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Gary Merrill, actor
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Gary Merrill: Movies & Box Office

films
45
on screen
1943–1986
box office
$171K
Career at a glance

Gary Merrill's Career in Numbers

Gary Merrill's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Gary Merrill works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from This Is the Army (1943) to The Seekers (1979), and the 1950s were the busiest decade.

Gary Merrill Movies by Decade

  1. 1940s 5
  2. 1950s 19
  3. 1960s 15
  4. 1970s 5

The 1950s were Gary Merrill's busiest decade, with 19 films.

Gary Merrill Movies by Genre

  • Drama 10
  • Thriller 5
  • Comedy 3
  • Sci-Fi 3
  • Western 3
  • Romance 3
  • Action 3
  • Crime 3
  • War 2
  • Family 2

Drama is the genre Gary Merrill has worked in most, with 10 films, ahead of thriller (5).

Gary Merrill Career Milestones

First film
This Is the Army 1943
Biggest box office hit
All About Eve $155K worldwide
Newest film
The Seekers 1979
45 credits

Gary Merrill Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Gary Merrill is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Gary Merrill Movies as an Actor

44
  1. 1979 The Seekers (1979) movie poster The Seekers as Capt. Hull · War
  2. 1977 Thieves (1977) movie poster Thieves as Street Man · Comedy
  3. 1974 Huckleberry Finn (1974) movie poster Huckleberry Finn as Pap · Family
  4. 1973 Pueblo (1973) movie poster Pueblo as Adm. Thomas E. Moorer · Drama
  5. 1971 Earth II (1971) movie poster Earth II as Walter Dietrich · Sci-Fi
  6. 1969 Loving Badly (1969) movie poster Loving Badly Drama
  7. 1969 Then Came Bronson (1969) movie poster Then Came Bronson as Inspector Otis · Drama
  8. 1968 Run, Psycho, Run (1968) movie poster Run, Psycho, Run as George Dennison · Thriller
  9. 1968 The Power (1968) movie poster The Power as Mark Corlane · Sci-Fi
  10. 1967 The Last Challenge (1967) movie poster The Last Challenge as Squint Calloway · Western
  11. 1967 The Incident (1967) movie poster The Incident as Douglas McCann · Thriller
  12. 1967 Clambake (1967) movie poster Clambake as Sam Burton · Romance
  13. 1966 Around the World Under the Sea (1966) movie poster Around the World Under the Sea as Dr. August 'Gus' Boren · Sci-Fi
  14. 1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) movie poster Ride Beyond Vengeance as Dub Stokes · Action
  15. 1965 Catacombs (1965) movie poster Catacombs as Raymond Garth · Mystery
  16. 1964 The Searching Eye (1964) movie poster The Searching Eye as Narrator · History
  17. 1962 A Girl Named Tamiko (1962) movie poster A Girl Named Tamiko as Max Wilson · Drama
  18. 1961 Mysterious Island (1961) movie poster Mysterious Island as Gideon Spilitt · Adventure
  19. 1961 The Pleasure of His Company (1961) movie poster The Pleasure of His Company as James Dougherty · Comedy
  20. 1961 The Great Impostor (1961) movie poster The Great Impostor Drama
  21. 1959 Rhapsody of Steel (1959) movie poster Rhapsody of Steel as Narrator · Documentary
  22. 1959 The Wonderful Country (1959) movie poster The Wonderful Country as Major Colton · Western
  23. 1959 The Savage Eye (1959) movie poster The Savage Eye as The Poet · Drama
  24. 1958 Crash Landing (1958) movie poster Crash Landing as Captain Steve Williams · Drama
  25. 1958 The Missouri Traveler (1958) movie poster The Missouri Traveler as Doyle Magee · Family
  26. 1954 The Human Jungle (1954) movie poster The Human Jungle as John Danforth · Crime
  27. 1954 The Black Dakotas (1954) movie poster The Black Dakotas as Brock Marsh (alias Zachary Paige) · Romance
  28. 1954 Witness to Murder (1954) movie poster Witness to Murder as Police Lt. Lawrence Mathews · Crime
  29. 1953 A Blueprint for Murder (1953) movie poster A Blueprint for Murder as Fred Sargent · Thriller
  30. 1952 Night Without Sleep (1952) movie poster Night Without Sleep as Richard Morton · Thriller
  31. 1952 The Girl in White (1952) movie poster The Girl in White as Dr. Seth Pawling · History
  32. 1952 Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) movie poster Phone Call from a Stranger as David Trask · Drama
  33. 1951 Decision Before Dawn (1951) movie poster Decision Before Dawn as Col. Devlin · Thriller
  34. 1951 Another Man’s Poison (1951) movie poster Another Man’s Poison as George Bates · Crime
  35. 1951 Rawhide (1951) movie poster Rawhide as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Western
  36. 1951 The Frogmen (1951) movie poster The Frogmen as Lt. Cmdr. Pete Vincent · Action
  37. 1950 All About Eve (1950) movie poster All About Eve Drama
  38. 1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) movie poster Where the Sidewalk Ends as Tommy Scalise · Drama
  39. 1950 Mother Didn’t Tell Me (1950) movie poster Mother Didn’t Tell Me as Dr. Peter Roberts · Comedy
  40. 1949 Twelve O’Clock High (1949) movie poster Twelve O’Clock High as Colonel Keith Davenport · Action
  41. 1949 Slattery’s Hurricane (1949) movie poster Slattery’s Hurricane as Cmdr E.T. Kramer · Adventure
  42. 1948 Strange Victory (1948) movie poster Strange Victory as Narrator · Documentary
  43. 1944 Winged Victory (1944) movie poster Winged Victory as Captain McIntyre · War
  44. 1943 This Is the Army (1943) movie poster This Is the Army as Backstage MP on Right (uncredited) · Romance
Works with

Who Gary Merrill Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Gary Merrill shares the most films with. Arthur O'Connell comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Bette Davis (4).

FAQ

Gary Merrill: Questions & Answers

How many movies Gary Merrill has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Gary Merrill been in?

Gary Merrill is credited on 45 films, from 1943 to 1986. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Gary Merrill's highest-grossing movie?

All About Eve (1950) is Gary Merrill's biggest box office hit, with $155K worldwide, ahead of The Savage Eye (1959) ($16.4K). Across every film with box office figures, Gary Merrill's movies have made $171K.

Gary Merrill's biggest hits

What is Gary Merrill's newest movie?

The most recent film on Gary Merrill's filmography is Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986), in the role of Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage).

Who does Gary Merrill work with most often?

Gary Merrill shares the most films with Arthur O'Connell (5 films), Bette Davis (4 films) and Karl Malden (3 films).

The Best Gary Merrill Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 45 credits.

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