Tom Tryon
American actor and novelist (1926-1991) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 65
Thomas Lester Tryon was an American actor and novelist. As an actor, he was billed as Tom Tryon and is best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal (1963), featured roles in the war films The Longest Day (1962) and In Harm's Way (1965), acting with John Wayne in both movies, and especially the Walt...
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Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerFilm, 19911978
The Dark Secret of Harvest HomeSeries, Writer
FedoraFilm, 1978Writer1972
The OtherFilm, Writer, Producer1971
Johnny Got His GunFilm, Producer1968
The Narco MenFilm, Harry Bell1967
Winchester '73Film, Lin McAdam1965
The Big ValleySeries, Scott Breckenridge
In Harm's WayFilm, 1965Mac McConnell1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
The CardinalFilm, 1963Stephen Fermoyle1962
The VirginianSeries, Kevin Doyle
Moon PilotFilm, 1962Capt. Richmond Talbot1961
Dr. KildareSeries, Dr. William Ellis
A Holster Full Of LawFilm, 1961Sheriff John Slaughter1959
Disneyland '59Film, John Slaughter1958
Texas John SlaughterSeries
I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceFilm, 1958Bill Farrell1957
The Unholy WifeFilm, San Sanders1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Jeff Anderson
Screaming EaglesFilm, 1956Pvt. Mason1955
FrontierSeries
Matinee TheaterSeries, 19551953
General Electric TheaterSeries, David1926Born14 January 1926People around Tom
Otto Preminger Directed The Cardinal (1963)
Henry Fonda Also in The Longest Day and In Harm's Way- Herschel Daugherty Directed Winchester '73 (1967)
- Harry Keller Directed Gundown at Sandoval (1959)
Walt Disney Produced Moon Pilot (1962)
John Wayne Also in The Longest Day and In Harm's Way
James Stewart Duets: Lin McAdam
Billy Wilder Directed Fedora (1978)
Rod Steiger Also in The Longest Day and The Unholy Wife
Michael Curtiz Directed The Scarlet Hour (1956)
John Frankenheimer Directed The Horsemen (1974)
John Saxon Also in The Cardinal and Winchester '73
Raoul Walsh Directed Marines, Let's Go (1961)
John Ritter Tom produced The Other (1972)
Robert Mulligan Directed The Other (1972)
Slim Pickens Also in The Glory Guys and In Harm's Way- I. A. L. Diamond Produced Fedora (1978)
Jill Haworth Also in The Cardinal and In Harm's Way
Ferdy Mayne Directed Fedora (1978)
James Neilson Directed Moon Pilot (1962)- Arnold Laven Directed The Glory Guys (1965)
Jack Collins Tom produced The Other (1972)- Gene Fowler Jr. Directed I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
- Portia Nelson Tom produced The Other (1972)
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The Longest Day 1962
Johnny Got His Gun 1971
The Story of Ruth 1960
Fedora 1978
In Harm's Way 1965
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Television 16
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As an actor, he was billed as Tom Tryon and is best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal (1963), featured roles in the war films The Longest Day (1962) and In Harm's Way (1965), acting with John Wayne in both movies, and especially the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter (1958-1961). Tryon later turned to the writing of prose fiction and screenplays, and wrote several successful science fiction, horror and mystery novels as Thomas Tryon.
