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Marshall Thompson
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Marshall Thompson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-11-27,Peoria, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

5.602

The Formula
1980-12-19

6.733

Battleground
1949-11-09

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

5.848

It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958-07-31

Around the World Under the Sea

5.6

Around the World Under the Sea
1965-11-29

6.7

Crashout
1955-03-01

The Tall Target

6.878

The Tall Target
1951-08-17

Devil's Doorway

6.857

Devil's Doorway
1950-08-18

Cruise Into Terror

5

Cruise Into Terror
1978-02-03

Cult of the Cobra

5.986

Cult of the Cobra
1955-03-30

First Man into Space

5.102

First Man into Space
1959-02-01

5.517

Dial 1119
1950-11-03

Fiend Without a Face

6

Fiend Without a Face
1958-07-03

The Turning Point

6.618

The Turning Point
1977-11-14

The Valley of Decision

7.4

The Valley of Decision
1945-05-03

My Six Convicts

6.5

My Six Convicts
1952-03-20

6.393

The Caddy
1953-08-10

To Hell and Back

6.629

To Hell and Back
1955-09-22

They Were Expendable

6.533

They Were Expendable
1945-12-07

6.8

Mystery Street
1950-06-23

7.1

The Clock
1945-05-25

B.F.'s Daughter

6.333

B.F.'s Daughter
1948-03-24

No Man Is an Island

6.2

No Man Is an Island
1962-09-20

Lure of the Swamp

7

Lure of the Swamp
1957-05-01

Good Morning, Miss Dove

7

Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955-11-23

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion

6.6

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
1965-08-04

The Basketball Fix

6

The Basketball Fix
1951-08-01

Stars in My Crown

6.99

Stars in My Crown
1950-05-11

3.929

Blonde Fever
1944-12-05

The Cockeyed Miracle

7.5

The Cockeyed Miracle
1946-10-26

5.556

Battle Taxi
1955-01-03

10

Born to Fight
1956-10-12

6.071

Roseanna McCoy
1949-10-12

7.286

Bad Bascomb
1946-05-26

Flight of the Lost Balloon

6.333

Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961-12-28

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

6.667

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947-08-04

3.143

Bog
1979-05-01

6.63

White Dog
1982-07-07

7.5

Twice Blessed
1945-05-31

The Secret Heart

6.5

The Secret Heart
1946-12-25

7

Gallant Bess
1946-12-05

The Purple Heart

6.107

The Purple Heart
1944-02-25

Words and Music

5.786

Words and Music
1948-12-31

To the Shores of Hell

6

To the Shores of Hell
1966-03-15

A Yank in Viet-Nam

8

A Yank in Viet-Nam
1964-02-05

Command Decision

6.6

Command Decision
1948-12-23

Dallas: The Early Years

5.3

Dallas: The Early Years
1986-03-23

East of Kilimanjaro

10

East of Kilimanjaro
1962-05-29

The Mighty Jungle

6

The Mighty Jungle
1964-10-06

8

George
1972-09-01

7

The Show-Off
1946-12-01

The Rose Bowl Story

4.25

The Rose Bowl Story
1952-08-24

6.5

The Secret Man
1958-12-01

That's Entertainment, Part II

7

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16

7

Port of Hell
1954-12-05

8

Ride the Tiger
1970-01-01

9

Reckless Age
1944-08-01

7

Homecoming
1948-04-29

4.385

McBain
1991-09-20

Zebra in the Kitchen

4.857

Zebra in the Kitchen
1965-06-01

The Blackwell Story

0

The Blackwell Story
1957-02-28

Down Liberty Road

9

Down Liberty Road
1957-01-01

7.113

Benson
1979-09-13

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

Charlie's Angels

6.705

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

6.2

Flipper
1964-09-19

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

7.233

Daktari
1966-01-11

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

4.167

Angel
1960-10-06

The Millionaire

5.75

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

7.4

Men Into Space
1959-09-30

6

Bronco
1958-09-23

Matinee Theater

5.286

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

0

The Whistler
1954-07-13

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

World of Giants

6.333

World of Giants
1959-09-05

8

Panic!
1957-03-05

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

6.5

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978-09-08

Public Defender

6.25

Public Defender
1954-03-11

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

The Millionaire

5.75

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

7.5

George
1974-03-15

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

7.3

Lou Grant
1977-09-20

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

10

Jambo
1969-09-06

The Streets of San Francisco

7.01

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

The Partridge Family

6.887

The Partridge Family
1970-09-25

6.75

Startime
1959-10-06