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E.G. Marshall(1914-1998)

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  • Producer
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E.G. Marshall
Kennedy
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Kennedy (1983)
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With over 150 Film and TV appearances to his credit, E. G. Marshall was arguably most well known as the imperturbable Juror No. 4 in the Sidney Lumet legal drama 12 Angry Men (1957).

Some of his stand-out performances are in Creepshow (1982), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), and Nixon (1995).

Marshall married three times and had seven children.
BornJune 18, 1914
DiedAugust 24, 1998(84)
BornJune 18, 1914
DiedAugust 24, 1998(84)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Photos66

E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall in The Defenders: Payback (1997)
Beau Bridges and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders: Payback (1997)
Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, and George Voskovec in 12 Angry Men (1957)
Spencer Tracy, William Demarest, Jim Hayward, E.G. Marshall, and Claire Trevor in The Mountain (1956)
Stacy Harris and E.G. Marshall in The Mountain (1956)
E.G. Marshall in 12 Angry Men (1957)
John Ashton and E.G. Marshall in The Tommyknockers (1993)
John Ashton and E.G. Marshall in The Tommyknockers (1993)
E.G. Marshall and Leon Woods in The Tommyknockers (1993)
Philip Carey and E.G. Marshall in Pushover (1954)
Anthony Hopkins and E.G. Marshall in Nixon (1995)

Known for:

Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men
9.0
  • Juror 4
  • 1957
Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.5
  • Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
  • 1970
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, and John Randolph in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
7.5
  • Art Smith
  • 1989
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
Superman II
6.8
  • The President
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Sarah Douglas, and Jack O'Halloran in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
    • The President
    • 2006
  • The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)
    The Defenders: Choice of Evils
    • Lawrence Preston
    • TV Movie
    • 1998
  • E.G. Marshall in The Defenders: Payback (1997)
    The Defenders: Payback
    • Lawrence Preston
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Laurence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard in Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
    Miss Evers' Boys
    • The Senate Chairman
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Clint Eastwood and Melora Hardin in Absolute Power (1997)
    Absolute Power
    • Walter Sullivan
    • 1997
  • Anthony Hopkins in Nixon (1995)
    Nixon
    • John Mitchell
    • 1995
  • Jenifer Lewis in Courthouse (1995)
    Courthouse
    • Judge Sam Sykes
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Hector Elizondo, Mandy Patinkin, Roma Maffia, Adam Arkin, Roxanne Hart, and E.G. Marshall in Chicago Hope (1994)
    Chicago Hope
    • Dr. Arthur Thurmond
    • TV Series
    • 1994–1995
  • Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland, Anne Bancroft, and Cicely Tyson in Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
    Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
    • Prof. Taw, Old Folks Home Resident
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1994
  • Barry Bostwick and Susan Blakely in Russian Holiday (1993)
    Russian Holiday
    • Joe Meadows
    • 1993
  • The Tommyknockers (1993)
    The Tommyknockers
    • Ev Hillman
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1993
  • Lincoln (1992)
    Lincoln
    • Gideon Welles (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Consenting Adults (1992)
    Consenting Adults
    • George Gordon
    • 1992
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    • Stanley Rappaport
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Ironclads (1991)
    Ironclads
    • Commdr. Smith
    • TV Movie
    • 1991

Producer

  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1957

Videos9

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Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 3:35
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Trailer 3:27
Official Trailer
Superman II
Trailer 2:21
Superman II
12 Angry Men
Trailer 1:36
12 Angry Men
Town Without Pity
Trailer 2:11
Town Without Pity
Compulsion (1959)
Trailer 2:27
Compulsion (1959)
Kennedy
Trailer 2:17
Kennedy

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Everett Euguene Grunz
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • June 18, 1914
    • Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • August 24, 1998
    • Bedford, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Judith Coy1958 - August 24, 1998 (his death, 3 children)
  • Parents
      Hazel Irene Cobb
  • Other works
    (1974-82) Radio: Hosted the long-running series "The CBS Radio Mystery Theater".
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Always refused to divulge the meaning of his initials E.G.
  • Trademarks
      Often played military men, lawyers and politicians.
  • Nickname
    • Eej

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