John Compton
Acting • Born 1923-06-21 – Died 2015-05-12
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.
Filmography
17 credits
Cheyenne
Movie • 1947
Limpy Bill
Thunder Over Arizona
Movie • 1956
Tab Warren
Navy Bound
Movie • 1951
Vincent Cerrano
Jesse James Rides Again
Movie • 1947
Steve Long
Spoilers of the Forest
Movie • 1957
Billy Mitchell
Mildred Pierce
Movie • 1945
Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
Oh! Susanna
Movie • 1951
Lieutenant Cutter
Friendly Persuasion
Movie • 1956
Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Glass Menagerie
Movie • 1950
Young Man
Rock Island Trail
Movie • 1950
Trooper
California Passage
Movie • 1950
Henchman
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
Movie • 1954
Baden
Nora Prentiss
Movie • 1947
Reporter (uncredited)
Highway Patrol
TV • 1955
Nick West
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Vincent
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Walt Norton
The D.A.'s Man
TV • 1959
Shannon