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Marshall Thompson
Actor

Marshall Thompson

27 Nov 1925Born
18 May 1992Died
66Age at death
97Credits

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.

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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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 97 credits.

  1. 1991McBainFilm: Mr. Rich
  2. 1986Dallas: The Early YearsFilm: Dr. Ted Johnson
  3. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Ward Silloway (1 episode)
  4. 1982White DogFilm: Director
  5. 1980The FormulaFilm: Geologist #1
  6. 1979BensonSeries (1 episode)
  7. 1979BogFilm: Dr. Brad Wednesday
  8. 1978The Eddie Capra MysteriesSeries (1 episode)
  9. 1978Cruise Into TerrorFilm: Bennett
  10. 1977The Turning PointFilm: Carter
  11. 1977Lou GrantSeries: Paul Newman (1 episode)
  12. 1976Quincy, M.E.Series (2 episodes)
  13. 1976Charlie's AngelsSeries: Meadows (1 episode)
  14. 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  15. 1974GeorgeSeries: Jim Hunter, Creator (26 episodes)
  16. 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries: Fr. Carey (1 episode)
  17. 1972GeorgeFilm: Jim
  18. 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries: Jeff Crane (1 episode)
  19. 1970The Partridge FamilySeries: Dr. Milstead (1 episode)
  20. 1970Ride the TigerFilm
  21. 1969JamboSeries (1 episode)
  22. 1967IronsideSeries: Tom Ames (1 episode)
  23. 1966To the Shores of HellFilm: Maj. Greg Donahue
  24. 1966DaktariSeries: Dr. Marsh Tracy (89 episodes)
  25. 1965Around the World Under the SeaFilm: Dr. Orin Hillyard
  26. 1965Clarence, the Cross-Eyed LionFilm: Dr. Marsh Tracy
  27. 1965Zebra in the KitchenFilm: Shaving Man
  28. 1964The Mighty JungleFilm
  29. 1964FlipperSeries: Director (1 episode)
  30. 1964A Yank in Viet-NamFilm: Maj. Benson, Director
  31. 1962No Man Is an IslandFilm: Jonn Sonnenberg
  32. 1962East of KilimanjaroFilm: Marsh Connors
  33. 1961Flight of the Lost BalloonFilm: Dr.Joseph Farady
  34. 1960AngelSeries: Johnny Smith (34 episodes)
  35. 1959StartimeSeries: Lt. Train (1 episode)
  36. 1959Men Into SpaceSeries (1 episode)
  37. 1959World of GiantsSeries (13 episodes)
  38. 1959First Man into SpaceFilm: Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
  39. 1958The Secret ManFilm: Dr. Cliff Mitchell
  40. 1958BroncoSeries (1 episode)
  41. 1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceFilm: Carruthers
  42. 1958Fiend Without a FaceFilm: Major Jeff Cummings
  43. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Arthur Poe (1 episode)
  44. 1957Wagon TrainSeries: Bradley Mason, Will Stebbins (1 episode)
  45. 1957Lure of the SwampFilm: Simon Lewt
  46. 1957Panic!Series (1 episode)
  47. 1957The Blackwell StoryFilm: David
  48. 1957Down Liberty RoadFilm: Mysterious Stranger
  49. 1956Born to FightFilm: Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
  50. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Eli Hendericks (1 episode)
  51. 1955Good Morning, Miss DoveFilm: Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
  52. 1955Matinee TheaterSeries (3 episodes)
  53. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Matt Clay (1 episode)
  54. 1955To Hell and BackFilm: Johnson
  55. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Leach Fields (1 episode)
  56. 1955Cult of the CobraFilm: Tom Markel
  57. 1955CrashoutFilm: Billy Lang
  58. 1955The MillionaireSeries: Tom Hunt, Bill Andreson (1 episode)
  59. 1955Battle TaxiFilm: 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
  60. 1954Port of HellFilm: Marsh Walker
  61. 1954Climax!Series: (segment "Child of the Wind") (1 episode)
  62. 1954The WhistlerSeries (2 episodes)
  63. 1954Public DefenderSeries: Jeff Norton (1 episode)
  64. 1953Letter to LorettaSeries: Jim Turner, Dan Jenkins (1 episode)
  65. 1953The CaddyFilm: Bruce Reeber
  66. 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries (1 episode)
  67. 1952The Rose Bowl StoryFilm: Steve Davis
  68. 1952My Six ConvictsFilm: Blivens Scott
  69. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: George Washington, Pythias (1 episode)
  70. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: James Wilson (1 episode)
  71. 1951The Tall TargetFilm: Lance Beaufort
  72. 1951The Basketball FixFilm: Johnny Long
  73. 1950Dial 1119Film: Gunther Wyckoff
  74. 1950Devil's DoorwayFilm: Rod MacDougall
  75. 1950Mystery StreetFilm: Henry Shanway
  76. 1950Stars in My CrownFilm: Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
  77. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries (3 episodes)
  78. 1949BattlegroundFilm: Jim Layton
  79. 1949Roseanna McCoyFilm: Tolbert McCoy
  80. 1948Words and MusicFilm: Herbert Fields

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