E. G. Marshall (born Everett Eugene Grunz; June 18, 1914 – August 24, 1998) was an American actor best known for his roles in such films as 12 Angry Men, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and in the television series The Defenders, The New Doctors, and Chicago Hope.
He was married to Judith Coy, Helen Wolf, and Emy de Haze Winkelman and had five children.
Marshall died in 1998 at the age of 84 from lung cancer.
Filmography
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Feature film roles
- 1945: The House on 92nd Street as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
- 1946: Thirteen Rue Madeleine as Emile (uncredited)
- 1947: Untamed Fury as Pompano the Dance Caller
- 1948: Call Northside 777 as Rayska (uncredited)
- 1951: The Great Merlini as George Parker
- 1952: Anything Can Happen as Immigration Officer (deleted role)
- 1952: Diplomatic Courier as Military Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)
- 1954: The Caine Mutiny as Lt. Comdr. Challee
- 1954: Pushover as Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
- 1954: Broken Lance as Horace
- 1954: The Silver Chalice as Ignatius
- 1954: The Bamboo Prison as Father Francis Dolan
- 1955: The Left Hand Of God as Dr. David Sigman
- 1956: The Scarlet Hour as Lt. Jennings
- 1956: The Mountain as Solange
- 1956: The Little Foxes as Oscar
- 1957: The Bachelor Party as Walter
- 1957: 12 Angry Men as Juror 4
- 1957: Man on Fire as Sam Dunstock
- 1958: The Buccaneer as Gov. William Claiborne
- 1959: The Journey as Harold Rhinelander
- 1959: Compulsion as District Atty. Harold Horn
- 1960: Cash Mc Call as Winston Conway
- 1960: The Master Builder as Solness
- 1961: Town Without Pity as Col. Jerome Pakenham
- 1964: The Presidency A Splendid Misery as Andrew Jackson
- 1966: The Chase as Val Rogers
- 1966: The Poppy Is Also A Flower as Coley Jones
- 1966: Is Paris Burning? as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
- 1968: Flesh and Blood as John
- 1968: A Case Of Libel as Paul Cleary
- 1969: This Town Will Never Be The Same as Bruce Crichton
- 1969: The Bridge at Remagen as Brig. Gen. Shinner
- 1969: The Littlest Angel as God
- 1970: A Clear and Present Danger as Sen. Stowe
- 1970: Tora! Tora! Tora! as Col. Rufus S. Bratton
- 1971: The Pursuit Of Happiness as Daniel Lawrence
- 1971: The City as Sheridan Hugotor
- 1971: Ellery Queen Dont Look Behind You as Dr. Cazalis
- 1972: Look Homeward Angel as W.O. Grant
- 1972: Pursuit as James Wright
- 1973: Money To Burn as Jed Finnegan
- 1975: The Abduction of Saint Anne as Bishop Francis Paul Logan
- 1976: Collision Course Truman Vs Mac Arthur as Pres. Harry S. Truman
- 1977: Billy Jack Goes To Washington as Sen. Payne
- 1978: Interiors as Arthur
- 1978: The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. Mendel
- 1979: Vampire as Harry Kilcoyne
- 1979: Disaster on the Coastliner as Roy Snyder
- 1980: Superman II as The President
- 1981: Gangster Wars as Narrator
- 1982: Eleanor First Lady Of The World as John Foster Dulles
- 1982: Creepshow as Upson Pratt
- 1983: Saigon Year Of The Cat as The Ambassador
- 1983: The Winter Of Our Discontent as Mr. Baker
- 1986: Mr Chauffeur as Witherspoon
- 1986: Power as Sen. Sam Hastings
- 1986: Under Siege as Harold Sloan
- 1986: Ike as Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1986: La Gran Fiesta as Judge Cooper
- 1989: The Hijacking Of The Archille Lauro as Stanley 'Stan' Kubacki
- 1989: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Art
- 1990: Two Evil Eyes as Steven Pike
- 1991: Ironclads as Comdr. Smith
- 1992: Consenting Adults as George Gordon
- 1992: Lincoln as Gideon Welles
- 1993: Russian Holiday as Joe Meadows
- 1995: Nixon as John Mitchell
- 1997: Absolute Power as Walter Sullivan
- 1997: Miss Evers Boys as The Senate Chairman
- 1997: The Defenders Payback as Lawrence Preston
- 1997: The Defenders Choice Of Evils as Lawrence Preston
- 2006: Superman II The Richard Donner Cut as The President
Short film roles
- 1976: Independence as Narrator
Television roles
- 1949–58: Studio One as Everett Metcalf/various (7 episodes)
- 1950: The Chevrolet Tele Theatre as Henry
- 1950–52: Lights Out as Purdy (3 episodes)
- 1950–53: The Web as Big Tommy (7 episodes)
- 1950–54: Suspense as Abner Snopes/Gavin Stevens/Eddie Hunt (5 episodes)
- 1950–55: The Philco Television Playhouse as Dennis Leighton/Jerry/NY Times Editor/Hiram Holliday/Horace Greeley/Barnwell Rhett/Alf Rylett (13 episodes)
- 1950–57: Kraft Theatre as Col. Hodges/Mr. Lazarus/Commodore Crochet/The Reverend/MacBeth (20 episodes)
- 1952: Hallmark Hall of Fame as Grover Cleveland
- 1952: The Big Story as Theodore T. MacFarland
- 1952–53: Short Short Dramas as Newspaper Reporter (2 episodes)
- 1952–55: Armstrong Circle Theatre as Harry (4 episodes)
- 1953–55: You Are There as Aristobulus/Gen. George Washington/Nero/various (12 episodes)
- 1953–55: Ponds Theater as Jim (2 episodes)
- 1953–56: Goodyear Playhouse as Michael Riordan/Upton (6 episodes)
- 1954: Inner Sanctum as Carl
- 1954: Justice as Harry Larner
- 1954: Omnibus as Actor
- 1954–55: The Elgin Hour as Saul Hirsch/Brady Weeks (2 episodes)
- 1955: Producers Showcase as Dr. Carlos Finlay
- 1955: The Twentith Century Fox Hour as Mr. Davies
- 1955–56: General Electric Theater as O'Hoolihan/Jack (2 episodes)
- 1956: Playwrights 56 as Mr. X/Saul (2 episodes)
- 1957: The Alcoa Hour as Shorty/Herman Magnus (2 episodes)
- 1957: Suspicion as Paul Steppe
- 1957: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ronald J. Grimes
- 1957: The Seven Lively Arts as Narrator
- 1957–59: Playhouse 90 as Capt. Jules Kilby/Merrill/Beria/Jerry D'Amato (4 episodes)
- 1958: Shirley Temples Storybook as Rip Van Winkle/Merchant (2 episodes)
- 1958: Pursuit as Tenner Hodges
- 1959: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Prof. Eric Carson
- 1959–60: Play Of The Week as Halvard Solness/Lopanim (2 episodes)
- 1959–60: Sunday Showcase as William Thompson/Judge Wingate (3 episodes)
- 1960: ITV Play Of The Week as Jim Downs
- 1960: Moment Of Fear as B.J. Benedict
- 1960: Route 66 as Gerald Emerson
- 1960: The Islanders as Curt Cober
- 1961: Rawhide as Ben Foley
- 1961: The Du Pont Show Of The Month as Jim Howard
- 1961–65: The Defenders (1961) as Lawrence Preston
- 1969–73: The Bold Ones The New Doctors as Dr. David Craig
- 1970: Paris 7000 as Judge Bandeman
- 1970: The Brady Bunch as J.P. Randolph
- 1970–71: The Virginian as Judge Carver/Judge Elmo J. Carver (2 episodes)
- 1971: Vanished as Arthur Ingram
- 1971: Night Gallery as Jared Soames
- 1972: Ironside (1967) as Dr. David Craig
- 1972: American Life Style as Narrator
- 1979: The Lazarus Syndrome as Dr. Mendel
- 1981: The Gangster Chronicles as Narrator
- 1981–82: The Phoenix as Dr. Ward Frazier (2 episodes)
- 1982: Nurse as Father
- 1982–83: Falcon Crest as Henri Denault
- 1983: Kennedy as Joseph P. Kennedy
- 1986: Tales from the Darkside as Father
- 1987: At Mothers Request as Franklin Bradshaw
- 1987: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Charlie Pitt
- 1988: Spenser For Hire as Judge Jason Kingsley
- 1988: Tanner 88 as Gen. John Tanner
- 1988: The Equalizer as Sen. Virgil Thomas Blake
- 1988: Emma Queen Of The South Sea as Pres. Grant
- 1988–89: War And Remembrance as Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1989: Murder, She Wrote as Prof. Leon Walker
- 1991: The Cosby Show as Stanley Rappaport
- 1993: The Tommyknockers as Ev Hillman
- 1994: Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as Prof. Taw
- 1994–95: Chicago Hope as Dr. Arthur Thurmond (13 episodes)
- 1995: Courthouse as Judge Sam Sykes
Radio roles
- 1974–82: CBS Radio Mystery Theater as Himself (host)
