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+ | '''Tom Holland''' (born July 11, 1943) is an American movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing and writing horror genre movies like ''Psycho II''(1983), ''Fright Night'' (1985), ''Child's Play'' (1988), ''[[Thinner (film)|Thinner]]'' (1996) and the television adaptation of ''[[The Langoliers (film)|The Langoliers]] (1995).'' |
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Holland, the son of Lee and Tom Holland, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. Holland attended Ossining Public High School before transferring to Worcester Academy, where he graduated in 1962. He is the father of American actor Josh Holland. |
Holland, the son of Lee and Tom Holland, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. Holland attended Ossining Public High School before transferring to Worcester Academy, where he graduated in 1962. He is the father of American actor Josh Holland. |
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⚫ | Holland trained as an actor at the Actor's Studio under Lee Strasberg. Throughout the 60s and early 70s Holland appeared under the moniker of Tom Fielding in several supporting and guest star roles for both television and film, including ''A Walk in the Spring Rain'' alongside Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman. He still appears occasionally in front of the camera in small roles. He played Carl Houge in ''[[The Stand (miniseries)|The Stand miniseries]]'' (1994) and Nick Hopewell's controller in ''[[The Langoliers (film)|The Langoliers miniseries]]'' (1995). |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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− | | rowspan="2" |1964 || ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' || || || || |
+ | | rowspan="2" |1964 || ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' || || || ||yes|| || Episode: "Lover's Lane" |
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− | | ''Theatre of Stars'' || || || || |
+ | | ''[[Theatre of Stars]]'' || || || ||yes|| Vic Burns || Episode: "Out on the Outskirts of Town" |
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− | | 1965-1966 || ''[[A Flame in the Wind]]'' || || || || |
+ | | 1965-1966 || ''[[A Flame in the Wind]]'' || || || ||yes|| Steve Reynolds #2 || "American Soap Opera" |
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− | | 1967 || ''[[Combat!]]'' || || || || |
+ | | 1967 || ''[[Combat!]]'' || || || ||yes|| Pfc. Tommy Bishop || Episode: "Entombed" |
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− | | 1968 || ''[[Felony Squad]]'' || || || || |
+ | | 1968 || ''[[Felony Squad]]'' || || || ||yes|| LeRoy Baker || Episode: "Epitaph for a Cop" |
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− | | rowspan="3" |1969 || ''[[My Friend Tony]]'' || || || || |
+ | | rowspan="3" |1969 || ''[[My Friend Tony]]'' || || || ||yes|| || Episode: "The Hazing" |
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− | | ''[[The Young Lawyers]]'' || || || || |
+ | | ''[[The Young Lawyers]]'' || || || ||yes|| David Harrison || Episode: "Pilot" |
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− | | ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' || || || || |
+ | | ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' || || || ||yes|| Jess Yarnaby || Episode: "24 Hours" |
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− | | rowspan="2" |1978 || ''The Initiation of Sarah'' || || || |
+ | | rowspan="2" |1978 || ''[[The Initiation of Sarah]]'' || || ||yes|| || || TV movie |
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− | | ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' || || || || |
+ | | ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' || || || ||yes|| Steve Silva || Episode: "Another Path" |
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− | | 1983 || ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]'' || || || || |
+ | | 1983 || ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]'' || || || ||yes|| Devilfish Sub Captain || Episode: "Into the Maelstrom" |
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− | | 1986 || ''[[Amazing Stories (TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' || |
+ | | 1986 || ''[[Amazing Stories (TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' ||yes|| || || || || Episode: "Miscalculation" |
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− | | 1989-1992 || ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' || |
+ | | 1989-1992 || ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' ||yes|| ||yes|| || || Episodes: "Lover Come Hack to Me"<br />"Four-Sided Triangle"<br />"King of the Road" |
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− | | 1990 || ''[[The Stranger Within (1990 film)|The Stranger Within]]'' || |
+ | | 1990 || ''[[The Stranger Within (1990 film)|The Stranger Within]]'' ||yes|| || || || || TV movie |
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− | | 1991 || ''[[The Owl (film)|The Owl]]'' || |
+ | | 1991 || ''[[The Owl (film)|The Owl]]'' ||yes||yes||yes||yes|| Mugger || TV Pilot, appears uncredited in extended international version |
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− | | 1992 || ''[[Two-Fisted Tales (film)|Two-Fisted Tales]]'' || |
+ | | 1992 || ''[[Two-Fisted Tales (film)|Two-Fisted Tales]]'' ||yes|| || || || || Segment: "King of the Road" |
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− | | 1994 || ''[[The Stand ( |
+ | | 1994 || ''[[The Stand (miniseries)|The Stand]]'' || || || ||yes|| Carl Hough|| rowspan="2" |TV miniseries |
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− | | 1995 || ''[[The Langoliers ( |
