Editing Forrest Compton (section)

{{Short description|American actor (1925–2020)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Forrest Compton
| image              = Publicity_Photo_of_Forrest_Compton.jpg
| caption            = Publicity Photo of Forrest Compton
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1925|9|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2020|4|4|1925|9|15}}
| death_place        = [[Shelter Island, New York]], U.S.
| education          = [[Swarthmore College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Yale University]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1957–2002
| awards             = 
| spouse             = {{marriage|Jeanne Sementini|1975}}
| children           = 
| homepage           = 
}}
'''Forrest Compton''' (September 15, 1925 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor, primarily known for playing [[Mike Karr]] on the daytime soap opera ''[[The Edge of Night]],'' as well as Colonel Gray on ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]''