Tom Troupe | |
Birth Name: | Thomas Troupe |
Birth Date: | 15 July 1928 |
Birth Place: | North Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1957 - present |
Thomas Troupe (born July 15, 1928) is an American actor and writer.
Troupe was born in 1928 and grew up in North Kansas City, Missouri,[1] [2] and studied with Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio in Manhattan during the early 1950s. He made his Broadway debut in 1957 as Peter in the original Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank, which starred Joseph Schildkraut and Gusti Huber.
Primarily a stage performer, Troupe appeared in many plays over the years, including The Lion in Winter, The Gin Game and Father's Day. He and his wife, Carole Cook, were jointly honored with the 2002 L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievements.[3] He appeared in such feature films as The Devil's Brigade (1968) and Kelly's Heroes (1970).
Troupe co-founded The Faculty (a Los Angeles acting school) with Charles Nelson Reilly.[3] Troupe was married to actress Carole Cook from 1964 until her death in 2023.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1959 | The Big Fisherman | James | ||
1967 | Mission: Impossible | David Day | Season 1 Episode 23: "Action" (Only episode in which Barbara Bain's character Cinnamon Carter listened to the tape and headed the group.) | |
1968 | Sofi | The Clerk | ||
1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Private Al Manella | ||
1969 | Che! | Felipe Muñoz | ||
1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Corporal Job | ||
1971 | Making It | Dr. Shurtleff | ||
1980 | PSI Factor | |||
1986 | Cheers | Judge William E. Grey | 1 episode | |
1987 | Summer School | Judge | ||
1991 | My Own Private Idaho | Jack Favor |
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