Tom Laughlin
American actor and political activist (1931-2013) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. was an American actor, filmmaker, educator, activist, and perennial candidate. He was best known as the star and director of the Billy Jack tetralogy of action drama films, produced between 1969 and 1977.
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E! True Hollywood StorySeries
Early EditionSeries, 19961977
Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonFilm, Director, Writer1976
Voyage of the DamnedFilm, Engineering Officer (uncredited)1975
The Master GunfighterFilm, Director, Writer1974
The Trial of Billy JackFilm, Director, Writer1971
Billy JackFilm, Director, Writer1967
The Born LosersFilm, Director, Producer1965Like Father, Like SonFilm, Director, Writer1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1960
Tall StoryFilm, Fred Jensen
The Proper TimeFilm, 1960Director, Writer1959
RiverboatSeries, Tom Fowler
Battle of the Coral SeaFilm, 1959Ens. Franklin1958
Man with a CameraSeries
Lafayette EscadrilleFilm, 1958Arthur Blumenthal1957
The Walter Winchell FileSeries
The DelinquentsFilm, 1957Scotty WhiteThe TroublemakersFilm1956
Tea and SympathyFilm, Ralph1955
Matinee TheaterSeries
Navy LogSeries, 19551954
Climax!Series, Paisan1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries1931Born10 August 1931People around Tom
Joshua Logan Directed South Pacific and Tall Story
William Wellman, Jr. Tom directed The Born Losers (1968)
James Stacy Also in Lafayette Escadrille and South Pacific- Paul Wendkos Directed Gidget (1959)
Robert Altman Produced The Delinquents (1957)
Jane Russell Tom produced The Born Losers (1968)
Cliff Robertson Also in Battle of the Coral Sea and Gidget
Lalo Schifrin Wrote Voyage of the Damned (1976)
William A. Wellman Directed Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
Ray Walston Also in South Pacific and Tall Story
Michael Winner Directed The Big Sleep (1978)
Kenneth Tobey Tom directed Billy Jack (1974)
Richard Harrison Also in South Pacific and Tall Story
William A. Fraker Directed The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Bert Freed Tom produced Billy Jack (1971)
Jeremy Slate Tom directed The Born Losers (1970)- Jack Starrett Tom produced The Born Losers (1968)
- Ron O'Neal Tom directed The Master Gunfighter (1977)
- Lew Grade Produced The Big Sleep (1980)
Lincoln Kilpatrick Tom directed The Master Gunfighter (1977)
Elliott Kastner Produced The Big Sleep (1980)- Stan Rice Tom produced Billy Jack (1971)
Kip King Also in Tea and Sympathy and The Proper Time- Lewis J. Rachmil Produced Gidget (1959)
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Tea and Sympathy 1956
The Born Losers 1967
South Pacific 1958
Voyage of the Damned 1976
Billy Jack 1971
Filmography 18
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Television 11
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His unique promotion of the 1974's The Trial of Billy Jack was a major influence on the way films are marketed.
