Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

2 / Feb / 1901 (124 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

Myrtland LaVarre
Myrtland F. LaVarre

John Merton

Biography

We don't have a biography for John Merton.

Known For

10.0

Stranger from Santa Fe

2 / May / 1945

8.0

The Cherokee Flash

5 / Dec / 1945

7.8

The Ten Commandments

6 / Oct / 1956

7.6

The Big Heat

4 / Oct / 1953

7.5

Gilda

5 / Apr / 1946

7.4

Red River

5 / Aug / 1948

7.3

Thieves' Highway

3 / Sep / 1949

7.1

The Man in the Iron Mask

5 / Jul / 1939

7.0

The Gunman From Bodie

6 / Sep / 1941

6.7

Adventures of Superman

6 / Sep / 1952

Credits

Acting

1956

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Frontier Gambler

as Shorty

1956

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The Ten Commandments

as Architect's Assistant

1955

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Timber Country Trouble

as Ed Hartman

1953

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Up in Daisy's Penthouse

as Daisy's Boyfriend

1953

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The Big Heat

as Man (uncredited)

1952

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Trail Guide

as Dale

1952

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Adventures of Superman

(1 episode) as Doc

1951

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The Texas Rangers

1951

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Man from Sonora

as Henchman Pete

1951

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Gold Raiders

as Clete

1950

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Arizona Territory

as Otis Kilburn

1950

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Fence Riders

as Slater

1950

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West of Wyoming

as Sheriff

1950

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A Snitch in Time

as Jerry Benton (uncredited)

1950

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Walk Softly, Stranger

as Bowen's Henchman (uncredited)

1950

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I Shot Billy the Kid

as Bob Ollinger - Deputy (as John Morton)

1949

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The Lost Tribe

as Kesler

1949

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Thieves' Highway

as State Highway Policeman (uncredited)

1949

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Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

as John Baroda

1949

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Haunted Trails

as Sheriff Charlie Coombs

1949

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Western Renegades

as Blacksmith Smitty

1949

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Outlaw Country

as Marshal Clark

1949

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Riders of the Dusk

as Art - Henchman

1949

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The Lone Ranger

(1 episode) as Lieutenant Bannister

1948

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The Golden Eye

as Miner (uncredited)

1948

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Red River

as Settler (uncredited) (uncredited)

1947

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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as President Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)

1947

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Cheyenne Takes Over

as Bart McCord

1947

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Raiders of the South

as Preston Durant

1946

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Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

as Dr. Tobor

1946

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Gilda

as Policeman (uncredited)

1946

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Shadows on the Range

as Paul Emery

1946

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The Gay Cavalier

as Lewis

1946

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Border Bandits

as Henchman Spike

1946

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The Haunted Mine

as Steve Twining

1946

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Son of the Guardsman

as Lord Hampton (uncredited)

1945

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Along Came Jones

as Card Player (uncredited)

1945

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Bandits of the Badlands

as Cort McKinnon

1945

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Brenda Starr, Reporter

as Joe Schultz (uncredited)

1945

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Oregon Trail

as Dalt Higgins

1945

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Rustlers' Hideout

as Harry Stanton

1945

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Stranger from Santa Fe

as Cy Manning

1945

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The Cherokee Flash

as Mark Butler aka Blackie

1945

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Flame of the West

as Carl Compton

1944

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Texas Masquerade

as Henchman Jeff

1944

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Fuzzy Settles Down

as Henchman Pete

1944

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Girl Rush

as Scully

1944

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Mystery Man

as Bill

1944

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Valley Of Vengeance

as Burt

1944

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Ghost Guns

as Matson

1944

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Land of the Outlaws

as Dan Broderick

1944

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West of the Rio Grande

as Wade Gunnerson

1944

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Zorro's Black Whip

as Ed Harris

1944

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Address Unknown

as Angry German at Play (uncredited)

1943

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Hitler's Madman

1943

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Devil Riders

as Jim Higgins

1943

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Sagebrush Law

as Burl Mason

1943

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Bullets and Saddles

as Henchman Mike Phelps

1943

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Cowboy Commandos

as Henchman Larry Fraser

1943

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Land of Hunted Men

as Pelham

1943

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Black Market Rustlers

as Henchman Parry

1943

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Fighting Valley

as Dan Wakely

1943

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Fugitive of the Plains

as Deputy Arresting Fuzzy

1943

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Drums of Fu Manchu

as Loki

1943

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The Law Rides Again

as Henchman Spike

1943

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For God and Country

as Brig Turnkey

1943

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Destroyer

as Chief Quartermaster

1942

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Arizona Terrors

as Toll Collector Henchmen's 'Supervisor'

1942

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Invisible Agent

as German Soldier (uncredited)