+ | | 1995 || ''[[The Langoliers (film)|The Langoliers]]'' ||yes|| || yes||yes|| British agent's controller |
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− | | 2006 || ''[[The Initiation of Sarah (2006 film)|The Initiation of Sarah]]'' || || || |
+ | | 2006 || ''[[The Initiation of Sarah (2006 film)|The Initiation of Sarah]]'' || || ||yes|| || || |
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− | | 2007 || ''[[Masters of Horror]]'' || |
+ | | 2007 || ''[[Masters of Horror]]'' ||yes|| || || || || Episode: "[[We All Scream for Ice Cream (Masters of Horror)|We All Scream for Ice Cream]]" |
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− | | rowspan="2" |2008 || ''Driven'' || |
+ | | rowspan="2" |2008 || ''[[Driven]]'' ||yes||yes||yes|| || || Web short |
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− | | ''5 or Die'' || |
+ | | ''5 or Die'' ||yes||yes||yes|| || || Web short |
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− | | 2010 || ''[[Team Unicorn]]'' || || || || |
+ | | 2010 || ''[[Team Unicorn]]'' || || || ||yes|| Grandpa || Episode: "A Very Zombie Holiday" |
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− | | 2012–present || ''[[Twisted Tales (series)|Twisted Tales]]'' || |
+ | | 2012–present || ''[[Twisted Tales (series)|Twisted Tales]]'' ||yes||yes||yes|| || || Web series |
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+ | holland-king.jpg|[[Tom Holland]] with [[Stephen King]] on the set of ''The Langoliers''. |
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+ | Fright_Night_1985_Tom_Holland_William_Ragsdale_Chris_Sarandon_Amanda_Bearse.jpg|Tom Holland on the set of ''Fright Night'' (1985) |
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+ | th-chris-other.jpg|Tom Holland on the set of ''Child's Play'' (1988) with cast members Chris Sarandon and Catherine Hicks. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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Revision as of 19:20, 23 January 2020
Tom Holland (born July 11, 1943) is an American movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing and writing horror genre movies like Psycho II(1983), Fright Night (1985), Child's Play (1988), Thinner (1996) and the television adaptation of The Langoliers (1995).
Early life
Holland, the son of Lee and Tom Holland, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. Holland attended Ossining Public High School before transferring to Worcester Academy, where he graduated in 1962. He is the father of American actor Josh Holland.
Acting career
Holland trained as an actor at the Actor's Studio under Lee Strasberg. Throughout the 60s and early 70s Holland appeared under the moniker of Tom Fielding in several supporting and guest star roles for both television and film, including A Walk in the Spring Rain alongside Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman. He still appears occasionally in front of the camera in small roles. He played Carl Houge in The Stand miniseries (1994) and Nick Hopewell's controller in The Langoliers miniseries (1995).
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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1969 | Changes | yes | Roommate | |||
Model Shop | yes | Gerry | ||||
1970 | A Walk in the Spring Rain | yes | Boy | |||
1972 | Josie's Castle | yes | Leonard Robbins | |||
1982 | The Beast Within | yes | ||||
Class of 1984 | yes | |||||
1983 | Psycho II | yes | yes | Deputy Norris | ||
1984 | Scream for Help | yes | ||||
Cloak & Dagger | yes | |||||
1985 | Fright Night | yes | yes | |||
1987 | Fatal Beauty | yes | ||||
1988 | Child's Play | yes | yes | |||
1993 | The Temp | yes | ||||
1996 | Thinner | yes | yes | |||
2010 | Hatchet II | yes | Bob | Uncredited | ||
2011 | Fright Night | yes | ||||
2014 | Digging Up the Marrow | yes | Tom Holland | |||
2015 | Killing Frank | yes | yes | pre-production |
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Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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1964 | 77 Sunset Strip | yes | Episode: "Lover's Lane" | ||||
Theatre of Stars | yes | Vic Burns | Episode: "Out on the Outskirts of Town" | ||||
1965-1966 | A Flame in the Wind | yes | Steve Reynolds #2 | "American Soap Opera" | |||
1967 | Combat! | yes | Pfc. Tommy Bishop | Episode: "Entombed" | |||
1968 | Felony Squad | yes | LeRoy Baker | Episode: "Epitaph for a Cop" | |||
1969 | My Friend Tony | yes | Episode: "The Hazing" | ||||
The Young Lawyers | yes | David Harrison | Episode: "Pilot" | ||||
Medical Center | yes | Jess Yarnaby | Episode: "24 Hours" | ||||
1978 | The Initiation of Sarah | yes | TV movie | ||||
The Incredible Hulk | yes | Steve Silva | Episode: "Another Path" | ||||
1983 | The Winds of War | yes | Devilfish Sub Captain | Episode: "Into the Maelstrom" | |||
1986 | Amazing Stories | yes | Episode: "Miscalculation" | ||||
1989-1992 | Tales from the Crypt | yes | yes | Episodes: "Lover Come Hack to Me" "Four-Sided Triangle" "King of the Road" | |||
1990 | The Stranger Within | yes | TV movie | ||||
1991 | The Owl | yes | yes | yes | yes | Mugger | TV Pilot, appears uncredited in extended international version |
1992 | Two-Fisted Tales | yes | Segment: "King of the Road" | ||||
1994 | The Stand | yes | Carl Hough | TV miniseries | |||
1995 | The Langoliers | yes | yes | yes | British agent's controller | ||
2006 | The Initiation of Sarah | yes | |||||
2007 | Masters of Horror | yes | Episode: "We All Scream for Ice Cream" | ||||
2008 | Driven | yes | yes | yes | Web short | ||
5 or Die | yes | yes | yes | Web short | |||
2010 | Team Unicorn | yes | Grandpa | Episode: "A Very Zombie Holiday" | |||
2012–present | Twisted Tales | yes | yes | yes | Web series |