Francis Compton was born on May 4, 1885 in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. He was an actor, known for Witness for the Prosecution (1957), The DuPont Show of the Month (1957) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). He was married to Mary Wetmore Wells. He died on September 17, 1964 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut, USA.