10.0
10.0
Stranger from Santa Fe
1945
as Cy Manning
John Merton
Acting
Born:February 18, 1901
Died:September 19, 1959(aged 58)
Birthplace:Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
John Merton (born Myrtland F. LaVarre; February 18, 1901 – September 19, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1927 and 1959, mostly as a villain. He was the brother of filmmakers André de la Varre and William LaVarre, the father of actor Lane Bradford, the grandfather of actress Diane Delano, and the great-uncle of academic Hollis Robbins.
Filmography (127 movies)
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The Cherokee Flash
1945
as Mark Butler aka Blackie
6.1
6.1
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Loki
6.0
6.0
South of Tahiti
1941
as Sailor
6.0
6.0
Frontier Gambler
1956
as Shorty
6.0
6.0
Flame of the West
1945
as Carl Compton
6.0
6.0
Blazing Sixes
1937
as Jim Hess
6.0
6.0
Border Bandits
1946
as Henchman Spike
6.0
6.0
The Law Rides Again
1943
as Henchman Spike
6.0
6.0
West of Wyoming
1950
as Sheriff
6.0
6.0
Two Gun Justice
1938
as Bart
6.0
6.0
Law and Order
1942
as Henchman Turtle
6.0
6.0
Roaring Six Guns
1937
as 'Mileaway' Roberts
6.0
6.0
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Henchman Kester
6.0
6.0
Border Caballero
1936
as Runnyian
6.0
6.0
The Quarterback
1926
as Football Player
6.0
6.0
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
as Kester
6.0
6.0
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Burl Mason
6.0
6.0
Rustlers' Hideout
1945
as Harry Stanton
6.0
6.0
White Eagle
1941
as Henchman Ronimo
5.8
5.8
Up in Daisy's Penthouse
1953
as Daisy's Boyfriend
5.8
5.8
Billy the Kid in Texas
1940
as Flash
5.8
5.8
Running Wild
1927
as Police Officer (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Dick Tracy Returns
1938
as Champ Stark
5.8
5.8
Ghost Guns
1944
as Matson
5.7
5.7
Gold Raiders
1951
as Clete
5.7
5.7
Gang Bullets
1938
as Red Hampton
5.6
5.6
Boot Hill Bandits
1942
as Brand Bolton
5.6
5.6
Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942
as Nick
5.5
5.5
Fuzzy Settles Down
1944
as Henchman Pete
5.5
5.5
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
as Rance Talbot, Burr Henchman
5.4
5.4
A Snitch in Time
1950
as Jerry Benton (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
as Party Guest
5.2
5.2
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
as Ed Harris
5.2
5.2
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
as Commandante Manuel
5.0
5.0
The Lost Tribe
1949
as Kesler
5.0
5.0
Valley of Terror
1937
as Mark Flemming
5.0
5.0
The Three Mesquiteers
1936
as Bull
5.0
5.0
Valley Of Vengeance
1944
as Burt
5.0
5.0
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949
as John Baroda
5.0
5.0
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935
as Carp
5.0
5.0
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936
as 'Breed' Hawkins
5.0
5.0
Trail Guide
1952
as Dale
5.0
5.0
Girl Rush
1944
as Scully
5.0
5.0
Where the Buffalo Roam
1938
as Foster
5.0
5.0
Cheyenne Takes Over
1947
as Bart McCord
5.0
5.0
Bullets and Saddles
1943
as Henchman Mike Phelps
5.0
5.0
The Mysterious Rider
1942
as Dalton Sykes
5.0
5.0
Gunsmoke Trail
1938
as Bill Larson, posing as Moose Walters
5.0
5.0
Son of the Guardsman
1946
as Lord Hampton (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Arizona Territory
1950
as Otis Kilburn
5.0
5.0
Western Renegades
1949
as Blacksmith Smitty
4.9
4.9
Three Texas Steers
1939
as Mike Abbott
4.8
4.8
