Tom Atkins
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Nov 13 1935
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Tom Atkins (born November 13, 1935) is an American television and film actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror film genre, having worked with writers and directors such as John Carpenter, Stephen King, and George A. Romero. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers.
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Roy Monahan
M*A*S*H
Major Weems
Quincy, M.E.
John Todd
Xena: Warrior Princess
Atrius
St. Elsewhere
Bob Lonnicker
Homicide: Life on the Street
Grenville Rollins
Hawaii Five-O
Koko Apaleka
T. J. Hooker
Phil Parker / Tommy D'Amico
The Rockford Files
Alex Diel
The Equalizer
Demonstrator
Walker, Texas Ranger
Wade
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Police Lieutenant
The Rookies
Brad Gifford
Baretta
Vic
Lou Grant
Jim Bronsky
Rhoda
Vic Rhodes
Harry O
Sgt. Frank Cole
Creepshow
Frank (segment "Something Burrowed, Something Blue")
Spenser: For Hire
Hatch
City on a Hill
Joe Congemi
Stingray
Donald Dixon
Lethal Weapon
Michael Hunsaker
The Jury
Boyd Kingman
Masquerade
Agent John
Escape from New York
Rehme
Drive Angry
Cap
The Fog
Nick Castle
Get Christie Love!
Peterson
The Mississippi
Kenyon
Creepshow
Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)
My Bloody Valentine
Burke
Striking Distance
Uncle Fred
Fortune Hunter
Richard Bennet
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Dr. Daniel 'Dan' Challis
The Ninth Configuration
Sgt. Krebs
One Life to Live
Pike Buchanan
The Doctors
Dylan Levein
Maniac Cop
Frank McCrae
Night of the Creeps
Det. Ray Cameron
Where’s Poppa?
Policeman in apartment
Bruiser
Det. McCleary
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Self
Encounter
Professor Herbert Westlake
The New Kids
Col. John MacWilliams
Against the Law
Walter Littlefield
Trick
Talbott
Two Evil Eyes
Det. Grogan
Power
Buck Buchanan
Amazing Racer
Captain Martin
Skag
Dr. Moscone
Serpico
Tom Sullivan
The Detective
Harmon
Bob Roberts
Dr. Caleb Mneck
Lemon Sky
Douglas
Shell Game
Stoker Frye
What She Doesn't Know
Roy
Visions
Robert Dayka
The Heist
Det. Leland
In Search of Darkness
Self
Desperate Lives
John Cameron
A Stranger Waits
Sheriff Collier
Murder Me, Murder You
Jack Vance
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Cmdr. Alex Diehl
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
O'Dell
Turn of Faith
Charlie Ryan
A Death in Canaan
Lt. Bragdon
Special Delivery
Cop on Beat
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Buddy
Skeezer
Dr. Chanless
Dead Man Out
Berger
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Jamieson
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Detective Frank Standish
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Lt. Ian Conner
The Collected
Arkin’s father
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
Self
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Henry Hart
The Owl and the Pussycat
Kid in Car (uncredited)
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Cmdr. Alex Diehl
Blind Justice
Kramer
Out of the Black
Eugene Carter
Fantasm
Self
Serpico: The Deadly Game
Lt. Tom Sullivan
Standing Room Only
Craigin
Sworn to Vengeance
Ed Barry
Apocalypse Kiss
Captain John Vogle
Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Self
The Chief
Art Rooney
Look up and Live
Doctor
Polybius
Sheriff Atkins
Trapped
Detective Abbott
Judy's Dead
Roy