Tiger Joe Marsh
Biography
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.
Filmography
Below the Belt
1980
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Omar
Kitty Can't Help It
1975
as Butch Morgan
Another Nice Mess
1972
as Agent Togohashi
Top of the Heap
1972
as Man with Knife
Head
1968
as Security Guard (uncredited)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967
as Yoshiro
Last of the American Hoboes
1967
as Green River Slim (uncredited)
The Swinger
1966
as Burley Greek (uncredited)
Angel's Flight
1965
Vengeance
1964
as Bully
A Swingin' Affair
1963
Pressure Point
1962
as Inmate (uncredited)
The Rebel Set
1959
as Cop boarding train
Here Come the Jets
1959
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as (uncredited)
The Egyptian
1954
as Libyan Guard
On the Waterfront
1954
as Longshoreman (uncredited)
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as George (uncredited)
Viva Zapata!
1952
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Pinky
1949
as George (Wooleys' Chauffeur) (uncredited)