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