Tom Laughlin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 10, 1931
- Died
- December 12, 2013 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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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Filmography
The Return of Billy Jack
Movie · as Billy Jack
Early Edition
TV · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Movie · as Billy Jack
Voyage of the Damned
Movie · as Engineering Officer (uncredited)
The Master Gunfighter
Movie · as Finley
The Trial of Billy Jack
Movie · as Billy Jack
Billy Jack
Movie · as Billy Jack
The Born Losers
Movie · as Billy Jack
Like Father, Like Son
Movie · as Chris Wotan
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Proper Time
Movie · as Mickey Henderson
Tall Story
Movie · as Fred Jensen
Gidget
Movie · as Lover Boy
Battle of the Coral Sea
Movie · as Ens. Franklin
Riverboat
TV · as Tom Fowler · 1 ep
Senior Prom
Movie · as Carter Breed III
South Pacific
Movie · as Lt. Buzz Adams
Lafayette Escadrille
Movie · as Arthur Blumenthal
Man with a Camera
TV · 1 ep
The Delinquents
Movie · as Scotty White
The Troublemakers
Movie
The Walter Winchell File
TV · 1 ep
Tea and Sympathy
Movie · as Ralph
The Millionaire
TV · as Vic Carter · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
Navy Log
TV · 2 eps
Climax!
TV · as Paisan · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep