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Marshall Thompson (I) (1925–1992)


Although he geared himself up for major film stardom throughout the 1950s, it took a leading role on a 1960s TV series opposite a lion and chimpanzee to make Marshall Thompson a genuine household name. Born on November 27, 1925, and named James Marshall Thompson after an ancestor, a famed Supreme Court justice... See full bio »

Died:

(age 66) in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (112 titles)
1991 McBain
Mr. Rich (as J. Marsh Thomson)
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Ward Silloway
The Error of Her Ways (1989) … Ward Silloway
 
1986 Dallas: The Early Years (TV movie)
Dr. Ted Johnson
 
1983 Bog
Dr. Brad Wednesday
 
1982 White Dog
Director
 
1980 The Formula
Geologist #1
 
1980 Benson (TV series)
General
The Army Wants You (1980) … General
 
1980 Lou Grant (TV series)
Paul Newman
Inheritance (1980) … Paul Newman
Brushfire (1980) … Paul Newman
 
1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Henry / Mr. Harris
Mode of Death (1979) … Henry
Dark Angel (1979) … Mr. Harris
 
1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Dennis
The Scream of Eagles (1979) … Dennis
 
1978 Cruise Into Terror (TV movie)
Bennett
 
1977 The Turning Point
Carter
 
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Meadows
Angel Flight (1977) … Meadows
 
1976 Ark II (TV series)
Baxter
The Tank (1976) … Baxter
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
Tom Ames
Class of '40 (1974) … Tom Ames
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Jeff Crane
Etude for a Kidnapper (1974) … Jeff Crane
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Judd White
The Detroit Connection (1973) … Judd White
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Fr. Carey
For the Love of God (1973) … Fr. Carey
 
1972 George!
Jim Paulsen
 
1971 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Dr. Milstead
Anatomy of a Tonsil (1971) … Dr. Milstead
 
1970 Ride the Tiger (TV movie)
 
1969 Jambo (TV series)
Host/Narrator (1969-71)
 
1966-1969 Daktari (TV series)
Dr. Marsh Tracy / Marsh Tracy
 
1966/I Around the World Under the Sea
Dr. Orin Hillyard
 
1966 To the Shores of Hell
Maj. Greg Donahue
 
1965 Zebra in the Kitchen
Shaving Man (cameo appearance) (uncredited)
 
1965 Flipper (TV series)
Dr. William Tollner
The Day of the Shark (1965) … Dr. William Tollner
 
1964 The Mighty Jungle
Marsh Connors
 
1964 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Mayor Ben Dowell
The Streets of El Paso (1964) … Mayor Ben Dowell
 
1964 A Yank in Viet-Nam
Maj. Benson
 
1960-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Bradley Mason / Will Stebbins
The Grover Allen Story (1964) … Will Stebbins
Trial for Murder: Part 2 (1960) … Bradley Mason
Trial for Murder: Part 1 (1960) … Bradley Mason
 
1961 Flight of the Lost Balloon
Dr. Joseph Farady
 
1960-1961 Angel (TV series)
Johnny Smith / John 'Johnny' Smith, an architect, Angel's husband / John Smith
The Wedding (1961) … Johnny Smith
Angel of Mercy (1961) … Johnny Smith
The Trailer (1961) … Johnny Smith
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
Maj. Devery
Flight to the Red Planet (1960) … Maj. Devery
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Lt. Train
Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb (1960) … Lt. Train
 
1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Arthur Poe
The Case of the Wayward Wife (1960) … Arthur Poe
 
1959-1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Dan Jenkins / Jim Turner
Off-Duty Affair (1960) … Dan Jenkins
Vengeance Is Thine (1959) … Jim Turner
 
1959 World of Giants (TV series)
Mel Hunter
Off Beat (1959) … Mel Hunter
The Pool (1959) … Mel Hunter
Death Trap (1959) … Mel Hunter
Teeth of the Watchdog (1959) … Mel Hunter
Special Agent (1959) … Mel Hunter
 
1959 Bronco (TV series)
Billy Styles
The Last Resort (1959) … Billy Styles
 
1956-1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Bill Anderson / Thomas Hunt
Millionaire Maureen Reynolds (1959) … Bill Anderson
The Valerie Hunt Story (1956) … Thomas Hunt
 
1959 First Man Into Space
Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
 
1959 Flight (TV series)
The Chaplin Story (1959)
Survival
 
1958 The Secret Man
Dr. Cliff Mitchell
 
1958 It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Col. Edward Carruthers
 
1958 Target (TV series)
Jess Bardo
Fateful Decision (1958) … Jess Bardo
 
1958 Fiend Without a Face
Maj. Cummings
 
1958 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Leach Fields
Widow's Mite (1958) … Leach Fields
 
1958 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Officer Bentley
The Lester Arnold Case (1958) … Officer Bentley
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Eli Hendericks
The Open Cell (1957) … Eli Hendericks
 
