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My Take
Gary Merrill is one of those reliable character men I keep circling back to. Over fifty features, plus a string of short-lived TV series, suggests a working actor who simply never stopped, and being cast in All About Eve put him in rarefied company. What interests me most is that he held the screen opposite Bette Davis, whom he married, without being swallowed by her formidable presence. That takes a quiet confidence. I respect performers who keep grinding even when their series fizzle, and Merrill clearly had the temperament for the long haul rather than the quick flash of fame.
Overview
Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television actor whose credits included more than 50 feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. He starred in All About Eve and married his costar Bette Davis.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Merrill
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイリー・メリル
- Reading
- げいりー・めりる
- Born
- August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Bowdoin College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.