Deceased

How Did Tom Tryon Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

Also known asThomas Tryon, تام ترایان, Thomas Lester TryonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/01/1926Born inHartford, Connecticut, USADied04/09/1991Died inLos AngelesCauseAIDS related disease, stomach cancerWikidataQ1448930 ↗TMDb#30778 ↗

Thomas Lester Tryon was an American actor and novelist. As an actor, he was billed as Tom Tryon and is best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal (1963), featured roles in the war films The Longest Day (1962) and In Harm's Way (1965), acting with John Wayne in both movies, and especially the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter (1958–1961).

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Filmography27 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1971	The HorsemenMovie	(uncredited)	45
1971	Johnny Got His GunMovie	(uncredited)	45
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Scott Breckenridge	39
1965	The Glory GuysMovie	Capt. Demas Harrod	39
1965	In Harm's WayMovie	Mac McConnell	39
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	—	37
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Tom Banning	37
1963	The CardinalMovie	Stephen Fermoyle	37
1962	The VirginianSeries	Howie Sheppard	36
1962	The Longest DayMovie	Lt. Wilson	36
1962	Something's Got to GiveMovie	Stephen Burkett	36
1962	Moon PilotMovie	Capt. Richmond Talbot	36
1962	Stampede at Bitter CreekMovie	Texas John Slaughter	36
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. William Ellis	35
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	35
1961	Marines, Let's GoMovie	Pfc. Skip Roth	35
1960	The Story of RuthMovie	Mahlon	34
1959	Disneyland '59Movie	John Slaughter	33
1958	I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceMovie	Bill Farrell	32
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Jeff Anderson	30
1956	The Steve Allen ShowSeries	Self	30
1956	Screaming EaglesMovie	Pvt. Mason	30
1956	The Scarlet HourMovie	E.V. 'Marsh' Marshall	30
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	29
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	—	29
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Tony Drummond	29
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	David	27