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Jan Merlin was an American character actor, television writer, and author.
Birth Name
Jan Wasylewski
Born
Friday, 03 April 1925
Died
Friday, 20 September 2019
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Machete Maidens Unleashed! | Self | 2010 |
| A Child Lost Forever: the Jerry Sherwood Story | Jury Foreman | 1992 |
| After the Shock | Mr. Wallace | 1990 |
| False Identity | Potter - Pete | 1990 |
| Buried Alive | Attorney | 1990 |
| Sweet 15 | Ed Pratter | 1990 |
| Time Trackers | Max Barker | 1989 |
| Nowhere to Run | Mr. Groker | 1989 |
| Silk 2 | Hancock Gish | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Machete Maidens Unleashed! | Self | 2010 |
| A Child Lost Forever: the Jerry Sherwood Story | Jury Foreman | 1992 |
| After the Shock | Mr. Wallace | 1990 |
| False Identity | Potter - Pete | 1990 |
| Buried Alive | Attorney | 1990 |
| Sweet 15 | Ed Pratter | 1990 |
| Time Trackers | Max Barker | 1989 |
| Nowhere to Run | Mr. Groker | 1989 |
| Silk 2 | Hancock Gish | 1989 |
| Paradise | Joe Miller | 1988 |
| Permanent Record | Minister | 1988 |
| The Gladiator | Man #2 in Class | 1986 |
| Covenant | Karl | 1985 |
| Riptide | Hub Wheeler | 1984 |
| Masquerade | Farmer / Borisov | 1983 |
| The A-Team | Colonel Donald Davis | 1983 |
| Tales of the Gold Monkey | Mr. Rhinehold | 1982 |
| Dallas | Jacob | 1978 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Philip Mitchell | 1977 |
| The Hindenburg | Speck | 1975 |
| Switch | Bradner | 1975 |
| Baretta | Slater | 1975 |
| Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley | Capt. Briggs | 1975 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Jon Nordstrom | 1974 |
| The Slams | Saddler | 1973 |
| I Escaped from Devil's Island | Rosenquist | 1973 |
| Search | Timothy O'Toole | 1972 |
| The Twilight People | Steinman | 1972 |
| Cade's County | Rennie Lassiter | 1971 |
| Take the Money and Run | Al - Bank Robber | 1969 |
| Strategy of Terror | Jon | 1969 |
| Mannix | Vodich | 1967 |
| Ironside | Luther Zahn | 1967 |
| Garrison's Gorillas | Gen. Von Rauschnig | 1967 |
| The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Willie Marks | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Post | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Captain Danko / Leon | 1966 |
| Jericho | Lt. Karl Linck | 1966 |
| The Time Tunnel | Centauri | 1966 |
| Tarzan | Hacker | 1966 |
| The Oscar | Actor Frankie Pulls Knife on | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Frank Wanderman / Colfax / Andy Clay | 1965 |
| The Long, Hot Summer | Woody Woodruff | 1965 |
| The Legend of Jesse James | Jesse's Imposter | 1965 |
| Branded | Jim Darcy - Confederate Deserter | 1965 |
| Guns of Diablo | Rance Macklin | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Angel Galley | 1964 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Major Paul Strasser / Colonel Grulov | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Victor Vail / Lt. Froelich / Henderson | 1964 |
| Gunfight at Comanche Creek | Nielson | 1963 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Jon | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Jan Karac | 1963 |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Rance Macklin | 1963 |
| The Lieutenant | Lt. Joe Worth | 1963 |
| The List of Adrian Messenger | The Whistling Man / The Clergyman / The Workman / The Shepherd | 1963 |
| Combat! | Lt. Geiben / Erich | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Sam Lake / Reese | 1962 |
| Cain's Hundred | Weaver | 1961 |
| Whispering Smith | Thad Janeck | 1961 |
| The Islanders | Mick Norton | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Jed Evans | 1960 |
| The Tall Man | Hendry Grant | 1960 |
| Coronado 9 | Boxer | 1960 |
| Hell Bent for Leather | Travers | 1960 |
| Laramie | Chris / Clint Wade / Garth / Jo Jo / Joel Greevy / Milo Gordon | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Bill Enders | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Tom Dirks | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Little Sam Talbot | 1959 |
| Bat Masterson | Kid Jimmy Fresh | 1958 |
| The Rough Riders | Lieutenant Colin Kirby / Lt. Colin Kirby | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Davey Harper | 1958 |
| Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Frank Wittrock | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | Billy Clyde | 1957 |
| Casey Jones | Kenny | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Cece Marple | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Tony Davis / Ralph Quentin | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Hobo Mallory | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Johnny Fullen / Johnny Hogan | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | Johnnie | 1957 |
| Woman and the Hunter | Robert Gifford | 1957 |
| The Peacemaker | Viggo Tomlin | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Davey Harper / Jeff Batterson | 1956 |
| West Point | Martin Grey / Cadet Luke Farrell | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Pete Hartley | 1956 |
| A Strange Adventure | Al Kutner | 1956 |
| Screaming Eagles | Lt. Pauling | 1956 |
| A Day of Fury | Billy Brand | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Bret Harte / Captain Randolph | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Ben Miller | 1956 |
| Running Wild | Scotty Cluett | 1955 |
| Illegal | Andy Garth | 1955 |
| Frontier | Joe Long / Clay Chandler | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Ed Sykes | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Fred Colby | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Keitel | 1955 |
| Big House, U.S.A. | Tommy | 1955 |
| Six Bridges to Cross | Andy Norris | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Robbie | 1954 |
| Climax! | Roy Turner / Joe Cable / Gus | 1954 |
| Them! | Radio Man on the SS Viking | 1954 |
| Passport to Danger | Matt Lynch | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Hans Oberlander | 1954 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Tom McKeller | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Eric | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Ensign Merritt | 1953 |
| Dragnet | Gregory Moore | 1951 |
| Flight to Nowhere | (Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy | 1946 |
| Front Row Center | Chester | 1945 |
