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George Merritt(1890-1977)

  • Actor
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George Merritt in A Lady Surrenders (1944)
George Merritt was born on 10 December 1890 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Clouds Over Europe (1939), The Persuaders! (1971) and A Canterbury Tale (1944). He died on 27 August 1977 in Parliament Hill, Hampstead, London, England, UK.
BornDecember 10, 1890
DiedAugust 27, 1977(86)
BornDecember 10, 1890
DiedAugust 27, 1977(86)
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Known for

Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson in Clouds Over Europe (1939)
Clouds Over Europe
6.5
  • Barrett
  • 1939
Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
The Persuaders!
8.0
TV Series
  • Chivers
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
A Canterbury Tale
7.3
  • Ned Horton
  • 1944
Christopher Lee in Horror of Dracula (1958)
Horror of Dracula
7.2
  • Policeman
  • 1958

Credits

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Actor

  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Old man
    • Old Man
    • Mr. Scruple
    • 1970–1975
  • Patrick Stewart, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt, Charles Kay, and Laurence Naismith in Fall of Eagles (1974)
    Fall of Eagles
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Ketterl
    • 1974
  • Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
    Gawain and the Green Knight
    5.4
    • Old Knight
    • 1973
  • Sarah Badel and Stuart Wilson in Between the Wars (1973)
    Between the Wars
    TV Series
    • Thrustwood
    • 1973
  • Anthony Hopkins and Timothy West in The Edwardians (1972)
    The Edwardians
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Man
    • 1972
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Chivers
    • 1972
  • Katharine Blake and Paul Eddington in Suspicion (1971)
    Suspicion
    TV Series
    • William Bilbie
    • 1972
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Aitkin
    • 1972
  • Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Mike Raven in I, Monster (1971)
    I, Monster
    5.7
    • Poole
    • 1971
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Holmes
    • 1970
  • Cromwell (1970)
    Cromwell
    7.0
    • William
    • 1970
  • Ernest Clark, Geoffrey Davies, and Robin Nedwell in Doctor in the House (1969)
    Doctor in the House
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Deaf Examiner
    • 1970
  • Susan Hampshire and John Neville in The First Churchills (1969)
    The First Churchills
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Bishop Compton
    • 1969
  • Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Wymark, and Susannah York in Battle of Britain (1969)
    Battle of Britain
    7.0
    • Civilian (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Sophie's Place (1969)
    Sophie's Place
    5.9
    • 1st Old Man (uncredited)
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • George Merrit
  • Born
    • December 10, 1890
    • Clapton, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 27, 1977
    • Parliament Hill, Hampstead, London, England, UK(road accident)
  • Other works
    He acted in Alec Coppel's play, "I Killed the Count", at the Whitehall Theatre in London, England with Athole Stewart, Hugh E. Wright, Meriel Forbes, Eric Maturin, Kathleen Harrison, Anthony Lisbell, Anthony Holles, Alec Clunes, Frederick Cooper, Barbara Francis and John Oxford in the cast.
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    Heavy-set British character actor, prolific on the London stage. Started acting at nineteen and studied drama in Germany at the outbreak of World War I, which led to his internment in a prisoner-of-war camp for four years. In films from 1931, he had a strong line in disgruntled types or deceptively obtuse authority figures.

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