Acting
John Compton
Also Known As: John Compton Tolley
Birth Date
June 21, 1923
Death Date
May 12, 2015
(passed away at 91)
Place of Birth
Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
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Biography
John Compton (born John Compton Tolley; June 21, 1923 – May 12, 2015) was an American actor. Compton starred in the television series The D.A.'s Man (1959). He appeared in the films Mildred Pierce, Cheyenne, Jesse James Rides Again, Oh! Susanna, Thunder Over Arizona and Spoilers of the Forest, among others.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Vincent
1955 • 1 episode
Highway Patrol
Nick West
1955 • 1 episode
Friendly Persuasion
Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
1956
Mildred Pierce
Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
1945
The D.A.'s Man
Shannon
1959 • 26 episodes
Nora Prentiss
Reporter (uncredited)
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
Steve Long
1947
Spoilers of the Forest
Billy Mitchell
1957
Cheyenne
Limpy Bill
1947
Oh! Susanna
Lieutenant Cutter
1951
The Glass Menagerie
Young Man
1950
Rock Island Trail
Trooper
1950
California Passage
Henchman
1950
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
Baden
1954
Navy Bound
Vincent Cerrano
1951
Thunder Over Arizona
Tab Warren
1956