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Tom Laughlin
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 82
Also known asT.C. FrankGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/08/1931Born inMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.Died12/12/2013 (aged 82)Died inThousand OaksCausepneumoniaWikidataQ718935 ↗TMDb#129482 ↗

Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. was an American actor, filmmaker, educator, activist, and perennial candidate. He was best known as the star and director of the Billy Jack tetralogy of action drama films, produced between 1969 and 1977. His unique promotion of the 1974's The Trial of Billy Jack was a major influence on the way films are marketed.

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Filmography25 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1996Early EditionSeries—65
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries—65
1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonMovieBilly Jack46
1976Voyage of the DamnedMovieEngineering Officer (uncredited)45
1975The Master GunfighterMovieFinley44
1974The Trial of Billy JackMovieBilly Jack43
1971Billy JackMovieBilly Jack40
1965Like Father, Like SonMovieChris Wotan34
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf31
1960Tall StoryMovieFred Jensen29
1959GidgetMovieLover Boy28
1959RiverboatSeriesTom Fowler28
1959Battle of the Coral SeaMovieEns. Franklin28
1958Man with a CameraSeries—27
1958Lafayette EscadrilleMovieArthur Blumenthal27
1958South PacificMovieLt. Buzz Adams27
1958Senior PromMovieCarter Breed III27
1957The Walter Winchell FileSeries—26
1956Tea and SympathyMovieRalph25
1955Navy LogSeries—24
1955Matinee TheaterSeries—24
1955The MillionaireSeriesVic Carter24
1954Climax!SeriesPaisan23
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries—20
0The Return of Billy JackMovieBilly Jack—