John Compton
Date of birth: 1923-06-21
Place of birth: Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Compton Tolley
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.
Movie Credits
Cheyenne
1947-06-06
Slick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison sentence
Thunder Over Arizona
1956-08-04
Ervin Plummer-played by the estimable George Macready, who like his good friend Vincent Price was a
Navy Bound
1951-03-04
A sailor who is a champion boxer in the Navy is forced to leave the service because his family's bus
Jesse James Rides Again
1947-08-02
Jesse James wants to start a new life in a new location, but quickly finds himself wrapped-up in pro
Spoilers of the Forest
1957-04-04
Vera Ralston plays Joan Milna, who shares several thousand acres of valuable Montana timberland with
Mildred Pierce
1945-10-20
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful re
Oh! Susanna
1951-03-01
Unable to keep peace between frontier Indians and the US Cavalry, a heroic Captain risks court-marti
Friendly Persuasion
1956-10-30
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to vio
The Glass Menagerie
1950-09-28
An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of h
California Passage
1950-12-15
A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his part
Rock Island Trail
1950-05-18
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
1954-01-01
In TV's pioneer days when kids idolized the Lone Ranger, the Texas Kid was a knight errant of the fr
Nora Prentiss
1947-02-22
Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a stree