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
Most Rating	4.806
Birthday	1925-11-27
Place of Birth	Peoria, Illinois, USA
Also Known As	James Marshall Thompson, J. Marsh Thomson,

The Formula

Battleground

Around the World Under the Sea

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

The Tall Target

Crashout

Devil's Doorway

Cruise Into Terror

Cult of the Cobra

First Man into Space

Dial 1119

Fiend Without a Face

The Turning Point

The Valley of Decision

My Six Convicts

The Caddy

To Hell and Back

They Were Expendable

Mystery Street

The Clock

B.F.'s Daughter

Lure of the Swamp

No Man Is an Island

White Dog

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion

The Basketball Fix

Stars in My Crown

The Cockeyed Miracle

Blonde Fever

Battle Taxi

Roseanna McCoy

Bad Bascomb

Flight of the Lost Balloon

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

Bog

Twice Blessed

The Secret Heart

Gallant Bess

Words and Music

To the Shores of Hell

A Yank in Viet-Nam

Dallas: The Early Years

East of Kilimanjaro

The Mighty Jungle

The Show-Off

George

The Rose Bowl Story

The Secret Man

That's Entertainment, Part II

Port of Hell

Ride the Tiger

Reckless Age

Homecoming

McBain

Zebra in the Kitchen

Born to Fight

The Purple Heart

Command Decision

Good Morning, Miss Dove