Spoiler : Happy birthday to E. G. Marshall, born on June 18, 1914.

Spoiler : I lived for CBS Radio Mystery Theater every night at 11:06 PM when I was a young'un! E.G. Marshall was its host. You can still find it on Old-Time Radio sites.

Spoiler : EG was a wonderful stage and screen actor.

Spoiler : Remembering E.G. MARSHALL (1914 – 1998), who was born on June 18. He is 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, conscientious "Juror #4" in Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama, 12 Angry Men (1957).

Spoiler : I have all of the episodes of CBSRMT on my computer!! I saved many on tape years ago. Have seen him act on many occasions on TV.

Spoiler : E. G. Marshall (born Everett Eugene Grunz, June 18, 1914 – August 24, 1998) 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, conscientious "Juror #4" in Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama 12 Angry Men (1957). He also played the President of the United States in Superman II (1980) and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut E.G. Marshall is credited with over 150 Movie and TV appearances. Marshall landed the leading roles in The Crucible and Waiting for Godot in the 1940's As he has had a long career some of the movies he appeared in were The Caine Mutiny (1954), Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), The Left Hand of God (1955), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976) , National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) and many others. Some of the TV Shows he appeared in were Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957), The Defenders, Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971), Vampire (1979) (TV film), Kennedy (1983 TV miniseries), and many others He hosted CBS Radio Mystery Theater from its beginning until the 1982 season. He appeared in 1 episode of Radio Mystery Theater.

Spoiler : Happy birthday to E. G. Marshall, born on June 18, 1914.

Spoiler : Happy Heavenly Birthday

Spoiler : What an actor! What an actor!

Spoiler : I can't say you are surely wrong, but Wikipedia says that he was born Everett Grunz, and that the initials came from his birth name. I do know that during his lifetime he refused to divulge anything about the E. G. I do recall seeing him say once that he was born with only initials, and adding that is the way they do things in Texas. Seems both the name explanation and birthplace location were false. But it is true he did keep such personal information to himself. Interestingly The Defenders, the series about a father and son team of defense lawyers, that was initially on right after Perry Mason, the show about a defense lawyer, had more than that in common. Before Mason, Raymond Burr had played a prosecuting attorney in the great movie A Place in the Sun. And prior to the Defenders, Marshall had played prosecuting attorneys in two honored movies, Compulsion and The Caine Mutiny.

Spoiler : EG would come in once a month to narrate the start and finish to each MT act for about a dozen shows. A real professional all day long. And it was common for the actors to play several roles in a single episode. Hi Brown would even do a cameo sometimes. You could easily see the talent and craft, when a retake was done exactly the same way. That made editing a lot easier for me

Spoiler : Marshall, E. G. (Everett G. Marshall) Born in Owatonna, Minnesota 6/18/1914; died 8/24/1998 following a brief illness at his Bedford, New York home. Married and divorced to Helen Wolf (1953); Judith Coy (?-1998 his death). Marshall began his career on a St. Paul, Minnesota radio station in 1932, then moved to Chicago, Illinois and became a regular performer on radio programs there. On Broadway in The Skin Of Our Teeth (1942); The Icemaan Cometh (1946); The Gin Game (1978). Screen debut in The House On 92nd Street (1945). Host of The CBS Radio Mystery Theatre (1974-1982).

Spoiler : Lawrence Preston on The Defenders for CBS (1961-1965), reprised his role for two Showtime episodes (1997-98). Doctor David Craig on The New Doctors for NBC (1969-1973). Narrator for television specials, or programs including The Long Childhood Of Timmy for ABC (1966); syndicated series including Government Story (1969) and American Lifestyle (1972); National Geographic Specials on PBS (1975-?); The Incredible Machine for PBS (1975); The Gangster Chronicles on NBC-TV (1981). Doctor Frazier on The Phoenix for ABC-TV (1982). Doctor Arthur Thurmond on Chicago Hope for CBS-TV (1994-1995). Emmy Awards in 1962 and 1963 for The Defenders.

Spoiler : What a superb actor ... he was great in The Defenders , Tora Tora Tora ... and the CBSRMT hosting role seemed like it was tailor-made for him

Spoiler : Love love love him! That voice ~ and a darn good actor

Spoiler : I can remember listening to CBS mystery theater on the radio. This brings back such great memories

Spoiler : Loved his narration, always clever and witty. Didn't realize until a few years ago he was the elderly husband of the deceased in Absolute Power. Also was in Tora, Tora, Tora (those are only the movies I've seen several times)