Marshall Thompson

Known For: Acting
Born: November 27, 1925
Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Died: May 18, 1992

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson (November 27, 1925 – May 18, 1992) was an American film and television actor. He was born James Marshall Thompson in Peoria, Illinois. In 1943 Thompson, known for his boy-next-door good looks, was signed by Universal Pictures. He played quiet, thoughtful teens in Universal's feature films, including a lead opposite singing star Gloria Jean in Reckless Age, earning $350 weekly. During 1946 Universal discharged most of its contract players; that same year Thompson moved to MGM and his film roles steadily increased and improved. Thompson became a freelance actor in the 1950s and worked for various studios on a variety of pictures, including a number of horror and science-fiction features; this included the role of Carruthers in It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), one of the two feature films that would later inspire the plot for director Ridley Scott's 1979 big budget…

Filmography

McBain

1991 · Mr. Rich

Dallas: The Early Years

1986 · Dr. Ted Johnson

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Ward Silloway

White Dog

1982 · Director

The Formula

1980 · Geologist #1

Benson

1979

Bog

1979 · Dr. Brad Wednesday

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

Race for Survival

1978 · Story

Cruise Into Terror

1978 · Bennett

The Turning Point

1977 · Carter

Lou Grant

1977 · Paul Newman

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Meadows

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

George

1974 · Jim Hunter, Creator

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · Fr. Carey

George

1972 · Jim, Original Story, Producer

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971 · Jeff Crane

The Partridge Family

1970 · Dr. Milstead

Ride the Tiger

1970

Jambo

1969

Ironside

1967 · Tom Ames

To the Shores of Hell

1966 · Maj. Greg Donahue

Daktari

1966 · Dr. Marsh Tracy

Around the World Under the Sea

1965 · Dr. Orin Hillyard

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion

1965 · Dr. Marsh Tracy, Story

Zebra in the Kitchen

1965 · Shaving Man

The Mighty Jungle

1964

Flipper

1964 · , Director

A Yank in Viet-Nam

1964 · Maj. Benson, Director

No Man Is an Island

1962 · Jonn Sonnenberg

East of Kilimanjaro

1962 · Marsh Connors

Flight of the Lost Balloon

1961 · Dr.Joseph Farady

Angel

1960 · Johnny Smith

Startime

1959 · Lt. Train

Men Into Space

1959

World of Giants

1959

First Man into Space

1959 · Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott

The Secret Man

1958 · Dr. Cliff Mitchell

Bronco

1958

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958 · Carruthers

Fiend Without a Face

1958 · Major Jeff Cummings

Perry Mason

1957 · Arthur Poe

Wagon Train

1957 · Bradley Mason, Will Stebbins

Lure of the Swamp

1957 · Simon Lewt

Panic!

1957

The Blackwell Story

1957 · David

Down Liberty Road

1957 · Mysterious Stranger

Born to Fight

1956 · Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Eli Hendericks

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955 · Wilfred Banning Pendleton III

Matinee Theater

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Matt Clay

To Hell and Back

1955 · Johnson

Gunsmoke

1955 · Leach Fields

Cult of the Cobra

1955 · Tom Markel

Crashout

1955 · Billy Lang

The Millionaire

1955 · Tom Hunt, Bill Andreson

Battle Taxi

1955 · 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon

Port of Hell

1954 · Marsh Walker

Climax!

1954 · (segment "Child of the Wind")

The Whistler

1954

Public Defender

1954 · Jeff Norton

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Jim Turner, Dan Jenkins

The Caddy

1953 · Bruce Reeber

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

The Rose Bowl Story

1952 · Steve Davis

My Six Convicts

1952 · Blivens Scott

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · George Washington, Pythias

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · James Wilson

The Tall Target

1951 · Lance Beaufort

The Basketball Fix

1951 · Johnny Long

Dial 1119

1950 · Gunther Wyckoff

Devil's Doorway

1950 · Rod MacDougall

Mystery Street

1950 · Henry Shanway

Stars in My Crown

1950 · Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Battleground

1949 · Jim Layton

Roseanna McCoy

1949 · Tolbert McCoy

Words and Music

1948 · Herbert Fields

Command Decision

1948 · Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee

Studio One

1948

Homecoming

1948 · Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen

B.F.'s Daughter

1948 · The Sailor

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947 · Ben Mac Bean

The Secret Heart

1946 · Brandon Reynolds

Gallant Bess

1946 · Tex Barton

The Show-Off

1946 · Joe Fisher

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946 · Jim Griggs

Bad Bascomb

1946 · Jimmy Holden

They Were Expendable

1945 · Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

Twice Blessed

1945 · Jimmy

The Clock

1945 · Bill

The Valley of Decision

1945 · Ted Scott

Blonde Fever

1944 · Freddie Bilson

Reckless Age

1944 · Roy Connors

The Purple Heart

1944 · Morrison (uncredited)

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