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| birth_name = Frederick George Merritt
| birth_name = Frederick George Merritt
| birth_date = 10 December 1890
| birth_date = 10 December 1890
| birth_place = [[Greenwich]], [[London]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Greenwich]], London, England
| death_date = 27 September 1977 (aged 86)
| death_date = 27 September 1977 (aged 86)
| death_place = [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], London, England
| death_place = [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], London, England
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| yearsactive = 1930 - 1974
| yearsactive = 1930–1974
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'''Frederick George Merritt''' (10 December 1890 &ndash; 27 September 1977) was an English [[theatre]], [[film actor|film]] and [[television actor]], often in authoritarian roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/84050|title=George Merritt|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/george-merritt-p48623|title=George Merritt - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=11908|title=George Merritt|work=aveleyman.com}}</ref> 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 internment camp|Ruhleben]], 1914-1918. He was involved in over 50 plays at Ruhleben.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb206-liddlecollectionruh34|title=gb206-liddlecollectionruh34 - George Merritt Papers - Archives Hub|work=archiveshub.ac.uk}}</ref>
'''Frederick George Merritt''' (10 December 1890 – 27 September 1977) was an English theatre, [[film actor|film]] and television actor, often in authoritarian roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/84050|title=George Merritt|work=BFI|access-date=29 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104224939/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/84050|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/george-merritt-p48623|title=George Merritt – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos |work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=11908|title=George Merritt|publisher=aveleyman.com|access-date=1 August 2015|archive-date=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920212707/http://aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=11908|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 internment camp|Ruhleben]], 1914–1918. He was involved in over 50 plays at Ruhleben.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb206-liddlecollectionruh34|title=gb206-liddlecollectionruh34 – George Merritt Papers – Archives Hub|work=archiveshub.ac.uk}}</ref> He lived for many years in [[Lissenden Gardens]], Parliament Hill, north west London.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The W Plan]]'' (1930) - Ulrich Muller
* ''[[The W Plan]]'' (1930) – Ulrich Muller
* ''[[Bracelets (film)|Bracelets]]'' (1931)
* ''[[Bracelets (film)|Bracelets]]'' (1931) – Director
* ''[[A Gentleman of Paris (1931 film)|A Gentleman of Paris]]'' (1931)
* ''[[Dreyfus (1931 film)|Dreyfus]]'' (1931) – Émile Zola
* ''[[Blind Spot (1932 film)|Blind Spot]]'' (1932)
* ''[[A Gentleman of Paris (1931 film)|A Gentleman of Paris]]'' (1931) – M. Duval
* ''[[The Lodger (1932 film)|The Lodger]]'' (1932)
* ''[[White Face]]'' (1932) – (uncredited)
* ''[[I Was a Spy]]'' (1933)
* ''[[The Lodger (1932 film)|The Lodger]]'' (1932) – Commissioner
* ''[[The Ghost Camera]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Blind Spot (1932 film)|Blind Spot]]'' (1932) – Inspector Cadbury
* ''[[Crime on the Hill]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Money for Speed]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Nine Forty-Five]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Going Straight (1933 film)|Going Straight]]'' (1933)
* ''[[The Silver Spoon]]'' (1934)
* ''[[F.P.1]]'' (1933) – Lubin
* ''[[No Escape (1934 film)|No Escape]]'' (1934)
* ''[[I Was a Spy]]'' (1933) – Captain Reichman
* ''[[Drake of England]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Crime on the Hill]]'' (1933) – Police Inspector Wolf
* ''[[Turkey Time (1933 film)|Turkey Time]]'' (1933) – Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[Ten Minute Alibi]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Me and Marlborough]]'' (1935)
* ''[[The Silver Spoon]]'' (1933) – Inspector Innes
