Tom Atkins

ACTOR

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Handsome, rugged, versatile and charismatic character actor Tom Atkins was born on November 13, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Atkins initially became an avid horror film fan in his childhood days; Howard Hawks' immortal classic Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt (1951) made an especially strong impression on him as a kid. Tom attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and was a member of the Gamma Phi Fraternity. Atkins made his film debut as a rookie police officer in the Frank Sinatra private eye-outing Der Detektiv (1968); it was the first of many police officer roles he has played throughout the years. Tom appeared in two films for director John Carpenter: he is very likable as Nick Castle in the spooky ghost film The Fog - Nebel des Grauens (1980) and solid as Rehme in the fantastic futuristic sci-fi/action cult film Die Klapperschlange (1981). Atkins had a nice small role as a disapproving and overbearing father in the wrap-around segments of the immensely enjoyable fright feature anthology Die unheimlich verrückte Geisterstunde (1982). He made for a touchingly flawed hero as Dr. Daniel Challis in the unjustly maligned Halloween 3 - Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1982).Tom gave a smack dead-on-the-money terrific performance as weary, cynical and suicidal Detective Ray Cameron in the delightful Die Nacht der Creeps (1986) (this movie is Tom's personal favorite among all the horror films he has acted in). He was once again excellent as the similarly burnt-out Lt. Frank McCrae in the fine Maniac Cop (1988) and impressive as the guilt-ridden heroin smuggler Michael Hunsaker in the exciting blockbuster Lethal Weapon - Zwei stahlharte Profis (1987). Atkins had a recurring part as Lt. Alex Diehl on the television series Detektiv Rockford - Anruf genügt (1974); he reprised this character in several spin-off made-for-TV movies. Among the television series Tom has done guest spots on are Oz - Hölle hinter Gittern (1997), Xena: Die Kriegerprinzessin (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Der Equalizer (1985), Spenser (1985), Ein Colt für alle Fälle (1981), Lou Grant (1977), Baretta (1975) and M*A*S*H (1972). Outside of his film and television work, Atkins has had a long and distinguished stage career. He has acted on Broadway in the plays "The Changing Room" (Tom won a 1973 Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Performer), "Keep It in the Family" and "The Unknown Soldier and His Wife". His off-Broadway credits include "Vikings", "Long Days Journey Into Night", "Whistle in the Dark" and "Nobody Hears a Broken Drum". Tom frequently acts in plays held at the Pittsburgh Public Theater; he has garnered plenty of accolades for his outstanding portrayal of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney in the acclaimed one-man show "The Chief". Tom Atkins resides in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. - IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Tom Atkins’s flixes, followed by Shudder compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Tom Atkins on average has worked on 1 movies per year from 1973 to 2020. See the full graphs of the number of Tom Atkins movies released per year from 1987 till 2020.

Top Genres

Tom Atkins works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Crime Genre flixes. 28% of Tom Atkins movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Tom Atkins worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Tom Atkins has worked on is 6.6.

6.6 / 10

Tom Atkins's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

8/10264 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

8/10263 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

A documentary about the life of Tom Savini. The film covers his early days in Pittsburgh, and his rise to stardom as Hollywood's most sought after special effects wizard.

7.3/1091 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Comedy,Horror,Sci-Fi
Night of the Creeps (1986)

Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

6.7/1088 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

The true story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. A mountain man kidnaps the 17-year-old, his chilling ...

6.2/1090 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Horror
Maniac Cop (1988)

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.

6/1085 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Crime,Drama
Trapped (2009)

The suicide was easy, getting away with everything else could be murder.

5.1/1095 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

5/1098 min

Available in 10 platform(s).