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

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Highway Patrol
1956
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Mildred Pierce
1945
The D.A.'s Man
1959
The Last Movie Star
2018
Spoilers of the Forest
1957
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
Cheyenne
1947
Nora Prentiss
1947
Oh! Susanna
1951
California Passage
1950

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
17
Producing
1
1959
The D.A.'s Man
as Shannon
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as Billy Mitchell
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
as Tab Warren
1956
Friendly Persuasion
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
1956
Highway Patrol
as Nick West
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Walt Norton
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Vincent
1954
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Baden
1951
Navy Bound
as Vincent Cerrano
1951
Oh! Susanna
as Lieutenant Cutter
1950
The Glass Menagerie
as Young Man
1950
Rock Island Trail
as Trooper
1950
California Passage
as Henchman
1947
Cheyenne
as Limpy Bill
1947
Jesse James Rides Again
as Steve Long
1947
Nora Prentiss
as Reporter (uncredited)
1945
Mildred Pierce
as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)