John Compton

Known for

Acting

Born

June 21, 1923

Birthplace

Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA

Died

May 12, 2015 (aged 91)

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.

Best known work

Mildred Pierce

1945

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Friendly Persuasion

1956

The Last Movie Star

2018

Nora Prentiss

1947

The Glass Menagerie

1950

Cheyenne

1947

Highway Patrol

1955

Rock Island Trail

1950

Thunder Over Arizona

1956

Filmography

2018
The Last Movie Star
Associate Producer
1959
The D.A.'s ManTV
as Shannon (26 episodes)
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as Billy Mitchell
1956
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
as Tab Warren
1955
Highway PatrolTV
as Nick West (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
as Vincent (1 episode), as Walt Norton (1 episode)
1954
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Baden
1951
Navy Bound
as Vincent Cerrano
1951
Oh! Susanna
as Lieutenant Cutter
1950
California Passage
as Henchman
1950
The Glass Menagerie
as Young Man
1950
Rock Island Trail
as Trooper
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
as Steve Long
1947
Cheyenne
as Limpy Bill
1947
Nora Prentiss
as Reporter (uncredited)
1945
Mildred Pierce
as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)