Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1925-04-03
- Day of Death2019-09-20 (94 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known As-
Jan Merlin
Biography
Character actor, screenwriter, and author. He had recurring roles on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1951-54) and The Rough Riders (1958-59). Merlin won a Daytime Emmy for writing Another World.
Acting Career
- 1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
As: Jury Foreman
- 1990
Silk 2
As: Hancock Gish
- 1990
False Identity
As: Potter - Pete
- 1990
Buried Alive
As: Attorney
- 1989
Time Trackers
As: Max Barker
- 1989
Nowhere to Run
As: Mr. Groker
- 1985
Covenant
As: Karl
- 1983
The A-Team
As: Colonel Donald Davis
1982Aliens From Another Planet
As: Centauri
- 1975
The Hindenburg
As: Speck
1975Switch
As: Bradner
1973The Slams
As: Saddler
1973I Escaped from Devil's Island
As: Rosenquist
1972The Twilight People
As: Steinman
- 1969
Take the Money and Run
As: Al - Bank Robber
1969Strategy of Terror
As: Jon
- 1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
As: Willie Marks
1967The Invaders
As: Post
1966Mission: Impossible
As: Captain Danko
- 1966
Mission: Impossible
As: Leon
1966The Time Tunnel
As: Centauri
1964Guns of Diablo
As: Rance Macklin
1963Gunfight at Comanche Creek
As: Nielson
1963The Fugitive
As: Jan Karac
1960Hell Bent for Leather
As: Travers
1958Cole Younger, Gunfighter
As: Frank Wittrock
1957Woman and the Hunter
As: Robert Gifford
1956The Peacemaker
As: Viggo Tomlin
1956A Strange Adventure
As: Al Kutner
1956Screaming Eagles
As: Lt. Pauling
1956A Day of Fury
As: Billy Brand
1955Running Wild
As: Scotty Cluett
1955Illegal
As: Andy Garth
1955Frontier
As: Clay Chandler
1955Big House, U.S.A
As: Tommy (uncredited)
1955Six Bridges to Cross
As: Andy Norris
1946Flight to Nowhere
As: (Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy