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Tiger Joe Marsh

Born August 25, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied May 9, 198921 films

Tiger Joe Marsh was an actor who founded his entertainment career success with a wrestling career and then a role in film. In 1937, he won the world-wide heavyweight wrestling championship title. Marsh's career beginnings included film roles in "Panic in the Streets" (1950) and the adaptation "The Egyptian" (1954) with Jean Simmons. He went on to act in "Lost in Space" (1965-68), "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" (NBC, 1966-67) and "Ready and Willing" (CBS, 1973-74). Later in his career, Marsh acted in the Eddie Albert fantasy "Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975). Marsh passed away in May 1989 at the age of 78.

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Some Like It Hot posterFirst watchSome Like It Hot19598.1as (uncredited)In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
On the Waterfront poster7.8On the Waterfront1954Viva Zapata! poster6.8Viva Zapata!1952Panic in the Streets poster6.9Panic in the Streets1950The Egyptian poster6.5The Egyptian1954The Cat from Outer Space poster6.0The Cat from Outer Space1978Head poster6.2Head1968Pinky poster7.1Pinky1949

Filmography

21 films as actor
  1. 1980Below the Belt
  2. 1978The Cat from Outer SpaceOmar
  3. 1975Kitty Can't Help ItButch Morgan
  4. 1972Another Nice MessAgent Togohashi
  5. 1972Top of the HeapMan with Knife
  6. 1968HeadSecurity Guard (uncredited)
  7. 1967How I Spent My Summer VacationYoshiro
  8. 1966The SwingerBurley Greek (uncredited)
  9. 1965Angel's Flight
  10. 1964VengeanceBully
  11. 1963A Swingin' Affair
  12. 1962Pressure PointInmate (uncredited)
  13. 1959The Rebel SetCop boarding train
  14. 1959Here Come the JetsTurnkey (uncredited)
  15. 1959Some Like It Hot(uncredited)
  16. 1954The EgyptianLibyan Guard
  17. 1954On the WaterfrontLongshoreman (uncredited)
  18. 1954Hell's Half AcreGeorge (uncredited)
  19. 1952Viva Zapata!Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
  20. 1950Panic in the StreetsBosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
  21. 1949PinkyGeorge (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)