John Merton
John Merton is known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Gilda (1946), Red River (1948).
Biography
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.
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Known for
Trivia
- Siblings
- André de la Varre · William La Varre
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
171 films — 107 in the catalogue
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7.8 The Ten Commandments
1956 · Architect's Assistant
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6.5 Frontier Gambler
1956 · Shorty
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Timber Country Trouble
1955 · Ed Hartman
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5.3 Jungle Man-Eaters
1954 · French Ship's Crewman
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6.2 Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 · Animal Keeper (uncredited)
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7.7 The Big Heat
1953 · Man (uncredited)
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6.3 Up in Daisy's Penthouse
1953 · Daisy's Boyfriend
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6.3 Trail Guide
1952 · Dale
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6.6 Gold Raiders
1951 · Clete
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6.1 The Texas Rangers
1951
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9.0 Man from Sonora
1951 · Henchman Pete
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6.1 A Snitch in Time
1950 · Jerry Benton (uncredited)
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5.1 Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)
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4.5 I Shot Billy the Kid
1950 · Bob Ollinger
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7.5 Arizona Territory
1950 · Otis Kilburn
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6.0 A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
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6.5 West of Wyoming
1950 · Sheriff
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4.5 Fence Riders
1950 · Slater
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6.9 The Adventures of Sir Galahad
1949 · Ulric
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7.5 Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949 · John Baroda
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7.0 Riders of the Dusk
1949 · Art - Henchman
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6.5 Western Renegades
1949 · Blacksmith Smitty
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7.3 Thieves' Highway
1949 · State Highway Policeman (uncredited)
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9.0 Haunted Trails
1949 · Sheriff Charlie Coombs
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5.8 A Tribo Perdida
1949 · Kesler
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4.5 Outlaw Country
1949 · Marshal Clark
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7.3 Red River
1948 · Settler (uncredited) (uncredited)
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5.6 The Golden Eye
1948 · Miner (uncredited)
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6.0 Cheyenne Takes Over
1947 · Bart McCord
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7.5 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · President Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)
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6.5 Raiders of the South
1947 · Preston Durant
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9.0
The People's Choice
1946
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6.0 Son of the Guardsman
1946 · Lord Hampton (uncredited)
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10.0 Shadows on the Range
1946 · Paul Emery
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7.5 Gilda
1946 · Policeman (uncredited)
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10.0 The Gay Cavalier
1946 · Lewis
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4.7 Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
1946 · Dr. Tobor
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10.0 The Haunted Mine
1946 · Steve Twining
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6.6 The Harvey Girls
1946 · Player (uncredited)
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7.0 Border Bandits
1946 · Henchman Spike
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10.0 Girl on the Spot
1946 · Mug (uncredited)
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8.0 The Cherokee Flash
1945 · Mark Butler aka Blackie
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4.6 Bandits of the Badlands
1945 · Cort McKinnon
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6.3 Rustlers' Hideout
1945 · Harry Stanton
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5.8 Along Came Jones
1945 · Card Player (uncredited)
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10.0 Oregon Trail
1945 · Dalt Higgins
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7.0 Flame of the West
1945 · Carl Compton
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8.5 Stranger from Santa Fe
1945 · Cy Manning
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9.0 Brenda Starr, Reporter
1945 · Joe Schultz (uncredited)
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6.1 Ghost Guns
1944 · Matson
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5.9 O Chicote do Zorro
1944 · Ed Harris
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6.0 Girl Rush
1944 · Scully
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7.0 Land of the Outlaws
1944 · Dan Broderick
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9.0 West of the Rio Grande
1944 · Wade Gunnerson
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6.2 Fuzzy Settles Down
1944 · Henchman Pete
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6.4 Address Unknown
1944 · Angry German at Play (uncredited)
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5.3 Bandoleiro Misterioso
1944 · Bill
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6.7 Valley Of Vengeance
1944 · Burt
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6.5 O Impostor do Texas
1944 · Henchman Jeff
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6.5 None Shall Escape
1944 · Townsman (uncredited)
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5.2 Drums of Fu Manchu
1943 · Loki
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4.7 Devil Riders
1943 · Jim Higgins
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6.3 Bullets and Saddles
1943 · Henchman Mike Phelps
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10.0 Black Market Rustlers
1943 · Henchman Parry
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6.8 Destroyer
1943 · Chief Quartermaster
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Fighting Valley
1943 · Dan Wakely
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6.8 The Law Rides Again
1943 · Henchman Spike
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5.5 Hitler's Madman
1943
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9.0 Cowboy Commandos
1943 · Henchman Larry Fraser
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8.0 For God and Country
1943 · Brig Turnkey
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6.7 Sagebrush Law
1943 · Burl Mason
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5.3 Fugitive of the Plains
1943 · Deputy Arresting Fuzzy
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9.0 Land of Hunted Men
1943 · Pelham
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5.8 The Mysterious Rider
1942 · Dalton Sykes
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8.5 The Lone Prairie
1942
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8.0 Along the Sundown Trail
1942 · Jake - Henchman
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10.0 Prairie Pals
1942 · Ed Blair
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5.7 Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942 · Nick
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7.5 Law and Order
1942 · Henchman Turtle
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5.8 Invisible Agent
1942 · German Soldier (uncredited)
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6.5 Down Texas Way
1942 · Henchman Steve
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6.3 Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942 · Morgan
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5.5 The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 · German Soldier
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5.8 Boot Hill Bandits
1942 · Brand Bolton
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7.0 Arizona Terrors
