Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 21, 1923
Place of Birth
Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
Also Known As
- John Compton Tolley
John Compton
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.
Known For - Movies
Mildred Pierce
as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
as Reporter (uncredited)
Cheyenne
as Limpy Bill
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Rock Island Trail
as Trooper
California Passage
as Henchman
Navy Bound
as Vincent Cerrano
Oh! Susanna
as Lieutenant Cutter
Spoilers of the Forest
as Billy Mitchell
The Glass Menagerie
as Young Man
