Marshall Thompson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 27, 1925
- Died
- May 18, 1992 (aged 66)
- Place of birth
- Peoria, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 97
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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Known for
Filmography
McBain
1991Movie
Mr. Rich
Dallas: The Early Years
1986Movie
Dr. Ted Johnson
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Ward Silloway
White Dog
1982Movie
Director
The Formula
1980Movie
Geologist #1
Benson
1979TV
Bog
1979Movie
Dr. Brad Wednesday
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978TV
Cruise Into Terror
1978Movie
Bennett
The Turning Point
1977Movie
Carter
Lou Grant
1977TV
Paul Newman
Quincy, M.E.
1976TV
Charlie's Angels
1976TV
Meadows
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
George
1974TV
Jim Hunter
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Fr. Carey
George
1972Movie
Jim
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971TV
Jeff Crane
The Partridge Family
1970TV
Dr. Milstead
Ride the Tiger
1970Movie
Jambo
1969TV
Ironside
1967TV
Tom Ames
To the Shores of Hell
1966Movie
Maj. Greg Donahue
Daktari
1966TV
Dr. Marsh Tracy
Around the World Under the Sea
1965Movie
Dr. Orin Hillyard
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
1965Movie
Dr. Marsh Tracy
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965Movie
Shaving Man
The Mighty Jungle
1964Movie
Flipper
1964TV
A Yank in Viet-Nam
1964Movie
Maj. Benson
No Man Is an Island
1962Movie
Jonn Sonnenberg
East of Kilimanjaro
1962Movie
Marsh Connors
Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961Movie
Dr.Joseph Farady
Angel
1960TV
Johnny Smith
Startime
1959TV
Lt. Train
Men Into Space
1959TV
World of Giants
1959TV
First Man into Space
1959Movie
Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
The Secret Man
1958Movie
Dr. Cliff Mitchell
Bronco
1958TV
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958Movie
Carruthers
Fiend Without a Face
1958Movie
Major Jeff Cummings
Perry Mason
1957TV
Arthur Poe
Wagon Train
1957TV
Bradley Mason, Will Stebbins
Lure of the Swamp
1957Movie
Simon Lewt
Panic!
1957TV
The Blackwell Story
1957Movie
David
Down Liberty Road
1957Movie
Mysterious Stranger
Born to Fight
1956Movie
Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Eli Hendericks
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955Movie
Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
Matinee Theater
1955TV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Matt Clay
To Hell and Back
1955Movie
Johnson
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Leach Fields
Cult of the Cobra
1955Movie
Tom Markel
Crashout
1955Movie
Billy Lang
The Millionaire
1955TV
Tom Hunt, Bill Andreson
Battle Taxi
1955Movie
2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
Port of Hell
1954Movie
Marsh Walker
Climax!
1954TV
(segment "Child of the Wind")
The Whistler
1954TV
Public Defender
1954TV
Jeff Norton
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Jim Turner, Dan Jenkins
The Caddy
1953Movie
Bruce Reeber
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
The Rose Bowl Story
1952Movie
Steve Davis
My Six Convicts
1952Movie
Blivens Scott
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
George Washington, Pythias
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
James Wilson
The Tall Target
1951Movie
Lance Beaufort
The Basketball Fix
1951Movie
Johnny Long
Dial 1119
1950Movie
Gunther Wyckoff
Devil's Doorway
1950Movie
Rod MacDougall
Mystery Street
1950Movie
Henry Shanway
Stars in My Crown
1950Movie
Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
Battleground
1949Movie
Jim Layton
Roseanna McCoy
1949Movie
Tolbert McCoy
Words and Music
1948Movie
Herbert Fields
Command Decision
1948Movie
Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Studio One
1948TV
Homecoming
1948Movie
Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
B.F.'s Daughter
1948Movie
The Sailor
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947Movie
Ben Mac Bean
The Secret Heart
1946Movie
Brandon Reynolds
Gallant Bess
1946Movie
Tex Barton
The Show-Off
1946Movie
Joe Fisher
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946Movie
Jim Griggs
Bad Bascomb
1946Movie
Jimmy Holden
They Were Expendable
1945Movie
Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Twice Blessed
1945Movie
Jimmy
The Clock
1945Movie
Bill
The Valley of Decision
1945Movie
Ted Scott
Blonde Fever
1944Movie
Freddie Bilson
Reckless Age
1944Movie
Roy Connors
The Purple Heart
1944Movie
Morrison (uncredited)