Skip to content
Join free
Tom Towles
Actor

Tom Towles

20 Mar 1950Born
2 Apr 2015Died
65Age at death
46Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tom Towles (March 20, 1950 – April 2, 2015) was an American actor.

Towles was born and raised in Chicago. He became an actor after a stint in the U.S. Marines, beginning with an uncredited performance in Dog Day Afternoon (1975). He has appeared in film and television extensively since the 1980s. He is probably best known for his turn in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as a character modeled after Ottis Toole, Henry Lee Lucas' reputed accomplice in several murders. He has also appeared in Night of the Living Dead, The Rock, Blood in Blood Out, House of 1000 Corpses, and its sequel, The Devil's Rejects.

Read the full biography

Recently Tom also portrayed a vicious drug trafficking Aryan gang leader in the big screen adaptation of Miami Vice (he played a similar role as Aryan prison gang leader Red Rider in Blood In Blood Out) and had a cameo in one of the faux trailers Werewolf Women of the SS in Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse. His television credits include appearances in NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, ER, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Dramatis Personae"), Star Trek Voyager, and Firefly.

Towles died on April 2, 2015, at the age of 65, in a hospital in Pinellas, Florida of complications following a stroke.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Towles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2008Blood on the HighwayFilm: Louis Debois
  2. 2007HalloweenFilm: Larry Redgrave
  3. 2007Home SickFilm: Uncle Johnny
  4. 2007GrindhouseFilm: Lt. Boorman (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
  5. 2006Miami ViceFilm: Coleman
  6. 2005The Devil's RejectsFilm: Lieutenant George Wydell
  7. 2003House of 1000 CorpsesFilm: Lieutenant George Wydell
  8. 2002Groom LakeFilm: Dietz
  9. 2002FireflySeries: Lund (1 episode)
  10. 2001Crossing JordanSeries: Bull Williamson (1 episode)
  11. 2000More Dogs Than BonesFilm: Detective Smith
  12. 2000Malcolm in the MiddleSeries: Ethan (1 episode)
  13. 1999LanskyFilm: Henchman at NYC Apartment
  14. 1998Maximum BobSeries: Ike Worth (1 episode)
  15. 1998Doctor DolittleFilm: German Shepherd (voice)
  16. 1998The Prophecy IIFilm: Detective Waltrip
  17. 1997Night of the LawyersFilm: Alien
  18. 1997Warriors of VirtueFilm: Grillo
  19. 1997Gridlock'dFilm: D-Reper's Henchman
  20. 1996ProfilerSeries: Steve Calagian (1 episode)
  21. 1996The RockFilm: Alcatraz Park Ranger
  22. 1996Pacific BlueSeries: Baron (1 episode)
  23. 1996Normal LifeFilm: Frank Anderson
  24. 19963rd Rock from the SunSeries: Dale (1 episode)
  25. 1995The Drew Carey ShowSeries: Detective Streible (1 episode)
  26. 1995Star Trek: VoyagerSeries: Dr. Vatm (1 episode)
  27. 1994ERSeries: Teenage Boy's Father (1 episode)
  28. 1994Girls in PrisonFilm: Norman Stoneface
  29. 1994Rebel HighwaySeries: Norman Stoneface (1 episode)
  30. 1993NYPD BlueSeries: Inspector Anthony Lastarza (1 episode)
  31. 1993Bakersfield P.D.Series: Riley (2 episodes)
  32. 1993Mad Dog and GloryFilm: Andrew the Beater
  33. 1993Bound by HonorFilm: Red Ryder
  34. 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries: Hon'Tihl (1 episode)
  35. 1992FortressFilm: Stiggs
  36. 1991The BorrowerFilm: Bob Laney
  37. 1991The Pit and the PendulumFilm: Don Carlos
  38. 1990Night of the Living DeadFilm: Harry Cooper
  39. 1990Men Don't LeaveFilm: Evan Taylor
  40. 1989SeinfeldSeries: Tough Guy (1 episode)
  41. 1988Choice Chance ControlFilm: Manny
  42. 1987High Mountain RangersFilm: T.J. Cousins
  43. 1986Henry: Portrait of a Serial KillerFilm: Otis
  44. 1986L.A. LawSeries: Warden Geoff Ropella (1 episode)
  45. 1985Pink NightsFilm: Ralph the Lounge Lizard
  46. 1975Dog Day AfternoonFilm: Cop (uncredited)

Biography and credits from TMDB. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.