Captain Marsh — Escape from Fort Bravo Character Profile

About Captain Marsh

Confederate Captain and Carla's former beau. One of the prisoners freed at Fort Bravo. Wounded during the Apache attack on the trapped group. Dies peacefully after smiling at Bailey, acknowledging his redemption from cowardice.

Character Facts

Played by

John Forsythe

Appears in

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Escape from Fort Bravo

• Captain Roper (William Holden)
• Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker)
• Cabot Young (William Campbell)
• Campbell (William Demarest)
• Alice Owens (Polly Bergen)
• Lieutenant Beecher (Richard Anderson)
• Watson (uncredited) (Howard McNear)
• Bailey (John Lupton)
• Colonel Owens (Carl Benton Reid)
• Symore (uncredited) (William Newell)
• Sergeant Compton (uncredited) (Glenn Strange)
• Chaplain (uncredited) (Harry Cheshire)