Acting
Jan Merlin
Born 1925-04-03
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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
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The A-Team
1983
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Perry Mason
1957
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Bonanza
1959
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Take the Money and Run
1969
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Mission: Impossible
1966
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The Fugitive
1963
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The Time Tunnel
1966
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Baretta
1975
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The Invaders
1967
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Buried Alive
1990
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (46 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story | Jury Foreman | Movie | 1992 |
 | Silk 2 | Hancock Gish | Movie | 1990 |
 | False Identity | Potter - Pete | Movie | 1990 |
 | Buried Alive | Attorney | Movie | 1990 |
 | Time Trackers | Max Barker | Movie | 1989 |
 | Nowhere to Run | Mr. Groker | Movie | 1989 |
 | Permanent Record | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Covenant | Karl | Movie | 1985 |
 | The A-Team | Colonel Donald Davis | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Aliens From Another Planet | Centauri | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Hindenburg | Speck | Movie | 1975 |
 | Switch | Bradner | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Baretta | Slater | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Slams | Saddler | Movie | 1973 |
 | I Escaped from Devil's Island | Rosenquist | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Twilight People | Steinman | Movie | 1972 |
 | Take the Money and Run | Al - Bank Robber | Movie | 1969 |
 | Strategy of Terror | Jon | Movie | 1969 |
 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Willie Marks | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Invaders | Post | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Mission: Impossible | Captain Danko | TV Series | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Leon | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Jericho | Lt. Karl Linck | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Time Tunnel | Centauri | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Guns of Diablo | Rance Macklin | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Angel Galley | TV Series | 1964 |
 | 12 O'Clock High | Colonel Grulov | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Gunfight at Comanche Creek | Nielson | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Fugitive | Jan Karac | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Hell Bent for Leather | Travers | Movie | 1960 |
 | Bonanza | Bill Enders | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Rough Riders | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Frank Wittrock | Movie | 1958 |
 | Perry Mason | Tony Davis | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Woman and the Hunter | Robert Gifford | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Peacemaker | Viggo Tomlin | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Strange Adventure | Al Kutner | Movie | 1956 |
 | Screaming Eagles | Lt. Pauling | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Day of Fury | Billy Brand | Movie | 1956 |
 | Running Wild | Scotty Cluett | Movie | 1955 |
 | Illegal | Andy Garth | Movie | 1955 |
 | Frontier | Clay Chandler | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Fred Colby | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Big House, U.S.A | Tommy (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | Six Bridges to Cross | Andy Norris | Movie | 1955 |
 | Flight to Nowhere | (Unconfirmed) Hotel Bellboy | Movie | 1946 |