Biography for
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Date of Birth

28 February 1928, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Date of Death

22 July 2011, Tampa, Florida, USA (lymphona)

Birth Name

Thomas Ernest Aldredge

Mini Biography

Tom Aldredge was born on February 28, 1928, in Dayton, Ohio. First appearing off-Broadway in 1957 in "Electra" and on Broadway in 1959 in "The Nervous Set," Aldredge has appeared in over 30 Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Others include "On Golden Pond," "The Litte Foxes" (opposite Elizabeth Taylor), "1776," "Into the Woods" (as the memorable narrator) and "Passion." Since 1972 Aldredge has been nominated for five Tony Awards. Also an accomplished actor on film and television, he received an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Shakespeare in CBS' production "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare." Entering into his later years, Aldredge continues to make guest appearances in several television productions and has recently starred in "Twentieth Century Limited" and "Twelve Angry Men" on Broadway.

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Spouse

Theoni V. Aldredge

(10 December 1953 - 21 January 2011) (her death)

Trivia

Attended Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University.

Has been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award five times: as Best Actor (Dramatic) in 1972 for "Sticks and Bones"; as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) in 1975 for a revival of "Where's Charley?"; as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) in 1994 for "Passion," a performance he recreated in the television version of the same title, Passion (1996) (TV); and as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) in 1981 for a revival of Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes," and in 2004 for a revival of "Twentieth Century." He has yet to win.

As a pre-law student at the University of Dayton, he visited New York in the 1940s and approached the Ethel Barrymore Theater. Merely eager to see the inside of a major Broadway theater, he asked two guys outside in the alley, whom he assumed were stagehands, if he could take a quick look. "Buy a ticket," one of them advised him. After paying $1.80. Aldredge watched as the purported "stagehands" - Brando, Marlon and Malden, Karl - strode out to perform in "A Streetcar Named Desire." After that, Aldredge said, his ambitions to become a lawyer suddenly changed.

His wife Aldredge, Theona, a costume designer, was nominated for Broadway's Tony 15 times between 1961 and 2001, winning the Tony three times.

Personal Quotes

I knew at the beginning I was nobody's leading man.

Where Are They Now

(August 1997) Appears in a Broadway production of 1776 as Stephen Hopkins.

(December 2004) Starring as Juror #9 in "Twelve Angry Men" on Broadway.