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Frank Merlo(1921-1963)

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Frank Merlo was born in 1921 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Rustler's Round-Up (1946), Western Terror (1940) and Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941). He died on 21 September 1963 in the USA.
Born1921
DiedSeptember 21, 1963
Born1921
DiedSeptember 21, 1963
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Kirby Grant and Fuzzy Knight in Rustler's Round-Up (1946)
Rustler's Round-Up
6.0
  • Jules Todd(as Frank Marlo)
  • 1946
Robert 'Buzz' Henry in Western Terror (1940)
Western Terror
6.0
  • Henchman Mesa(as Frank Marlo)
  • 1940
Robert 'Buzz' Henry in Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
5.2
  • Miller
  • 1941

Credits

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Actor

  • Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
    Suddenly, Last Summer
    7.4
    • Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Randolph Scott, William Bishop, Edgar Buchanan, and Ella Raines in The Walking Hills (1949)
    The Walking Hills
    6.5
    • Bronc Handler (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Humphrey Bogart in Knock on Any Door (1949)
    Knock on Any Door
    6.6
    • Bailiff (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Angela Greene, Chris-Pin Martin, and Gilbert Roland in King of the Bandits (1947)
    King of the Bandits
    6.0
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Marjorie Main in The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
    The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
    6.7
    • Cowboy (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Ramsay Ames, Robert Barron, Ralph Byrd, and Lyle Talbot in The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West (1947)
    The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
    5.6
    • Rabin (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Law of the Canyon (1947)
    Law of the Canyon
    6.5
    • Henchman Blackie (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • John Hart and Rosemary La Planche in Jack Armstrong (1947)
    Jack Armstrong
    6.3
    • Naga (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Teala Loring and Gilbert Roland in Riding the California Trail (1947)
    Riding the California Trail
    5.9
    • Rurales Captain (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Kirby Grant and Fuzzy Knight in Lawless Breed (1946)
    Lawless Breed
    6.4
    • Poker Player (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Kirby Grant and Fuzzy Knight in Rustler's Round-Up (1946)
    Rustler's Round-Up
    6.0
    • Jules Todd (as Frank Marlo)
    • 1946
  • Robert 'Buzz' Henry in Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
    Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
    5.2
    • Miller
    • 1941
  • Robert 'Buzz' Henry in Western Terror (1940)
    Western Terror
    6.0
    • Henchman Mesa (as Frank Marlo)
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Frank Marlo
  • Born
    • 1921
    • USA
  • Died
    • September 21, 1963
    • USA(lung cancer)

Did you know

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    Met long-term partner Tennessee Williams in the summer of 1948. Though separated briefly in 1961 and again in 1962, the two were partners for 15 years. Merlo acted as Williams' personal manager/secretary.

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