McBain
1991 · Movie
as Mr. Rich
Marshall Thompson
1925-11-27
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Peoria, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Dallas: The Early Years
1986 · Movie
as Dr. Ted Johnson
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Ward Silloway
White Dog
1982 · Movie
as Director
The Formula
1980 · Movie
as Geologist #1
Bog
1979 · Movie
as Dr. Brad Wednesday
Benson
1979 · TV Show
Cruise Into Terror
1978 · Movie
as Bennett
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978 · TV Show
The Turning Point
1977 · Movie
as Carter
Lou Grant
1977 · TV Show
as Paul Newman
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
Charlie's Angels
1976 · TV Show
as Meadows
George
1974 · TV Show
as Jim Hunter
George
1972 · Movie
as Jim
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
as Fr. Carey
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · TV Show
as Jeff Crane
Ride the Tiger
1970 · Movie
The Partridge Family
1970 · TV Show
as Dr. Milstead
Jambo
1969 · TV Show
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Tom Ames
To the Shores of Hell
1966 · Movie
as Maj. Greg Donahue
Daktari
1966 · TV Show
as Dr. Marsh Tracy
Around the World Under the Sea
1965 · Movie
as Dr. Orin Hillyard
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
1965 · Movie
as Dr. Marsh Tracy
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965 · Movie
as Shaving Man
A Yank in Viet-Nam
1964 · Movie
as Maj. Benson
The Mighty Jungle
1964 · Movie
Flipper
1964 · TV Show
No Man Is an Island
1962 · Movie
as Jonn Sonnenberg
East of Kilimanjaro
1962 · Movie
as Marsh Connors
Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961 · Movie
as Dr.Joseph Farady
Angel
1960 · TV Show
as Johnny Smith
First Man into Space
1959 · Movie
as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
Men Into Space
1959 · TV Show
World of Giants
1959 · TV Show
Startime
1959 · TV Show
as Lt. Train
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 · Movie
as Carruthers
Fiend Without a Face
1958 · Movie
as Major Jeff Cummings
The Secret Man
1958 · Movie
as Dr. Cliff Mitchell
Bronco
1958 · TV Show
Lure of the Swamp
1957 · Movie
as Simon Lewt
The Blackwell Story
1957 · Movie
as David
Down Liberty Road
1957 · Movie
as Mysterious Stranger
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Arthur Poe
Panic!
1957 · TV Show
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Bradley Mason, Will Stebbins
Born to Fight
1956 · Movie
as Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Eli Hendericks
Crashout
1955 · Movie
as Billy Lang
Cult of the Cobra
1955 · Movie
as Tom Markel
To Hell and Back
1955 · Movie
as Johnson
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955 · Movie
as Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
Battle Taxi
1955 · Movie
as 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Leach Fields
The Millionaire
1955 · TV Show
as Tom Hunt, Bill Andreson
Matinee Theater
1955 · TV Show
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
as Matt Clay
Port of Hell
1954 · Movie
as Marsh Walker
Climax!
1954 · TV Show
as (segment "Child of the Wind")
The Whistler
1954 · TV Show
Public Defender
1954 · TV Show
as Jeff Norton
The Caddy
1953 · Movie
as Bruce Reeber
Letter to Loretta
1953 · TV Show
as Jim Turner, Dan Jenkins
My Six Convicts
1952 · Movie
as Blivens Scott
The Rose Bowl Story
1952 · Movie
as Steve Davis
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · TV Show
The Tall Target
1951 · Movie
as Lance Beaufort
The Basketball Fix
1951 · Movie
as Johnny Long
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as George Washington, Pythias
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
as James Wilson
Devil's Doorway
1950 · Movie
as Rod MacDougall
Dial 1119
1950 · Movie
as Gunther Wyckoff
Mystery Street
1950 · Movie
as Henry Shanway
Stars in My Crown
1950 · Movie
as Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · TV Show
Battleground
1949 · Movie
as Jim Layton
Roseanna McCoy
1949 · Movie
as Tolbert McCoy
B.F.'s Daughter
1948 · Movie
as The Sailor
Words and Music
1948 · Movie
as Herbert Fields
Command Decision
1948 · Movie
as Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Homecoming
1948 · Movie
as Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
Studio One
1948 · TV Show
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Movie
as Ben Mac Bean
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946 · Movie
as Jim Griggs
Bad Bascomb
1946 · Movie
as Jimmy Holden
The Secret Heart
1946 · Movie
as Brandon Reynolds
Gallant Bess
1946 · Movie
as Tex Barton
The Show-Off
1946 · Movie
as Joe Fisher
The Valley of Decision
1945 · Movie
as Ted Scott
They Were Expendable
1945 · Movie
as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
The Clock
1945 · Movie
as Bill
Twice Blessed
1945 · Movie
as Jimmy
Blonde Fever
1944 · Movie
as Freddie Bilson
The Purple Heart
1944 · Movie
as Morrison (uncredited)
Reckless Age
1944 · Movie
as Roy Connors
