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