Jump to content

George Merritt (actor): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
mNo edit summary
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5
Line 17: Line 17:
}}
}}


'''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}}</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.
'''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==

Revision as of 20:29, 28 May 2024

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

Selected stage appearances

References

  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.

George Merritt at IMDb

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Merritt_(actor)&oldid=1226144888"