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John Compton

John Compton

Born: 1923-06-21 • 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.

Filmography
Spoilers of the Forest poster
Spoilers of the Forest
1957 • Billy Mitchell
Friendly Persuasion poster
Friendly Persuasion
1956 • Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona poster
Thunder Over Arizona
1956 • Tab Warren
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush poster
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
1954 • Baden
Navy Bound poster
Navy Bound
1951 • Vincent Cerrano
Oh! Susanna poster
Oh! Susanna
1951 • Lieutenant Cutter
California Passage poster
California Passage
1950 • Henchman
The Glass Menagerie poster
The Glass Menagerie
1950 • Young Man
Rock Island Trail poster
Rock Island Trail
1950 • Trooper
Jesse James Rides Again poster
Jesse James Rides Again
1947 • Steve Long
Cheyenne poster
Cheyenne
1947 • Limpy Bill
Nora Prentiss poster
Nora Prentiss
1947 • Reporter (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce poster
Mildred Pierce
1945 • Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)