bowen's Henchman (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 1950 | I Shot Billy the Kid | Bob Ollinger | Film | 4.5 | 49 |
| 1950 | Fence Riders | Slater | Film | 4.5 | 49 |
| 1950 | Arizona Territory | Otis Kilburn | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1950 | West of Wyoming | Sheriff | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Lieutenant Bannister | TV | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1949 | Thieves' Highway | State Highway Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1949 | Radar Patrol vs. Spy King | John Baroda | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Sir Galahad | Ulric | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1949 | Outlaw Country | Marshal Clark | Film | 4.5 | 48 |
| 1949 | Haunted Trails | Sheriff Charlie Coombs | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1949 | The Lost Tribe | Kesler | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1949 | Riders of the Dusk | Art - Henchman | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1949 | Western Renegades | Blacksmith Smitty | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1948 | Red River | Settler (uncredited) (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1948 | The Golden Eye | Miner (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | President Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1947 | Raiders of the South | Preston Durant | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1947 | Cheyenne Takes Over | Bart McCord | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1946 | Gilda | Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Player (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1946 | Border Bandits | Henchman Spike | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1946 | The People's Choice | Film | 9.0 | 45 | |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Mug (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1946 | Son of the Guardsman | Lord Hampton (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1946 | The Gay Cavalier | Lewis | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1946 | Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways | Dr. Tobor | Film | 4.7 | 45 |
| 1946 | The Haunted Mine | Steve Twining | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1946 | Shadows on the Range | Paul Emery | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Card Player (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1945 | Rustlers' Hideout | Harry Stanton | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1945 | Brenda Starr, Reporter | Joe Schultz (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | The Cherokee Flash | Mark Butler aka Blackie | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | Oregon Trail | Dalt Higgins | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | Bandits of the Badlands | Cort McKinnon | Film | 4.6 | 44 |
| 1945 | Flame of the West | Carl Compton | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | Stranger from Santa Fe | Cy Manning | Film | 8.5 | 44 |
| 1944 | Fuzzy Settles Down | Henchman Pete | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1944 | Zorro's Black Whip | Ed Harris | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1944 | Address Unknown | Angry German at Play (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1944 | None Shall Escape | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1944 | Valley Of Vengeance | Burt | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1944 | Girl Rush | Scully | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1944 | Land of the Outlaws | Dan Broderick | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1944 | Mystery Man | Bill | Film | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1944 | Ghost Guns | Matson | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1944 | Texas Masquerade | Henchman Jeff | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1944 | West of the Rio Grande | Wade Gunnerson | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Chief Quartermaster | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1943 | Fighting Valley | Dan Wakely | Film | — | 42 |
| 1943 | Hitler's Madman | Film | 5.5 | 42 | |
| 1943 | Drums of Fu Manchu | Loki | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1943 | Fugitive of the Plains | Deputy Arresting Fuzzy | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1943 | For God and Country | Brig Turnkey | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1943 | Bullets and Saddles | Henchman Mike Phelps | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1943 | Sagebrush Law | Burl Mason | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1943 | Devil Riders | Jim Higgins | Film | 4.7 | 42 |
| 1943 | Land of Hunted Men | Pelham | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1943 | The Law Rides Again | Henchman Spike | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1943 | Black Market Rustlers | Henchman Parry | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1943 | Cowboy Commandos | Henchman Larry Fraser | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent | German Soldier (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1942 | Boot Hill Bandits | Brand Bolton | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1942 | The Wife Takes a Flyer | German Soldier | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1942 | Law and Order | Henchman Turtle | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1942 | Arizona Terrors | Toll Collector Henchmen's 'Supervisor' | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1942 | The Lone Prairie | Film | 8.5 | 41 | |
| 1942 | Sheriff of Sage Valley | Nick | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1942 | Along the Sundown Trail | Jake - Henchman | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Morgan | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1942 | Down Texas Way | Henchman Steve | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1942 | Prairie Pals | Ed Blair | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1942 | The Mysterious Rider | Dalton Sykes | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1941 | Our Wife | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1941 | Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Brent | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1941 | Sea Raiders | First Island Guard | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1941 | Under Fiesta Stars | Henchman Tommick | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1941 | White Eagle | Henchman Ronimo | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1941 | The