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George Merritt
George Merritt
	in Quiet Weekend (1946)
Born	Frederick George Merritt; 10 December 1890; Greenwich, London, England
Died	27 September 1977 (aged 86); Camden, London, England
Years active	1930–1974

Frederick George Merritt (10 December 1890 – 27 September 1977) was an English theatre, film and television actor, often in authoritarian roles.^[1]^[2]^[3] He studied German theatre in Magdeburg, Germany, and taught at the Berlitz School at the outbreak of the First World War, when he was held as a British Civil Prisoner of War, and interned at Ruhleben, 1914–1918. He was involved in over 50 plays at Ruhleben.^[4] He lived for many years in Lissenden Gardens, Parliament Hill, north west London.

Selected filmography

The W Plan (1930) – Ulrich Muller
Bracelets (1931) – Director
Dreyfus (1931) – Émile Zola
A Gentleman of Paris (1931) – M. Duval
White Face (1932) – (uncredited)
The Lodger (1932) – Commissioner
Blind Spot (1932) – Inspector Cadbury
Money for Speed (1933)
Going Straight (1933)
F.P.1 (1933) – Lubin
I Was a Spy (1933) – Captain Reichman
Crime on the Hill (1933) – Police Inspector Wolf
Turkey Time (1933) – Policeman (uncredited)
The Silver Spoon (1933) – Inspector Innes
The Ghost Camera (1933) – Detective
Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo (1933) – Inspector
Little Fella (1933) – Detective
The Fire Raisers (1933) – Sonners
Nine Forty-Five (1934) – Inspector Dickson
No Escape (1934) – Inspector Matheson
My Song for You (1934) – Otto Newberg
Jew Süss (1934) – Bilfinger (uncredited)
Ten Minute Alibi (1935) – Inspector Pember
Emil and the Detectives (1935) – PC
Drake of England (1935) – Tom Moore
Me and Marlborough (1935) – Harley
Crime Unlimited (1935) – Detective Inspector Cardby
Brown on Resolution (1935) – William Brown
Line Engaged (1935) – Sgt. Thomas
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935) – Pat O'Connor
Ticket of Leave (1936) – Inspector Black
Prison Breaker (1936) – Goldring
Love at Sea (1936) – Inspector (uncredited)
Love in Exile (1936) – Capt. Mackenzie (uncredited)
Everything Is Thunder (1936) – Webber
The Man Behind the Mask (1936) – Det. Insp. Mallory
Spy of Napoleon (1936) – The Prussian Consul
Dusty Ermine (1936) – Police Constable (uncredited)
Educated Evans (1936) – Joe Markham
Rembrandt (1936) – Church Warden (uncredited)
Windbag the Sailor (1936) – Officer on Yacht (uncredited)
The Vulture (1937) – Spicer
The Compulsory Wife (1937) – Mr. Thackery
The Wife of General Ling (1937) – Police Commissioner
The Vicar of Bray (1937) – Oliver Cromwell (uncredited)
Doctor Syn (1937) – Mipps the Coffin Maker
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) – Chief of Police
Rhythm Racketeer (1937) – Inspector Hunt (uncredited)
The Rat (1937) – Pierre Verdier
Young and Innocent (1937) – Det. Sgt. Miller
Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1937) – Bert Stevens, club porter
Convict 99 (1938) – Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
No Parking (1938) – (uncredited)
The Gaunt Stranger (1938) – Police Station Sergeant
They Drive by Night (1938) – Detective (uncredited)
Q Planes (1939) – Barrett
Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939) – Charlie
The Four Just Men (1939) – Inspector Falmouth
Young Man's Fancy (1939) – Park Constable (uncredited)
All at Sea (1940) – Bull
Meet Maxwell Archer (1940) – Insp. Cornell
They Came by Night (1940) – Inspector Metcalfe
The Proud Valley (1940) – Mr. Lewis
A Window in London (1940) – Manager
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) – Det. Inspector Tanner
Two for Danger (1940) – Inspector Canway
Spare a Copper (1940) – Brewster
Gasbags (1941) – German General (uncredited)
The Ghost Train (1941) – Inspector (uncredited)
He Found a Star (1941) – Max Nagel
Ships with Wings (1941) – Surgeon Comdr.
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) – Station Master
The Big Blockade (1942) – German: German Shelter Marshal
Hatter's Castle (1942) – Gibson
Back-Room Boy (1942) – Uncle
Breach of Promise (1942) – Professor Beaver
The Day Will Dawn (1942) – German Trawler Captain
They Flew Alone (1942) – Reporter
Let the People Sing (1942) – Police Sergeant
Alibi (1942) – Bourdille
We'll Smile Again (1942) – (uncredited)
Women Aren't Angels (1943) – Boxer (uncredited)
Variety Jubilee (1943) – Music Hall chairman (uncredited)
Undercover (1943) – A Yugoslav General
I'll Walk Beside You (1943) – Hancock
The Adventures of Tartu (1943) – Agent (uncredited)
Escape to Danger (1943) – Works Manager
A Canterbury Tale (1944) – Ned Horton
The Way Ahead (1944) – The Sergeant-Major (uncredited)
Demobbed (1944) – James Bentley
Give Us the Moon (1944)
Love Story (1944) – Telephone Engineer
Don't Take It to Heart (1944) – Landlord
Waterloo Road (1945) – Air Raid Warden
For You Alone (1945) – Police Constable Blundell
I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) – T.P. O'Connor
Don Chicago (1945)
Home Sweet Home (1945) – Dr. Handy
The Voice Within (1946) – McDonnell
Quiet Weekend (1946) – Police Sergeant
I'll Turn to You (1946) – Cecil Joy
The Root of All Evil (1947) – Landlord
The Man Within (1947) – Hilliard
The Upturned Glass (1947) – Policeman (uncredited)
Daughter of Darkness (1948) – Constable
Escape (1948) – Chief Prison Guard (uncredited)
Good-Time Girl (1948) – Police Sergeant
Calling Paul Temple (1948) – Ticket Inspector
My Brother's Keeper (1948) – Constable at Milton Wells
Love in Waiting (1948) – James Hartley Pepperfield
Quartet (1948) – Prison Officer
For Them That Trespass (1949) - Engine Driver
Marry Me! (1949) – Gazette Editor (uncredited)
Dark Secret (1949) - Mr. Barrington
Something in the City (1950) – Inspector
Mister Drake's Duck (1951) – Home Secretary
Pool of London (1951) – Captain of Dunbar (uncredited)
Noose for a Lady (1953) – Sergeant Frost
Small Town Story (1953) – Michael Collins
The End of the Road (1954) – Timekeeper
The Green Scarf (1954) – Advocate General
Delayed Action (1954) - Sir Francis - (uncredited)
Souls in Conflict - (1954) - Reverend Alan Woodbridge - (uncredited)
Before I Wake - (1955) - Dr. Collingwood
Quatermass 2 (1957) – Super
Dracula (1958) – Policeman
Tread Softly Stranger (1958) – Timekeeper
The Full Treatment (1960) – Mr. Manfield
The Hands of Orlac (1960) – 2nd Member (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) – Smudge (uncredited)
Crooks and Coronets (1969) – 1st Old Man (uncredited)
Battle of Britain (1969) – Civilian (uncredited)
Cromwell (1970) – William
I, Monster (1971) – Poole
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) – Old Knight

Selected stage appearances

Grand Hotel by Edward Knoblock (1931)
Ten Minute Alibi by Anthony Armstrong (1933)
Party Manners by Val Gielgud (1950)

References

^ "George Merritt". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
^ "George Merritt – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
^ "George Merritt". aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ "gb206-liddlecollectionruh34 – George Merritt Papers – Archives Hub". archiveshub.ac.uk.

External links

George Merritt at IMDb

[1] "George Merritt". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2010.

[2] "George Merritt – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.

[3] "George Merritt". aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[4] "gb206-liddlecollectionruh34 – George Merritt Papers – Archives Hub". archiveshub.ac.uk.

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George Merritt (actor)

Selected filmography

Selected stage appearances

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