John Compton(1923-2015)

Actor

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John Compton

John Compton was born on 21 June 1923 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Jesse James Rides Again (1947), TV Reader's Digest (1955) and Navy Bound (1951). He was married to Angela Hancock. He died on 12 May 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling in Jesse James Rides Again (1947)

Jesse James Rides Again

6.2

Steve Long

1947

TV Reader's Digest (1955)

TV Reader's Digest

6.6

TV Series

Kit Carson

John Abbott, Murray Alper, Paul Bryar, Tom Neal, Regis Toomey, and Wendy Waldron in Navy Bound (1951)

5.4

Vincent Cerrano

1951

Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, and Forrest Tucker in La revanche des Sioux (1951)

La revanche des Sioux

5.8

Lieutenant Cutter

1951

Credits

Actor

The Real McCoys
7.6
TV Series
- Eugene
- 1963
Surfside 6
7.9
TV Series
- Jack Larson
- 1961
Men Into Space
7.6
TV Series
- Major Summers
- 1960
Fury
7.3
TV Series
- Chris Lambert
- 1959–1960
The D.A.'s Man
7.9
TV Series
- Shannon
- 1959
Steve Canyon
7.1
TV Series
- Capt. Woody Buckler
- 1958
Harbor Command
7.4
TV Series
- Jack Chavelle
- 1958
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
6.8
TV Series
- Sam Adams
- 1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
7.6
TV Series
- Bud Lee
- 1958
Colt .45
7.1
TV Series
- Will
- 1958
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
7.5
TV Series
- Rick Farley
- 1958
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
- Blain
- 1958
Official Detective
7.9
TV Series
- Ferguson
- 1957
Men of Annapolis
6.8
TV Series
- Alan Conway
- 1957
Sally
8.1
TV Series
- Calvin Beekman
- 1957

Personal details

Born
- June 21, 1923
- Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
Died
- May 12, 2015
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Angela HancockDecember 8, 1964 - May 12, 2015 (his death)

Did you know

Trivia
In the 1960's, John Compton (Tolley) began a successful journey as a real estate developer in the Hollywood Hills and Laurel Canyon area. He bought one house, borrowed against it, and later bought another. It grew from there.

Nickname
- Johnny

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