Forceful veteran character actor of stage, screen, and radio since the 1940s. According to Ephraim Katz in "The Film Encyclopedia", Marshall could be found "typically in determined or morally indignant parts". With his stony features, and warm, insinuating line delivery, Marshall has convincingly played mature, often patrician, authority figures on screen since he was in his thirties. He began his professional career in radio where his honey-coated voice served him well. As late as the 70s, Marshall still frequented the theater of the imagination as host (and frequent performer) of the
