Marshall Thompson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 counter-espionage agent 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. He guest starred as self-defense killer Arthur Poe in the 1960 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Wayward Wife." 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. Long and Thompson appeared together in the film Cult of the Cobra.Marshall Thompson died in 1992 from congestive heart failure at the age of sixty-six in Royal Oak, Michigan.
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He produced, directed and starred in A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964), a film that could have had tragic consequences. It was an on-location anti-Viet Cong picture that had the Viet Cong putting a price on his head during the shoot. The picture was important in that it was the first filmed during the war and while under fire.
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First met his wife, the former Barbara Long, through Roddy McDowall and reconnected later at the Laguna Playhouse while both were appearing in the play "French Without Tears" in 1948. A year later they married and had one daughter, Janet. He subsequently appeared with his brother-in-law Richard Long in Cult of the Cobra (1955).
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Unlike some sources indicate, Marshall never had any intentions on becoming a minister -- the story was promoted by MGM's publicity department; however, he was a pre-med student at Occidental College at one time before focusing on drama.
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Life-long friend of actress Betty Lynn, best known as Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith Show (1960). Both graduated from University High School in Los Angeles.
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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.
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