John Merivale
Biography
John Merivale was a Canadian-born British actor who worked mostly in the theater and took occasional supporting parts in British movies. Born in Toronto and educated in England, he made his screen debut at fifteen as a newsboy in the James Whale film The Invisible Man. At twenty-one he began his stage career as an understudy for A Midsummer Night's Dream, and he later acted in Romeo and Juliet for Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. He served as a pilot in the air forces of Britain and Canada during World War II, then returned to acting in 1946 to star in a US production of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan. Later credits included A Night to Remember (1958), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), King Rat (1965) and Arabesque (1966). He concentrated on the stage in plays such as Venus Observed and Anne of the Thousand Days. He died in 1990.
72years old at death
- Born Toronto
- Died London
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as John Herman Merivale and Jack Merivale
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 8 years1958 to 1966
Every film, newest first
- 1966ArabesqueIMDb rating 6.4
- 1965King RatIMDb rating 7.5
- 1963The List of Adrian MessengerIMDb rating 6.8
- 1958A Night to RememberIMDb rating 7.9
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First role
John Merivale first acted at 15, taking the small part of a newsboy in James Whale's The Invisible Man (1933).
First role
At 21, Merivale got his start in the theater as an understudy in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and it was during that production that he first met Vivien Leigh.
A change of course
During World War II, Merivale put his career on hold to serve as a pilot with the British and Canadian air forces. He took it up again in 1946, starring in a U.S. production of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan.
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