John Compton

Personal Info

Birthday

June 21, 1923

Day of Death

2015-05-12

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA

Also Known As

John Compton Tolley

John Compton

Biography

John Compton (born John Compton Tolley; June 21, 1923 – May 12, 2015) was an American actor. Compton starred in the television series The D.A.'s Man (1959). He appeared in the films Mildred Pierce, Cheyenne, Jesse James Rides Again, Oh! Susanna, Thunder Over Arizona and Spoilers of the Forest, among others.

Known For

Highway Patrol

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Mildred Pierce

Friendly Persuasion

Cheyenne

The D.A.'s Man

Nora Prentiss

California Passage

Filmography

1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as Billy Mitchell
1956
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona
as Tab Warren
1954
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Baden
1951
Navy Bound
as Vincent Cerrano
Oh! Susanna
as Lieutenant Cutter
1950
California Passage
as Henchman
The Glass Menagerie
as Young Man
Rock Island Trail
as Trooper
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
as Steve Long
Cheyenne
as Limpy Bill
Nora Prentiss
as Reporter (uncredited)
1945
Mildred Pierce
as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)