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Tiger Joe Marsh

Born: 1911-08-25 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

Tiger Joe Marsh was an actor who founded his entertainment career success with a wrestling career and then a role in film. In 1937, he won the world-wide heavyweight wrestling championship title. Marsh's career beginnings included film roles in "Panic in the Streets" (1950) and the adaptation "The Egyptian" (1954) with Jean Simmons. He went on to act in "Lost in Space" (1965-68), "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" (NBC, 1966-67) and "Ready and Willing" (CBS, 1973-74). Later in his career, Marsh acted in the Eddie Albert fantasy "Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975). Marsh passed away in May 1989 at the age of 78.

Filmography
The Cat from Outer Space poster
The Cat from Outer Space
1978 • Omar
Kitty Can't Help It poster
Kitty Can't Help It
1975 • Butch Morgan
Another Nice Mess poster
Another Nice Mess
1972 • Agent Togohashi
Top of the Heap poster
Top of the Heap
1972 • Man with Knife
Head poster
Head
1968 • Security Guard (uncredited)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation poster
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967 • Yoshiro
Last of the American Hoboes poster
Last of the American Hoboes
1967 • Green River Slim (uncredited)
The Swinger poster
The Swinger
1966 • Burley Greek (uncredited)
Angel's Flight poster
Angel's Flight
1965
Vengeance poster
Vengeance
1964 • Bully
A Swingin' Affair poster
A Swingin' Affair
1963
Pressure Point poster
Pressure Point
1962 • Inmate (uncredited)
The Rebel Set poster
The Rebel Set
1959 • Cop boarding train
Here Come the Jets poster
Here Come the Jets
1959 • Turnkey (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot poster
Some Like It Hot
1959 • (uncredited)
The Egyptian poster
The Egyptian
1954 • Libyan Guard
On the Waterfront poster
On the Waterfront
1954 • Longshoreman (uncredited)
Hell's Half Acre poster
Hell's Half Acre
1954 • George (uncredited)
Viva Zapata! poster
Viva Zapata!
1952 • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Panic in the Streets poster
Panic in the Streets
1950 • Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Pinky poster
Pinky
1949 • George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)