Tom Atkins
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1935 · age 90
Tom Atkins is an American actor. He is known for his work in the horror and thriller film genres, having worked with writers and directors such as Shane Black, William Peter Blatty, John Carpenter, Fred Dekker, Richard Donner, Stephen King, and George A. Romero.
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In Search of Darkness: Part IIIFilm2019
City on a HillSeries, Joe Congemi
In Search of DarknessFilm, 20192011
Drive AngryFilm, Cap2007
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'Film2002
Turn of FaithFilm, Charlie Ryan2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Roy Monahan1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena StoryFilm, Henry Hart1993
Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries, Grenville Rollins1992
Bob RobertsFilm, Dr. Caleb Mneck1990
Two Evil EyesFilm, Det. Grogan1988
Lemon SkyFilm, Douglas1985
Spenser: For HireSeries, Hatch
The New KidsFilm, 1985Col. John MacWilliams1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Douglas
CreepshowFilm, 1982Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)1980
The FogFilm, Nick Castle1977
Lou GrantSeries, Jim Bronsky1975
BarettaSeries, Vic
Shell GameFilm, 1975Stoker Frye1974
Harry OSeries, Sgt. Frank Cole1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Koko Apaleka1968
One Life to LiveSeries, Pike Buchanan
The DetectiveFilm, 1968Harmon1935Born13 November 1935People around Tom
John Carpenter Directed Escape from New York and The Fog
George A. Romero Directed Creepshow, Two Evil Eyes and Bruiser- Debra Hill Produced Escape from New York and The Fog
Patrick Lussier Directed Drive Angry and My Bloody Valentine 3D
Adrienne Barbeau Also in The Fog and Creepshow
Stuart Margolin Directed The Rockford Files: If it Bleeds ... it Leads (1999)
Joe Santos Also in The Detective (1968)- Paul Wendkos Directed Harry O and Special Delivery
Todd Farmer Wrote My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
Carl Reiner Directed Where's Poppa? (1973)
Jamie Lee Curtis Also in Escape from New York (1981)
Tommy Lee Wallace Directed Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
George Buck Flower Also in Maniac Cop and The Fog
George Segal Also in Where's Poppa? and Where’s Poppa?- Marvin Worth Produced Where's Poppa? (1973)
Christine Forrest Also in Two Evil Eyes and Bruiser
Ruth Gordon Also in Where's Poppa? and Where’s Poppa?
Edi Gathegi Also in My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
Tom Savini Also in Creepshow and Two Evil Eyes- Alice Drummond Also in Where's Poppa? and Where’s Poppa?
Nancy Kyes Also in Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Robert Lewis Directed Desperate Lives (1982)
Aaron Rosenberg Produced The Detective (1968)- Reza Badiyi Directed Serpico
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In Search of Darkness 2019
Lethal Weapon 1987
Escape from New York 1981
Creepshow 1982
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror 2006
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers and tough authority figures and is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Alex Diehl in The Rockford Files (1974-1977).