* ''[[The Ghost Camera]]'' (1933) – Detective
* ''[[Emil and the Detectives (1935 film)|Emil and the Detectives]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Educated Evans]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo]]'' (1933) – Inspector
* ''[[Everything Is Thunder]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Little Fella]]'' (1933) – Detective
* ''[[Spy of Napoleon]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Fire Raisers (film)|The Fire Raisers]]'' (1933) – Sonners
* ''[[Dusty Ermine]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Nine Forty-Five]]'' (1934) – Inspector Dickson
* ''[[No Escape (1934 film)|No Escape]]'' (1934) – Inspector Matheson
* ''[[Prison Breaker]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Ticket of Leave (film)|Ticket of Leave]]'' (1936)
* ''[[My Song for You (film)|My Song for You]]'' (1934) – Otto Newberg
* ''[[The Man Behind the Mask]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Jew Süss (1934 film)|Jew Süss]]'' (1934) – Bilfinger (uncredited)
* ''[[Ten Minute Alibi]]'' (1935) – Inspector Pember
* ''[[Love at Sea (1936 film)|Love at Sea]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Emil and the Detectives (1935 film)|Emil and the Detectives]]'' (1935) – PC
* ''[[The Compulsory Wife]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Vulture (1937 film)|The Vulture]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Drake of England]]'' (1935) – Tom Moore
* ''[[Young and Innocent]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Me and Marlborough]]'' (1935) – Harley
* ''[[Crime Unlimited]]'' (1935) – Detective Inspector Cardby
* ''[[Wanted by Scotland Yard]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Wife of General Ling]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Brown on Resolution (film)|Brown on Resolution]]'' (1935) – William Brown
* ''[[Doctor Syn (film)|Doctor Syn]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Line Engaged]]'' (1935) – Sgt. Thomas
* ''[[Convict 99]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk]]'' (1935) – Pat O'Connor
* ''[[Ticket of Leave (film)|Ticket of Leave]]'' (1936) – Inspector Black
* ''[[The Gaunt Stranger]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Prison Breaker]]'' (1936) – Goldring
* ''[[The Four Just Men (1939 film)|The Four Just Men]]'' (1939)
* ''[[Love at Sea (1936 film)|Love at Sea]]'' (1936) – Inspector (uncredited)
* ''[[The Proud Valley]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Love in Exile (film)|Love in Exile]]'' (1936) – Capt. Mackenzie (uncredited)
* ''[[Two for Danger]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Meet Maxwell Archer]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Everything Is Thunder]]'' (1936) – Webber
* ''[[A Window in London]]'' (1940)
* ''[[The Man Behind the Mask]]'' (1936) – Det. Insp. Mallory
* ''[[Spare a Copper]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Spy of Napoleon]]'' (1936) – The Prussian Consul
* ''[[He Found a Star]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Dusty Ermine]]'' (1936) – Police Constable (uncredited)
* ''[[The Black Sheep of Whitehall]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Educated Evans (film)|Educated Evans]]'' (1936) – Joe Markham
* ''[[Rembrandt (1936 film)|Rembrandt]]'' (1936) – Church Warden (uncredited)
* ''[[The Day Will Dawn]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Let the People Sing (film)|Let the People Sing]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Windbag the Sailor]]'' (1936) – Officer on Yacht (uncredited)
* ''[[They Flew Alone]]'' (1942)
* ''[[The Vulture (1937 film)|The Vulture]]'' (1937) – Spicer
* ''[[We'll Smile Again]]'' (1942)
* ''[[The Compulsory Wife]]'' (1937) – Mr. Thackery
* ''[[The Wife of General Ling]]'' (1937) – Police Commissioner
* ''[[I'll Walk Beside You (film)|I'll Walk Beside You]]'' (1943)
* ''[[The Vicar of Bray (film)|The Vicar of Bray]]'' (1937) – Oliver Cromwell (uncredited)
* ''[[Variety Jubilee]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Don't Take It to Heart]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Doctor Syn (film)|Doctor Syn]]'' (1937) – Mipps the Coffin Maker
* ''[[Love Story (1944 film)|Love Story]]'' (1944)
* ''[[The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1937) – Chief of Police