It's the Old Army Game
1926
as Fireman (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
Fugitive of the Plains
1943
as Deputy Arresting Fuzzy
4.8
4.8
Aces and Eights
1936
as Card Sharp (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
The Crooked Trail
1936
as Harve Tarlton
4.7
4.7
The Eagle's Brood
1935
as Ed
4.7
4.7
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Arizona
4.7
4.7
Knight of the Plains
1938
as Carson / Pedro de Cordoba
4.5
4.5
Wildcat Trooper
1936
as Henry McClain
4.5
4.5
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942
as Morgan
4.3
4.3
Devil Riders
1943
as Jim Higgins
4.2
4.2
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Moloch
4.2
4.2
The Great Commandment
1939
as Under-Officer
4.2
4.2
Phantom Ranger
1938
as Henchman Bud
4.0
4.0
I Shot Billy the Kid
1950
as Bob Ollinger
4.0
4.0
The Red Rider
1934
as Banty
4.0
4.0
The Gunman From Bodie
1941
as Bill Cook
4.0
4.0
In Old Montana
1939
as Ed Brandt
4.0
4.0
Renegade Trail
1939
as Tex Traynor
4.0
4.0
Wolves of the Sea
1936
as Mitchell
3.8
3.8
Drums of Fu Manchu
1943
as Loki
3.8
3.8
Arizona Gunfighter
1937
as Farley
3.7
3.7
Outlaw Country
1949
as Marshal Clark
3.7
3.7
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
1946
as Dr. Tobor
3.5
3.5
Mystery Man
1944
as Bill
3.5
3.5
Bandits of the Badlands
1945
as Cort McKinnon
3.0
3.0
A Tenderfoot Goes West
1936
as Henchman Jake
3.0
3.0
Frontier Crusader
1940
as Henchman Hippo Potts
3.0
3.0
Code of the Fearless
1939
as Red Kane
3.0
3.0
Texas Masquerade
1944
as Henchman Jeff
2.5
2.5
Range Defenders
1937
as Henchman Craig
2.4
2.4
Slaves in Bondage
1937
as Nick Costello
2.0
2.0
Fence Riders
1950
as Slater
1.0
1.0
Fury Below
1936
as Emil
1.0
1.0
The Law Commands
1937
as Frank Clark
Fighting Valley
1943
as Dan Wakely
Land of the Outlaws
1944
as Dan Broderick
West of the Rio Grande
1944
as Wade Gunnerson
Timber Country Trouble
1955
as Ed Hartman
The Gun Ranger
1936
as Kemper Mills
Under Fiesta Stars
1941
as Henchman Tommick
The Haunted Mine
1946
as Steve Twining
Headline Crasher
1937
as Tony Scarlotti
Covered Wagon Days
1940
as Henchman
Law of the Ranger
1937
as Bill Nash
The Gay Cavalier
1946
as Lewis
Raiders of the South
1947
as Preston Durant
Billy the Kid Outlawed
1940
as Lije Ellis
Riders of the Dusk
1949
as Art - Henchman
Galloping Dynamite
1937
Songs and Saddles
1938
as Rocky Renaut
For God and Country
1943
as Brig Turnkey
Down Texas Way
1942
as Henchman Steve
A Missouri Outlaw
1941
as Henchman Bancroft
Brenda Starr, Reporter
1945
as Joe Schultz (uncredited)
The Return of Wild Bill
1940
as Dusty Donahue
Land of Hunted Men
1943
as Pelham
Knockout Reilly
1927
as Buck Lennard
Arizona Terrors
1942
as Toll Collector Henchmen's 'Supervisor'
The Rangers Step In
1937
as Martin
Shadows on the Range
1946
as Paul Emery
Riders of the Black Hills
1938
as Irate Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Drums of Destiny
1937
as Toby Simmons
Wild Horse Round-Up
1936
as Charlie Doan
The Trail Blazers
1940
as Henchman Mason
Man from Sonora
1951
as Henchman Pete
Oregon Trail
1945
as Dalt Higgins
Two Gun Troubador
1939
as Bill Barton
Cowboy Commandos
1943
as Henchman Larry Fraser
Black Market Rustlers
1943
as Henchman Parry
Haunted Trails
1949
as Sheriff Charlie Coombs
Land of Fighting Men
1938
as Flint
The Lion's Den
1936
as Single-Shot Smith
Along the Sundown Trail
1942
as Jake - Henchman
Prairie Pals
1942
as Ed Blair
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