Portrait of Marshall Thompson

Acting

Marshall Thompson

Career

Active from 1944 to 1979, busiest in 1955 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marshall Thompson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Lighthearted Comedy 2
  • Atmospheric Tension 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Hopeful 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Wholesome 2
  • Family-Oriented 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Conflict 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 37
McBain
McBain (1991)
GoodWatch score 37

as Mr. Rich

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Dallas: The Early Years
Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Ted Johnson

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ward Silloway

White Dog
White Dog (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

as Director

The Formula
The Formula (1980)
GoodWatch score 32

as Geologist #1

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 55
Bog
Bog (1979)
GoodWatch score 26

as Dr. Brad Wednesday

Benson
Benson (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)

TV show

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Paul Newman

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Meadows

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

George
George (1974)

TV show ยท as Jim Hunter

George
George (1972)

as Jim

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Fr. Carey

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Jeff Crane

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Dr. Milstead

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 52
Jambo
Jambo (1969)

TV show

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Tom Ames

Daktari
Daktari (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dr. Marsh Tracy

To the Shores of Hell
To the Shores of Hell (1966)

as Maj. Greg Donahue

Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Marsh Tracy

Around the World Under the Sea
Around the World Under the Sea (1965)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dr. Orin Hillyard

Flipper
Flipper (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท Director

A Yank in Viet-Nam
A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964)

as Maj. Benson

No Man Is an Island
No Man Is an Island (1962)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jonn Sonnenberg

East of Kilimanjaro
East of Kilimanjaro (1962)

as Marsh Connors

Flight of the Lost Balloon
Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr.Joseph Farady

Angel
Angel (1960)

TV show ยท as Johnny Smith

1950s

43 titles ยท average score 66
First Man into Space
First Man into Space (1959)
GoodWatch score 42

as Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott

World of Giants
World of Giants (1959)

TV show

It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Carruthers

Fiend Without a Face
Fiend Without a Face (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Major Jeff Cummings

Lure of the Swamp
Lure of the Swamp (1957)

as Simon Lewt

Down Liberty Road
Down Liberty Road (1957)

as Mysterious Stranger

Cult of the Cobra
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tom Markel

To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

as Johnson

Battle Taxi
Battle Taxi (1955)
GoodWatch score 43

as 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon

The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)

as Steve Davis

The Basketball Fix
The Basketball Fix (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Johnny Long

Dial 1119
Dial 1119 (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gunther Wyckoff

1940s

20 titles ยท average score 62
Battleground
Battleground (1949)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jim Layton

Words and Music
Words and Music (1948)
GoodWatch score 38

as Herbert Fields

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ben Mac Bean

Gallant Bess
Gallant Bess (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tex Barton

The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jim Griggs

The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Brandon Reynolds

Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jimmy Holden

The Clock
The Clock (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bill

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

Twice Blessed
Twice Blessed (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jimmy

Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever (1944)
GoodWatch score 44

as Freddie Bilson