Tom Adams
Biography
Tom Adams was an English actor whose work included adventure, horror and mystery films and many television roles. Born in Poplar, London, he served in the Coldstream Guards, joined the Unity Theatre and adopted the stage name Tom Adams while teaching between repertory jobs. After a West End debut in Masterpiece and a Royal Shakespeare Company production of As You Like It, his first major film role was Nimmo in The Great Escape (1963). He went on to play Charles Vine, a low-budget answer to James Bond, in three spy pictures: Licensed to Kill (1965), Where the Bullets Fly (1966), and Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy (1967). He also took a secondary lead in Disney's The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966) and menaced Raquel Welch in Fathom (1967). On television he played Dr Guy Marshall in Emergency Ward 10, Major Sullivan in Spy Trap, Daniel Fogarty in The Onedin Line, and Vorshak in Doctor Who. He died in 2014.
76years old at death
- Born London
- Died Slough
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 35 years1967 to 2002
Every film, newest first
- 2002Day Of the SirensIMDb rating 4.2
- 1971The House That Dripped BloodIMDb rating 6.5
- 1971Von Richthofen and BrownIMDb rating 6.0
- 1967FathomIMDb rating 5.7
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About the name
He adopted the stage name Tom Adams. In the 1960s, while working with repertory companies, he also taught drama and English at the Cardinal Griffin secondary modern school in Poplar.
A change of course
Adams served in the Coldstream Guards during his national service in the British Army, then became a member of the Unity Theatre in London.
First role
Adams made his West End debut in Masterpiece at the Royalty in 1961, supporting Anton Walbrook and Peter Sallis, and also appeared in films from 1961.
Early training
In 1962 Adams became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, one of the new actors added to Michael Elliott's As You Like It at the Aldwych Theatre.
Behind the camera
Adams was a keen golfer, and in 1996 he published a book of short stories called Shakespeare Was a Golfer: A Collection of Golfing Shorts.
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Worked with
Tom Adams made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Lee's page
Peter Cushing's page
Joss Ackland's page
Denholm Elliott's page
Stephen McHattie's page
Clive Revill's page
Peter DuffellDirector, 1 film, 1971
All films by Peter Duffell
Leslie H. MartinsonDirector, 1 film, 1967
All films by Leslie H. Martinson
All films by Roger Corman
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.