
Birthday
1923/06/21
Day of death
2015/05/12 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
Also know as
John Compton Tolley
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.

(1947) Cheyenne
as Limpy Bill

(1956) Thunder Over Arizona
as Tab Warren

(1951) Navy Bound
as Vincent Cerrano

(1947) Jesse James Rides Again
as Steve Long

(1957) Spoilers of the Forest
as Billy Mitchell

(1945) Mildred Pierce
as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)

(1951) Oh! Susanna
as Lieutenant Cutter

(1956) Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)

(1950) The Glass Menagerie
as Young Man

(1950) California Passage
as Henchman

(1950) Rock Island Trail
as Trooper

(1954) Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Baden

(1947) Nora Prentiss
as Reporter (uncredited)

(1955) Highway Patrol
as Nick West

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Vincent

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Walt Norton

(1959) The D.A.'s Man
as Shannon