Acting credits
26
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Tom Laughlin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 16Series: 10Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 129482
IMDb ID: nm0490871
Known for: Acting
Born: August 10, 1931
Died: December 12, 2013
Age: 82
Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 1996
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.35
Wikidata: Q718935
Also known as
T.C. Frank
Other jobs
Director (5)Writer (2)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist. Laughlin was best known for his series of Billy Jack films. He was married to actress Delores Taylor from 1954 until his death. Taylor co-produced and acted in all four Billy Jack films. His unique promotion of The Trial of Billy Jack (TV trailers during national news and an "opening day" nationwide release) was a major influence on the way films are marketed. In the early 1960s, Laughlin put his film career on hiatus to start a Montessori preschool in Santa Monica, California; it became the largest school of its kind in the United States. In his later years, he sought the office of President of the United States in 1992, 2004, and 2008. He was involved in psychology and domestic abuse counseling, writing several books on Jungian psychology and developing theories on the causes of cancer.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Tom Laughlin.
6.3
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
as Billy Jack
1977 Movie
6.0
Voyage of the Damned
as Engineering Officer (uncredited)
1976 Movie
4.5
The Master Gunfighter
as Finley
1975 Movie
5.7
The Trial of Billy Jack
as Billy Jack
1974 Movie
5.9
Billy Jack
as Billy Jack
1971 Movie
The Return of Billy Jack
as Billy Jack
Movie
6.0
The Born Losers
as Billy Jack
1967 Movie
5.4
Tall Story
as Fred Jensen
1960 Movie
3.5
The Proper Time
as Mickey Henderson
1960 Movie
5.6
Battle of the Coral Sea
as Ens. Franklin
1959 Movie
5.9
Gidget
as Lover Boy
1959 Movie
7.0
Senior Prom
as Carter Breed III
1958 Movie
6.1
South Pacific
as Lt. Buzz Adams
1958 Movie
4.5
Lafayette Escadrille
as Arthur Blumenthal
1958 Movie
4.7
The Delinquents
as Scotty White
1957 Movie
6.9
Tea and Sympathy
as Ralph
1956 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tom Laughlin.
7.3
Early Edition
1 eps
1996 Series
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.2
Riverboat
as Tom Fowler • 1 eps
1959 Series
4.6
Man with a Camera
1 eps
1958 Series
5.0
The Walter Winchell File
1 eps
1957 Series
5.0
Matinee Theater
1 eps
1955 Series
5.0
The Millionaire
as Vic Carter • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Paisan • 1 eps
1954 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
1951 Series