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Gary Merrill Net Worth

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Updated on January 13, 2026


Gary Merrill Net Worth

Gary Merrill net worth is
$1.4 Million

Gary Merrill Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television character actor whose credits included more than fifty feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. Merrill starred in All About Eve and married his co-star, Bette Davis. 
Net Worth$1.4 Million
Date Of BirthAugust 2, 1915
Died1990-03-05
Place Of BirthHartford, Connecticut, USA
Height5' 8" (1.73 m)
OccupationActor, director
ProfessionActor, Soundtrack
SpouseBarbara Leeds
NicknamesGary Merrill, Merrill, Gary
Star SignLeo
#Quote
1[on Bette Davis] Whatever Bette had chosen to do in life she would have had to be the top or she couldn't have endured it.
#Fact
1According to a 1993 biography of Bette Davis, she and Merrill began arguing frequently, with Davis later recalling episodes of alcohol abuse and domestic violence.
2Was a staunch liberal Democrat.
3Was a Bowdoin and Trinity College student.
4Joined the Army Air Force Special Services in 1941.
5Born in Connecticut, his family had long had roots in New England, and in fact some of his ancestors arrived on the Mayflower.
6Adopted Bette Davis' daughter from a previous marriage, Barbara Davis Sherry.
7Two adopted children with Bette Davis: Michael Merrill and Margot Merrill.
8Adopted daughter Barbara Merrill legally changed her name from Barbara Davis Merrill to Barbara Davis Sherry, to cut any ties from her adopted father.
9Daughter Margot Merrill was named after Bette Davis' character, Margo Channing, in All About Eve (1950).

