Tom Tryon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tom Tryon

Film actor, television actor, writer

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 04-Sep-1991

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, stage actor, film producer, novelist, television actor, film actor, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thomas "Tom" Tryon (January 14, 1926 – September 4, 1991) was an American film and television actor as well as a novelist.
He is best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal (1963), featured roles in the war films The Longest Day (1962) and In Harm's Way (1965) with John Wayne, and especially the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter (1958–1961).
He later turned to the writing of prose fiction and screenplays, and wrote several science fiction, horror and mystery novels.