* ''[[For You Alone]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Rhythm Racketeer]]'' (1937) – Inspector Hunt (uncredited)
* ''[[I'll Be Your Sweetheart]]'' (1945)
* ''[[The Rat (1937 film)|The Rat]]'' (1937) – Pierre Verdier
* ''[[Demobbed (1946 film)|Demobbed]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Young and Innocent]]'' (1937) – Det. Sgt. Miller
* ''[[The Root of All Evil (1947 film)|The Root of All Evil]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Mr. Reeder in Room 13]]'' (1937) – Bert Stevens, club porter
* ''[[Convict 99]]'' (1938) – Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
* ''[[Calling Paul Temple]]'' (1948)
* ''[[No Parking]]'' (1938) – (uncredited)
* ''[[Daughter of Darkness (1948 film)|Daughter of Darkness]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Something in the City]]'' (1950) - Inspector
* ''[[The Gaunt Stranger]]'' (1938) – Police Station Sergeant
* ''[[They Drive by Night (1938 film)|They Drive by Night]]'' (1938) – Detective (uncredited)
* ''[[Mister Drake's Duck]]'' (1951) - Home Secretary
* ''[[Q Planes]]'' (1939) – Barrett
* ''[[Pool of London (film)|Pool of London]]'' (1951) - Captain of Dunbar (uncredited)
* ''[[Noose for a Lady]]'' (1953) - Inspector Frost
* ''[[Wanted by Scotland Yard]]'' (1939) – Charlie
* ''[[Small Town Story (film)|Small Town Story]]'' (1953) - Michael Collins
* ''[[The Four Just Men (1939 film)|The Four Just Men]]'' (1939) – Inspector Falmouth
* ''[[Young Man's Fancy (film)|Young Man's Fancy]]'' (1939) – Park Constable (uncredited)
* ''The End of the Road'' (1954) - Timekeeper
* ''[[The Green Scarf]]'' (1954) - Advocate General
* ''[[All at Sea (1940 film)|All at Sea]]'' (1940) – Bull
* ''Night of the Silvery Moon'' (1954) - Charlie
* ''[[Meet Maxwell Archer]]'' (1940) – Insp. Cornell
* ''[[Quatermass 2]]'' (1957) - Super
* ''[[They Came by Night]]'' (1940) – Inspector Metcalfe
* ''[[Dracula (1958 film)|Dracula]]'' (1958) - Policeman
* ''[[The Proud Valley]]'' (1940) – Mr. Lewis
* ''[[Tread Softly Stranger]]'' (1958) - Timekeeper
* ''[[A Window in London]]'' (1940) – Manager
* ''[[The Case of the Frightened Lady (film)|The Case of the Frightened Lady]]'' (1940) – Det. Inspector Tanner
* ''[[The Full Treatment]]'' (1960) - Mr. Manfield
* ''[[Two for Danger]]'' (1940) – Inspector Canway
* ''[[The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)|The Hands of Orlac]]'' (1960) - 2nd Member (uncredited)
* ''[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961) - Smudge (uncredited)
* ''[[Spare a Copper]]'' (1940) – Brewster
* ''[[Gasbags]]'' (1941) – German General (uncredited)
* ''What Every Woman Wants'' (1962) - Maxwell
* ''[[Crooks and Coronets]]'' (1969) - 1st Old Man (uncredited)
* ''[[The Ghost Train (1941 film)|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941) – Inspector (uncredited)
* ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]'' (1969) - Civilian (uncredited)
* ''[[He Found a Star]]'' (1941) – Max Nagel
* ''[[Cromwell (film)|Cromwell]]'' (1970) - William
* ''[[Ships with Wings]]'' (1941) – Surgeon Comdr.
* ''[[I, Monster]]'' (1971) - Poole
* ''[[The Black Sheep of Whitehall]]'' (1942) – Station Master
* ''[[The Big Blockade]]'' (1942) – German: German Shelter Marshal
* ''[[Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 film)|Gawain and the Green Knight]]'' (1973) - Old Knight
* ''[[Hatter's Castle (film)|Hatter's Castle]]'' (1942) – Gibson
* ''[[Back-Room Boy]]'' (1942) – Uncle
* ''[[Breach of Promise (1942 film)|Breach of Promise]]'' (1942) – Professor Beaver
* ''[[The Day Will Dawn]]'' (1942) – German Trawler Captain
* ''[[They Flew Alone]]'' (1942) – Reporter
* ''[[Let the People Sing (film)|Let the People Sing]]'' (1942) – Police Sergeant
* ''[[Alibi (1942 film)|Alibi]]'' (1942) – Bourdille
* ''[[We'll Smile Again]]'' (1942) – (uncredited)
* ''[[Women Aren't Angels]]'' (1943) – Boxer (uncredited)
* ''[[Variety Jubilee]]'' (1943) – Music Hall chairman (uncredited)
* ''[[Undercover (1943 film)|Undercover]]'' (1943) – A Yugoslav General
* ''[[I'll Walk Beside You (film)|I'll Walk Beside You]]'' (1943) – Hancock
* ''[[The Adventures of Tartu]]'' (1943) – Agent (uncredited)
* ''[[Escape to Danger]]'' (1943) – Works Manager
* ''[[A Canterbury Tale]]'' (1944) – Ned Horton
* ''[[The Way Ahead]]'' (1944) – The Sergeant-Major (uncredited)
* ''[[Demobbed (1944 film)|Demobbed]]'' (1944) – James Bentley
