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Jan Merlin

Actor

Jan Merlin

Born April 3, 1925 in New York City, New York, USADied September 20, 201930 films

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.

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Take the Money and Run posterFirst watchTake the Money and Run19697.1as Al - Bank RobberVirgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Buried Alive poster6.7Buried Alive1990The Hindenburg poster6.3The Hindenburg1975The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster6.3The St. Valentine's Day Massacre1967Permanent Record poster6.4Permanent Record1988Illegal poster6.5Illegal1955

Filmography

30 films as actor
  1. 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryJury Foreman
  2. 1990Silk 2Hancock Gish
  3. 1990False IdentityPotter - Pete
  4. 1990Buried AliveAttorney
  5. 1989Time TrackersMax Barker
  6. 1989Nowhere to RunMr. Groker
  7. 1988Permanent Record
  8. 1985CovenantKarl
  9. 1982Aliens From Another PlanetCentauri
  10. 1975The HindenburgSpeck
  11. 1973The SlamsSaddler
  12. 1973I Escaped from Devil's IslandRosenquist
  13. 1972The Twilight PeopleSteinman
  14. 1969Take the Money and RunAl - Bank Robber
  15. 1969Strategy of TerrorJon
  16. 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreWillie Marks
  17. 1964Guns of DiabloRance Macklin
  18. 1963Gunfight at Comanche CreekNielson
  19. 1960Hell Bent for LeatherTravers
  20. 1958Cole Younger, GunfighterFrank Wittrock
  21. 1957Woman and the HunterRobert Gifford
  22. 1956The PeacemakerViggo Tomlin
  23. 1956A Strange AdventureAl Kutner
  24. 1956Screaming EaglesLt. Pauling
  25. 1956A Day of FuryBilly Brand
  26. 1955Running WildScotty Cluett
  27. 1955IllegalAndy Garth
  28. 1955Big House, U.S.ATommy (uncredited)
  29. 1955Six Bridges to CrossAndy Norris
  30. 1946Flight to Nowhere(Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy