Actor
Marshall Thompson
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 an ...

Known For
Acting
1991 -- McBain | Mr. Rich
1986 -- Dallas: The Early Years | Dr. Ted Johnson
1982 -- White Dog | Director
1980 -- The Formula | Geologist #1
1979 -- Bog | Dr. Brad Wednesday
1978 -- Cruise Into Terror | Bennett
1977 -- The Turning Point | Carter
1976 -- That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage)
1972 -- George | Jim
1970 -- Ride the Tiger |
1966 -- Around the World Under the Sea | Dr. Orin Hillyard
1966 -- To the Shores of Hell | Maj. Greg Donahue
1965 -- Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion | Dr. Marsh Tracy
1965 -- Zebra in the Kitchen | Shaving Man
1964 -- The Mighty Jungle |
1964 -- A Yank in Viet-Nam | Maj. Benson
1962 -- No Man Is an Island | Jonn Sonnenberg
1962 -- East of Kilimanjaro | Marsh Connors
1961 -- Flight of the Lost Balloon | Dr.Joseph Farady
1959 -- First Man into Space | Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
1958 -- The Secret Man | Dr. Cliff Mitchell
1958 -- It! The Terror from Beyond Space | Carruthers
1958 -- Fiend Without a Face | Major Jeff Cummings
1957 -- Lure of the Swamp | Simon Lewt
1956 -- Born to Fight | Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
1955 -- Good Morning, Miss Dove | Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
1955 -- To Hell and Back | Johnson
1955 -- Cult of the Cobra | Tom Markel
1955 -- Crashout | Billy Lang
1955 -- Battle Taxi | 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
1954 -- Port of Hell | Marsh Walker
1953 -- The Caddy | Bruce Reeber
1952 -- The Rose Bowl Story | Steve Davis
1952 -- My Six Convicts | Blivens Scott
1951 -- The Tall Target | Lance Beaufort
1951 -- The Basketball Fix | Johnny Long
1950 -- Dial 1119 | Gunther Wyckoff
1950 -- Devil's Doorway | Rod MacDougall
1950 -- Mystery Street | Henry Shanway
1950 -- Stars in My Crown | Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
1949 -- Battleground | Jim Layton
1949 -- Roseanna McCoy | Tolbert McCoy
1948 -- Words and Music | Herbert Fields
1948 -- Command Decision | Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
1948 -- Homecoming | Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
1948 -- B.F.'s Daughter | The Sailor
1947 -- The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Ben Mac Bean
1946 -- The Secret Heart | Brandon Reynolds
1946 -- Gallant Bess | Tex Barton
1946 -- The Show-Off | Joe Fisher
1946 -- The Cockeyed Miracle | Jim Griggs
1946 -- Bad Bascomb | Jimmy Holden
1945 -- They Were Expendable | Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
1945 -- Twice Blessed | Jimmy
1945 -- The Clock | Bill
1945 -- The Valley of Decision | Ted Scott
1944 -- Blonde Fever | Freddie Bilson
1944 -- Reckless Age | Roy Connors
1944 -- The Purple Heart | Morrison (uncredited)
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