Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Popular Genres

Western Drama Crime

Career Span

1945 – 1957

John Compton

1 win

17 nominations

1 Oscar

13 credits

No biography available for this person.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Career

1945 – 1957

Known For

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce

as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss

as Reporter (uncredited)

Rock Island Trail

Rock Island Trail

Jesse James Rides Again

Jesse James Rides Again

California Passage

California Passage

Oh! Susanna

as Lieutenant Cutter

Thunder Over Arizona

Thunder Over Arizona

Cheyenne

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

as Billy Mitchell

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Navy Bound

as Vincent Cerrano

Frequent Collaborators

James Flavin

3 shared projects

in "Rock Island Trail"

View Shared Movies

Tom London

2 shared projects

in "Jesse James Rides Again"

View Shared Movies

2 shared projects

in "Friendly Persuasion"

View Shared Movies

Edmund Cobb

2 shared projects

in "Jesse James Rides Again"

View Shared Movies

Everett Glass

2 shared projects

in "Rock Island Trail"

View Shared Movies

Charles Morton

2 shared projects

in "Rock Island Trail"

View Shared Movies

Gene Roth

2 shared projects

in "Jesse James Rides Again"

View Shared Movies

Bruce Bennett

2 shared projects

in "Nora Prentiss"

View Shared Movies

Robert Arthur

2 shared projects

in "Nora Prentiss"

View Shared Movies

Clancy Cooper

2 shared projects

in "Nora Prentiss"

View Shared Movies

Bess Flowers

2 shared projects

in "Nora Prentiss"

View Shared Movies

Charles Jordan

2 shared projects

in "Nora Prentiss"

View Shared Movies

Award Recognition

1

Win

17

Nominations

1

Oscar

Complete Filmography

1957

Spoilers of the Forest as Billy Mitchell Award

1956

Friendly Persuasion as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited) Award

Thunder Over Arizona as Tab Warren Award

1954

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush as Baden Award

1951

Oh! Susanna as Lieutenant Cutter Award

Navy Bound as Vincent Cerrano Award

1950

Rock Island Trail as Trooper Award

California Passage as Henchman Award

The Glass Menagerie as Young Man Award

1947

Nora Prentiss as Reporter (uncredited) Award

Jesse James Rides Again as Steve Long Award

Cheyenne as Limpy Bill Award

1945

Mildred Pierce as Theodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited) Award

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Friendly Persuasion

Mildred Pierce

Nora Prentiss

Cheyenne

Career Statistics

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution