Tom Tryon (1926–1991)

Actor | Writer | Producer

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tom Tryon -- son of clothier Arthur Lane Tryon and not, as was ...

Born: January 14, 1926
Died: September 4, 1991 (age 65)

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Filmography

Known For

The Cardinal Stephen Fermoyle (1963)
The Longest Day Lt. Wilson (1962)
In Harm's Way Mac (1965)
Known For

The Story of Ruth Mahlon (1960)
Actor

The Horsemen (1971)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
The Virginian Sheriff Sam Tolliver (1962-1970)
Color Me Dead Frank Bigelow (1969)
Persecución hasta Valencia Harry Bell (1968)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Eddie Simpson (1965-1967)
The Road West Sheriff Platt (1967)
Winchester 73 Lin McAdam (1967)
The Big Valley Scott Breckenridge (1966)
The Glory Guys Capt. Demas Harrod (1965)
In Harm's Way Mac (1965)
Kraft Suspense Theatre Tom Banning (1965)
The Cardinal Stephen Fermoyle (1963)
Dr. Kildare Dr. William Ellis (1963)
Something's Got to Give Stephen Burkett (1962)
The Longest Day Lt. Wilson (1962)
Moon Pilot Capt. Richmond Talbot (1962)
Marines, Let's Go Pfc. Skip Roth (1961)
The Magical World of Disney Texas John Slaughter (1958-1961)
Gundown at Sandoval Texas John Slaughter (1961)
The Story of Ruth Mahlon (1960)
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial David (1959)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space Bill Farrell (1958)
The Millionaire Tony Drummond (1958)
General Electric Theater David (1958)
The Restless Gun Sheriff Bill Riddle (1958)
Wagon Train Mark Hanford (1958)
Matinee Theatre John (1955-1957)
The Unholy Wife San Sanders (1957)
Lux Video Theatre Sam (1957)
Zane Grey Theatre Jeff Anderson (1957)
Playhouse 90 Charley Wyckham (1957)
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Abe Lincoln (1957)
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Dr. Tom Hurd (1956-1957)
Three Violent People Beauregard 'Cinch' Saunders (1956)
Screaming Eagles Pvt. Mason (1956)
The Scarlet Hour E.V. 'Marsh' Marshall (1956)
Frontier Antoine De More (1955)
Actor

The Way of the World (1955)
Writer

Fedora (1978)
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Writer

The Other (1972)
Producer

The Other (1972)
Producer

Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Archive footage

John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007)
Hour of Stars (2002)
I Married a Monster (1998)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
The Magical World of Disney (1966)
Archive footage

Frontier Justice (1959)
Studio 57 (1957)

Videos

Awards

2 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Alfred Hitchcock considered Tryon for the "Sam Loomis" role in Psycho (1960) (along with Cliff Robertson and Stuart Whitman), but the part went to John Gavin.

When I began writing all that I had going for me was that I could type 80 words per minute, I could spell and I liked words. But in doing it, I found that the real reward was the writing itself, working at it day by day and finally accomplishing ...