Tom Wilson (actor)

This article is about an American actor born in 1880. For the actor known for his role as Biff in the Back to the Future series, see Thomas F. Wilson.

Tom Wilson
As the cop in The Kid (1921)
Born	(1880-08-27)August 27, 1880 Helena, Montana, USA
Died	February 19, 1965(1965-02-19) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915-1963

Tom Wilson (August 27, 1880 – February 19, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in 254 films between 1915 and 1963. He was born in Helena, Montana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Wilson had notable supporting roles in the Silent era, like "The Kindly Officer" in D. W. Griffith's epic Intolerance (1916), the angry policeman in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921) and a boxing coach in Buster Keaton's comedy Battling Butler (1926). After the rise of sound film, he was reduced to small roles for the rest of his long film career.

Selected filmography

• Little Marie (1915)
• The Highbinders (1915)
• The Lucky Transfer (1915)
• The Birth of a Nation (1915)
• The Children Pay (1916)
• Intolerance (1916)
• Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916)
• Pay Me! (1917)
• Shoulder Arms (1918)
• A Dog's Life (1918)
• The Greatest Question (1919)
• A Day's Pleasure (1919)
• Sunnyside (1919)
• The Professor (1919)
• The Kid (1921)
• Red Hot Romance (1922)
• My Wife's Relations (1922)
• Minnie (1922)
• Madame Behave (1925)
• Battling Butler (1926)
• Bring Home the Turkey (1927)
• Riley the Cop (1928)
• Strong Boy (1929)
• Road to Paradise (1930)
• Picture Snatcher (1933)
• Devil's Island (1939)

External links

• Tom Wilson at IMDb
• Tom Wilson at Find a Grave