E. G. Marshall

Everett Eugene Grunz (June 18, 1914 – August 24, 1998), known professionally as E. G. Marshall, was an American actor. One of the first group of actors selected for the new Actors Studio, Marshall, by 1948, had performed in major plays on Broadway.

Among his film roles, Marshall is perhaps best known as the unflappable and analytical Juror 4 in Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama 12 Angry Men (1957). He starred in the CBS legal drama The Defenders, played the President of the United States in Superman II (1980), and Nazi collaborator Henri Denault on the CBS prime-time drama Falcon Crest in 1982. Marshall was also known as the host of the radio drama series CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974–1982).

Early life Marshall was born Everett Eugene Grunz The U.S. Social Security Claims Index states that he was listed with the Social Security Administration in June 1937 as Everett Eugene Grunz, and in December 1975 as E.G. Marshall.

Career He took the surname "Marshall" for his acting career. Although most familiar for his later television and movie roles, which gained wide audiences, Marshall also had a distinguished Broadway career. In 1948, having already performed in the original New York productions of The Skin of Our Teeth and The Iceman Cometh, Marshall joined Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Julie Harris, Kim Stanley, and 45 others to make up the first group of actors granted membership in the newly formed Actors Studio. In subsequent years, he landed the leading roles in The Crucible and Waiting for Godot.

Marshall achieved perhaps his highest profile as top-billed star of the CBS-TV legal drama The Defenders (1961-1965). Marshall portrayed Manhattan defense attorney Lawrence Preston, for which he won two Emmys. He later played Dr. David Craig in the television series The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969–1973), and Nazi collaborator Henri Denault on the CBS prime-time drama Falcon Crest in 1982.

In 1973, Marshall returned to the live stage to play the title role in a well-received production of Macbeth at the Virginia Museum Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, under the direction of Keith Fowler. The production was highly praised by the New York Times. From January 1974 until February 1982, Marshall was an occasional participant and the original host of the popular nightly radio drama, The CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

Personal life Marshall was married twice. He married Helen Wolf in 1931. They had two daughters—Jill and Degen. They had two sons and a daughter — Sam, Jud, and Sarah.

As a member of the Committee for National Health Insurance, Marshall was a long-time advocate of government-provided health care in the United States. During the 1968 United States presidential campaign, he filmed and narrated a political advertisement endorsing Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey.

Death Marshall died of lung cancer at his home in Bedford, New York, on August 24, 1998, at age 84.

Filmography Film

1945 The House on 92nd Street as Attendant At Morgue (uncredited) 1946 13 Rue Madeleine as Emile (uncredited) 1947 Untamed Fury as Pompano, the dance caller 1948 Call Northside 777 as Rayska (uncredited) 1952 Anything Can Happen as Immigration Officer (scenes deleted) 1954 The Caine Mutiny as Lieutenant Commander Challee 1954 Broken Lance as Governor Horace 1954 Pushover as Police Lieutenant Carl Eckstrom 1954 The Bamboo Prison as Father Francis Dolan 1954 The Silver Chalice as Ignatius 1955 The Left Hand of God as Dr. David Sigman 1956 The Scarlet Hour as Lieutenant Jennings 1956 The Mountain as Solange 1957 The Bachelor Party as Walter 1957 12 Angry Men as Juror #4 1957 Man on Fire as Sam Dunstock 1958 The Buccaneer as Governor William C. C. Claiborne 1959 The Journey as Harold Rhinelander 1959 Compulsion as District Attorney Harold Horn 1960 Cash McCall as Winston Conway 1961 Town Without Pity as Colonel Jerome Pakenham 1966 The Chase as Val Rogers 1966 Is Paris Burning? as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited) 1969 The Bridge at Remagen as Brigadier General Shinner 1969 The Learning Tree (uncredited) 1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! as Colonel Rufus S. Bratton 1971 The Pursuit of Happiness as Daniel Lawrence 1975 The Incredible Machine as Narrator (documentary) 1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington as Senator Joseph Paine 1978 Interiors as Arthur 1980 Superman II as The President of the United States 1981 Gangster Wars as The Narrator (voice) 1982 Creepshow as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You") 1986 My Chauffeur as Witherspoon 1986 Power as Senator Sam Hastings, Ohio 1986 La Gran Fiesta as Judge Cooper 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Art Smith 1990 Two Evil Eyes as Steven Pike (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") 1992 Consenting Adults as George Gordon 1992 Russian Holiday as Joe Meadows 1993 Tornadoes!! The Entity as The Narrator (documentary) 1995 Nixon as John N. Mitchell 1997 Absolute Power as Walter Sullivan 2006 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as The President of the United States

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1949–1958 Studio One (various) 6 episodes 1954 Middle of the Night Jerry Live TV broadcast. The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse 1955 Studio One Dr. Shratt Episode "Donovans' Brain" 1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ronald Grimes Episode: "Mail Order Prophet" 1957 Suspicion Paul Steppe Episode: "Four O'Clock" 1960 The Islanders Curt Cober Episode: "Forbidden Cargo" 1961 Rawhide Ben Foley Episode: "Incident of the Broken Word" 1961–1965 The Defenders Lawrence Preston 132 episodes 1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower Coley Jones TV movie 1969 The Littlest Angel God TV movie 1969–1973 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Dr. David Craig 45 episodes 1970 The Brady Bunch J.P. Randolph 1 episode 1971 Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You Dr. Edward Cazalis TV movie 1971 Night Gallery Jared Soames, The Funeral Director 1 episode 1972 Ironside Dr. David Craig 1 episode 1972 Pursuit James Wright ABC Movie of the Week 1976 Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur President Harry S. Truman TV movie 1977 Equal Justice Under Law Himself TV miniseries 1979 Vampire Harry Kilcoyne TV movie 1982–1983 Falcon Crest Henri Denault 3 episodes 1983 Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy TV miniseries 1986 Tales from the Darkside Grandfather Episode: "Seasons of Belief" 1987 At Mother's Request Franklin Bradshaw TV miniseries 1988 The Equalizer Senator Virgil Thomas Blake Episode: "The Last Campaign" 1989 ‘’Murder, She Wrote (1989 TV series)’’ Prof. Leon Walker Episode: “Alma Murder season 5#ep15” 1988–1989 War and Remembrance Dwight D. Eisenhower TV miniseries 1993 The Tommyknockers Ev Hillman TV miniseries 1994–1995 Chicago Hope Dr. Arthur Thurmond 8 episodes 1997 Miss Evers' Boys The Senate Chairman TV movie 1997 The Defenders: Payback Lawrence Preston TV movie 1998 The Defenders: Choice of Evils Lawrence Preston TV movie

Discography 1956 Waiting for Godot with Bert Lahr 1960 Ulysses: Soliloquies Of Molly And Leopold Bloom as read by Siobhan McKenna, E.G. Marshall. 1978 The Great Debates: Hamilton And Jefferson with Shepperd Strudwick 1981 Justice Holmes' Decisions (nominated for Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording in 1982) 1985 Runaway Jonah And Other Biblical Adventures by Jan Wahl