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 Universals 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 Scotts 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, Thompsons 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 CBSs Daktari, a television series about a veterinarian in Africa; the series was based on Thompsons 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 ABCs The Big Valley. Thompsons wife, Barbara, was Longs 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.
Jim Layton
Film 1949
Carruthers
Film 1958
Rod MacDougall
Film 1950
Tom Markel
Film 1955
Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
Film 1959
Gunther Wyckoff
Film 1950
Major Jeff Cummings
Film 1958
Blivens Scott
Film 1952
Bruce Reeber
Film 1953
Henry Shanway
Film 1950
Bill
Film 1945
The Sailor
Film 1948
Jonn Sonnenberg
Film 1962
Simon Lewt
Film 1957
Wilfred Banning Pendleton III
Film 1955
Dr. Marsh Tracy
Film 1965
Johnny Long
Film 1951
Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)
Film 1950
Freddie Bilson
Film 1944
Jim Griggs
Film 1946
2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
Film 1955
Man Exiting Airplane (uncredited)
Film 1956
Jimmy Holden
Film 1946
Dr.Joseph Farady
Film 1961
Ben Mac Bean
Film 1947
Dr. Brad Wednesday
Film 1979
Director
Film 1982
Jimmy
Film 1945
Tex Barton
Film 1946
Morrison (uncredited)
Film 1944
Herbert Fields
Film 1948
Maj. Greg Donahue
Film 1966
Maj. Benson
Film 1964
Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Film 1948
Dr. Ted Johnson
Film 1986
Marsh Connors
Film 1962
Film 1964
Jim
Film 1972
Joe Fisher
Film 1946
Steve Davis
Film 1952
Dr. Cliff Mitchell
Film 1958
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Film 1976
Marsh Walker
Film 1954
Film 1970
Roy Connors
Film 1944
Staff Sgt. 'Mac' McKeen
Film 1948
Shaving Man
Film 1965
Tv 1979
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Meadows
Tv 1976
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Leach Fields
Tv 1955
Arthur Poe
Tv 1957
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Dr. Marsh Tracy
Tv 1966
George Washington
Tv 1951
Johnny Smith
Tv 1960
Tom Hunt
Tv 1955
James Wilson
Tv 1951
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Eli Hendericks
Tv 1956
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Jim Turner
Tv 1953
Tv 1978
Jeff Norton
Tv 1954
Bradley Mason
Tv 1957
Dan Jenkins
Tv 1953
Bill Andreson
Tv 1955
Tv 1951
Jim Hunter
Tv 1974
Pythias
Tv 1951
Tv 1952
Paul Newman
Tv 1977
Ward Silloway
Tv 1984
Will Stebbins
Tv 1957
Tom Ames
Tv 1967
Tv 1969