George Merritt | |
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 in Quiet Weekend (1946) | |
| Born | Frederick George Merritt 10 December 1890 Greenwich, London, England |
| Died | 27 September 1977 (aged 86) Camden, London, England |
| Years active | 1930–1974 |
Frederick George Merritt (10 December 1890 – 27 September 1977) was an English theatre, film and television actor, often in authoritarian roles.[1][2][3] He studied German theatre in Magdeburg, Germany, and taught at the Berlitz School at the outbreak of the First World War, when he was held as a British Civil Prisoner of War, and interned at Ruhleben, 1914–1918. He was involved in over 50 plays at Ruhleben.[4] He lived for many years in Lissenden Gardens, Parliament Hill, north west London.
