Merrill McCormick

American actor

Merrill McCormick
Born	(1892-02-05)February 5, 1892 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	August 19, 1953(1953-08-19) (aged 61) San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Resting place	California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916-1953

William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor.^[1] He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953.

Biography

William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado.^[2]

McCormick appeared in films like The Last Chance (1926) as Black Bart, The Prisoner of Shark Island, Oh, Susanna!, Heroes of the Alamo as one of the Alamo's defenders, Stagecoach, Dodge City, Man of Conquest, Dick Tracy's G-Men, San Antonio, and Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory. His television appearances included The Cisco Kid, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, and The Gene Autry Show.

McCormick died in San Gabriel, California from a heart attack.

Selected filmography

'49-'17 (1917) - Townsman (uncredited)
Something New (1920) - Agrilla Gorgez - the Bandit
Hands Off! (1921) - Tony Alviro
Red Courage (1921) - Percy Gibbons
Robin Hood (1922) - Henchman to Prince John
Danger (1923) - Jose
Good Men and Bad (1923) - Don Pedro Martinez
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) - Corporal of Guard (as William McCormick)
Pioneer's Gold (1924) - Pascale
Range Blood (1924)
Notch Number One (1924)
Tonio, Son of the Sierras (1925) - Soldier
Vic Dyson Pays (1925) - Albert Stacey
Reckless Courage (1925) - Chuck Carson
Flashing Steeds (1925) - Lord Algernon Rathburne
Fangs of Fate (1925) - 'Red Mack' - the Renegade
The Desperate Game (1926) - Luke Grayson
The Last Chance (1926) - 'Black' Bart
The Long Loop on the Pecos (1927)
Whispering Smith Rides (1927)
Arizona Nights (1927)
A Son of the Desert (1928)
The Apache Raider (1928)
Romance of the Rio Grande (1929)
Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931)
Trails of the Golden West (1931)
South of the Rio Grande (1932)
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
The Boiling Point (1932)
The Three Musketeers (1933)
Fog (1933)
The Law of the Wild (1934)
The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
Rebellion (1936)
We're in the Legion Now! (1936)
Tundra (1936)
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
Days of Jesse James (1939)
Overland Mail (1939)
The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
Hitler's Madman (1943)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Galloping Thunder (1946)
I Shot Billy the Kid (1950)
Santa Fe (1951)
High Noon (1952) - Fletcher (uncredited)
Salome (1953)

References

^ "Merrill McCormick". B Westerns. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved July 6, 2021.