Career Highlights: Rachel, Rachel, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, One Summer Love
First Major Screen Credit: Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Biography
Actor Richard Merrell will best be remembered by longtime fans of the ABC daily serial One Life to Live for the 12 years in which he played Herron. Merrell first established himself on-stage following a stint in the Navy and studied at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse. Throughout his career, Merrell frequently performed on-stage with his wife of 35 years, Jan Miner (best remembered as Madge, the manicurist who used Palmolive dish soap on television commercials). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
