Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

  • Birthday: 1925-11-27
  • Deathday: 1992-05-18
  • Place of birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA
  • Also know as: James 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Marshall Thompson , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

First Man into Space

1959

As Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott

Dial 1119

1950

As Gunther Wyckoff

Fiend Without a Face

1958

As Major Jeff Cummings

Lure of the Swamp

1957

As Simon Lewt

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion

1965

As Dr. Marsh Tracy

Flight of the Lost Balloon

1961

As Dr.Joseph Farady

Gallant Bess

1946

As Tex Barton

A Yank in Viet-Nam

1964

As Maj. Benson

To the Shores of Hell

1966

As Maj. Greg Donahue

George

1972

As Jim

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

As Steve Davis

The Secret Man

1958

As Dr. Cliff Mitchell

To Hell and Back

1955

As Johnson

No Man Is an Island

1962

As Jonn Sonnenberg

The Basketball Fix

1951

As Johnny Long

East of Kilimanjaro

1962

As Marsh Connors

Cult of the Cobra

1955

As Tom Markel

Battle Taxi

1955

As 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon

Bog

1979

As Dr. Brad Wednesday

The Tall Target

1951

As Lance Beaufort

Devil's Doorway

1950

As Rod MacDougall

My Six Convicts

1952

As Blivens Scott

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

As Ben Mac Bean

Words and Music

1948

As Herbert Fields

Port of Hell

1954

As Marsh Walker

Born to Fight

1956

As Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)

Battleground

1949

As Jim Layton

Mystery Street

1950

As Henry Shanway

Blonde Fever

1944

As Freddie Bilson

Around the World Under the Sea

1966

As Dr. Orin Hillyard

Crashout

1955

As Billy Lang

They Were Expendable

1945

As Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

The Clock

1945

As Bill

Bad Bascomb

1946

As Jimmy Holden

The Secret Heart

1946

As Brandon Reynolds

Reckless Age

1944

As Roy Connors

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955

As Wilfred Banning Pendleton III

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946

As Jim Griggs

Twice Blessed

1945

As Jimmy

B.F.'s Daughter

1948

As The Sailor

Roseanna McCoy

1949

As Tolbert McCoy

The Show-Off

1946

As Joe Fisher

Homecoming

1948

As Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen

Command Decision

1948

As Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee

The Caddy

1953

As Bruce Reeber

The Turning Point

1977

As Carter

Dallas: The Early Years

1986

As Dr. Ted Johnson

The Formula

1980

As Geologist #1

Cruise Into Terror

1978

As Bennett

The Valley of Decision

1945

As Ted Scott

White Dog

1982

As Director

Stars in My Crown

1950

As Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)

Zebra in the Kitchen

1965

As Shaving Man

McBain

1991

As Mr. Rich

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

As (archive footage)

Production

A Yank in Viet-Nam

1964

As Director

George

1972

As Writer

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