Jan Merlin
| Sign | Aries |
| Born | Apr 3, 1925 New York City, NY |
| Age | 99 |
Jan Merlin | |
| Job | Actor, author |
| Years active | 1946-present |
| Top Roles | Al, Andy Garth, Willie Marks, Travers, The Whistling Man / The Clergyman / The Workman / The Shepherd |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Western, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Comedy |
| Top Topics | Aviation, World War II, Slapstick |
| Top Collaborators | Woody Allen (Director), Broderick Crawford, Robert Wise (Director), John Huston (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Doris Day, Leslie Howard, Marlon Brando see more.. |
Jan Merlin Overview:
Character actor, Jan Merlin, was born on Apr 3, 1925 in New York City, NY. As of December 2023, Jan Merlin was 98 years old.
MINI BIO:
Good-looking American actor in a threatening sort of way, the New Yorker enrolled in theatrical school as a teenager, but struggled along in stock before TV success in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet; he was the wisecracking cadet whose catchphrase "Go blow your jets" became a watchword for American children while the series ran from 1950 to 1955. When he won praise for a Broadway performance of Rope, a film contract with Universal-International followed. Despite effective appearances as blond menaces, Merlin didn't quite make the front rank there, and his best work continued to be for the theatre; film appearances have become more sporadic with the passing years.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).HONORS and AWARDS:
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