Tom Tryon
Biography
Tom Tryon was an American actor and novelist who began his acting career on stage in Wish You Were Here (1952), Cyrano de Bergerac (1953), and Richard III (1953). Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale with a fine arts degree before signing a long-term Paramount contract in 1955. His film debut came in The Scarlet Hour (1956), and he took leads in I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), The Story of Ruth (1960), and Moon Pilot (1962). He played Texas John Slaughter in Disney television films from 1958 to 1961, then earned a Golden Globe nomination for the title role in The Cardinal (1963). He appeared with John Wayne in The Longest Day (1962) and In Harm's Way (1965), and his later films included The Glory Guys (1965). Retiring from acting in 1969, he wrote horror and mystery novels, most notably The Other (1971). He died in 1991.
65years old at death
- Born Hartford
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Thomas Tryon and Thomas Lester Tryon
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 9 years1956 to 1965
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A role that slipped away
Tryon was cast as Stephen Burkett in the unfinished Marilyn Monroe comedy Something's Got to Give, but lost the part after Monroe was fired; Chuck Connors played it in the remake.
A change of course
Tryon gave up acting in 1969 and turned to writing horror and mystery novels. He also took on film financing, working as executive producer on Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun.
Tom Tryon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Otto Preminger directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Otto Preminger
Online
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