E.G. Marshall
Biography
E.G. Marshall was an American actor born Everett Eugene Grunz on June 18, 1914, in Owatonna, Minnesota. He joined the newly formed Actors Studio in 1948 and performed in major plays on Broadway. Marshall was a prominent figure in television, starring as Manhattan defense attorney Lawrence Preston in The Defenders from 1961-1965, earning him two Emmy Awards. He also played Dr. David Craig in The Bold Ones: The New Doctors from 1969-1973. In film, he is perhaps best known for his role as Juror #4 in Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama 12 Angry Men (1957). Marshall hosted the radio drama series CBS Radio Mystery Theater from 1974-1982 and was an officer of the American Judicature Society. He married twice and remained married until his death on August 24, 1998, at age 84 due to lung cancer.
