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E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

32 movies on Netflix

Biography

E. G. Marshall was an American actor whose long career took in Broadway, television, radio and film. Born in Owatonna, Minnesota, he adopted the surname Marshall for acting and was among the first group of actors admitted to the Actors Studio in 1948, after appearing on Broadway in The Skin of Our Teeth and later in The Iceman Cometh. Leading roles in The Crucible and Waiting for Godot followed. His highest profile came as defense attorney Lawrence Preston on the CBS legal drama The Defenders, which won him two Emmys, and he played Dr. David Craig on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors and hosted the CBS Radio Mystery Theater from 1974 to 1982. His films included 12 Angry Men (1957), Compulsion (1959), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Interiors (1978), Superman II (1980), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Nixon (1995) and Absolute Power (1997).

84years old at death

  • Born Owatonna
  • Died Bedford
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Edda Everett Gunnar Gunnar Marshall (birth name)Also credited as Everett Eugene Grunz

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
59 years1947 to 2006

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Beyond film

    Keith Fowler directed Marshall in a 1973 Macbeth at the Virginia Museum Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, where Marshall took the title role. The New York Times gave the production high praise.

  2. Beyond film

    From January 1974 until February 1982, Marshall was the original host of the nightly radio drama The CBS Radio Mystery Theater and an occasional participant in it.

  3. A first

    Marshall's last acting job was to play Lawrence Preston again in two TV movies that were based on The Defenders.

E.G. Marshall movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. 12 Angry Men1957 Crime, Dramaas Juror 4

    IMDb rating 9.01.0M votes

  2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989 Comedyas Art

    IMDb rating 7.5249K votes

  3. Creepshow1982as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")

    IMDb rating 6.858K votes

  4. Tora! Tora! Tora!1970as Lt. Colonal Bratton

    IMDb rating 7.540K votes

  5. Absolute Power1997as Walter Sullivan

    IMDb rating 6.766K votes

  6. Nixon1995as John Mitchell

    IMDb rating 7.035K votes

  7. The Chase1966as Val Rogers

    IMDb rating 7.115K votes

  8. Interiors1978as Arthur

    IMDb rating 7.223K votes

Most often with

Edward Dmytryk directed four of these films, Sidney Lumet two and Richard Donner two. Gene Hackman appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Gene Hackman, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Gene HackmanEd Harris, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ed HarrisMartin Balsam, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Martin BalsamYul Brynner, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Yul BrynnerRobert Burton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Robert BurtonEdward Binns, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Edward BinnsEdward DmytrykDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Edward DmytrykSidney LumetDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Sidney LumetRichard DonnerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Richard Donner

Films together

Box office

What E.G. Marshall's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$491 million

17 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Superman II1980as The President$216 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Superman II1980as The President
    $216M44.1% of the total
  2. 2
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989as Art
    $75M15.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Absolute Power1997as Walter Sullivan
    $50M10.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Tora! Tora! Tora!1970as Lt. Colonal Bratton
    $37M7.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Caine Mutiny1954as Lt. Comdr. Challee
    $22M4.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Consenting Adults1992as George Gordon
    $22M4.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Creepshow1982as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
    $21M4.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Nixon1995as John Mitchell
    $14M2.8% of the total
Interiors (1978), $10.4 millionMy Chauffeur (1986), $4.8 million12 Angry Men (1957), $4.4 millionThe Left Hand of God (1955), $4.0 millionPower (1986), $3.8 millionThe Silver Chalice (1954), $3.2 millionThe Chase (1966), $2.3 millionCompulsion (1959), $1.8 millionThe Journey (1959), $19,873

$34.7 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total

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