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Thomas Babson

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Thomas Babson in Cheers (1982)
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Thomas Babson was born on 15 July 1945 in the USA. He is an actor, known for The Greatest American Hero (1981), Hill Street Blues (1981) and The Glass Shield (1994).
BornJuly 15, 1945
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    Known for

    The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    The Greatest American Hero
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Colvin(as Thomas W. Babson)
    Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Webster(as Tom Babson)
    Ice Cube, Lori Petty, and Michael Boatman in The Glass Shield (1994)
    The Glass Shield
    6.1
    • U.S. Marshall
    • 1994
    Beasts (1983)
    Beasts
    4.6
    • Doug
    • 1983

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    • Ice Cube, Lori Petty, and Michael Boatman in The Glass Shield (1994)
      The Glass Shield
      6.1
      • U.S. Marshall
      • 1994
    • Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
      Doogie Howser, M.D.
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Father (as Thomas W. Babson)
      • 1992
    • Curtis McClarin in Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992)
      Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Coach
      • 1992
    • Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)
      Who's the Boss?
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Agent O'Malley
      • 1991
    • Kathryn Harrold and Jack Scalia in Deadly Desire (1991)
      Deadly Desire
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Harvey
      • 1991
    • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
      Cheers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Tom
      • Tom Babson
      • Tom Ballard ...
      • 1982–1988
    • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
      MacGyver
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Referee
      • 1986
    • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
      St. Elsewhere
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Reporter
      • 1982–1984
    • Beasts (1983)
      Beasts
      4.6
      • Doug
      • 1983
    • Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
      Scarecrow and Mrs. King
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Dean McGuire
      • 1983
    • Melody Anderson, Simon MacCorkindale, and Reni Santoni in Manimal (1983)
      Manimal
      6.5
      TV Series
      • McGhan's Henchman
      • 1983
    • Patrick Swayze, Tracy Scoggins, Fausto Bara, Randy Brooks, Paul Mones, Robert Thaler, and Brian Tochi in The Renegades (1983)
      The Renegades
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Walters
      • 1983
    • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
      Dallas
      7.1
      TV Series
      • (as Thomas W. Babson)
      • 1982
    • Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
      Knots Landing
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Helpful Witness
      • 1981
    • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
      The Greatest American Hero
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Colvin (as Thomas W. Babson)
      • 1981

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    • The Edge (1977)
      The Edge
      6.5
      • script consultant (as Thomas W. Babson)
      • 1977

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    The Glass Shield
    Trailer 1:07
    The Glass Shield

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    • Alternative names
      • Thomas W. Babson
    • Born
      • July 15, 1945
      • USA
    • Spouse
      • Kathy Christopher(2 children)
    • Other works
      Article: "Theatre's Illegitimate Child: The Screen Actor" by Thomas W. Babson. _The Dramatic Review_, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Autumn, 1989), pp. 17-20. Published by MIT Press.

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      When he starred in Snowbeast (1977), he played a character named Buster who is attacked by a bigfoot creature on the ski slopes. He actually was a ski patrolman at the time and did his own stunt when he fell down the slope.
    • Nickname
      • Thomas W. Babson

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