Tom Laughlin
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-08-10 (82 years old)
Deathday
2013-12-12
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Also known As
T.C. Frank
Tom Laughlin
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 M...
Acting
1971
as Billy Jack
1959
as Lover Boy
1967
as Billy Jack
1959
as Ens. Franklin
1974
as Billy Jack
1977
as Billy Jack
1957
as Scotty White
1975
as Finley
1965
as Chris Wotan
1958
as Carter Breed III
1960
as Mickey Henderson
1960
as Fred Jensen
-
as Billy Jack
2004
as Billy Jack (archive footage)
1958
as Lt. Buzz Adams
1956
as Ralph
1958
as Arthur Blumenthal
Production
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1967
as Director
1974
as Director
1974
as Writer
1977
as Director
1965
as Screenplay
1965
as Producer
1965
as Director
1960
as Director
1960
as Screenplay
1971
as Producer
-
as Writer
-
as Producer
-
as Director
1977
as Writer
1960
as Producer
1975
as Writer
1974
as Executive Producer
1975
as Director
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