John Compton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 21 June 1923 · Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA
- Died
- 12 May 2015
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
Production 1
- 2018The Last Movie Star · associate producer
Acting 13
- 1957Spoilers of the Forest as Billy Mitchell
- 1956Friendly Persuasion as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1956Thunder Over Arizona as Tab Warren
- 1954Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush as Baden
- 1951Navy Bound as Vincent Cerrano
- 1951Oh! Susanna as Lieutenant Cutter
- 1950California Passage as Henchman
- 1950The Glass Menagerie as Young Man
- 1950Rock Island Trail as Trooper
- 1947Jesse James Rides Again as Steve Long
- 1947Cheyenne as Limpy Bill
- 1947Nora Prentiss as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1945Mildred Pierce as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)