Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 3, 1925
Died
September 20, 2019 (age 94)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Jan Merlin
Biography
Character actor, screenwriter, and author. He had recurring roles on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1951-54) and The Rough Riders (1958-59). Merlin won a Daytime Emmy for writing Another World.
Known For
TV
Perry Mason
Tony Davis
1957
TV
The A-Team
Colonel Donald Davis
1983
TV
The Fugitive
Jan Karac
1963
TV
Mission: Impossible
Captain Danko
1966
TV
Mission: Impossible
Leon
1966
TV
The Invaders
Post
1967
TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Fred Colby
1955
TV
Switch
Bradner
1975
TV
The Time Tunnel
Centauri
1966
TV
Frontier
Clay Chandler
1955
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Angel Galley
1964
TV
The Rough Riders
1958
Film
The Slams
Saddler
1973
Film
Covenant
Karl
1985
Film
Buried Alive
Attorney
1990
Film
Illegal
Andy Garth
1955
Film
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Willie Marks
1967
Film
The Hindenburg
Speck
1975
Film
Permanent Record
1988
Film
Take the Money and Run
Al - Bank Robber
1969
Filmography
1992FilmA Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Storyas Jury Foreman1990FilmSilk 2as Hancock Gish1990FilmFalse Identityas Potter - Pete1990FilmBuried Aliveas Attorney1989FilmTime Trackersas Max Barker1989FilmNowhere to Runas Mr. Groker1988FilmPermanent Record1985FilmCovenantas Karl1983TVThe A-Teamas Colonel Donald Davis1982FilmAliens From Another Planetas Centauri1975FilmThe Hindenburgas Speck1975TVSwitchas Bradner1973FilmThe Slamsas Saddler1973FilmI Escaped from Devil's Islandas Rosenquist1972FilmThe Twilight Peopleas Steinman1969FilmTake the Money and Runas Al - Bank Robber1969FilmStrategy of Terroras Jon1967FilmThe St. Valentine's Day Massacreas Willie Marks1967TVThe Invadersas Post1966TVMission: Impossibleas Captain Danko1966TVThe Time Tunnelas Centauri1964FilmGuns of Diabloas Rance Macklin1964TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Angel Galley1963FilmGunfight at Comanche Creekas Nielson1963TVThe Fugitiveas Jan Karac1960FilmHell Bent for Leatheras Travers1958TVThe Rough Riders1958FilmCole Younger, Gunfighteras Frank Wittrock1957TVPerry Masonas Tony Davis1957FilmWoman and the Hunteras Robert Gifford1956FilmThe Peacemakeras Viggo Tomlin1956FilmA Strange Adventureas Al Kutner1956FilmScreaming Eaglesas Lt. Pauling1956FilmA Day of Furyas Billy Brand1955FilmRunning Wildas Scotty Cluett1955FilmIllegalas Andy Garth1955TVFrontieras Clay Chandler1955TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Fred Colby1955FilmBig House, U.S.Aas Tommy (uncredited)1955FilmSix Bridges to Crossas Andy Norris1946FilmFlight to Nowhereas (Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy