Peter G. Marston

Peter G. Marston was an American scientist, businessman, actor, and musician. He served as chief executive officer of Cambridge Environmental Technology and held a visiting professorship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the MIT [Plasma Science and Fusion Center|Plasma Science and Fusion Center]. Marston also served as a member of the Moscow-based International Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences.

Government service

Marston once served as head of the United [States Department of Energy]'s National Program for Magnetohydrodynamics and High Energy Physics Technology.

Television

In the early 1980s, Marston became known to American television audiences through his portrayal of Captain Clement Tyler Granville in The Voyage of the Mimi. He also starred in the sequel series The Second Voyage of the Mimi, where a young Ben Affleck portrayed his character's grandson.

Personal life

Marston was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was a graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. At the time of his death, Marston lived in Ipswich, Massachusetts.