Biography
Frederick George Merritt (10 December 1890 – 27 September 1977) was an English theatre, film and television actor, often in authoritarian roles. 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. He lived for many years in Lissenden Gardens, Parliament Hill, north west London.
Filmography
all 101
Movies 91
TV Shows 10
Director 1
Ketterl
Fall of Eagles (1974)
TV
Old Knight
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Movie
Poole
I, Monster (1971)
Movie
Chivers
The Persuaders! (1971)
TV
1
William
Cromwell (1970)
Movie
The First Churchills (1969)
TV
Postman
The Prisoner (1967)
TV
6
Mr. Scruple
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV
Contract to Kill (1965)
TV
The Janitor
Gideon's Way (1965)
TV
Smudge (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Movie
8
James
The Avengers (1961)
TV
6
2nd Member
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
Movie
Mr. Manfield
Stop Me Before I Kill! (1960)
Movie
No Hiding Place (1959)
TV
Policeman (uncredited)
Dracula (1958)
Movie
5.68
Super
Quatermass II (1957)
Movie
4.74
Lloyd
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
TV
Charlie
The Night of the Full Moon (1954)
Movie
Timekeeper
The End of the Road (1954)
Movie
Michael Collins
Small Town Story (1953)
Movie
Sergeant Frost
Noose for a Lady (1953)
Movie
Pool of London (1951)
Movie
Police Inspector
Something in the City (1950)
Movie
Mr. Lumley
Dark Secret (1949)
Movie
Gazette Editor (uncredited)
Marry Me (1949)
Movie
James Hartley Pepperfield
Love in Waiting (1948)
Movie
Constable
My Brother's Keeper (1948)
Movie
6
Police Sergeant
Good-Time Girl (1948)
Movie
1
Constable
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
The Upturned Glass (1947)
Movie
Hilliard
The Man Within (1947)
Movie
Landlord
The Root of All Evil (1947)
Movie
Cecil Joy
I'll Turn to You (1946)
Movie
Police Sergeant
Quiet Weekend (1946)
Movie
McDonnell
The Voice Within (1946)
Movie
T.P. O'Connor
I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
Movie
Police Constable Blundell
For You Alone (1945)
Movie
Waterloo Road (1945)
Movie
Telephone Engineer
Love Story (1944)
Movie
Landlord
Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
Movie
Ned Horton
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Movie
6
Give Us the Moon (1944)
Movie
James Bentley
Demobbed (1944)
Movie
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
The Way Ahead (1944)
Movie
Works Manager
Escape to Danger (1943)
Movie
Hancock
I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
Movie
A Yugoslav General
Undercover (1943)
Movie
Music Hall Chairman
Variety Jubilee (1943)
Movie
Reporter
They Flew Alone (1942)
Movie
German Trawler Captain
The Day Will Dawn (1942)
Movie
Professor Beaver
Adventure in Blackmail (1942)
Movie
Uncle
Back-Room Boy (1942)
Movie
Station Master
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Movie
Gibson
Hatter's Castle (1942)
Movie
Surgeon Comdr.
Ships with Wings (1941)
Movie
Inspector
The Ghost Train (1941)
Movie
German General
Gasbags (1941)
Movie
Brewster
Spare a Copper (1940)
Movie
Det. Inspector Tanner
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
Movie
4.5
Manager
A Window in London (1940)
Movie
Mr. Lewis
The Proud Valley (1940)
Movie
Inspector Metcalfe
They Came by Night (1940)
Movie
Fred Perkins
Now You're Talking (1940)
Movie
Insp. Cornell
Meet Maxwell Archer (1940)
Movie
Park Constable (uncredited)
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
Movie
Inspector Falmouth
The Four Just Men (1939)
Movie
Mr. Barrett
Q Planes (1939)
Movie
Detective (Uncredited)
They Drive by Night (1938)
Movie
Police Station Sergeant
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
Movie
Patrolman
Convict 99 (1938)
Movie
Bert Stevens, club porter
Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938)
Movie
Pierre Verdier
The Rat (1937)
Movie
Det. Sgt. Miller
Young and Innocent (1937)
Movie
3.5
Mipps the Coffin Maker
Doctor Syn (1937)
Movie
Police Commissioner
The Wife of General Ling (1937)
Movie
Police constable
Dusty Ermine (1936)
Movie
Officer on Yacht
Windbag the Sailor (1936)
Movie
6
Church Warden (uncredited)
Rembrandt (1936)
Movie
Webber
Everything Is Thunder (1936)
Movie
Joe Markham
Educated Evans (1936)
Movie
Det. Insp. Mallory
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
Movie
Goldring
Prison Breaker (1936)
Movie
Detective Inspector Cardby
Crime Unlimited (1935)
Movie
Harley
Me and Marlborough (1935)
Movie
Tom Moore
Drake of England (1935)
Movie
William Brown
Brown on Resolution (1935)
Movie
Pat O'Connor
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)
Movie
PC
Emil and the Detectives (1935)
Movie
Otto Newberg
My Song for You (1934)
Movie
Sonners
The Fire Raisers (1934)
Movie
Insp. Wolf
Crime on the Hill (1933)
Movie
Captain Reichman
I Was A Spy (1933)
Movie
Lubin
F.P.1 (1933)
Movie
Detective
The Ghost Camera (1933)
Movie
Commissioner
The Lodger (1932)
Movie
M. Duval
A Gentleman of Paris (1931)
Movie
Émile Zola
Dreyfus (1931)
Movie
Director
Bracelets (1931)
Movie
Butters
Thread o' Scarlet (1930)
Movie
Ulrich Muller
The W Plan (1930)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.63
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1890-12-10
Deathday1977-08-27 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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