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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Lost in Space

Elevator Operator

Lost in Space

Security Guard

The Time Tunnel

Executioner

The Time Tunnel

Torturer

Laredo

Quitch

Some Like It Hot

(uncredited)

Viva Zapata!

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
1977	CHiPs	1st Mover / Foreman
1966	The Time Tunnel	Executioner
1966	The Time Tunnel	Torturer
1965	Lost in Space	Elevator Operator
1965	Lost in Space	Security Guard
1965	Laredo	Quitch
1959	Bold Venture	Bespectacled Bodyguard
1957	Perry Mason	Al