E. G. Marshall

For the American Union Army general with the same first initials, see Elisha Marshall.

E. G. Marshall
publicity shot, circa late 1940s
Born	Everett Eugene Grunz June 18, 1914(1914-06-18) Owatonna, Minnesota United States
Died	August 24, 1998(1998-08-24) (aged 84) Bedford, New York United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1945–1998
Spouse	Judith Coy (?-1998) Emy de Haze Winkelman Helen Wolf (1939-1953)

E. G. Marshall (June 18, 1914 – August 24, 1998) 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 (1957).

Early life and career

Marshall was born Everett Eugene Grunz in Owatonna, Minnesota, the son of Hazel Irene (née Cobb; 1892–1975) and Charles G. Grunz (1882–1959). Marshall attended both Carleton College and the University of Minnesota. During his life, he never divulged fully what 'E.G' stood for, telling most people it stood for "Everybody's Guess".

Although most familiar from his television and movie roles, E. G. Marshall came from a distinguished Broadway background, appearing in the original New York productions of The Skin of Our Teeth, The Iceman Cometh, and lead roles in The Crucible and Waiting for Godot. Marshall was the original host of the popular nightly radio drama The CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

Personal life and death

Marshall was married three times. He had seven children in all, whose names include Sam, Jed, Sarah, Jill, and Degen. He died of lung cancer in Bedford, New York, on August 24, 1998. His grave is in the Middle Patent Rural Cemetery, located in the hamlet of Banksville, a part of the town of North Castle, New York.

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

Partial filmography

• The House on 92nd Street (1945) (uncredited)
• 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) (uncredited)
• Call Northside 777 (1948) (uncredited)
• The Caine Mutiny (1954)
• Broken Lance (1954)
• Pushover (1954)
• The Silver Chalice (1954)
• The Left Hand of God (1955)
• The Mountain (1956)
• The Bachelor Party (1957)
• Man on Fire (1957)
• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• The Buccaneer (1958)
• The Journey (1959)
• Compulsion (1959)
• Cash McCall (1960)
• Psycho (1960) (uncredited)
• Town Without Pity (1961)
• The Chase (1966)
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
• Is Paris Burning? (1966) (uncredited)
• The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
• The Learning Tree (1969)
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
• The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
• The Incredible Machine (1975) (narrator)
• Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
• Interiors (1978)
• Superman II (1980)
• Creepshow (1982)
• Kennedy (1983 TV miniseries)
• La Gran Fiesta (1984)
• My Chauffeur (1986)
• Power (1986)
• At Mother's Request (1987) (TV film)
• War and Remembrance (1988-89 TV miniseries)
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
• Two Evil Eyes (1990)
• Consenting Adults (1992)
• Chicago Hope (1994–1995, eight episodes)
• The Tommyknockers (1993 TV miniseries)
• Nixon (1995)
• Absolute Power (1997)
• Miss Evers' Boys (1997 TV movie)

External links

• E.G. Marshall Radio History
• E. G. Marshall at the Internet Movie Database
• E. G. Marshall at the Internet Broadway Database
• E.G. Marshall at Internet off-Broadway Database
• E. G. Marshall at Find a Grave