Tol Avery
Biography
Tol Avery was an American character actor who worked mostly in film and television, appearing in more than 100 productions between 1950 and 1974. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he began his career playing Lieutenant Steve King on The Thin Man, and his imposing build and cultured voice led him to be cast as sophisticated, articulate villains. He was a frequent nemesis on the western series Maverick between 1957 and 1962, playing the villain in six of his seven appearances. Guest roles followed on Colt .45, Bourbon Street Beat, The Andy Griffith Show, where he played Ben Weaver in 1964, Slattery's People as Speaker Bert Metcalf, and The Virginian, on which he appeared five times during the 1960s. He also turned up on Death Valley Days, Batman, Mannix and Dragnet, and one of his last roles was Justice Redding in the 1973 television movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders.
57years old at death
- Born Fort Worth
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 20 years1950 to 1970
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First role
Early in his career, Avery took the part of Lieutenant Steve King on The Thin Man, a role he portrayed on the series.
Tol Avery movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Farrow directed three of these films. Robert Mitchum appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Robert Mitchum's page
Edgar Buchanan's page
Richard Conte's page
Philip Van Zandt's page
Virginia Gregg's page
Don C. Harvey's page
John FarrowDirector, 3 films, 1950 to 1957
All films by John Farrow
Also two films together4 more actors
- Dorothy AbbottHis Kind of Woman (1951) and Where Danger Lives (1950)
- Ralph DumkeShe Couldn't Say No (1954) and Where Danger Lives (1950)
- Robert AndersonPeriod of Adjustment (1962) and Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
- Joe De SantisBuchanan Rides Alone (1958) and The Unholy Wife (1957)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.