Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1925-11-27
Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: James Marshall Thompson, J. Marsh Thomson

Movies List of Marshall Thompson

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The Formula

1980 Movie
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Battleground

1949 Movie
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Crashout

1955 Movie
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The Tall Target

1951 Movie
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Devil's Doorway

1950 Movie
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Cruise Into Terror

1978 Movie
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Cult of the Cobra

1955 Movie
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First Man into Space

1959 Movie
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Dial 1119

1950 Movie
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Fiend Without a Face

1958 Movie
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The Turning Point

1977 Movie
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My Six Convicts

1952 Movie
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The Caddy

1953 Movie
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To Hell and Back

1955 Movie
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They Were Expendable

1945 Movie
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Mystery Street

1950 Movie
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The Clock

1945 Movie
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B.F.'s Daughter

1948 Movie
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No Man Is an Island

1962 Movie
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Lure of the Swamp

1957 Movie
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The Basketball Fix

1951 Movie
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Stars in My Crown

1950 Movie
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Blonde Fever

1944 Movie
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The Cockeyed Miracle

1946 Movie
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Battle Taxi

1955 Movie
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Born to Fight

1956 Movie
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Roseanna McCoy

1949 Movie
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Bad Bascomb

1946 Movie
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Bog

1979 Movie
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White Dog

1982 Movie
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Twice Blessed

1945 Movie
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The Secret Heart

1946 Movie
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Gallant Bess

1946 Movie
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The Purple Heart

1944 Movie
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Words and Music

1948 Movie
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A Yank in Viet-Nam

1964 Movie
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To the Shores of Hell

1966 Movie
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Command Decision

1948 Movie
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East of Kilimanjaro

1962 Movie
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The Mighty Jungle

1964 Movie
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George

1972 Movie
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The Show-Off

1946 Movie
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The Rose Bowl Story

1952 Movie
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The Secret Man

1958 Movie
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Port of Hell

1954 Movie
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Ride the Tiger

1970 Movie
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Reckless Age

1944 Movie
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Homecoming

1948 Movie
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McBain

1991 Movie
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Zebra in the Kitchen

1965 Movie