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E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Actor · Died August 24, 1998, aged 84 · Owatonna, Minnesota, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 18, 1914
Died
August 24, 1998 (aged 84)
From
Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are E.G. Marshall's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Power
21%
Bonds
14%
Self
10%
Society
9%
Survival
9%
Ideas
4%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 11 · Dark 18

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 25 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 15 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 17
Mentor
4 of 17
Herald
4 of 17
Threshold guardian
2 of 17
Hero
1 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
12
Dread
7
Thrilling
6
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch E.G. Marshall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for E.G. Marshall's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

131 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut(2006)

    as The President

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as (archival footage)

  • Walker Evans / America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • The Defenders: Choice of Evils(1998)

    as Lawrence Preston

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Defenders: Payback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lawrence Preston

  • Miss Evers' Boys(1997)

    as The Senate Chairman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Absolute Power(1997)

    as Walter Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years(1997)

    as Actor 'Compulsion'

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Nixon(1995)

    as John Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · as Arthur Thurmond

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Professor Taw

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Professor Taw

  • The Himalayas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Tommyknockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ev Hillman

  • Tornadoes!! The Entity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Narrator 1

  • Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Gideon Welles (voice)

  • Consenting Adults(1992)

    as George Gordon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Earth and the American Dream(1992)

    as Reader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Russian Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Joe Meadows

  • Ironclads(1991)

    as Commdr. Smith

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Two Evil Eyes(1990)

    as Steven Pike

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989)

    as Art

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fire From the Sun: The Search for Fusion Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Host

  • The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro(1989)

    as Stanley 'Stan' Kubacki

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Emma: Queen of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as President Ulysses S. Grant

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • An Empire of Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Federalist Spokesman

  • Tanner '88 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Gen. John Tanner · as General John Tanner

  • The Explorers: A Century of Discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • At Mother's Request (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Franklin Bradshaw

  • La gran fiesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Judge Cropper

  • Ike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dwight David Eisenhower

  • Under Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Harold Sloan

  • Power(1986)

    as Senator Sam Hastings

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • My Chauffeur(1986)

    as Witherspoon

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Pitt

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Virgil Thomas Blake

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Leon Walker

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Father

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Stanley Rappaport

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Winter of Our Discontent(1983)

    as Mr. Baker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Saigon: Year of the Cat(1983)

    as The Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joseph P. Kennedy

  • Born of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator

  • Creepshow(1982)

    as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Eleanor, First Lady of the World(1982)

    as John Foster Dulles

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Henri Denault

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Dr. Ward Frazier

  • Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Father

  • Superman II(1980)

    as The President

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Disaster on the Coastliner(1979)

    as Roy Snyder

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Harry Kilcoyne

  • The Lazarus Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Dr. Mendel

  • HR 6161: An Act of Congress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator

  • Interiors(1978)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Billy Jack Goes to Washington(1977)

    as Sen. Joseph Paine

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Independence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Narrator

  • Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as President Harry S. Truman

  • The Incredible Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Narrator

  • The Abduction of Saint Anne(1975)

    as Bishop Francis Paul Logan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Money to Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jed Finnegan

  • Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as James Wright

  • Look Homeward, Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as W. O. Gant

  • Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You(1971)

    as Dr. Cazalis

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sheridan Hugotor

  • Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur Ingram

  • The Pursuit of Happiness(1971)

    as Daniel Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Jared Soames (segment "Death in the Family")

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • A Clear and Present Danger(1970)

    as Senator Stowe

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)

    as Colonel Rufus S. Bratton

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Littlest Angel(1969)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Brady Bunch(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 45 episodes · as Dr. David Craig

  • The Bridge at Remagen(1969)

    as Brig. Gen. Shinner

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Case of Libel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Paul Cleary

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower(1966)

    as Coley Jones

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Chase(1966)

    as Val Rogers

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • National Geographic Specials(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Elmo J. Carver

  • Town Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Colonel Pakenham

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 132 episodes · as Lawrence Preston

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Islanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Curt Cober

  • The Master Builder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Solness

  • Cash McCall(1960)

    as Winston Conway

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Compulsion(1959)

    as District Attorney Harold Horn

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Journey(1959)

    as Harold Rhinelander

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Foley

  • The Buccaneer(1958)

    as Gov. William Claiborne

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Plot to Kill Stalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Beria

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Merchant · as Rip Van Winkle

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Steppe

  • Man on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sam Dunstock

  • Clash by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jerry D'Amato

  • 12 Angry Men(1957)

    as Juror 4

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Walter

  • The Little Foxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Oscar

  • The Mountain(1956)

    as Solange

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lt. Jennings

  • The Alcoa Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Herman Magnus

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Davies

  • Playwrights '56 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald J. Grimes

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Left Hand of God(1955)

    as Dr. David Sigman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Silver Chalice(1954)

    as Ignatius

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Broken Lance(1954)

    as Horace (The Governor)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Middle of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jerry

  • Pushover(1954)

    as Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Caine Mutiny(1954)

    as Lt. Comdr. Challee

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Bamboo Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Father Francis Dolan

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Inner Sanctum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack · as O'Hoolihan

  • You Are There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Samuel Adams

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Actor

  • Diplomatic Courier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Military Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · as Grover Cleveland · as Mr. Baker · as Oscar

  • Goodyear Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Casey, Crime Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Twentieth Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · as Abner Snopes · as Eddie Hunt · as Gavin Stevens

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 3 episodes · as Aaron Kinney · as Dr. Shratt · as Everett Metcalf · as George Banks · as Harry Mork

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alf Rylett · as Barnwell Rhett · as Dennis Leighton · as Hiram Holliday · as Horace Greeley · as Jerry · as N. Y. Times editor

  • Call Northside 777(1948)

    as Rayska (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Lazarus

  • Untamed Fury(1947)

    as Pompano, the dance caller

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 130 titles from 1947 to 2006; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

12 Angry Men (1957)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19472006

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting130 of 130: 130 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1940s8 · acting1950s36 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s20 · acting1980s29 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s3 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
48587888

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do E.G. Marshall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 45; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Earth and the American Dream (1992)

89th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

12 Angry Men (1957)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is E.G. Marshall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles11–81 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles5–48 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles6–71 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles30–44 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles19–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does E.G. Marshall work with?

People who share at least 2 of E.G. Marshall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Dmytryk shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors