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Merrill McCormick

Merrill McCormick

Actor · Died August 19, 1953, aged 55 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892 in Denver, Colorado, USA as William Merrill McCormick. He was an actor and director, known for Robin Hood (1922), Winds of the Wasteland (1936) and A Son of the Desert (1928). He died on August 19, 1953 in San Gabriel, California, USA.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 5, 1898
Died
August 19, 1953 (aged 55)
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 140 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 43% in 30 days

What are Merrill McCormick's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Bonds
18%
Self
16%
Survival
15%
Power
12%
Ideas
2%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
4
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Merrill McCormick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Merrill McCormick's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

140 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page.

  • It Should Happen to You(1954)

    as Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Escape from Fort Bravo(1953)

    as Confederate Prisoner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Blade(1953)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Eyes of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as The Guru

  • The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Duel at Silver Creek(1952)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Son of Ali Baba(1952)

    as Prisoner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Les Miserables(1952)

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • High Noon(1952)

    as Fletcher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Rancho Notorious(1952)

    as Race Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Man from the Black Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory(1952)

    as Rider (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sirocco(1951)

    as Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Killer That Stalked New York(1950)

    as Man on Telephone (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Devil's Doorway(1950)

    as Homesteader (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bright Leaf(1950)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Stallion(1950)

    as Yancy

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Canadian Pacific(1949)

    as Railroad Worker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Arctic Fury(1951)

    as Mack - The Trapper (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Rimfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Riders of the Whistling Pines(1949)

    as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Caught(1949)

    as Man in Store (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Past(1948)

    as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Gallant Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Teller

  • They Were Expendable(1945)

    as Wounded Officer at Airport (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Raiders of Red Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Henchman

  • The Kansan(1943)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hitler's Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Assistant Doctor (uncredited)

  • Leather Burners(1943)

    as Rancher

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dead Men Walk(1943)

    as Tall Church Man Restraining Kate

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Border Patrol(1943)

    as Miner

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Dawn on the Great Divide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Barfly

  • Lost Canyon(1942)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Payoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Sheriff of Sage Valley(1942)

    as Rancher

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Silver Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Pete

  • In Old California(1942)

    as Dawson's Henchman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Boot Hill Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Gunman with The Mesquite Kid

  • South of Santa Fe(1942)

    as Vaquero

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Below the Border(1942)

    as Gus - Henchman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Rider and the Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Black-Bearded Ranch Raider

  • Lady for a Night(1942)

    as Card Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Law of the Timber(1941)

    as Lumberjack (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Texas(1941)

    as Texas Rancher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Gunman from Bodie(1941)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Son of Davy Crockett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Rancher

  • In Old Cheyenne(1941)

    as Train Passenger

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Arizona(1940)

    as Restaurant Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid in Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Townsman

  • Melody Ranch(1940)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cowboy

  • Hidden Gold(1940)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bad Man from Red Butte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Townsman

  • Texas Stagecoach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Townsman

  • The Light of Western Stars(1940)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Drums of Fu Manchu(1940)

    as Koomerow's Aide

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Man Watching Poker Game

  • Santa Fe Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Card Player

  • Days of Jesse James(1939)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • South of the Border(1939)

    as Bandit

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Destry Rides Again(1939)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tower of London(1939)

    as Beggar (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Overland Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henchman Buck

  • Mutiny in the Big House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Doc

  • The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bart

  • Dick Tracy's G-Men(1939)

    as Green's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Riders of the Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henchman Boney

  • In Old Caliente(1939)

    as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dodge City(1939)

    as Man Wanting Revenge by Hanging (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lone Star Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Rough Riders' Round-up(1939)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach(1939)

    as Ogler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ride 'em, Cowgirl(1939)

    as Deputy Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Water Rustlers(1939)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Town Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • If I Were King(1938)

    as Ruffian

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Held for Ransom(1938)

    as Aztec Cafe Patron

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Under Western Stars(1938)

    as Peddler in Old Truck with Bell

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Outlaws of Sonora(1938)

    as Henchman Pete

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hollywood Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Saloon Set Extra

  • Danger Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henchman

  • Boots and Saddles(1937)

    as Bushwhacker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • God's Country and the Man(1937)

    as Brokaw

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jungle Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Peters

  • Boots of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Cherokee (uncredited)

  • Empty Holsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hank, Ace's Henchman (uncredited)

  • The Last Train from Madrid(1937)

    as Officer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Two-Fisted Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hank Beasley

  • Come On, Cowboys(1937)

    as Henchman Dan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne Rides Again(1937)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • We're in the Legion Now(1936)

    as Ali

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Phantom of Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as A Vaquero

  • Rebellion(1936)

    as Dr. Semple

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Tenderfoot Goes West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Prankster Bud Gordon

  • The Unknown Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Bearded Ranch Hand (uncredited)

  • Tundra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mack - The Trapper

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine(1936)

    as Falin Clan Member (as Bill McCormick)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island(1936)

    as Commandant's Aide (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Scream in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jalla (as Merril Mc Cormick)

  • The New Adventures of Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bouchart [Ch.1]

  • The New Adventures of Tarzan(1935)

    as Bouchart

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Wilderness Mail(1935)

    as Pierre - Murdered Trapper

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Range Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Pedro - Dick's Sidelick

  • Young Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as José Pinardo

  • Smoking Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henchman

  • Riding Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Roberts

  • Call of the Coyote: A Legend of the Golden West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Chuck Reynolds / Jim Barrett

  • The Boss Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Pete Larkin

  • Lightning Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Minor Role

  • Perils of Pauline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Guide-Henchman

  • Gordon of Ghost City(1933)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • King of the Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bargoff Henchman

  • Deadwood Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Felipe

  • The Three Musketeers(1933)

    as Ben Yosif

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy Counsellor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bearded Prisoner

  • Border Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jose Lopez

  • The Range Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Grief Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Reporter Sam

  • The Nevada Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Henchman Chip

  • Trails of the Golden West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • South of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jesse

  • The Last of the Duanes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Henchman

  • Near the Rainbow's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Frenchy Sanchez - the Shepherd

  • Romance of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Luca

  • Code of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Leary Cohort

  • Born to the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Amos Judd

  • Riders of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Henchman Hawkins

  • The Apache Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Ray Wharton

  • Arizona Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Speed Lester (as William McCormick)

  • The Long Loop on the Pecos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • The Desperate Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Luke Grayson

  • Fangs of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as 'Red Mack' (the renegade)

  • Vic Dyson Pays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Albert Stacey

  • Pioneer's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Pascale

  • Notch Number One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Corporal of guard

  • Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Jose

  • Red Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Percy Gibbons

  • Hands Off! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Tony Alviro

  • Something New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Agrilla Gorgez (as William McCormick)

Career shape

Star power in the 68th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 139 titles from 1920 to 1954.

Most popular right now

The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)

Film career

  • 1936Screen debut· The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting139 of 139: 139 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

1920s17 · acting1930s64 · acting1940s41 · acting1950s17 · acting

Billing

usually 24th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Merrill McCormick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 68; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 68 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

Rebellion (1936)

82nd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

High Noon (1952)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Merrill McCormick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Merrill McCormick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles F. Royal shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles