E.G. Marshall

Known for

Acting

Life

1914 – 1998 (aged 84)

Born in

Owatonna, Minnesota, USA

Credits

130 acting credits

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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

12 Angry Men

10 Apr 1957

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

30 Nov 1989

Superman II

04 Dec 1980

Absolute Power

14 Feb 1997

Creepshow

10 Nov 1982

Tora! Tora! Tora!

26 Jan 1970

The Cosby Show

20 Sep 1984

Murder, She Wrote

30 Sep 1984

Photos

Filmography

1997

The Defenders: Paybackas Lawrence Preston
Miss Evers' Boysas The Senate Chairman
Absolute Poweras Walter Sullivan

1995

Nixonas John Mitchell

1994

Chicago Hopeas Arthur Thurmond22 episodes
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells Allas Professor Taw
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells Allas Professor Taw2 episodes
The Himalayasas Narrator8 episodes

1993

The Tommyknockersas Ev Hillman2 episodes
Tornadoes!! The Entityas Narrator 1

1992

Lincolnas Gideon Welles (voice)
Consenting Adultsas George Gordon
Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)
Russian Holidayas Joe Meadows

1991

Ironcladsas Commdr. Smith

1990

Two Evil Eyesas Steven Pike

1989

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacationas Art
Fire From the Sun: The Search for Fusion Energyas Host
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauroas Stanley 'Stan' Kubacki

1988

Emma: Queen of the South Seasas President Ulysses S. Grant4 episodes
War and Remembranceas Dwight D. Eisenhower3 episodes
An Empire of Reasonas Federalist Spokesman
Tanner '88as General John Tanner
The Explorers: A Century of Discovery

1987

At Mother's Requestas Franklin Bradshaw2 episodes

1986

La gran fiestaas Judge Cropper
Ikeas Dwight David Eisenhower
Under Siegeas Harold Sloan
Poweras Senator Sam Hastings
My Chauffeuras Witherspoon

1985

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Charlie Pitt1 episode
The Equalizeras Senator Virgil Thomas Blake1 episode

1984

Tales from the Darksideas Father1 episode
Murder, She Wroteas Prof. Leon Walker1 episode
The Cosby Showas Stanley Rappaport1 episode

1983

The Winter of Our Discontentas Mr. Baker
Saigon: Year of the Catas The Ambassador
Kennedyas Joseph P. Kennedy3 episodes
Born of Fireas Narrator

1982

Creepshowas Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
Eleanor, First Lady of the Worldas John Foster Dulles

1981

Falcon Crestas Henri Denault3 episodes
The Phoenixas Dr. Ward Frazier
Nurseas Father1 episode

1980

Superman IIas The President

1979

Disaster on the Coastlineras Roy Snyder
Vampireas Harry Kilcoyne
The Lazarus Syndromeas Dr. Mendel
HR 6161: An Act of Congressas Narrator

1978

Interiorsas Arthur

1977

Billy Jack Goes to Washingtonas Sen. Joseph Paine

1976

Independenceas Narrator
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthuras President Harry S. Truman

1975

The Incredible Machineas Narrator
The Abduction of Saint Anneas Bishop Francis Paul Logan

1973

Money to Burnas Jed Finnegan

1972

Pursuitas James Wright
Look Homeward, Angelas W. O. Gant

1971

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind Youas Dr. Cazalis
The Cityas Sheridan Hugotor
Vanishedas Arthur Ingram2 episodes
The Pursuit of Happinessas Daniel Lawrence

1970

Night Galleryas Jared Soames (segment "Death in the Family")1 episode
A Clear and Present Dangeras Senator Stowe
Tora! Tora! Tora!as Colonel Rufus S. Bratton

1969

The Littlest Angelas God
The Brady Bunch1 episode
The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Dr. David Craig45 episodes
The Bridge at Remagenas Brig. Gen. Shinner

1968

A Case of Libelas Paul Cleary

1967

Ironside1 episode

1966

Is Paris Burning?as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
The Poppy Is Also a Floweras Coley Jones
The Chaseas Val Rogers

1965

National Geographic Specialsas Narrator1 episode

1962

The Virginianas Judge Elmo J. Carver1 episode

1961

Town Without Pityas Colonel Pakenham
The Defendersas Lawrence Preston132 episodes

1960

Route 661 episode
The Islandersas Curt Cober1 episode
The Master Builderas Solness
Cash McCallas Winston Conway

1959

Compulsionas District Attorney Harold Horn
The Journeyas Harold Rhinelander
Rawhideas Ben Foley1 episode

1958

The Buccaneeras Gov. William Claiborne
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 episode
The Plot to Kill Stalinas Beria
Shirley Temple's Storybookas Rip Van Winkle1 episode

1957

Suspicionas Paul Steppe1 episode
Man on Fireas Sam Dunstock
Clash by Nightas Jerry D'Amato
12 Angry Menas Juror 4
The Bachelor Partyas Walter

1956

The Little Foxesas Oscar
The Mountainas Solange
The Scarlet Houras Lt. Jennings

1955

The Alcoa Houras Herman Magnus1 episode
The 20th Century Fox Houras Mr. Davies1 episode
Playwrights '562 episodes
Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Ronald J. Grimes1 episode
The Left Hand of Godas Dr. David Sigman

1954

The Silver Chaliceas Ignatius
Broken Lanceas Horace (The Governor)
Middle of the Nightas Jerry
Pushoveras Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
The Caine Mutinyas Lt. Comdr. Challee
The Bamboo Prisonas Father Francis Dolan
Justice1 episode
Inner Sanctum1 episode

1953

General Electric Theateras O'Hoolihan1 episode
You Are Thereas Samuel Adams1 episode

1952

Omnibus1 episode
Diplomatic Courieras Military Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)

1951

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents1 episode

1949

The Twentieth Century
Lights Out3 episodes
Suspenseas Gavin Stevens1 episode

1948

Studio Oneas Dr. Shratt1 episode
The Philco Television Playhouseas Dennis Leighton1 episode
Call Northside 777as Rayska (uncredited)

1947

Kraft Television Theatre1 episode
Untamed Furyas Pompano, the dance caller