Marshall Thompson

Personal Info

Birthday

November 27, 1925

Day of Death

1992-05-18

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Peoria, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

James Marshall Thompson

J. Marsh Thomson

Marshall Thompson

Biography

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Murder, She Wrote

Charlie's Angels

Wagon Train

Climax!

Ironside

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Gunsmoke

Filmography

1991
McBain
as Mr. Rich
1986
Dallas: The Early Years
as Dr. Ted Johnson
1982
White Dog
as Director
1980
The Formula
as Geologist #1
1979
Bog
as Dr. Brad Wednesday
1978
Cruise Into Terror
as Bennett
1977
The Turning Point
as Carter
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1966
Around the World Under the Sea
as Dr. Orin Hillyard
To the Shores of Hell
as Maj. Greg Donahue
1965
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
as Dr. Marsh Tracy
Zebra in the Kitchen
as Shaving Man
1964
A Yank in Viet-Nam
as Maj. Benson
1962
No Man Is an Island
as Jonn Sonnenberg
East of Kilimanjaro
as Marsh Connors
1961
Flight of the Lost Balloon
as Dr.Joseph Farady
1959
First Man into Space
as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
1958
The Secret Man
as Dr. Cliff Mitchell
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
as Carruthers
Fiend Without a Face
as Major Jeff Cummings
1957
Lure of the Swamp
as Simon Lewt
1956
Born to Fight
as Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
To Hell and Back
as Johnson
Cult of the Cobra
as Tom Markel
Crashout
as Billy Lang
Battle Taxi
as 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
1954
Port of Hell
as Marsh Walker
1953
The Caddy
as Bruce Reeber
1952
The Rose Bowl Story
as Steve Davis
My Six Convicts
as Blivens Scott
1951
The Tall Target
as Lance Beaufort
The Basketball Fix
as Johnny Long
1950
Dial 1119
as Gunther Wyckoff
Devil's Doorway
as Rod MacDougall
Mystery Street
as Henry Shanway
Stars in My Crown
as Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
1949
Battleground
as Jim Layton
Roseanna McCoy
as Tolbert McCoy
1948
Words and Music
as Herbert Fields
Command Decision
as Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Homecoming
as Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
B.F.'s Daughter
as The Sailor
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Ben Mac Bean
1946
The Secret Heart
as Brandon Reynolds
Gallant Bess
as Tex Barton
The Show-Off
as Joe Fisher
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Jim Griggs
Bad Bascomb
as Jimmy Holden
1945
They Were Expendable
as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Twice Blessed
as Jimmy
The Clock
as Bill
The Valley of Decision
as Ted Scott
1944
Blonde Fever
as Freddie Bilson
Reckless Age
as Roy Connors
The Purple Heart
as Morrison (uncredited)