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Tom Wilson(1880-1965)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Tom Wilson in Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953)
Tom Wilson was born on 27 August 1880 in Helena, Montana, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927), Pioneer Scout (1928) and The Yankee Way (1917). He died on 19 February 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 27, 1880
DiedFebruary 19, 1965(84)
BornAugust 27, 1880
DiedFebruary 19, 1965(84)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Myrna Loy in Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
5.2
  • Ham
  • 1927
Pioneer Scout (1928)
Pioneer Scout
  • Handy Anderson
  • 1928
George Walsh in The Yankee Way (1917)
The Yankee Way
  • George Washington Brown
  • 1917
Lillian Gish, Loyola O'Connor, and Violet Wilkey in The Children Pay (1916)
The Children Pay
6.9
  • Officer
  • 1916

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  • Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in Critic's Choice (1963)
    Critic's Choice
    5.7
    • First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Fred MacMurray in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
    The Absent Minded Professor
    6.7
    • Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The Miracle (1959)
    The Miracle
    5.9
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1958–1959
  • James Stewart and Vera Miles in The FBI Story (1959)
    The FBI Story
    6.5
    • Chicago Passerby (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1956–1959
  • Paul Newman in The Young Philadelphians (1959)
    The Young Philadelphians
    7.4
    • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Richard Widmark, Dorothy Malone, and Dolores Michaels in Warlock (1959)
    Warlock
    7.1
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman in Compulsion (1959)
    Compulsion
    7.4
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Juror
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1958–1959
  • Paul Newman, Joan Collins, Jack Carson, and Joanne Woodward in Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
    5.8
    • Townsman at Meeting (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Inquest Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, and Karen Steele in Westbound (1958)
    Westbound
    6.5
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
    Bronco
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Train Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
    The Fiend Who Walked the West
    6.4
    • Barn Fight Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1958

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • The Birth of a Nation (1915)
    The Birth of a Nation
    6.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1915

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • J.E. Wilson
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • August 27, 1880
    • Helena, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • February 19, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Solidly-built ex-vaudevillian and stage actor, with additional background as a pugilist. Also formerly in military service.

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