Tom Towles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 20, 1950
- Died
- April 2, 2015 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tom Towles (March 20, 1950 – April 2, 2015) was an American actor. Towles was born and raised in Chicago. He became an actor after a stint in the U.S. Marines, beginning with an uncredited performance in Dog Day Afternoon (1975). He has appeared in film and television extensively since the 1980s. He is probably best known for his turn in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as a character modeled after Ottis Toole, Henry Lee Lucas' reputed accomplice in several murders. He has also appeared in Night of the Living Dead, The Rock, Blood in Blood Out, House of 1000 Corpses, and its sequel, The Devil's Rejects. Recently Tom also portrayed a vicious drug trafficking Aryan gang leader in the big screen adaptation of Miami Vice (he played a similar role as Aryan prison gang leader Red Rider in Blood In Blood Out) and had a cameo in one of the faux trailers Werewolf Women of the SS in Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse. His television credits include appearances in NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, ER, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Dramatis Personae"), Star Trek Voyager, and Firefly. Towles died on April 2, 2015, at the age of 65, in a hospital in Pinellas, Florida of complications following a stroke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Towles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Blood on the Highway
Movie · as Louis Debois
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Movie · as Self
Halloween
Movie · as Larry Redgrave
Home Sick
Movie · as Uncle Johnny
Grindhouse
Movie · as Lt. Boorman (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Miami Vice
Movie · as Coleman
The Devil's Rejects
Movie · as Lieutenant George Wydell
House of 1000 Corpses
Movie · as Lieutenant George Wydell
Groom Lake
Movie · as Dietz
Firefly
TV · as Lund · 1 ep
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Bull Williamson · 1 ep
More Dogs Than Bones
Movie · as Detective Smith
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Ethan · 1 ep
Lansky
Movie · as Henchman at NYC Apartment
Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as German Shepherd (voice)
The Prophecy II
Movie · as Detective Waltrip
Maximum Bob
TV · as Ike Worth · 1 ep
Gridlock'd
Movie · as D-Reper's Henchman
Night of the Lawyers
Movie · as Alien
Warriors of Virtue
Movie · as Grillo
Normal Life
Movie · as Frank Anderson
The Rock
Movie · as Alcatraz Park Ranger
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Dale · 1 ep
Pacific Blue
TV · as Baron · 1 ep
Profiler
TV · as Steve Calagian · 1 ep
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Dr. Vatm · 1 ep
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Detective Streible · 1 ep
Girls in Prison
Movie · as Norman Stoneface
ER
TV · as Teenage Boy's Father · 1 ep
Rebel Highway
TV · as Norman Stoneface · 1 ep
Mad Dog and Glory
Movie · as Andrew the Beater
Bound by Honor
Movie · as Red Ryder
Bakersfield P.D.
TV · as Riley · 2 eps
NYPD Blue
TV · as Inspector Anthony Lastarza · 1 ep
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Hon'Tihl · 1 ep
Fortress
Movie · as Stiggs
The Borrower
Movie · as Bob Laney
The Pit and the Pendulum
Movie · as Don Carlos
Night of the Living Dead
Movie · as Harry Cooper
Men Don't Leave
Movie · as Evan Taylor
Seinfeld
TV · as Tough Guy · 1 ep
Choice Chance Control
Movie · as Manny
High Mountain Rangers
Movie · as T.J. Cousins
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Movie · as Otis
L.A. Law
TV · as Warden Geoff Ropella · 1 ep
Pink Nights
Movie · as Ralph the Lounge Lizard
Dog Day Afternoon
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)