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Tom Atkins

Highest Rated: 86% Escape From New York (1981)

Lowest Rated: 38% Trick (2019)

Birthday: Nov 13, 1935

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Tom Atkins was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Atkins's career in acting began with his roles in various films like "The Detective" (1968), "Where's Poppa?" (1970) with George Segal and "The Owl and the Pussycat" (1970) with Barbra Streisand. He also appeared in the comedy "Special Delivery" (1976) with Bo Svenson, "The Fog" (1980) and "Escape From New York" (1981). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" (1982), "The Ninth Configuration" (1985) featuring Stacy Keach and the Jason Lively comedy "Night of the Creeps" (1986). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the action film "Striking Distance" (1993) with Bruce Willis, the Jason Flemyng fantasy "Bruiser" (2000) and the drama "Out of the Black" (2002) with Tyler Christopher. He also appeared in the Charles Durning crime feature "Turn of Faith" (2003). Most recently, Atkins acted in the action flick "Drive Angry" (2011) with Nicolas Cage.

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Highest-Rated Movies

86% 77% Escape From New York
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80% 76% The Ninth Configuration
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80% 86% Lethal Weapon
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76% 65% The Fog
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73% 70% Night of the Creeps Watchlist
67% 42% Bruiser
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62% 44% My Bloody Valentine Watchlist
56% 41% Maniac Cop
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51% 30% Halloween III: Season of the Witch
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47% 37% Drive Angry
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Trick 38% 29% 2019 Talbott Actor Encounter 42% 2018 Professor Westlake Actor Apocalypse Kiss 33% 2014 Cpt. John Vogle Actor Judy's Dead 2014 Roy Actor Amazing Racer 59% 2013 Capt. Martin Actor Drive Angry 47% 37% 2011 Cap Actor The Chief 2010 Art Rooney Sr. Actor Trapped 2009 Detective Abbott Actor My Bloody Valentine 62% 44% 2009 Burke Actor Buried Lies 2001 Eugene Carter Actor Bruiser 67% 42% 2000 Detective McCleary Actor The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads 1999 Cmdr. Alex Diehl Actor Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story 1996 Henry Hart Actor The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits 1996 Cmdr. Diehl Actor Sworn to Vengeance 1993 Ed Barry Actor Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann 56% 1991 Jamieson Actor Dead Man Out 38% 1989 Berger Actor The Heist 50% 1989 Det. Leland Actor Maniac Cop 56% 41% 1988 Frank McCrae Actor Lemon Sky 54% 1987 Douglas Actor Lethal Weapon 80% 86% 1987 Michael Hunsaker Actor A Stranger Waits 1987 Sheriff Collier Actor Night of the Creeps 73% 70% 1986 Ray Cameron Actor Murder Me, Murder You 1983 Jack Vance Actor Halloween III: Season of the Witch 51% 30% 1982 Daniel Challis Actor
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