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E.G. Marshall
★ Acting

E.G. Marshall

1914 – 1998 · Owatonna, Minnesota, USA · Active 1947–2006

E.G. Marshall, born in 1914, was a prominent American actor whose career spanned several decades. In The Buccaneer (1958), he delivers a commanding performance that complements the film's historical narrative. His role in Disaster on the Coastliner (1979) further highlights his ability to navigate tense situations, reflecting the era's fascination with disaster films. Marshall's work in these films contributes to the rich tapestry of cult cinema, showcasing his range and depth as an actor.

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Disaster on the Coastliner

Disaster on the Coastliner

★ 4.4
as Roy Snyder

Seeking revenge, a railroad employee puts two passenger trains on a collision course in this made-for-TV disaster movie.

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Filmography

162 credits
2000s 3 credits
2006
Movie ★ 7.4
2004
Movie ★ 6.0
2000
Movie
1990s 18 credits
1998
Movie ★ 4.5
1997
Absolute Power as Walter Sullivan
Movie ★ 6.7
1997
The Defenders: Payback as Lawrence Preston
Movie ★ 4.5
1997
Miss Evers' Boys as The Senate Chairman
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
Nixon as John Mitchell
Movie ★ 6.9
1994
Movie ★ 5.4
1994
Chicago Hope as Arthur Thurmond
TV ★ 7.3
1994
TV ★ 6.8
1994
The Himalayas as Narrator
TV ★ 10.0
1993
Movie ★ 9.0
1993
Movie
1993
The Tommyknockers as Ev Hillman
TV ★ 5.6
1992
Consenting Adults as George Gordon
Movie ★ 5.4
1992
Russian Holiday as Joe Meadows
Movie ★ 5.5
1992
Movie ★ 6.7
1992
Lincoln as Gideon Welles (voice)
Movie ★ 7.3
1991
Ironclads as Commdr. Smith
Movie ★ 7.4
1990
Two Evil Eyes as Steven Pike
Movie ★ 6.1
1980s 33 credits
1989
Movie ★ 7.2
1989
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro as Stanley 'Stan' Kubacki
Movie ★ 9.0
1988
An Empire of Reason as Federalist Spokesman
Movie
1988
Tanner '88 as Gen. John Tanner
TV ★ 6.9
1988
Tanner '88 as General John Tanner
TV ★ 6.9
1988
Emma: Queen of the South Seas as President Ulysses S. Grant
TV ★ 3.8
1988
War and Remembrance as Dwight D. Eisenhower
TV ★ 7.9
1987
At Mother's Request as Franklin Bradshaw
TV ★ 10.0
1986
My Chauffeur as Witherspoon
Movie ★ 5.8
1986
Power as Senator Sam Hastings
Movie ★ 5.9
1986
La gran fiesta as Judge Cropper
Movie ★ 6.4
1986
Under Siege as Harold Sloan
Movie ★ 7.5
1986
Ike as Dwight David Eisenhower
Movie ★ 7.0
1985
TV ★ 7.2
1985
The Equalizer as Senator Virgil Thomas Blake
TV ★ 7.1
1984
The Cosby Show as Stanley Rappaport
TV ★ 7.0
1984
TV ★ 7.2
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Prof. Leon Walker
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Movie ★ 5.3
1983
Saigon: Year of the Cat as The Ambassador
Movie ★ 5.3
1983
Born of Fire as Narrator
Movie ★ 10.0
1983
Kennedy as Joseph P. Kennedy
TV ★ 6.3
1982
Creepshow as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
Movie ★ 6.9
1982
Movie ★ 7.0
1981
The Phoenix as Dr. Ward Frazier
Movie ★ 10.0
1981
Falcon Crest as Henri Denault
TV ★ 5.7
1981
Nurse as Father
TV ★ 7.5
1980
Superman II as The President
Movie ★ 6.8
1980
Movie
1980
TV
1970s 20 credits
1979
Movie ★ 5.5
1979
Movie ★ 4.9
1979
Vampire as Harry Kilcoyne
Movie ★ 6.1
1979
Movie
1978
Interiors as Arthur
Movie ★ 6.8
1977
Billy Jack Goes to Washington as Sen. Joseph Paine
Movie ★ 6.5
1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as President Harry S. Truman
Movie ★ 4.0
1976
Independence as Narrator
Movie ★ 9.0
1975
Movie ★ 7.0
1975
The Abduction of Saint Anne as Bishop Francis Paul Logan
Movie ★ 8.0
1973
Money to Burn as Jed Finnegan
Movie ★ 6.0
1972
Pursuit as James Wright
Movie ★ 5.4
1972
