Person
E.G. Marshall
Acting · 1914–1998 · Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Everett Eugene Grunz (June 18, 1914 – August 24, 1998), known professionally as E. G. Marshall, was an American actor, best known for his television roles as the lawyer Lawrence Preston on The Defenders in the 1960s, and as neurosurgeon David Craig on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors in the 1970s. Among his film roles, he is perhaps best known as the unflappable Juror #4 in Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama 12 Angry Men from 1957.
Known for
Murder, She Wrote
Prof. Leon Walker
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Falcon Crest
Henri Denault
Ironside
1967
Chicago Hope
Arthur Thurmond
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Cosby Show
Stanley Rappaport
The Virginian
Judge Elmo J. Carver
12 Angry Men
Juror 4
The Equalizer
Senator Virgil Thomas Blake
Filmography
- 2006Superman II: The Richard Donner CutThe President
- 2004Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn(archival footage)
- 2000Walker Evans / AmericaNarrator
- 1998The Defenders: Choice of EvilsLawrence Preston
- 1997The Defenders: PaybackLawrence Preston
- 1997Miss Evers' BoysThe Senate Chairman
- 1997Absolute PowerWalter Sullivan
- 1995NixonJohn Mitchell
- 1994Chicago HopeArthur Thurmond
- 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllProfessor Taw
- 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllProfessor Taw
- 1994The HimalayasNarrator
- 1993George Marshall and the American CenturySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1993The TommyknockersEv Hillman
- 1993Tornadoes!! The EntityNarrator 1
- 1992LincolnGideon Welles (voice)
- 1992Consenting AdultsGeorge Gordon
- 1992Earth and the American DreamReader (voice)
- 1992Russian HolidayJoe Meadows
- 1991IroncladsCommdr. Smith
- 1990Two Evil EyesSteven Pike
- 1989National Lampoon's Christmas VacationArt
- 1989Fire From the Sun: The Search for Fusion EnergyHost
- 1989The Hijacking of the Achille LauroStanley 'Stan' Kubacki
- 1988Emma: Queen of the South SeasPresident Ulysses S. Grant
- 1988War and RemembranceDwight D. Eisenhower
- 1988An Empire of ReasonFederalist Spokesman
- 1988Tanner '88Gen. John Tanner
- 1988The Explorers: A Century of Discovery
- 1987At Mother's RequestFranklin Bradshaw
- 1986La gran fiestaJudge Cropper
- 1986IkeDwight David Eisenhower
- 1986Under SiegeHarold Sloan
- 1986PowerSenator Sam Hastings
- 1986My ChauffeurWitherspoon
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCharlie Pitt
- 1985The EqualizerSenator Virgil Thomas Blake
- 1984Tales from the DarksideFather
- 1984Murder, She WroteProf. Leon Walker
- 1984The Cosby ShowStanley Rappaport
- 1983The Winter of Our DiscontentMr. Baker
- 1983Saigon: Year of the CatThe Ambassador
- 1983KennedyJoseph P. Kennedy
- 1983Born of FireNarrator
- 1983Thank You, Mr. President: The Press Conferences of JFKSelf - Host
- 1982CreepshowUpson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
- 1982Eleanor, First Lady of the WorldJohn Foster Dulles
- 1981Falcon CrestHenri Denault
- 1981The PhoenixDr. Ward Frazier
- 1981NurseFather
- 1980Superman IIThe President
- 1980A Capitol FourthSelf
- 1980Dive to the Edge of CreationSelf - Host
- 1979Disaster on the CoastlinerRoy Snyder
- 1979VampireHarry Kilcoyne
- 1979The Lazarus SyndromeDr. Mendel
- 1979HR 6161: An Act of CongressNarrator
- 1978InteriorsArthur
- 1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonSen. Joseph Paine
- 1976IndependenceNarrator
- 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurPresident Harry S. Truman
- 1975The Incredible MachineNarrator
- 1975The Abduction of Saint AnneBishop Francis Paul Logan
- 1973Money to BurnJed Finnegan
- 1972PursuitJames Wright
- 1972Look Homeward, AngelW. O. Gant
- 1971Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind YouDr. Cazalis
- 1971The CitySheridan Hugotor
- 1971VanishedArthur Ingram
- 1971The Pursuit of HappinessDaniel Lawrence
- 1970Night GalleryJared Soames (segment "Death in the Family")
- 1970A Clear and Present DangerSenator Stowe
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
- 1969The Littlest AngelGod
- 1969The Brady Bunch
- 1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsDr. David Craig
- 1969The Bridge at RemagenBrig. Gen. Shinner
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1968A Case of LibelPaul Cleary
- 1967Ironside
- 1966Is Paris Burning?Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
- 1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerColey Jones
- 1966The ChaseVal Rogers
- 1965National Geographic SpecialsNarrator
- 1963The VoteSelf - Host
- 1962The VirginianJudge Elmo J. Carver
- 1961Town Without PityColonel Pakenham
- 1961The DefendersLawrence Preston
- 1960Route 66
- 1960The IslandersCurt Cober
- 1960The Master BuilderSolness
- 1960Cash McCallWinston Conway
- 1959CompulsionDistrict Attorney Harold Horn
- 1959The JourneyHarold Rhinelander
- 1959RawhideBen Foley
- 1958The BuccaneerGov. William Claiborne
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- 1958The Plot to Kill StalinBeria
- 1958Shirley Temple's StorybookMerchant
- 1957SuspicionPaul Steppe
- 1957Man on FireSam Dunstock
- 1957Clash by NightJerry D'Amato
- 195712 Angry MenJuror 4
- 1957The Bachelor PartyWalter
- 1956The Little FoxesOscar
- 1956The MountainSolange
- 1956The Scarlet HourLt. Jennings
- 1955The Alcoa HourHerman Magnus
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourMr. Davies
- 1955Playwrights '56
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsRonald J. Grimes
- 1955The Left Hand of GodDr. David Sigman
- 1954The Silver ChaliceIgnatius
- 1954Broken LanceHorace (The Governor)
- 1954Middle of the NightJerry
- 1954PushoverPolice Lt. Carl Eckstrom
- 1954The Caine MutinyLt. Comdr. Challee
- 1954The Bamboo PrisonFather Francis Dolan
- 1954Justice
- 1954Inner Sanctum
- 1953General Electric TheaterJack
- 1953You Are ThereSamuel Adams
- 1952OmnibusActor
- 1952Diplomatic CourierMilitary Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameGrover Cleveland
- 1951Goodyear Television Playhouse
- 1951Casey, Crime Photographer
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
- 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1949The Twentieth Century
- 1949Lights Out
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
- 1949SuspenseEddie Hunt
- 1948Studio One
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseAlf Rylett
- 1948Call Northside 777Rayska (uncredited)
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreMr. Lazarus
- 1947Untamed FuryPompano, the dance caller
- —Four Rooms: Earth ViewSelf
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