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Tom Aldredge(1928-2011)

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Tom Aldredge
Based on real-life events, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (Bacon), a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming.
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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.
BornFebruary 28, 1928
DiedJuly 22, 2011(83)
BornFebruary 28, 1928
DiedJuly 22, 2011(83)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob? (1991)
What About Bob?
7.0
  • Mr. Guttman
  • 1991
George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Intolerable Cruelty
6.3
  • Herb Myerson
  • 2003
Matt Damon, Gretchen Mol, and Edward Norton in Rounders (1998)
Rounders
7.3
  • Judge Marinacci
  • 1998
Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)
Cold Mountain
7.2
  • Blind Man
  • 2003

Credits

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Actor



  • Glenn Close and Rose Byrne in Damages (2007)
    Damages
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Uncle Pete
    • 2007–2012
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Ethan Thompson
    • 2010–2011
  • A Magic Helmet (2010)
    A Magic Helmet
    Short
    • David
    • Wotan
    • 2010
  • Taking Chance (2009)
    Taking Chance
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Charlie Fitts
    • 2009
  • Ray Magliozzi and Tom Magliozzi in Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns (2008)
    Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Professor (voice)
    • 2008
  • Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert in My Sassy Girl (2008)
    My Sassy Girl
    6.2
    • Old Man
    • 2008
  • Diminished Capacity (2008)
    Diminished Capacity
    5.5
    • Wendell Kendall
    • 2008
  • Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    7.5
    • Major George Hite
    • 2007
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Hugh DeAngelis
    • 2000–2007
  • Steve Buscemi, Alison Lohman, and Michael Pitt in Delirious (2006)
    Delirious
    6.4
    • Carl Galantine - Les's Father
    • 2006
  • Sean Penn in All the King's Men (2006)
    All the King's Men
    6.1
    • Carruthers' Banker
    • 2006
  • Roscoe Orman, Suzanne Shepherd, and Kevin Townley in Twilight's Last Gleaming (2005)
    Twilight's Last Gleaming
    6.9
    Short
    • Virginia's Husband
    • 2005
  • Game 6 (2005)
    Game 6
    5.7
    • Michael Rogan
    • 2005
  • Wrigley
    7.5
    Short
    • Tony
    • 2004
  • Line of Fire (2003)
    Line of Fire
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Senator Glenn Boulder
    • 2004

Additional Crew



  • The Mind Snatchers (1972)
    The Mind Snatchers
    5.5
    • dialogue director
    • 1972

Soundtrack



  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Prologue: Into the Woods", "First Midnight", "Ever After", "Act II Prologue: So Happy", "No More", "Children Will Listen / Finale"
    • 1991

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Taking Chance: Trailer
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O Pioneers!
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Thomas Aldredge
  • Born
    • February 28, 1928
    • Dayton, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • July 22, 2011
    • Tampa, Florida, USA(lymphoma)
  • Spouse
    • Theoni V. AldredgeDecember 10, 1953 - January 21, 2011 (her death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    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" - Marlon Brando and Karl Malden - strode out to perform in "A Streetcar Named Desire." After that, Aldredge said, his ambitions to become a lawyer suddenly changed.
  • Quotes
    I knew at the beginning I was nobody's leading man.

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