1942

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Down Texas Way

as Henchman Steve

1942

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The Mysterious Rider

as Dalton Sykes

1942

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Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

as Morgan

1942

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Boot Hill Bandits

as Brand Bolton

1942

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Prairie Pals

as Ed Blair

1942

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Sheriff of Sage Valley

as Nick

1942

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Along the Sundown Trail

as Jake - Henchman

1942

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The Wife Takes a Flyer

as German Soldier

1942

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The Lone Prairie

1942

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Law and Order

as Henchman Turtle

1941

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South of Tahiti

as Sailor

1941

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A Missouri Outlaw

as Henchman Bancroft

1941

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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Brent

1941

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Sea Raiders

as First Island Guard

1941

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Under Fiesta Stars

as Henchman Tommick

1941

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White Eagle

as Henchman Ronimo

1941

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The Gunman From Bodie

as Bill Cook

1941

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Our Wife

as Officer (uncredited)

1940

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Covered Wagon Days

as Henchman

1940

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Drums of Fu Manchu

as Loki

1940

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The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

as Thug at Rear of Truck

1940

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Frontier Crusader

as Henchman Hippo Potts

1940

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Queen of the Yukon

as Charlie

1940

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Billy the Kid in Texas

as Flash

1940

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Dark Command

as Cantrell Man

1940

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North West Mounted Police

as Half-breed Archer

1940

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Northwest Passage

as Lt. Dunbar

1940

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Melody Ranch

as Warns the Wildhacks

1940

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Billy the Kid Outlawed

as Lije Ellis

1940

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The Trail Blazers

as Henchman Mason

1940

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Hi-Yo Silver

as Kester

1940

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The Return of Wild Bill

as Dusty Donahue

1939

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Zorro's Fighting Legion

as Commandante Manuel

1939

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In Old Montana

as Ed Brandt

1939

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Code of the Fearless

as Red Kane

1939

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Daredevils of the Red Circle

as Davis--Gas Plant Heavy

1939

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Four Girls in White

as John - Man at Accident

1939

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Rough Riders' Round-up

as Border Patrolman Messenger

1939

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Union Pacific

as Laborer (uncredited)

1939

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Three Texas Steers

as Mike Abbott

1939

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The Man in the Iron Mask

as Soldier

1939

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The Great Commandment

as Under-Officer

1939

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Renegade Trail

as Tex Traynor

1939

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Two Gun Troubador

as Bill Barton

1938

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Land of Fighting Men

as Flint

1938

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The Fighting Devil Dogs

as Thompson (uncredited)

1938

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Female Fugitive

as Henchman Mort

1938

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Where the Buffalo Roam

as Foster

1938

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Knight of the Plains

as Carson / Pedro de Cordoba

1938

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Dick Tracy Returns

as Champ Stark

1938

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The Lone Ranger

as Henchman Kester

1938

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Songs and Saddles

as Rocky Renaut

1938

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Gang Bullets

as Red Hampton

1938

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Phantom Ranger

as Henchman Bud

1938

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Gunsmoke Trail

as Bill Larson, posing as Moose Walters

1938

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Two Gun Justice

as Bart

1938

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Riders of the Black Hills

as Irate Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1938

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Marie Antoinette

as Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)

1937

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Drums of Destiny

as Toby Simmons

1937

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Gunsmoke Ranch

as Brawler in Suit

1937

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Slaves in Bondage

as Nick Costello

1937

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Roaring Six Guns

as 'Mileaway' Roberts

1937

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Galloping Dynamite

1937

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The Law Commands

as Frank Clark

1937

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Law of the Ranger

as Bill Nash

1937

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Arizona Gunfighter

as Farley

1937

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Range Defenders

as Henchman Craig

1937

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Valley of Terror

as Mark Flemming

1937

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The Rangers Step In

as Martin

1937

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Blazing Sixes

as Jim Hess

1937

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Headline Crasher

as Tony Scarlotti

1936

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The Crooked Trail

as Harve Tarlton

1936

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Aces and Eights

as Card Sharp (uncredited)

1936

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Sharad of Atlantis

as Moloch

1936

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Border Caballero

as Runnyian

1936

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Lightnin' Bill Carson

as 'Breed' Hawkins

1936

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Fury Below

as Emil

1936

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Wildcat Trooper

as Henry McClain

1936

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Wolves of the Sea

as Mitchell

1936

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The Gun Ranger

as Kemper Mills

1936

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The Vigilantes Are Coming

as Rance Talbot, Burr Henchman

1936

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Wild Horse Round-Up

as Charlie Doan

1936

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Call of the Prairie

as Arizona

1936

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The Lion's Den

as Single-Shot Smith

1936

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The Three Mesquiteers

as Bull

1936

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A Tenderfoot Goes West

as Henchman Jake

1935

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Hop-a-long Cassidy

as Party Guest

1935

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Bar 20 Rides Again

as Carp

1935

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The Eagle's Brood

as Ed

1934

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Broadway Bill

as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

1934

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The Red Rider

as Banty

1927

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Running Wild

as Police Officer (uncredited)

1927

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Knockout Reilly

as Buck Lennard

1926

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The Quarterback

as Football Player

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