Actor
John Compton
June 21, 1923 · Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Bruce Bennett
3 titles together
Mildred Pierce, Nora Prentiss, Cheyenne
Al Bridge
3 titles together
Nora Prentiss, California Passage, Oh! Susanna
Pierre Watkin
3 titles together
Highway Patrol, Rock Island Trail, Thunder Over Arizona
Forrest Tucker
3 titles together
Rock Island Trail, California Passage, Oh! Susanna
Robert Arthur
2 titles together
Mildred Pierce, Nora Prentiss
James Flavin
2 titles together
Nora Prentiss, Oh! Susanna
Full filmography · 16
Spoilers of the Forest
as Billy Mitchell
1957
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Thunder Over Arizona
as Tab Warren
1956
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Baden
1954
Navy Bound
as Vincent Cerrano
1951
Oh! Susanna
as Lieutenant Cutter
1951
California Passage
as Henchman
1950
The Glass Menagerie
as Young Man
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Rock Island Trail
as Trooper
1950
Jesse James Rides Again
as Steve Long
1947
Cheyenne
as Limpy Bill
1947
Nora Prentiss
as Reporter (uncredited)
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