Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 21, 1923
Died
May 12, 2015
Age
91
Place of Birth
Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
Popularity
0.6
John Compton
Acting
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.
Also known as
John Compton Tolley
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Known For
6.2
Highway Patrol
1955 · TV
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945 · Movie
6.6
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Movie
6.5
The Last Movie Star
2018 · Movie
6.0
The D.A.'s Man
1959 · TV
7.0
Oh! Susanna
1951 · Movie
6.2
Nora Prentiss
1947 · Movie
7.0
Cheyenne
1947 · Movie
7.5
Navy Bound
1951 · Movie
5.7
The Glass Menagerie
1950 · Movie
6.0
California Passage
1950 · Movie
Filmography
1959
The D.A.'s Man
TV · Shannon
6.0
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
Movie · Billy Mitchell
6.0
1956
Friendly Persuasion
Movie · Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
6.6
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Movie · Tab Warren
6.3
1955
Highway Patrol
TV · Nick West
6.2
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · Vincent
7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · Walt Norton
7.8
1954
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
Movie · Baden
7.0
1951
Navy Bound
Movie · Vincent Cerrano
7.5
1951
Oh! Susanna
Movie · Lieutenant Cutter
7.0
1950
California Passage
Movie · Henchman
6.0
1950
The Glass Menagerie
Movie · Young Man
5.7
1950
Rock Island Trail
Movie · Trooper
6.3
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
Movie · Steve Long
10.0
1947
Cheyenne
Movie · Limpy Bill
7.0
1947
Nora Prentiss
Movie · Reporter (uncredited)
6.2
1945
Mildred Pierce
Movie · Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
7.6