Acting

Tom Wilson

Born August 26, 1880 · Helena, Montana, USA

Died February 19, 1965 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

City for Conquest · 1940

City for Conquest

★ 6.91940

MovieRomanceDrama

The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?

The Birth of a Nation · 1915

The Birth of a Nation

★ 5.91915

MovieDramaHistory

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.

A Star Is Born · 1954

A Star Is Born

★ 7.11954

MovieDramaMusic

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · 1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

★ 7.11916

MovieDramaHistory

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

Phantom of the Rue Morgue · 1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

★ 6.21954

MovieThrillerCrime

When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human.

They Drive by Night · 1940

They Drive by Night

★ 6.91940

MovieDramaCrime

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

Filmography

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City for Conquest · 1940

City for Conquest

★ 6.91940

MovieRomanceDrama

Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)

The Birth of a Nation · 1915

The Birth of a Nation

★ 5.91915

MovieDramaHistory

Assistant Director

A Star Is Born · 1954

A Star Is Born

★ 7.11954

MovieDramaMusic

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · 1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

★ 7.11916

MovieDramaHistory

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

The Kindly Policeman

Phantom of the Rue Morgue · 1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

★ 6.21954

MovieThrillerCrime

Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

They Drive by Night · 1940

They Drive by Night

★ 6.91940

MovieDramaCrime

Man Outside Barney's (uncredited)

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

Policeman (uncredited)

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

Chicago Passerby (uncredited)

Quiet, organised Dr. Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings, they become heavily involved, and Talbot finds himself faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

Turkey Shoot Participant (uncredited)

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington · 1944

Mr. Skeffington

★ 6.81944

MovieDramaRomance

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

Witness (uncredited)

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.

Agent (uncredited)

Room for One More · 1952

Room for One More

★ 6.61952

MovieComedyFamily

Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.

Boy Scout Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

Townsman (uncredited)

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

Sandy

Daughters Courageous · 1939

Daughters Courageous

★ 6.31939

MovieDramaRomance

Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her first husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 years earlier. The worldly wanderer Jim gets a cool family reception at first but his warm personality gradually wins the affections of his four daughters. In fact, youngest daughter Buff, who has her eye on a maverick of her own in Gabriel Lopez, is pleased when Jim grants his stamp of approval on her relationship. Buff plans to elope with Gabriel on her mother's wedding day, but 'unpredictable' is Gabriel's middle name.

Man Watching Pool Shot (uncredited)

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

Policeman (uncredited)

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.

Arcade Proprietor (uncredited)

Money and the Woman · 1940

Money and the Woman

★ 4.41940

MovieCrimeDrama

An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.

Mr. Crane (uncredited)

The White Angel · 1936

The White Angel

★ 7.31936

MovieDrama

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.

Man 'Cooking' Shirts (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson · 1940

Castle on the Hudson

★ 7.01940

MovieCrimeDrama

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

Convict in Yard (uncredited)

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend · 1957

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend

★ 6.01957

MovieWestern

In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.

Townsman (uncredited)

A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.

Pete, a Logger (uncredited)

Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The series stars Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster, an Easterner who comes to the Oklahoma Territory to become a lawyer. Jack Elam is cast in occasional episodes as sidekick Toothy Thompson. Brewster was a correspondence-school student whose apparent lack of cowboy skills earned him the nickname "Sugarfoot", a designation even below that of a tenderfoot.

Townsman (uncredited)