John Merton
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BornFebruary 18, 1901
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Works
- The Ten CommandmentsArchitect's Assistant1956
- Frontier GamblerShorty1956
- Timber Country TroubleEd Hartman1955
- The Big HeatMan (uncredited)1953
- Up in Daisy's PenthouseDaisy's Boyfriend1953
- Trail GuideDale1952
- Gold RaidersClete1951
- Man from SonoraHenchman Pete1951
- A Snitch in TimeJerry Benton (uncredited)1950
- Walk Softly, StrangerBowen's Henchman (uncredited)1950
- I Shot Billy the KidBob Ollinger - Deputy (as John Morton)1950
- Arizona TerritoryOtis Kilburn1950
- West of WyomingSheriff1950
- Fence RidersSlater1950
- Radar Patrol vs. Spy KingJohn Baroda1949
- Riders of the DuskArt - Henchman1949
- Western RenegadesBlacksmith Smitty1949
- Thieves' HighwayState Highway Policeman (uncredited)1949
- Haunted TrailsSheriff Charlie Coombs1949
- The Lost TribeKesler1949
- Outlaw CountryMarshal Clark1949
- Red RiverSettler (uncredited) (uncredited)1948
- The Golden EyeMiner (uncredited)1948
- Cheyenne Takes OverBart McCord1947
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her NowPresident Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)1947
- Raiders of the SouthPreston Durant1947
- Son of the GuardsmanLord Hampton (uncredited)1946
- Shadows on the RangePaul Emery1946
- GildaPoliceman (uncredited)1946
- The Gay CavalierLewis1946
- 1946
- The Haunted MineSteve Twining1946
- Border BanditsHenchman Spike1946
- The Cherokee FlashMark Butler aka Blackie1945
- Bandits of the BadlandsCort McKinnon1945
- Rustlers' HideoutHarry Stanton1945
- Along Came JonesCard Player (uncredited)1945
- Oregon TrailDalt Higgins1945
- Flame of the WestCarl Compton1945
- Stranger from Santa FeCy Manning1945
- Brenda Starr, ReporterJoe Schultz (uncredited)1945
- Ghost GunsMatson1944
- Zorro's Black WhipEd Harris1944
- Girl RushScully1944
- Land of the OutlawsDan Broderick1944
- West of the Rio GrandeWade Gunnerson1944
- Fuzzy Settles DownHenchman Pete1944
- Address UnknownAngry German at Play (uncredited)1944
- Mystery ManBill1944
- 1944
- Texas MasqueradeHenchman Jeff1944
- 1943
- Devil RidersJim Higgins1943
- Bullets and SaddlesHenchman Mike Phelps1943
- Black Market RustlersHenchman Parry1943
- DestroyerChief Quartermaster1943
- Fighting ValleyDan Wakely1943
- The Law Rides AgainHenchman Spike1943
- 1943
- Cowboy CommandosHenchman Larry Fraser1943
- For God and CountryBrig Turnkey1943
- Sagebrush LawBurl Mason1943
- Fugitive of the PlainsDeputy Arresting Fuzzy1943
- Land of Hunted MenPelham1943
- The Mysterious RiderDalton Sykes1942
- 1942
- Along the Sundown TrailJake - Henchman1942
- Prairie PalsEd Blair1942
- 1942
- Law and OrderHenchman Turtle1942
- Invisible AgentGerman Soldier (uncredited)1942
- Down Texas WayHenchman Steve1942
- 1942
- The Wife Takes a FlyerGerman Soldier1942
- Boot Hill BanditsBrand Bolton1942
- Arizona TerrorsToll Collector Henchmen's 'Supervisor'1942
- 1941
- A Missouri OutlawHenchman Bancroft1941
- South of TahitiSailor1941
- Sea RaidersFirst Island Guard1941
- The Gunman From BodieBill Cook1941
- Under Fiesta StarsHenchman Tommick1941
- Our WifeOfficer (uncredited)1941