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Littlest Hobo1980TV SeriesWillie Brogan
The Seekers1979TV Mini-SeriesCapt. Hull
The World of Darkness1977TV MovieDr. Thomas Madsen
Thieves1977Street Man
Cannon1976TV SeriesAndrew McGill
Movin' On1974-1975TV SeriesSamson / Paul Lorimer
Huckleberry Finn1974Pap
Kung Fu1974TV SeriesDan Hoyle
The Wide World of Mystery1973TV SeriesGordon Craig
The Jackie Gleason Special1973TV MovieFamily Doctor
Pueblo1973TV MovieAdm. Thomas E. Moorer
Medical Center1973TV SeriesJason Norman
Young Dr. Kildare1972-1973TV SeriesDr. Leonard Gillespie Dr. Gillespie
Earth II1971TV MovieWalter Dietrich
The Secret of the Sacred Forest1970Mike Parks
Marcus Welby, M.D.1970TV SeriesOrlando 'Cord' Corday
NET Playhouse1970TV SeriesBarney
Summer Is Forever1970TV MovieEachan
Amarsi male1969
Then Came Bronson1969TV SeriesInspector Otis
Run, Psycho, Run1968George Dennison
The Power1968Mark Corlane
The Incident1967Douglas McCann
Clambake1967Sam
The Last Challenge1967Squint Calloway
Hondo1967TV SeriesGeneral Sheridan
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones1966TV MovieMarshal Duncan
The Time Tunnel1966TV SeriesSen. Leroy Clark
Around the World Under the Sea1966/IDr. August 'Gus' Boren
A Man Called Shenandoah1966TV SeriesSheriff Ben Sumner
Destination Inner Space1966Dr. LaSatier
Cast a Giant Shadow1966Pentagon Chief of Staff (scenes deleted)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1966TV SeriesPark
Ride Beyond Vengeance1966Dub Stokes
Branded1965TV SeriesAaron Shields
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1965TV SeriesJohn Perry
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die1965Raymond Garth
Profiles in Courage1965TV SeriesJohn Marshall
For the People1965TV SeriesCarl Whaley
The Doctors and the Nurses1965TV SeriesJames Lloyd
The Reporter1964TV SeriesLou Sheldon
Suspense1964TV Series
The Searching Eye1964ShortNarrator
Hong Kong un addio1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963TV SeriesMark Jordan
The Outer Limits1963TV SeriesDr. James Hamilton Major Roger Brothers
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1963TV SeriesHarry Jarvis / John Pemberton
Combat!1963TV SeriesCapt. August
Ben Casey1963TV SeriesMiles Houghton
Sam Benedict1963TV SeriesMerriman
A Girl Named Tamiko1962Max Wilson
Alcoa Premiere1962TV SeriesJim Hunter
Bus Stop1962TV SeriesFrank Everest
The Dick Powell Theatre1962TV SeriesHarry Sellers
General Electric Theater1958-1961TV SeriesJohn Dwight / McMasters
The Twilight Zone1961TV SeriesSgt. Joseph Paradine
The New Breed1961TV SeriesKarl Lippert
Mysterious Island1961Gideon Spilitt
The Pleasure of His Company1961James Dougherty
Zane Grey Theater1957-1961TV SeriesKen Kenyon / Luke Cannon / Noah Rawlins / ...
Outlaws1961TV SeriesFrank Denton
Checkmate1961TV SeriesErnie Stone
The Great Impostor1961Pa Demara
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1957-1960TV SeriesCash Bentley / Joseph Pond / Carl Adams / ...
The Savage Eye1960The poet
Laramie1959TV SeriesEd Farrell
The Wonderful Country1959Maj. Stark Colton
Alcoa Theatre1959TV SeriesDick Bowen
Rawhide1959TV SeriesJed Mason
Playhouse 901957-1959TV SeriesLouis / McBurnie / Walter Hubbard
New York Confidential1959TV Series
Rhapsody of Steel1959ShortNarrator (voice)
Pursuit1958TV SeriesDet. Eddie Hackett
Cimarron City1958TV SeriesJoshua Newton
Studio One in Hollywood1958TV SeriesPaul Gormay
Crash Landing1958Capt. Steve Williams
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre1958TV SeriesDicksen
Studio 571958TV Series
The Loretta Young Show1957-1958TV SeriesBill Masters / Lou Mason
The Missouri Traveler1958Doyle Magee
Rendezvous1958TV Series
Suspicion1957TV Series
Wagon Train1957TV SeriesZeke Thomas
Schlitz Playhouse1957TV SeriesJohn Beasley / Nash
The Alcoa Hour1956-1957TV SeriesJohnny Davis / Walter Keyser
Bermuda Affair1956Bob Scoffield
Navy Wife1956Jack Blain
The 20th Century-Fox Hour1956TV SeriesDavid Trask / Alan Byrnes
Star Stage1955TV Series
Justice1954-1955TV SeriesJason Tyler
The United States Steel Hour1953-1954TV SeriesDennis / Wakeman / Major Mead
The Human Jungle1954Police Capt. John Danforth
The Black Dakotas1954Brock Marsh posing as Zachary Paige
Witness to Murder1954Lawrence Mathews
The Mask1954TV SeriesWalter Guilfoyle
Robert Montgomery Presents1953TV SeriesFelice Benuzzi
A Blueprint for Murder1953Fred Sargent
Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City1953TV Series
Danger1953TV Series
Night Without Sleep1952Richard Morton
The Girl in White1952Dr. Seth Pawling
Phone Call from a Stranger1952David Trask
Decision Before Dawn1951Col. Devlin
Another Man's Poison1951George Bates
The Frogmen1951Lt. Cmdr. Pete Vincent
Rawhide1951Narrator (voice, uncredited)
All About Eve1950Bill Simpson
Where the Sidewalk Ends1950Tommy Scalise
Mother Didn't Tell Me1950Doctor Peter Roberts
Twelve O'Clock High1949Col. Davenport
Slattery's Hurricane1949Cmdr. E.T. Kramer
Winged Victory1944Capt. McIntyre (as Cpl. Garry Merrill)
This Is the Army1943Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Huckleberry Finn1974performer: "Rotten Luck"
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1960TV Series performer - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend1987DocumentaryBill Simpson
The Making of Liberty1986DocumentaryNarrator
Men from Boys: The First Eight Weeks1968TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Revolution in Our Time1965TV Movie documentaryNarrator
The Presidency: A Splendid Misery1964TV Movie documentary
The Mike Douglas Show1962-1963TV SeriesHimself - Actor
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1959-1962TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show1962TV SeriesHimself - Actor
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years1960-1961TV Series documentaryNarrator / Himself - Narrator
Here's Hollywood1960TV SeriesHimself
The Juke Box Jury1959TV SeriesHimself
This Is Your Life1957TV SeriesHimself
Person to Person1956TV Series documentaryHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1953TV SeriesHimself
Strange Victory1948DocumentaryNarrator
The Quiet One1948DocumentaryNarrator (voice)

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Bill Simpson

All About Eve (1950)
as Bill Simpson

Col. Davenport

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
as Col. Davenport

Col. Devlin

Decision Before Dawn (1951)
as Col. Devlin

Tommy Scalise

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
as Tommy Scalise