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Marshall Kent (actor)

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Marshall Kent
Kent in Maverick (1958)
Born(1908-10-06)October 6, 1908
DiedJanuary 15, 1985(1985-01-15) (aged 76)
OccupationActor
Years active1956–1977

Marshall Kent (October 6, 1908 – January 15, 1985) was an American television and film actor who appeared in 30 television series or films between 1956 and 1977. He was best known for his role as "Doc" in the 1958 spoof of Gunsmoke presented as an episode of Maverick starring James Garner entitled "Gun-Shy."

Career

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Kent appeared in various other television series including Dragnet with Jack Webb, Perry Mason with Raymond Burr, The Deputy with Henry Fonda, The Gray Ghost with Broderick Crawford, Dennis the Menace with Robert Young, Room 222, The Wonderful World of Disney and Little House on the Prairie. He was also a supporting player in films including The Decks Ran Red with James Mason and Dorothy Dandridge, Ring of Fire with David Janssen, and The Last Voyage with Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1957 Teenage Thunder Mr. Palmer
1958 The Decks Ran Red Sammy
1959 -30- Mr. Jason
1960 The Last Voyage Quartermaster
1960 The Last Voyage Quartermaster
1961 Ring of Fire Deputy
1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Dr. Downs

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1956 Navy Log Admiral 1 episode
1957 General Electric Theater 1 episode
1957 Panic! (TV series) Circus Exhibitor 1 episode
1957 The Gray Ghost 1 episode
1958 Highway Patrol Jimmy Withers 1 episode
1959 Maverick Doc Stucke 1 episode
1958-1959 Dragnet 2 episodes
1959 Pete Kelly's Blues Doc Stucke fact 1 episode
1959 The Millionaire Doctor 1 episode
1960 The Deputy Guest 1 episode
1960 Alcoa Theatre Mr. Stacey 1 episode
1960 The Loretta Young Show Mr. Wycoff 1 episode
1960 The Man and the Challenge Pentagon Chief 1 episode
1961 Lock-Up Ralph Trindle 1 episode
1961 Shannon Frank Latham 1 episode
1961 Window on Main Street Mr. Palmer 1 episode
1961 Dennis the Menace Wilbur 1 episode
1962-1966 Perry Mason Ed Thomas / Man 2 episodes
1965 The Third Man 1 episode
1969 The Doris Day Show Elderly Man at Market 1 episode
1970 The Good Guys Customer #1 1 episode
1974 The Wonderful World of Disney City Engineer 2 episodes
1977 Little House on the Prairie Dr. Quimby 1 episode
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