1942 · Toll Collector Henchmen's 'Supervisor'
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6.8 Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941 · Brent
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7.0 A Missouri Outlaw
1941 · Henchman Bancroft
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6.5 South of Tahiti
1941 · Sailor
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6.5 Sea Raiders
1941 · First Island Guard
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5.3 The Gunman From Bodie
1941 · Bill Cook
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9.0 Under Fiesta Stars
1941 · Henchman Tommick
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6.8 Our Wife
1941 · Officer (uncredited)
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7.0 White Eagle
1941 · Henchman Ronimo
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6.8 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 · Thug at Rear of Truck
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7.0 The Trail Blazers
1940 · Henchman Mason
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6.4 North West Mounted Police
1940 · Half-breed Archer
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6.0 Billy the Kid in Texas
1940 · Flash
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6.2 Melody Ranch
1940 · Warns the Wildhacks
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6.0 Queen of the Yukon
1940 · Charlie
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10.0 Billy the Kid Outlawed
1940 · Lije Ellis
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7.0 The Return of Wild Bill
1940 · Dusty Donahue
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4.3 Frontier Crusader
1940 · Henchman Hippo Potts
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9.0 Covered Wagon Days
1940 · Henchman
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6.4 Dark Command
1940 · Cantrell Man
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7.0 Hi-Yo Silver
1940 · Kester
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6.3 Drums of Fu Manchu
1940 · Loki
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6.6 Northwest Passage
1940 · Lt. Dunbar
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5.4 Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939 · Commandante Manuel
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5.0 The Great Commandment
1939 · Under-Officer
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5.0 A Sombra do Passado
1939 · Tex Traynor
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7.1 The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 · Soldier
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4.8 Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939 · Davis--Gas Plant Heavy
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5.0 Three Texas Steers
1939 · Mike Abbott
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6.7 Union Pacific
1939 · Laborer (uncredited)
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5.3 Rough Riders' Round-up
1939 · Border Patrolman Messenger
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9.0 Two Gun Troubador
1939 · Bill Barton
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6.5 In Old Montana
1939 · Ed Brandt
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7.2 Four Girls in White
1939 · John - Man at Accident
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4.7 Code of the Fearless
1939 · Red Kane
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5.9 Gang Bullets
1938 · Red Hampton
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7.0 Land of Fighting Men
1938 · Flint
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5.5 Where the Buffalo Roam
1938 · Foster
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6.6 Marie Antoinette
1938 · Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)
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6.0 Dick Tracy Returns
1938 · Champ Stark
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7.0 Riders of the Black Hills
1938 · Irate Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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7.0 Songs and Saddles
1938 · Rocky Renaut
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6.8 The Fighting Devil Dogs
1938 · Thompson (uncredited)
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4.7 Phantom Ranger
1938 · Henchman Bud
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6.0 Gunsmoke Trail
1938 · Bill Larson, posing as Moose Walters
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6.0 Knight of the Plains
1938 · Carson / Pedro de Cordoba
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7.5 Two Gun Justice
1938 · Bart
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7.0 Female Fugitive
1938 · Henchman Mort
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7.0 The Lone Ranger
1938 · Henchman Kester
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4.8 Arizona Gunfighter
1937 · Farley
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7.5 Roaring Six Guns
1937 · 'Mileaway' Roberts
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7.0 The Rangers Step In
1937 · Martin
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7.0 Headline Crasher
1937 · Tony Scarlotti
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3.1 Slaves in Bondage
1937 · Nick Costello
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9.0 Galloping Dynamite
1937
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4.8 Sentinelas do Vale
1937 · Henchman Craig
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8.0 Blazing Sixes
1937 · Jim Hess
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7.0 Drums of Destiny
1937 · Toby Simmons
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7.0 Law of the Ranger
1937 · Bill Nash
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4.0 The Law Commands
1937 · Frank Clark
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4.3 Gunsmoke Ranch
1937 · Brawler in Suit
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6.3 Valley of Terror
1937 · Mark Flemming
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5.0 Fury Below
1936 · Emil
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10.0 Wild Horse Round-Up
1936 · Charlie Doan
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10.0 The Gun Ranger
1936 · Kemper Mills
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5.0 A Tenderfoot Goes West
1936 · Henchman Jake
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7.0 Em Pé de Guerra
1936 · Bull
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7.8 The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936 · Rance Talbot, Burr Henchman
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5.7 The Crooked Trail
1936 · Harve Tarlton
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8.0 The Lion's Den
1936 · Single-Shot Smith
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6.0 Wildcat Trooper
1936 · Henry McClain
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5.6 Aces and Eights
1936 · Card Sharp (uncredited)
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6.0 Wolves of the Sea
1936 · Mitchell
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4.4 Sharad of Atlantis
1936 · Moloch
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7.0 Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936 · 'Breed' Hawkins
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5.8 Call of the Prairie
1936 · Arizona
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6.2 Border Caballero
1936 · Runnyian
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6.7 Bar 20 Rides Again
1935 · Carp
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5.8 Olho de Águia
1935 · Ed
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6.5 Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935 · Party Guest
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6.0 Broadway Bill
1934 · Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
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6.1 Cleopatra
1934 · Roman Guard (uncredited)
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7.0 The Red Rider
1934 · Banty
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6.5 Running Wild
1927 · Police Officer (uncredited)
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8.0 Knockout Reilly
1927 · Buck Lennard
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6.5 The Quarterback
1926 · Football Player
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5.0 It's the Old Army Game
1926 · Fireman (uncredited)
Series and TV shows
2 titles
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People data: TMDb.
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