- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEverett Eugene Grunz
- Nickname
- Eej
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- With over 150 Film and TV appearances to his credit, E. G. Marshall was arguably most well known as the imperturbable Juror No. 4 in the Sidney Lumet legal drama 12 Angry Men (1957).
Some of his stand-out performances are in Creepshow (1982), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), and Nixon (1995).
Marshall married three times and had seven children.
- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Lee-Williams
- SpousesJudith Anne Coy(1958 - August 24, 1998) (his death, 3 children)Emy St. Just(1951 - 1957) (divorced)Hannah Helen Wolfson(April 22, 1939 - 1950) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenJill Karen MarshallDegen Gerd Marshall (Sayer)Sarah Rose MarshallSamuel MarshallJed Andrew Marshall
- ParentsHazel Irene CobbCharles William Grunz
- RelativesLouis Charles Grunz(Sibling)Joseph Henry Grunz(Sibling)Gerald James Grunz(Sibling)
- Often played military men, lawyers and politicians.
- Receding hairline
- Deep commanding and authoritative voice
- Always refused to divulge the meaning of his initials E.G.
- Although he was typecast as being straitlaced and businesslike, he was notorious for his wicked sense of humor and pulling pranks on his co-stars. While filming The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969), he often ad-libbed profane jokes and non-sequiturs while his lips were hidden by a surgical mask.
- Host of the long running radio series, The CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
- Though he was the host/narrator for the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" from 1974 to 1981, he performed in only one episode of the show as Ebeneezer Scrooge in its version of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens in 1975 (which was repeated at Christmas time every year until the show's demise).
- In one interview, when asked about his initials, he stated it meant "Everybody's Guess."
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