
John Compton
Acting
1923-06-21 — 2015-05-12Lynchburg, 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.
Known For

tv
6.1
1955
Highway Patrol
1955 · tv

tv
7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · tv

movie
7.6
1945
Mildred Pierce
1945 · movie

movie
6.7
1956
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · movie

movie
7.0
1947
Cheyenne
1947 · movie

movie
7.0
1951
Oh! Susanna
1951 · movie

tv
6.0
1959
The D.A.'s Man
1959 · tv

movie
5.7
1950
The Glass Menagerie
1950 · movie

movie
6.3
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
1956 · movie

movie
6.2
1947
Nora Prentiss
1947 · movie

movie
6.5
1950
California Passage
1950 · movie

movie
6.3
1950
Rock Island Trail
1950 · movie

movie
6.0
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
1957 · movie

movie
7.5
1951
Navy Bound
1951 · movie

movie
7.0
1954
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
1954 · movie

movie
10.0
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
1947 · movie