1956-1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Clifford Pyncheon / David
Sunday in Sonora (1957)
The Pushover (1957)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1956) … David
 
1957 Those Whiting Girls (TV series)
Mike Dennis
The Feminine Touch (1957) … Mike Dennis
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Dr. Bennett
Botulism (1957) … Dr. Bennett
 
1957 Lure of the Swamp
Simon Lewt
 
1953-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
George Whitman
Moment of Decision (1957) … George Whitman
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
David
The Blackwell Story (1957) … David
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Matt Clay
Springfield Incident (1957) … Matt Clay
 
1957 East of Kilimanjaro
Marsh Connors
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Albert Neville / Dr. David J. Masters / Dr. Tom MacDougal / …
The Human Circuit (1956) … Dr. Albert Neville
Three Minute Mile (1956) … Prof. Nat Kendall
The Human Experiment (1956) … Dr. Tom MacDougal
Bullet Proof (1956) … Jim Connors
Target Hurricane (1955) … James Tyler
 
1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV series)
Funny Money (1956)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
(segment "Child of the Wind")
Child of the Wind/Throw Away the Cane (1956) … (segment "Child of the Wind")
 
1956 Down Liberty Road (short)
Mysterious Stranger
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Herzog
The Woman Who Changed Her Mind (1956) … Herzog
 
1955-1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Capt. Ed Hall Jr. / William Costain
Command (1956) … William Costain
The Rack (1955) … Capt. Ed Hall Jr.
 
1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Wilfred Banning 'Wolf' Pendleton III
 
1955 Private Secretary (TV series)
David LaSalle
America's Sweethearts (1955) … David LaSalle
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
James Wilson
The Last Pilot Schooner (1955) … James Wilson
 
1955 To Hell and Back
Johnson
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Martin / Martin Heath
Trigger Man (1955) … Martin
Death Sentence (1955) … Martin Heath
 
1955 Cult of the Cobra
Tom Markel
 
1955 The Promise (TV movie)
Pythias
 
1955 Crashout
Billy Lang
 
1955 Battle Taxi
2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
 
1954 Port of Hell
Marshall 'Marsh' Walker
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Jeff Norton
Third Floor Rear (1954) … Jeff Norton
 
1953 The Caddy
Bruce Reeber
 
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
The Paris Feeling (1953)
 
1952 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Paul / Wyatt
Ward of the Golden Gate (1952) … Paul
Visit from a Stranger (1952) … Wyatt
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
The Numbers Game (1952)
 
1952 The Rose Bowl Story
Steve Davis
 
1952 My Six Convicts
Blivens Scott
 
1951 The Basketball Fix
Johnny Long
 
1951 The Tall Target
Lance Beaufort
 
1950 Dial 1119
Gunther Wyckoff
 
1950 Devil's Doorway
Rod MacDougall
 
1950 Mystery Street
Henry Shanway
 
1950 Stars in My Crown
Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
 
1949 Battleground
Jim Layton
 
1949 Roseanna McCoy
Tolbert McCoy
 
1949 Scene of the Crime
Annoucer at Fol De Rol Club (uncredited)
 
1948 Command Decision
Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
 
1948 Words and Music
Herbert Fields
 
1948 Homecoming
Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
 
1948 B.F.'s Daughter
The Sailor
 
1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Ben Mac Bean
 
1946 The Show-Off
Joe Fisher
 
1946 The Secret Heart
Brandon Reynolds
 
1946 Gallant Bess
Tex Barton
 
1946 Bad Bascomb
Jimmy Holden
 
1945 They Were Expendable
Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
 
1945 Twice Blessed
Jimmy
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
Ted Scott
 
1945 The Clock
Bill
 
1944 Blonde Fever
Freddie Bilson
 
1944 Reckless Age
Roy Connors
 
1944 Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Senior Patrol Leader (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1965 Flipper (TV series)
Sailor Bud (1965)
Teamwork (1965)
The White Dolphin (1965)
Flipper's Treasure (1965)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1972 George! (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1972 George! (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1948 Words and Music (performer: "Manhattan")
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1966/II Around the World Under the Sea (documentary short)
Himself - actor (uncredited)
 
1966 The World of Inner Space (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1956 Born to Fight (documentary short)
Man exiting airplane (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 Paws, Claws & Videotape (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Words and Music' (uncredited)
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1948) Stage: Appeared in "French Without Tears", Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach, CA.

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

J. Marsh Thomson

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm not a person who revels in self-glorification. See more »

Trivia:

His dentist father, Laurence Thompson, was a decorated WWI medic who received shrapnel injuries during his tour of duty. Decades later, a small fragment dislodged and caused a fatal stroke. He was in his late 60s. His mother, Pauline, was a one-time concert singer. His parents met while she was entertaining WWI troops. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius