Marshall Thompson
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1925-11-27
- Died
- 1992-05-18
- Place of birth
- Peoria, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- James Marshall Thompson · J. Marsh Thomson
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. 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 feature film Alien. Thompson also starred as Mel Hunter in the syndicated science fiction TV series World of Giants, about a man who has been miniaturized and must live in a dollhouse. By the 1960s, Thompson's boyish looks had matured and his screen persona became more authoritative. He co-starred with Annie Fargé in the 33-episode CBS sitcom Angel (1960–1961) about an American architect with a charming but scatterbrained French wife, who often got into zany, Lucy Ricardo-esque situations, caused in part by her lack of English; the show was canceled after 33 episodes due to low ratings, despite critical acclaim for French-born newcomer Annie Fargé. In the mid-1960s Thompson starred in CBS's Daktari, a television series about a veterinarian in Africa; the series was based on Thompson's 1965 feature film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion. Later in his career, he appeared in many television episodes and in feature films such as The Turning Point (1977) and The Formula(1980). Thompson was a brother-in-law of actor Richard Long, best known for his role as Jarrod Barkley in ABC's The Big Valley. Thompson's wife, Barbara, was Long's sister. Marshall Thompson died from congestive heart failure at the age of sixty-six in Royal Oak, Michigan.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
Perry Mason
1957
as Arthur Poe
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ward Silloway
Ironside
1967
as Tom Ames
Wagon Train
1957
as Bradley Mason / Will Stebbins
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Meadows
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
as (segment "Child of the Wind")
Matinee Theater
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Eli Hendericks
Studio One
1948
Lou Grant
1977
as Paul Newman
Gunsmoke
1955
as Leach Fields
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Fr. Carey
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Millionaire
1955
as Tom Hunt / Bill Andreson
The Partridge Family
1970
as Dr. Milstead
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Matt Clay
Benson
1979
Public Defender
1954
as Jeff Norton
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Jeff Crane
Bronco
1958
Flipper
1964
Startime
1959
as Lt. Train
Daktari
1966
as Dr. Marsh Tracy
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Jim Turner / Dan Jenkins
Men Into Space
1959
Panic!
1957
The Whistler
1954
Angel
1960
as Johnny Smith
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as George Washington / Pythias
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as James Wilson
World of Giants
1959
George
1974
as Jim Hunter
Jambo
1969
Movies (61)
McBain
1991
as Mr. Rich
Battleground
1949
as Jim Layton
Command Decision
1948
as Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
They Were Expendable
1945
as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Dial 1119
1950
as Gunther Wyckoff
Homecoming
1948
as Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
Mystery Street
1950
as Henry Shanway
Twice Blessed
1945
as Jimmy
White Dog
1982
as Director
To Hell and Back
1955
as Johnson
The Secret Heart
1946
as Brandon Reynolds
The Turning Point
1977
as Carter
The Tall Target
1951
as Lance Beaufort
Dallas: The Early Years
1986
as Dr. Ted Johnson
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Ted Scott
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Cult of the Cobra
1955
as Tom Markel
Around the World Under the Sea
1965
as Dr. Orin Hillyard
Words and Music
1948
as Herbert Fields
The Caddy
1953
as Bruce Reeber
Stars in My Crown
1950
as Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
Crashout
1955
as Billy Lang
The Clock
1945
as Bill
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
as Carruthers
Fiend Without a Face
1958
as Major Jeff Cummings
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Ben Mac Bean
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
1965
as Dr. Marsh Tracy
No Man Is an Island
1962
as Jonn Sonnenberg
My Six Convicts
1952
as Blivens Scott
The Formula
1980
as Geologist #1
Cruise Into Terror
1978
as Bennett
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
as Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
Gallant Bess
1946
as Tex Barton
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
as The Sailor
Roseanna McCoy
1949
as Tolbert McCoy
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Rod MacDougall
The Purple Heart
1944
as Morrison (uncredited)
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Jim Griggs
Battle Taxi
1955
as 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
Reckless Age
1944
as Roy Connors
Blonde Fever
1944
as Freddie Bilson
The Rose Bowl Story
1952
as Steve Davis
First Man into Space
1959
as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
The Show-Off
1946
as Joe Fisher
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965
as Shaving Man
Lure of the Swamp
1957
as Simon Lewt
To the Shores of Hell
1966
as Maj. Greg Donahue
The Basketball Fix
1951
as Johnny Long
The Secret Man
1958
as Dr. Cliff Mitchell
Bad Bascomb
1946
as Jimmy Holden
Bog
1979
as Dr. Brad Wednesday
George
1972
as Jim
The Mighty Jungle
1964
Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961
as Dr.Joseph Farady
Port of Hell
1954
as Marsh Walker
A Yank in Viet-Nam
1964
as Maj. Benson
Ride the Tiger
1970
East of Kilimanjaro
1962
as Marsh Connors
Born to Fight
1956
as Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
Down Liberty Road
1957
as Mysterious Stranger
The Blackwell Story
1957
as David
About 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.… With 97 credits spanning from 1944 to 1991, Marshall Thompson has appeared in 61 films and 36 TV shows.
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- McBain (1991) — as Mr. Rich
- Battleground (1949) — as Jim Layton
- Command Decision (1948) — as Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
- They Were Expendable (1945) — as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
- Dial 1119 (1950) — as Gunther Wyckoff
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