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Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Actor · Born 1925-11-27 · Peoria, Illinois, USA

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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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Ward Silloway
  2. White Dog (1982) — Director
  3. Charlie's Angels (1976) — Meadows
  4. They Were Expendable (1945) — Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
  5. Perry Mason (1957) — Arthur Poe
  6. Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  7. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) — Carruthers
  8. Gunsmoke (1955) — Leach Fields
  9. Battleground (1949) — Jim Layton
  10. The Streets of San Francisco (1972) — Fr. Carey
  11. Fiend Without a Face (1958) — Major Jeff Cummings
  12. Ironside (1967) — Tom Ames
  13. The Turning Point (1977) — Carter
  14. To Hell and Back (1955) — Johnson
  15. Mystery Street (1950) — Henry Shanway
  16. The Caddy (1953) — Bruce Reeber
  17. First Man into Space (1959) — Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
  18. Flipper (1964)
  19. The Clock (1945) — Bill
  20. McBain (1991) — Mr. Rich
  21. The Formula (1980) — Geologist #1
  22. Devil's Doorway (1950) — Rod MacDougall
  23. Stars in My Crown (1950) — Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
  24. The Tall Target (1951) — Lance Beaufort
  25. Benson (1979)
  26. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
  27. Cult of the Cobra (1955) — Tom Markel
  28. The Partridge Family (1970) — Dr. Milstead
  29. Daktari (1966) — Dr. Marsh Tracy
  30. Wagon Train (1957) — Bradley Mason
  31. Dial 1119 (1950) — Gunther Wyckoff
  32. Bog (1979) — Dr. Brad Wednesday
  33. Lou Grant (1977) — Paul Newman
  34. The Valley of Decision (1945) — Ted Scott
  35. Command Decision (1948) — Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
  36. Crashout (1955) — Billy Lang
  37. Words and Music (1948) — Herbert Fields
  38. Around the World Under the Sea (1965) — Dr. Orin Hillyard
  39. Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) — Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
  40. Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965) — Dr. Marsh Tracy

Directed

  1. Flipper (1964) — Director
  2. A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964) — Director