Person
Jan Merlin
Acting · 1925–2019 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Perry Mason
Tony Davis
The A-Team
Colonel Donald Davis
The Fugitive
Jan Karac
Bonanza
Bill Enders
Mission: Impossible
Captain Danko
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Fred Colby
The Invaders
Post
12 O'Clock High
Colonel Grulov
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Angel Galley
Switch
Bradner
Filmography
- 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryJury Foreman
- 1990Silk 2Hancock Gish
- 1990False IdentityPotter - Pete
- 1990Buried AliveAttorney
- 1989Time TrackersMax Barker
- 1989Nowhere to RunMr. Groker
- 1988Permanent Record
- 1985CovenantKarl
- 1983The A-TeamColonel Donald Davis
- 1982Aliens From Another PlanetCentauri
- 1975The HindenburgSpeck
- 1975SwitchBradner
- 1973The SlamsSaddler
- 1973I Escaped from Devil's IslandRosenquist
- 1972The Twilight PeopleSteinman
- 1969Take the Money and RunAl - Bank Robber
- 1969Strategy of TerrorJon
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreWillie Marks
- 1967The InvadersPost
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleCaptain Danko
- 1966JerichoLt. Karl Linck
- 1966The Time TunnelCentauri
- 1964Guns of DiabloRance Macklin
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Angel Galley
- 196412 O'Clock HighColonel Grulov
- 1963Gunfight at Comanche CreekNielson
- 1963The FugitiveJan Karac
- 1960Hell Bent for LeatherTravers
- 1959BonanzaBill Enders
- 1958The Rough Riders
- 1958Cole Younger, GunfighterFrank Wittrock
- 1957Perry MasonTony Davis
- 1957Woman and the HunterRobert Gifford
- 1956The PeacemakerViggo Tomlin
- 1956A Strange AdventureAl Kutner
- 1956Screaming EaglesLt. Pauling
- 1956A Day of FuryBilly Brand
- 1955Running WildScotty Cluett
- 1955IllegalAndy Garth
- 1955FrontierClay Chandler
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpFred Colby
- 1955Big House, U.S.ATommy (uncredited)
- 1955Six Bridges to CrossAndy Norris
- 1946Flight to Nowhere(Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy
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