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Marshall Thompson‌

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Birthday

calendar1925-11-27

Popularity

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Marshall Thompson

Peoria, Illinois, USA

Marshall Thompson

Peoria, Illinois, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1925-11-27

Popularity

star2.2

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.

Movie Credits

The Formula

The Formula‌
star5.5
calendar 1980

Battleground

Battleground‌
star6.6
calendar 1949

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space‌
star5.9
calendar 1958

Around the World Under the Sea

Around the World Under the Sea‌
star5.5
calendar 1966

Crashout

Crashout‌
star6.6
calendar 1955

The Tall Target

The Tall Target‌
star6.9
calendar 1951

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

Cruise Into Terror

Cruise Into Terror‌
star4.7
calendar 1978

Cult of the Cobra

Cult of the Cobra‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

First Man into Space

First Man into Space‌
star4.9
calendar 1959

Dial 1119

Dial 1119‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Fiend Without a Face

Fiend Without a Face‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

The Turning Point

The Turning Point‌
star6.5
calendar 1977

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision‌
star7.3
calendar 1945

My Six Convicts

My Six Convicts‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

The Caddy

The Caddy‌
star6.5
calendar 1953

To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back‌
star6.6
calendar 1955

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable‌
star6.5
calendar 1945

Mystery Street

Mystery Street‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

The Clock

The Clock‌
star7.2
calendar 1945

B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter‌
star6.3
calendar 1948

No Man Is an Island

No Man Is an Island‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

Lure of the Swamp

Lure of the Swamp‌
star6.5
calendar 1957

Good Morning, Miss Dove

Good Morning, Miss Dove‌
star6.8
calendar 1955

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion‌
star6.1
calendar 1965

The Basketball Fix

The Basketball Fix‌
star5.8
calendar 1951

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown‌
star6.9
calendar 1950

Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever‌
star4.4
calendar 1944

The Cockeyed Miracle

The Cockeyed Miracle‌
star6.7
calendar 1946

Battle Taxi

Battle Taxi‌
star5.4
calendar 1955

Born to Fight

Born to Fight‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy‌
star6.1
calendar 1949

Bad Bascomb

Bad Bascomb‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

Flight of the Lost Balloon

Flight of the Lost Balloon‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge‌
star6.6
calendar 1947

Bog

Bog‌
star3.1
calendar 1979

White Dog

White Dog‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Twice Blessed

Twice Blessed‌
star6.0
calendar 1945

The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

Gallant Bess

Gallant Bess‌
star6.5
calendar 1946

The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

Words and Music

Words and Music‌
star5.8
calendar 1948

To the Shores of Hell

To the Shores of Hell‌
star5.0
calendar 1966

A Yank in Viet-Nam

A Yank in Viet-Nam‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Command Decision

Command Decision‌
star6.6
calendar 1948

Dallas: The Early Years

Dallas: The Early Years‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

East of Kilimanjaro

East of Kilimanjaro‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

The Mighty Jungle

The Mighty Jungle‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

George

George‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

The Show-Off

The Show-Off‌
star7.0
calendar 1946

The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

The Secret Man

The Secret Man‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

Port of Hell

Port of Hell‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Ride the Tiger

Ride the Tiger‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Reckless Age

Reckless Age‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

Homecoming

Homecoming‌
star7.0
calendar 1948

McBain

McBain‌
star4.3
calendar 1991

Zebra in the Kitchen

Zebra in the Kitchen‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Tv Credits

Benson

Benson‌
star7.2
calendar 1979

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.‌
star7.5
calendar 1976

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels‌
star6.6
calendar 1976

Flipper

Flipper‌
star6.2
calendar 1964

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Daktari

Daktari‌
star7.0
calendar 1966

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Angel

Angel‌
star2.8
calendar 1960

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Men into Space

Men into Space‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Bronco

Bronco‌
star4.8
calendar 1958

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star4.2
calendar 1955

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater‌
star3.3
calendar 1955

The Whistler

The Whistler‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star4.3
calendar 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

World of Giants

World of Giants‌
star4.0
calendar 1959

Panic!

Panic!‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

Public Defender

Public Defender‌
star5.0
calendar 1954

Wagon Train

Wagon Train‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

George

George‌
star5.0
calendar 1974

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Lou Grant

Lou Grant‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Wagon Train

Wagon Train‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Jambo

Jambo‌
star0.0
calendar 1969