Name
Marshall Thompson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-11-27
Deathday
1992-05-18 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Peoria, Illinois, USA
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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- 1980 The Formula as Geologist #1
- 1949 Battleground as Jim Layton
- 1958 It! The Terror from Beyond Space as Carruthers
- 1965 Around the World Under the Sea as Dr. Orin Hillyard
- 1955 Crashout as Billy Lang
- 1951 The Tall Target as Lance Beaufort
- 1950 Devil's Doorway as Rod MacDougall
- 1978 Cruise Into Terror as Bennett
- 1955 Cult of the Cobra as Tom Markel
- 1959 First Man into Space as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
- 1950 Dial 1119 as Gunther Wyckoff
- 1958 Fiend Without a Face as Major Jeff Cummings
- 1977 The Turning Point as Carter
- 1945 The Valley of Decision as Ted Scott
- 1952 My Six Convicts as Blivens Scott
- 1953 The Caddy as Bruce Reeber
- 1955 To Hell and Back as Johnson
- 1945 They Were Expendable as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
- 1950 Mystery Street as Henry Shanway
- 1945 The Clock as Bill
- 1948 B.F.'s Daughter as The Sailor
- 1962 No Man Is an Island as Jonn Sonnenberg
- 1957 Lure of the Swamp as Simon Lewt
- 1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove as Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
- 1965 Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion as Dr. Marsh Tracy
- 1951 The Basketball Fix as Johnny Long
- 1950 Stars in My Crown as Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
- 1944 Blonde Fever as Freddie Bilson
- 1946 The Cockeyed Miracle as Jim Griggs
- 1955 Battle Taxi as 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
- 1956 Born to Fight as Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
- 1949 Roseanna McCoy as Tolbert McCoy
- 1946 Bad Bascomb as Jimmy Holden
- 1961 Flight of the Lost Balloon as Dr.Joseph Farady
- 1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Ben Mac Bean
- 1979 Bog as Dr. Brad Wednesday
- 1982 White Dog as Director
- 1945 Twice Blessed as Jimmy
- 1946 The Secret Heart as Brandon Reynolds
- 1946 Gallant Bess as Tex Barton
- 1944 The Purple Heart as Morrison (uncredited)
- 1948 Words and Music as Herbert Fields
- 1964 A Yank in Viet-Nam as Maj. Benson
- 1966 To the Shores of Hell as Maj. Greg Donahue
- 1948 Command Decision as Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
- 1986 Dallas: The Early Years as Dr. Ted Johnson
- 1962 East of Kilimanjaro as Marsh Connors
- 1964 The Mighty Jungle
- 1972 George as Jim
- 1946 The Show-Off as Joe Fisher
- 1952 The Rose Bowl Story as Steve Davis
- 1958 The Secret Man as Dr. Cliff Mitchell
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1954 Port of Hell as Marsh Walker
- 1970 Ride the Tiger
- 1944 Reckless Age as Roy Connors
- 1948 Homecoming as Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
- 1991 McBain as Mr. Rich
- 1965 Zebra in the Kitchen as Shaving Man
- 1957 The Blackwell Story as David
- 1957 Down Liberty Road as Mysterious Stranger
- 1979 Benson ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 2 episodes )
- 1976 Charlie's Angels ( 1 episode ) as Meadows
- 1964 Flipper ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Leach Fields
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Arthur Poe
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Daktari ( 89 episodes ) as Dr. Marsh Tracy
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as George Washington
- 1960 Angel ( 34 episodes ) as Johnny Smith
- 1955 The Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Tom Hunt
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as James Wilson
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as (segment "Child of the Wind")
- 1959 Men Into Space ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Bronco ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Matinee Theater ( 3 episodes )
- 1954 The Whistler ( 2 episodes )
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 3 episodes )
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Eli Hendericks
- 1959 World of Giants ( 13 episodes )
- 1957 Panic! ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Jim Turner
- 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Public Defender ( 1 episode ) as Jeff Norton
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Bradley Mason
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Dan Jenkins
- 1955 The Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Bill Andreson
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode )
- 1974 George ( 26 episodes ) as Jim Hunter
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Pythias
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Lou Grant ( 1 episode ) as Paul Newman
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Ward Silloway
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Will Stebbins
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Tom Ames
- 1969 Jambo ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 1 episode ) as Fr. Carey
- 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ( 1 episode ) as Matt Clay
- 1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law ( 1 episode ) as Jeff Crane
- 1970 The Partridge Family ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Milstead
- 1959 Startime ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Train
