
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