- White EagleHenchman Ronimo1941
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again!Thug at Rear of Truck1940
- The Trail BlazersHenchman Mason1940
- North West Mounted PoliceHalf-breed Archer1940
- 1940
- Melody RanchWarns the Wildhacks1940
- Queen of the YukonCharlie1940
- Billy the Kid OutlawedLije Ellis1940
- The Return of Wild BillDusty Donahue1940
- Frontier CrusaderHenchman Hippo Potts1940
- Covered Wagon DaysHenchman1940
- Dark CommandCantrell Man1940
- Hi-Yo SilverKester1940
- 1940
- Northwest PassageLt. Dunbar1940
- Zorro's Fighting LegionCommandante Manuel1939
- The Great CommandmentUnder-Officer1939
- Renegade TrailTex Traynor1939
- The Man in the Iron MaskSoldier1939
- Daredevils of the Red CircleDavis--Gas Plant Heavy1939
- Three Texas SteersMike Abbott1939
- Union PacificLaborer (uncredited)1939
- Rough Riders' Round-upBorder Patrolman Messenger1939
- Two Gun TroubadorBill Barton1939
- In Old MontanaEd Brandt1939
- Four Girls in WhiteJohn - Man at Accident1939
- Code of the FearlessRed Kane1939
- Gang BulletsRed Hampton1938
- Land of Fighting MenFlint1938
- Where the Buffalo RoamFoster1938
- Marie AntoinetteSoldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)1938
- Dick Tracy ReturnsChamp Stark1938
- Riders of the Black HillsIrate Theatre Patron (uncredited)1938
- Songs and SaddlesRocky Renaut1938
- The Fighting Devil DogsThompson (uncredited)1938
- Phantom RangerHenchman Bud1938
- Gunsmoke TrailBill Larson, posing as Moose Walters1938
- Knight of the PlainsCarson / Pedro de Cordoba1938
- Two Gun JusticeBart1938
- Female FugitiveHenchman Mort1938
- The Lone RangerHenchman Kester1938
- Arizona GunfighterFarley1937
- Roaring Six Guns'Mileaway' Roberts1937
- The Rangers Step InMartin1937
- Headline CrasherTony Scarlotti1937
- Slaves in BondageNick Costello1937
- Range DefendersHenchman Craig1937
- Blazing SixesJim Hess1937
- Drums of DestinyToby Simmons1937
- Law of the RangerBill Nash1937
- The Law CommandsFrank Clark1937
- Gunsmoke RanchBrawler in Suit1937
- Valley of TerrorMark Flemming1937
- Fury BelowEmil1936
- Wild Horse Round-UpCharlie Doan1936
- The Gun RangerKemper Mills1936
- A Tenderfoot Goes WestHenchman Jake1936
- 1936
- The Vigilantes Are ComingRance Talbot, Burr Henchman1936
- The Crooked TrailHarve Tarlton1936
- The Lion's DenSingle-Shot Smith1936
- Wildcat TrooperHenry McClain1936
- Aces and EightsCard Sharp (uncredited)1936
- Wolves of the SeaMitchell1936
- Sharad of AtlantisMoloch1936
- Lightnin' Bill Carson'Breed' Hawkins1936
- Call of the PrairieArizona1936
- Border CaballeroRunnyian1936
- 1935
- 1935
- Hop-a-long CassidyParty Guest1935
- Broadway BillMorgan's Henchman (uncredited)1934
- CleopatraRoman Guard (uncredited)1934
- The Red RiderBanty1934
- Running WildPolice Officer (uncredited)1927
- Knockout ReillyBuck Lennard1927
- The QuarterbackFootball Player1926
- It's the Old Army GameFireman (uncredited)1926
Personal details
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- Alternative names
- Myrtland LaVarre
- Myrtland F. LaVarre
- BornFebruary 18, 1901Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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