Deceased
How Did Tom Neal Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 58Also known asThomas Carroll Neal Jr., Thomas NealGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/01/1914Born inEvanston, Illinois, USADied07/08/1972 (aged 58)Died inNorth HollywoodCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3530819 ↗TMDb#85993 ↗
Thomas Carroll Neal Jr. was an American actor and amateur boxer. Between 1932 and 1934, he was an amateur boxer who fought in many fights. As an actor, he was best known for his starring role in the critically lauded film Detour and for having a widely publicized affair with actress Barbara Payton. In 1965, his wife was found shot dead, and he was later convicted and imprisoned for involuntary manslaughter. After release, he died in 1972 of heart failure.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie | Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage) | 90 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1953 | The Great Jesse James RaidMovie | Arch Clements | 39 |
| 1951 | Danger ZoneMovie | Edgar Spadely | 37 |
| 1951 | Fingerprints Don't LieMovie | Prosecuting Attorney | 37 |
| 1951 | Let's Go Navy!Movie | Joe | 37 |
| 1951 | Varieties on ParadeMovie | Himself | 37 |
| 1951 | Stop That CabMovie | Lefty | 37 |
| 1950 | I Shot Billy the KidMovie | Charley Bowdry | 36 |
| 1950 | Train To TombstoneMovie | Dr. Willoughby | 36 |
| 1950 | Radar Secret ServiceMovie | Mickey Moran | 36 |
| 1950 | The du Pont StoryMovie | Alfred V. du Pont | 36 |
| 1950 | The Daltons' WomenMovie | Mayor | 36 |
| 1950 | King of the BullwhipMovie | Benson | 36 |
| 1950 | Call of the KlondikeMovie | Tom Mallory | 36 |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChanceMovie | Gordon Rogers | 36 |
| 1949 | Bruce GentryMovie | Bruce Gentry | 35 |
| 1949 | Amazon QuestMovie | Thomas Dekker Jr. | 35 |
| 1949 | Apache ChiefMovie | Lieutenant Brown | 35 |
| 1948 | Beyond GloryMovie | Capt. Henry Jason Daniels | 34 |
| 1947 | The Case of the Baby-SitterMovie | Russ Ashton | 33 |
| 1946 | The Brute ManMovie | Clifford Scott | 32 |
| 1946 | Blonde AlibiMovie | Rick Lavery | 32 |
| 1945 | First Yank into TokyoMovie | Major Steve Ross | 31 |
| 1945 | Club HavanaMovie | Bill Porter | 31 |
| 1945 | DetourMovie | Al Roberts | 31 |
| 1944 | Two-Man SubmarineMovie | Jerry Evans | 30 |
| 1944 | ThoroughbredsMovie | Rusty Curtis | 30 |
| 1944 | The Unwritten CodeMovie | Sgt. Terry Hunter | 30 |
| 1943 | There's Something About a SoldierMovie | Wally Williams | 29 |
| 1943 | Air ForceMovie | Marine (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1943 | Good Luck, Mr. YatesMovie | Charlie Edmonds | 29 |
| 1943 | No Time for LoveMovie | Sandhog (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1943 | Klondike KateMovie | Jefferson Braddock | 29 |
| 1943 | Behind the Rising SunMovie | Taro Seki | 29 |
| 1943 | The Rear GunnerMovie | Instructor Sargeant | 29 |
| 1943 | She Has What It TakesMovie | Roger Rutledge | 29 |
| 1942 | The Pride of the YankeesMovie | Fraternity Boy (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1942 | Flying TigersMovie | Reardon | 28 |
| 1941 | Jungle GirlMovie | Jack Stanton | 27 |
| 1941 | The Miracle KidMovie | Jimmy Conley | 27 |
| 1940 | Flight CommandMovie | Hell Cat | 26 |
| 1940 | The Courageous Dr. ChristianMovie | Dave Williams | 26 |
| 1940 | Rodeo DoughMovie | Tom Neal - Announcer at Rodeo | 26 |
| 1940 | Sky MurderMovie | Steve - Pilot | 26 |
| 1940 | Jack PotMovie | Frank Watson | 26 |
| 1939 | HonoluluMovie | Ambulance Intern (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1939 | Within the LawMovie | Richard Gilder | 25 |
| 1939 | Four Girls in WhiteMovie | Dr. Phillips | 25 |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentMovie | Johnny Crusper | 25 |
| 1939 | Another Thin ManMovie | Freddie Coleman | 25 |
| 1939 | They All Come OutMovie | Joe Z. Cameron | 25 |
| 1939 | Money to LoanMovie | Ambulance Intern | 25 |
| 1939 | Help WantedMovie | Joe Daniels | 25 |
| 1939 | Prophet Without HonorMovie | Matthew Fontaine Maury (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'ConnorMovie | Hank Hogan | 25 |
| 1938 | Out West with the HardysMovie | Aldrich Brown | 24 |
| 1938 | The Great HeartMovie | Father Damien (uncredited) | 24 |