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Alpheus Merchant

Alpheus Merchant

Actor

Born February 8, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died August 20, 2010

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Alpheus Merchant was born February 8, 1923, the fourth child of Jesse Merchant, Sr. and Gladys Wilmuth McAlister; brother to Jesse Jr, McAlister Sr., and Sarah Merchant, in Chicago, Illinois.

Alpheus served in the Army in World War II, then returned to Chicago. Not long afterward, Al moved to the west coast and entered UCLA, from which he later graduated. While there he met both Tom Bradley who would become a Los Angeles Mayor and Mervyn Dymally, later a Councilman. Alpheus also joined Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Mr Merchant was a high-ranking manager for the gas company, then moved on to work for the Los Angeles Housing Authority in their Public Relations Office. Finally he became administrative assistant to the Medical Director of Kaiser Permanente.

Upon retiring, Alpheus began taking acting classes. He appeared first in local theater, then in a few commercials and music videos, then finally on television. He was able to join the Screen Actor's Guild, and landed a bit part in several movies. His most famous role was as the Security Guard in both "Men in Black" and "Men in Black II."

Alpheus was an active member of the community, still walking 2 miles a day and receiving calls for small roles when he had a mild stroke, then passed away unexpectedly at the age of 87.

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Year

Men in Black 3 Poster

Men in Black 3 Feature Film2012MIB Guard

Men in Black II Poster

Men in Black II Feature Film2002MIB Guard

Peeping Tom Poster

Peeping Tom Short Film2002Grandpa Harris

The Country Bears Poster

The Country Bears Feature Film2002Elderly Black Man

Dead Last Poster

Dead Last TV Series2001Old Man

Scrubs TV Series2001Sleeping Patient

Brooklyn South Poster

Brooklyn South TV Series1997Wilson

Men in Black Poster

Men in Black Feature Film1997Security Guard

High Incident Poster

High Incident TV Series1996Mr. Lewis

ER TV Series1994Elderly Man

Murder Between Friends Poster

Murder Between Friends TV Movie1994

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story Poster

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story TV Movie1993

Fallen Angels Poster

Fallen Angels TV Series1993Janitor

The Buffalo Soldiers Documentary1992The Buffalo Soldier

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