* ''[[Give Us the Moon]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Love Story (1944 film)|Love Story]]'' (1944) – Telephone Engineer
* ''[[Don't Take It to Heart]]'' (1944) – Landlord
* ''[[Waterloo Road (film)|Waterloo Road]]'' (1945) – Air Raid Warden
* ''[[For You Alone]]'' (1945) – Police Constable Blundell
* ''[[I'll Be Your Sweetheart]]'' (1945) – T.P. O'Connor
* ''[[Don Chicago]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Home Sweet Home (1945 film)|Home Sweet Home]]'' (1945) – Dr. Handy
* ''[[The Voice Within (film)|The Voice Within]]'' (1946) – McDonnell
* ''[[Quiet Weekend]]'' (1946) – Police Sergeant
* ''[[I'll Turn to You]]'' (1946) – Cecil Joy
* ''[[The Root of All Evil (1947 film)|The Root of All Evil]]'' (1947) – Landlord
* ''[[The Man Within (film)|The Man Within]]'' (1947) – Hilliard
* ''[[The Upturned Glass]]'' (1947) – Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[Daughter of Darkness (1948 film)|Daughter of Darkness]]'' (1948) – Constable
* ''[[Escape (1948 film)|Escape]]'' (1948) – Chief Prison Guard (uncredited)
* ''[[Good-Time Girl]]'' (1948) – Police Sergeant
* ''[[Calling Paul Temple]]'' (1948) – Ticket Inspector
* ''[[My Brother's Keeper (film)|My Brother's Keeper]]'' (1948) – Constable at Milton Wells
* ''[[Love in Waiting]]'' (1948) – James Hartley Pepperfield
* ''[[Quartet (1948 film)|Quartet]]'' (1948) – Prison Officer
* ''[[For Them That Trespass]]'' (1949) - Engine Driver
* ''[[Marry Me! (1949 film)|Marry Me!]]'' (1949) – Gazette Editor (uncredited)
* ''[[Dark Secret (film)|Dark Secret]]'' (1949) - Mr. Barrington
* ''[[Something in the City]]'' (1950) – Inspector
* ''[[Mister Drake's Duck]]'' (1951) – Home Secretary
* ''[[Pool of London (film)|Pool of London]]'' (1951) – Captain of Dunbar (uncredited)
* ''[[Noose for a Lady]]'' (1953) – Sergeant Frost
* ''[[Small Town Story (film)|Small Town Story]]'' (1953) – Michael Collins
* ''[[The End of the Road (1954 film)|The End of the Road]]'' (1954) – Timekeeper
* ''[[The Green Scarf]]'' (1954) – Advocate General
* Delayed Action (1954) - Sir Francis - (uncredited)
* Souls in Conflict - (1954) - Reverend Alan Woodbridge - (uncredited)
* Before I Wake - (1955) - Dr. Collingwood
* ''[[Quatermass 2]]'' (1957) – Super
* ''[[Dracula (1958 film)|Dracula]]'' (1958) – Policeman
* ''[[Tread Softly Stranger]]'' (1958) – Timekeeper
* ''[[The Full Treatment]]'' (1960) – Mr. Manfield
* ''[[The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)|The Hands of Orlac]]'' (1960) – 2nd Member (uncredited)
* ''[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961) – Smudge (uncredited)
* ''[[Crooks and Coronets]]'' (1969) – 1st Old Man (uncredited)
* ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]'' (1969) – Civilian (uncredited)
* ''[[Cromwell (film)|Cromwell]]'' (1970) – William
* ''[[I, Monster]]'' (1971) – Poole
* ''[[Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 film)|Gawain and the Green Knight]]'' (1973) – Old Knight
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==Selected stage appearances==
* ''[[Grand Hotel (play)|Grand Hotel]]'' by [[Edward Knoblock]] (1931)
* ''[[Ten Minute Alibi (play)|Ten Minute Alibi]]'' by [[Anthony Armstrong (writer)|Anthony Armstrong]] (1933)
* ''[[Party Manners]]'' by [[Val Gielgud]] (1950)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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George Merritt
in Quiet Weekend (1946)
Born
Frederick George Merritt

10 December 1890
Greenwich, London, England
Died27 September 1977 (aged 86)
Camden, London, England
Years active1930–1974

Frederick George Merritt (10 December 1890 – 27 September 1977) was an English theatre, film and television actor, often in authoritarian roles.[1][2][3] 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.[4] He lived for many years in Lissenden Gardens, Parliament Hill, north west London.

Selected filmography

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Selected stage appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "George Merritt". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ "George Merritt – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "George Merritt". aveleyman.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ^ "gb206-liddlecollectionruh34 – George Merritt Papers – Archives Hub". archiveshub.ac.uk.
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