Movie ★ 9.0
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness as Daniel Lawrence
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
The City as Sheridan Hugotor
Movie ★ 4.5
1971
Movie ★ 8.5
1971
Vanished as Arthur Ingram
TV ★ 5.0
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! as Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
Movie ★ 7.2
1970
Movie ★ 7.0
1970
Night Gallery as Jared Soames (segment "Death in the Family")
TV ★ 7.8
1960s 19 credits
1969
The Bridge at Remagen as Brig. Gen. Shinner
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Movie ★ 5.6
1969
TV ★ 6.7
1969
TV ★ 4.8
1968
A Case of Libel as Paul Cleary
Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
TV ★ 6.8
1967
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Is Paris Burning? as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1966
The Chase as Val Rogers
Movie ★ 7.1
1966
Movie ★ 5.9
1965
TV ★ 7.1
1963
The Vote as Self - Host
Movie
1962
The Virginian as Judge Elmo J. Carver
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Town Without Pity as Colonel Pakenham
Movie ★ 6.9
1961
The Defenders as Lawrence Preston
TV ★ 6.3
1960
Cash McCall as Winston Conway
Movie ★ 6.3
1960
Movie ★ 10.0
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
The Islanders as Curt Cober
TV ★ 8.0
1950s 43 credits
1959
Compulsion as District Attorney Harold Horn
Movie ★ 7.1
1959
The Journey as Harold Rhinelander
Movie ★ 6.3
1959
Rawhide as Ben Foley
TV ★ 7.2
1958
The Buccaneer as Gov. William Claiborne
Movie ★ 6.5
1958
Movie
1958
TV ★ 6.5
1958
TV ★ 6.5
1957
Man on Fire as Sam Dunstock
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
12 Angry Men as Juror 4
Movie ★ 8.6
1957
Clash by Night as Jerry D'Amato
Movie
1957
Suspicion as Paul Steppe
TV ★ 6.2
1956
The Scarlet Hour as Lt. Jennings
Movie ★ 5.2
1956
The Mountain as Solange
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
Movie
1955
The Left Hand of God as Dr. David Sigman
Movie ★ 6.3
1955
TV ★ 6.3
1955
The Alcoa Hour as Herman Magnus
TV ★ 7.0
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ronald J. Grimes
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1954
The Caine Mutiny as Lt. Comdr. Challee
Movie ★ 7.2
1954
Pushover as Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
Broken Lance as Horace (The Governor)
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
Movie
1954
The Bamboo Prison as Father Francis Dolan
Movie ★ 6.4
1954
Movie ★ 4.5
1954
TV ★ 9.0
1954
TV ★ 8.0
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Diplomatic Courier as Military Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1952
Omnibus as Actor
TV ★ 6.3
1952
TV ★ 6.3
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Grover Cleveland
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
TV ★ 7.0
1950
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 25 credits
1949
Suspense as Eddie Hunt
TV ★ 5.1
1949
TV ★ 6.0
1949
TV ★ 7.9
1949
TV ★ 5.1
1949
Suspense as Gavin Stevens
TV ★ 5.1
1949
Suspense as Abner Snopes
TV ★ 5.1
1948
Call Northside 777 as Rayska (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1948
Studio One as Harry Mork
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Everett Metcalf
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as George Banks
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Aaron Kinney
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Dr. Shratt
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as N. Y. Times editor
TV ★ 6.6
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1947
Untamed Fury as Pompano, the dance caller
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
TV ★ 7.8
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