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Tiger Joe Marsh

Acting · 1911–1989 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Tiger Joe Marsh was an actor who founded his entertainment career success with a wrestling career and then a role in film. In 1937, he won the world-wide heavyweight wrestling championship title. Marsh's career beginnings included film roles in "Panic in the Streets" (1950) and the adaptation "The Egyptian" (1954) with Jean Simmons. He went on to act in "Lost in Space" (1965-68), "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" (NBC, 1966-67) and "Ready and Willing" (CBS, 1973-74). Later in his career, Marsh acted in the Eddie Albert fantasy "Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975). Marsh passed away in May 1989 at the age of 78.

Known for

Filmography

1980Below the Belt
1978The Cat from Outer SpaceOmar
1977CHiPs1st Mover / Foreman
1975Kitty Can't Help ItButch Morgan
1972Another Nice MessAgent Togohashi
1972Top of the HeapMan with Knife
1968HeadSecurity Guard (uncredited)
1967How I Spent My Summer VacationYoshiro
1967Last of the American HoboesGreen River Slim (uncredited)
1966The SwingerBurley Greek (uncredited)
1966The Time TunnelExecutioner
1965LaredoQuitch
1965Lost in SpaceElevator Operator
1965Angel's Flight
1964VengeanceBully
1963A Swingin' Affair
1962Pressure PointInmate (uncredited)
1959The Rebel SetCop boarding train
1959Here Come the JetsTurnkey (uncredited)
1959Some Like It Hot(uncredited)
1959Bold VentureBespectacled Bodyguard
1957Perry MasonAl
1954The EgyptianLibyan Guard
1954On the WaterfrontLongshoreman (uncredited)
1954Hell's Half AcreGeorge (uncredited)
1952Viva Zapata!Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1950Panic in the StreetsBosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
1949PinkyGeorge (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)

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