Gunman From Bodie | Bill Cook | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1941 | A Missouri Outlaw | Henchman Bancroft | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1941 | South of Tahiti | Sailor | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1940 | A Volta do Besouro Verde | Thug at Rear of Truck | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police | Half-breed Archer | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1940 | Drums of Fu Manchu | Loki | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Lt. Dunbar | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Cantrell Man | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Warns the Wildhacks | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1940 | Covered Wagon Days | Henchman | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | The Return of Wild Bill | Dusty Donahue | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | Queen of the Yukon | Charlie | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | Hi-Yo Silver | Kester | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | Billy the Kid Outlawed | Lije Ellis | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | Billy the Kid in Texas | Flash | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | Frontier Crusader | Henchman Hippo Potts | Film | 4.3 | 39 |
| 1940 | The Trail Blazers | Henchman Mason | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1939 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Soldier | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Laborer (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Davis--Gas Plant Heavy | Film | 4.8 | 38 |
| 1939 | Zorro's Fighting Legion | Commandante Manuel | Film | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1939 | Rough Riders' Round-up | Border Patrolman Messenger | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers | Mike Abbott | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1939 | Renegade Trail | Tex Traynor | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1939 | The Great Commandment | Under-Officer | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White | John - Man at Accident | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1939 | Code of the Fearless | Red Kane | Film | 4.7 | 38 |
| 1939 | Two Gun Troubador | Bill Barton | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1939 | In Old Montana | Ed Brandt | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1938 | Dick Tracy Returns | Champ Stark | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Female Fugitive | Henchman Mort | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Foster | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1938 | Knight of the Plains | Carson / Pedro de Cordoba | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | The Lone Ranger | Henchman Kester | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Songs and Saddles | Rocky Renaut | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | The Fighting Devil Dogs | Thompson (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1938 | Riders of the Black Hills | Irate Theatre Patron (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Two Gun Justice | Bart | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1938 | Land of Fighting Men | Flint | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Gang Bullets | Red Hampton | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1938 | Gunsmoke Trail | Bill Larson, posing as Moose Walters | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Phantom Ranger | Henchman Bud | Film | 4.7 | 37 |
| 1937 | Arizona Gunfighter | Farley | Film | 4.8 | 36 |
| 1937 | Galloping Dynamite | Film | 9.0 | 36 | |
| 1937 | Slaves in Bondage | Nick Costello | Film | 3.1 | 36 |
| 1937 | Law of the Ranger | Bill Nash | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1937 | Gunsmoke Ranch | Brawler in Suit | Film | 4.3 | 36 |
| 1937 | The Law Commands | Frank Clark | Film | 4.0 | 36 |
| 1937 | Valley of Terror | Mark Flemming | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1937 | Headline Crasher | Tony Scarlotti | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1937 | Drums of Destiny | Toby Simmons | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1937 | Range Defenders | Henchman Craig | Film | 4.8 | 36 |
| 1937 | Blazing Sixes | Jim Hess | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1937 | The Rangers Step In | Martin | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1937 | Roaring Six Guns | 'Mileaway' Roberts | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1936 | Sharad of Atlantis | Moloch | Film | 4.5 | 35 |
| 1936 | Aces and Eights | Card Sharp (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1936 | Border Caballero | Runnyian | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1936 | Fury Below | Emil | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | The Crooked Trail | Harve Tarlton | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1936 | The Three Mesquiteers | Bull | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | Lightnin' Bill Carson | 'Breed' Hawkins | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | The Gun Ranger | Kemper Mills | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | Wolves of the Sea | Mitchell | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | A Tenderfoot Goes West | Henchman Jake | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | Wild Horse Round-Up | Charlie Doan | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Arizona | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1936 | Wildcat Trooper | Henry McClain | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | The Vigilantes Are Coming | Rance Talbot, Burr Henchman | Film | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1936 | The Lion's Den | Single-Shot Smith | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1935 | Hop-a-long Cassidy | Party Guest | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1935 | Bar 20 Rides Again | Carp | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1935 | The Eagle's Brood | Ed | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1934 | Cleopatra | Roman Guard (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1934 | The Red Rider | Banty | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1927 | Running Wild | Police Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1927 | Knockout Reilly | Buck Lennard | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1926 | The Quarterback | Football Player | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1926 | It's the Old Army Game | Fireman (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 25 |