Marshall Thompson
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Marshall Thompson a veteran actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. Very few actors keep finding work for 82 years. The role of Director in 'White Dog' is the one that keeps being brought up. He also turns up in 'They Were Expendable'.
Marshall Thompson
52 Movies
22 Series
Time and sheer volume of work have made Marshall Thompson a veteran actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. Very few actors keep finding work for 82 years. The role of Director in 'White Dog' is the one that keeps being brought up. He also turns up in 'They Were Expendable'.
Movies
Plays Bill
The Clock
1945
Plays Director
White Dog
1982
Plays Tom Markel
Cult of the Cobra
1955
Plays Carruthers
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
Plays Bruce Reeber
The Caddy
1953
Plays Jim Layton
Battleground
1949
Plays Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
They Were Expendable
1945
Plays Geologist #1
The Formula
1980
Plays Major Jeff Cummings
Fiend Without a Face
1958
Plays Ted Scott
The Valley of Decision
1945
Plays Henry Shanway
Mystery Street
1950
Plays Herbert Fields
Words and Music
1948
Plays Johnson
To Hell and Back
1955
Plays Carter
The Turning Point
1977
Plays Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Command Decision
1948
Plays The Sailor
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
Plays Rod MacDougall
Devil's Doorway
1950
Plays Brandon Reynolds
The Secret Heart
1946
Plays Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
Homecoming
1948
Plays Jim Griggs
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
Plays Lance Beaufort
The Tall Target
1951
Plays Mr. Rich
McBain
1991
Plays Dr. Orin Hillyard
Around the World Under the Sea
1965
Plays Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
First Man into Space
1959
Plays Shaving Man
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965
Plays Ben Mac Bean
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
Plays Billy Lang
Crashout
1955
Plays Gunther Wyckoff
Dial 1119
1950
Plays Blivens Scott
My Six Convicts
1952
Writer
Plays Dr. Marsh Tracy
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
1965
Plays Jonn Sonnenberg
No Man Is an Island
1962
Plays Mysterious Stranger
Down Liberty Road
1957
Plays Jimmy Holden
Bad Bascomb
1946
Plays Dr. Brad Wednesday
Bog
1979
Plays Joe Fisher
The Show-Off
1946
Plays Steve Davis
The Rose Bowl Story
1952
Plays Johnny Long
The Basketball Fix
1951
Plays Tolbert McCoy
Roseanna McCoy
1949
Plays Simon Lewt
Lure of the Swamp
1957
Plays Freddie Bilson
Blonde Fever
1944
Plays Dr.Joseph Farady
Flight of the Lost Balloon
1961
Plays 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
Battle Taxi
1955
Plays Tex Barton
Gallant Bess
1946
Plays Dr. Cliff Mitchell
The Secret Man
1958
Producer
George
1972
Plays Marsh Connors
East of Kilimanjaro
1962
Director
A Yank in Viet-Nam
1964
TV Shows
Plays Dr. Marsh Tracy
Daktari
1966
Plays Johnny Smith
Angel
1960
Creator
Plays Jim Hunter
George
1974
Plays Meadows
Charlie's Angels
1976
Plays Leach Fields
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Arthur Poe
Perry Mason
1957
Plays George Washington
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Tom Hunt
The Millionaire
1955
Plays James Wilson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Plays (segment "Child of the Wind")
Climax!
1954
Plays Eli Hendericks
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Plays Jim Turner
Letter to Loretta
1953
Plays Jeff Norton
Public Defender
1954
Plays Bradley Mason
Wagon Train
1957
Plays Paul Newman
Lou Grant
1977
Plays Ward Silloway
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Tom Ames
Ironside
1967
Plays Fr. Carey
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Plays Matt Clay
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Plays Jeff Crane
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Plays Dr. Milstead
The Partridge Family
1970
Plays Lt. Train
Startime
1959
Latest Trailers
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McBain
Full Filmography
McBain
Mr. Rich
1991
Film
Murder, She Wrote
Ward Silloway · 1 episode
1984–
TV
White Dog
Director
1982
Film
Lou Grant
Paul Newman · 1 episode
1980
TV
The Formula
Geologist #1
1980
Film
Bog
Dr. Brad Wednesday
1979
Film
Charlie's Angels
Meadows · 1 episode
1977
TV
The Turning Point
Carter
1977
Film
George
Jim Hunter · 26 episodes
1974–
TV
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Marshall Thompson still alive?
Marshall Thompson passed away on May 18, 1992 at age 66.
What are the most famous roles of Marshall Thompson?
Marshall Thompson is best known for roles in White Dog, They Were Expendable, It! The Terror from Beyond Space.
How many movies has Marshall Thompson been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1944), Marshall Thompson has appeared in 52 movies and 22 TV shows.
What was Marshall Thompson's first movie?
The career of Marshall Thompson began with The Purple Heart (1944).
What is Marshall Thompson's most recent movie or series?
Marshall Thompson's most recent release is McBain, which premiered on September 20, 1991.
What TV shows has Marshall Thompson appeared in?
On television, Marshall Thompson has appeared in Murder, She Wrote, Charlie's Angels, Perry Mason, Quincy, M.E..
Marshall Thompson
1925-11-27 · Peoria, Illinois, USA
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. Marshall Thompson , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.