Tom Laughlin
Biography
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Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist.
Laughlin was best known for his series of Billy Jack films. He was married to actress Delores Taylor from 1954 until his death. Taylor co-produced and acted in all four Billy Jack films. His unique promotion of The Trial of Billy Jack (TV trailers during national news and an "opening day" nationwide release) was a major influence on the way films are marketed.
In the early 1960s, Laughlin put his film career on hiatus to start a Montessori preschool in Santa Monica, California; it became the largest school of its kind in the United States. In his later years, he sought the office of President of the United States in 1992, 2004, and 2008. He was involved in psychology and domestic abuse counseling, writing several books on Jungian psychology and developing theories on the causes of cancer.
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Full filmography
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Climax! (1954) as Paisan
- Early Edition (1996)
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- The Millionaire (1955) as Vic Carter
- Navy Log (1955)
- Riverboat (1959) as Tom Fowler
- The Walter Winchell File (1957)
- Man with a Camera (1958)
- South Pacific (1958) as Lt. Buzz Adams
- Gidget (1959) as Lover Boy
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) as Engineering Officer (uncredited)
- The Born Losers (1967) as Billy Jack
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Tea and Sympathy (1956) as Ralph
- Tall Story (1960) as Fred Jensen
- Billy Jack (1971) as Billy Jack
- Lafayette Escadrille (1958) as Arthur Blumenthal
- The Delinquents (1957) as Scotty White
- The Master Gunfighter (1975) as Finley
- Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) as Ens. Franklin
- The Trial of Billy Jack (1974) as Billy Jack
- Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) as Billy Jack