The actor portraying Lieutenant Colonel Edward Gray on the CBS series 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.' has passed away from complications caused by COVID-19 on April 5.
- April 6, 2020
AceShowbiz - "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." actor Forrest Compton has died aged 94 after losing his battle with the coronavirus.
The screen star passed away from complications with the COVID-19 virus on Sunday (April 05) according to his close friends, who confirmed his death to the Shelter Island Reporter - the local newspaper in Shelter Island, New York, where Compton had relocated in 2002 after ending his acting career.
Compton was arguably most famous for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Edward Gray on the CBS series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", opposite Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton, which he appeared in from 1964 to 1969.
He also found success as district attorney Mike Karr on soap opera "The Edge of Night", and in other popular shows such as "One Lie to Live", "As the World Turns", and "All My Children".
Compton only starred in two movies during his career - the 1961 Ira Hayes biopic "The Outsider", alongside Tony Curtis, and "McBain" in 1991 with Christopher Walken.
He's survived by wife Jeanne Sementini.
