Tom Atkins

Actor Nov 13 (age 90) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1953–2022 (69 year career)

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Biography

Tom Atkins (born November 13, 1935) is an American television and film actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror film genre, having worked with writers and directors such as John Carpenter, Stephen King, and George A. Romero. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers.

Known For

Film

Lethal Weapon

Michael Hunsaker

Film

Escape from New York

Rehme

Film

The Fog

Nick Castle

Film

Creepshow

Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)

Film

Night of the Creeps

Det. Ray Cameron

Film

Drive Angry

Cap

Film

My Bloody Valentine

Burke

Film

Striking Distance

Sgt. Fred Hardy

Filmography

Acting (94)

Movies (61)

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022

as Self

7.5

Polybius

2020

as Sheriff Atkins

In Search of Darkness: Part II

as Self

Trick

as Talbott

In Search of Darkness

2019

as Self

7.5

Encounter

2018

as Professor Herbert Westlake

4.2

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

2015

as Self

6.6

Apocalypse Kiss

2014

as Captain John Vogle

3.2

Judy's Dead

2014

as Roy

Fantasm

2013

as Self

7.0

Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch

as Self

Drive Angry

as Cap

The Chief

as Art Rooney

My Bloody Valentine

as Burke

Amazing Racer

as Captain Martin

Trapped

as Detective Abbott

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'

2007

as Self

6.2

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

as Self

Turn of Faith

as Charlie Ryan

Out of the Black

as Eugene Carter

Bruiser

as Det. McCleary

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

1999

as Cmdr. Alex Diehl

6.0

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

1996

as Cmdr. Alex Diehl

7.0

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

as Henry Hart

Striking Distance

as Sgt. Fred Hardy

Sworn to Vengeance

as Ed Barry

Bob Roberts

as Dr. Caleb Mneck

What She Doesn't Know

1992

as Roy

7.0

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

as Jamieson

Two Evil Eyes

as Det. Grogan

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

as Lt. Ian Conner

The Heist

as Det. Leland

Dead Man Out

as Berger

Maniac Cop

as Frank McCrae

Lemon Sky

as Douglas

Lethal Weapon

as Michael Hunsaker

A Stranger Waits

as Sheriff Collier

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987

as Detective Frank Standish

Night of the Creeps

as Det. Ray Cameron

Blind Justice

as Kramer

The New Kids

1985

as Col. John MacWilliams

6.2

Murder Me, Murder You

1983

as Jack Vance

6.6

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982

as Dr. Daniel 'Dan' Challis

5.2

Creepshow

1982

as Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)

6.9

Skeezer

1982

as Dr. Chanless

Desperate Lives

as John Cameron

Escape from New York

as Rehme

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

as Buddy

The Fog

as Nick Castle

Skag

as Dr. Moscone

The Ninth Configuration

as Sgt. Krebs

Power

as Buck Buchanan

A Death in Canaan

as Lt. Bragdon

Serpico: The Deadly Game

1976

as Lt. Tom Sullivan

Special Delivery

as Cop on Beat

Shell Game

as Stoker Frye

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975

as O'Dell

6.0

Where’s Poppa?

1970

as Policeman in apartment

6.0

The Owl and the Pussycat

1970

as Kid in Car (uncredited)

6.2

The Detective

1968

as Harmon

5.9

The Collected

as Arkin’s father

Television (33)

City on a Hill

2019

as Joe Congemi

7.2

Creepshow

2019

as Frank (segment "Something Burrowed, Something Blue")

7.4

The Jury

2004

as Boyd Kingman

7.0

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Roy Monahan

7.6

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Atrius

Fortune Hunter

as Richard Bennet

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Wade

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

as Grenville Rollins

8.1

Against the Law

1990

as Walter Littlefield

6.0

The Equalizer

1985

as Demonstrator

7.1

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Police Lieutenant

Spenser: For Hire

as Hatch

Stingray

as Donald Dixon

Masquerade

as Agent John

The Mississippi

as Kenyon

St. Elsewhere

as Bob Lonnicker

T. J. Hooker

as Phil Parker / Tommy D'Amico

Lou Grant

as Frank Dunning

Standing Room Only

as Craigin

Quincy, M.E.

as John Todd

Serpico

as Tom Sullivan

Visions

as Robert Dayka

Baretta

as Vic

The Rockford Files

as Alex Diel

Rhoda

as Vic Rhodes

Harry O

as Sgt. Frank Cole

Get Christie Love!

as Peterson

M*A*S*H

as Major Weems

The Rookies

as Brad Gifford

Hawaii Five-O

as Koko Apaleka

One Life to Live

as Pike Buchanan

The Doctors

as Dylan Levein

Look up and Live

as Doctor