Acting

John Compton

Born 1923-06-21 · Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA

Died 2015-05-12

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Last Movie Star
Associate Producer
2018
The D.A.'s Man
as Shannon
1959
Spoilers of the Forest
as Billy Mitchell
1957
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
as Tab Warren
1956
Highway Patrol
as Nick West
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Vincent
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Walt Norton
1955
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Baden
1954
Navy Bound
as Vincent Cerrano
1951
Oh! Susanna
as Lieutenant Cutter
1951
California Passage
as Henchman
1950
The Glass Menagerie
as Young Man
1950
Rock Island Trail
as Trooper
1950
Jesse James Rides Again
as Steve Long
1947
Cheyenne
as Limpy Bill
1947
Nora Prentiss
as Reporter (uncredited)
1947
Mildred Pierce
as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
1945