Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Deceased · Born: Nov 27, 1925 · Died: May 18, 1992

Personal Details

Born Nov 27, 1925 Peoria, Illinois, USA
Relatives
  • Valerie Long (Niece or Nephew)

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.

Career

1986
Dallas: The Early Years
Dallas: The Early Years as Dr. Ted Johnson
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1979
Bog
Bog as Dr. Brad Wednesday
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1978
Quincy M.E.
Quincy M.E.
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1977
The Turning Point
The Turning Point as Carter
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1973
Ironside
Ironside
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1972
George!
George! as Jim
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1970
Ride the Tiger
Ride the Tiger
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1966
To the Shores of Hell
To the Shores of Hell as Maj. Greg Donahue
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Around the World Under the Sea
Around the World Under the Sea as Dr. Orin Hillyard
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Daktari
Daktari as Dr. Marsh Tracy
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1965
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion as Dr. Marsh Tracy
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1964
A Yank in Viet-Nam
A Yank in Viet-Nam as Maj. Benson
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The Mighty Jungle
The Mighty Jungle
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1962
No Man Is an Island
No Man Is an Island as Jonn Sonnenberg
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East of Kilimanjaro
East of Kilimanjaro as Marsh Connors
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1961
Flight of the Lost Balloon
Flight of the Lost Balloon as Dr.Joseph Farady
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1960
Angel
Angel as Johnny Smith
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1959
First Man Into Space
First Man Into Space as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
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Perry Mason
Perry Mason as Arthur Poe
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1958
The Secret Man
The Secret Man as Dr. Cliff Mitchell
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Fiend Without a Face
Fiend Without a Face as Major Jeff Cummings
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It! The Terror from Beyond Space as Carruthers
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1957
Lure of the Swamp
Lure of the Swamp as Simon Lewt
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Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Leach Fields
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1955
Crashout
Crashout as Billy Lang
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Battle Taxi
Battle Taxi as 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
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To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back as Johnson
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Cult of the Cobra
Cult of the Cobra as Tom Markel
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Good Morning, Miss Dove
Good Morning, Miss Dove as Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
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Climax!
Climax! as (segment "Child of the Wind")
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1954
Port of Hell
Port of Hell as Marsh Walker
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1953
The Caddy
The Caddy as Bruce Reeber
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1952
My Six Convicts
My Six Convicts as Blivens Scott
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The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story as Steve Davis
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1951
The Tall Target
The Tall Target as Lance Beaufort
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The Basketball Fix
The Basketball Fix as Johnny Long
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1950
Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway as Rod MacDougall
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Mystery Street
Mystery Street as Henry Shanway
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Dial 1119
Dial 1119 as Gunther Wyckoff
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1949
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy as Tolbert McCoy
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Battleground
Battleground as Jim Layton
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1948
Command Decision
Command Decision as Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
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B.F.'s Daughter
B.F.'s Daughter as The Sailor
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Homecoming
Homecoming as Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
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Words and Music
Words and Music as Herbert Fields
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1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Ben Mac Bean
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1946
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart as Brandon Reynolds
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The Show-Off
The Show-Off as Joe Fisher
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The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle as Jim Griggs
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Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb as Jimmy Holden
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Gallant Bess
Gallant Bess as Tex Barton
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1945
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
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Twice Blessed
Twice Blessed as Jimmy
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The Clock
The Clock as Bill
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1944
Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever as Freddie Bilson
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1972
George!
George! as Writer
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1965
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion as Story
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1964
A Yank in Viet-Nam
A Yank in Viet-Nam as Director
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