Tom Simcox

Tom Simcox
Born
Thomas William Simcox

(1937-06-17) June 17, 1937 (age 87)
Medford, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1962–1991
SpouseKit Smythe[1]

Thomas William Simcox (born June 17, 1937)[2] is an American film and television actor.[3][4]

Early life

Simcox was born in Medford, New Jersey.[2][5][6]

Career

Simcox began his career in 1962, first appearing in the police procedural television series Naked City.[5] He then made an appearance on the medical drama television series Ben Casey.[2] He guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Matt Houston, Ironside, The Virginian, Vega$, Charlie's Angels, Trapper John, M.D., Perry Mason, Columbo and Wagon Train.[2] In 1964, he made his film debut for which Simcox first appeared in the television film The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre.[2] He then played the role of Lt. Johnson in the 1965 film Shenandoah.[7]

Simcox starred in the 1966 film Incident at Phantom Hill,[8] which also starred Robert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane and Dan Duryea. He also made an appearance in the 1976 film Hollywood Man, which starred William Smith, Ray Girardin, Jude Farese and Jennifer Billingsley.[9] Simcox played the role of the sheriff.[9] In 1977, he starred in the action and adventure television series Code R.[10] His final credit was from Jack Webb's Dragnet remake which was The New Dragnet in 1991.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1965 Shenandoah Lt. Johnson
1966 Incident at Phantom Hill Adam Long
1972 Piranha Art Greene
1976 Hollywood Man The Sheriff
1990 Grim Prairie Tales Horn

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Naked City Fred Episode: "A Case Study of Two Savages"
1962 Ben Casey Jerry Lavin Episode: "When You See an Evil Man"
1962 Perry Mason Waiter Episode: "The Case of the Playboy Pugilist"
1962 Alcoa Premiere Finney Episode: "The Masked Marine"
1963 The Eleventh Hour Joe Foster Episode: "Hang by One Hand"
1963 Stoney Burke Jeff Hadley Episode: "Tigress by the Tail"
1963 The Lieutenant Capt. Brett Parker Episode: "To Take Up Serpents"
1963 Death Valley Days Billy Episode: "The Holy Terror"
1963 Channing Art Townsend Episode: "Beyond His Reach"
1963 The Great Adventure Foord Episode: "The Man Who Stole New York City"
1963–1974 Gunsmoke Various roles 8 episodes
1964 The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre Henry Mandore Television film
1964, 1965 Wagon Train Adam Pierce / Tim Riggs 2 episodes
1964, 1965 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Jerry Walsh / John Sprague
1964–1969 The Virginian Various roles 3 episodes
1965 Broadside Bill Larsen Episode: "The Wolfman Cometh"
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Lieutenant Walter Matthew Episode: "The Filers"
1965 Bonanza Andy Watson Episode: "The Other Son"
1965 Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha Walters Television film
1966 Laredo Shamus McCloud Episode: "Sound of Terror"
1966 Run for Your Life Johnny Cadell Episode: "The Grotenberg Mask"
1966 The Doomsday Flight Chipps Television film
1966 The Iron Men Noah Wylie
1966, 1967 Combat! Dolan / Marsini 2 episodes
1967 The Green Hornet Dan Scully
1969 Premiere Braddock Episode: "Braddock"
1968 Istanbul Express Leland McCord Television film
1968 Ironside George Huff / Brian Turner 2 episodes
1970 Matt Lincoln David Cunningham Episode: "Jilly"
1970 The Aquarians Jerry Hollis Television film
1971 Bearcats! Stengler Episode: "Ground Loop at Spanish Wells"
1971 Monty Nash Ed Stanley Episode: "Tension in a Troubled Town"
1973 Hawaii Five-O Anthony Porter Episode: "The Sunday Torch"
1973 Emergency! Brad Episode: "Promotion"
1974 Columbo William Haynes Episode: "By Dawn's Early Light"
1976 Gibbsville Smith Episode: "Afternoon Waltz"
1976, 1978 Police Story Sgt. Duvall / Officer Stover 2 episodes
1977 The Ghost of Cypress Swamp Pa Bascombe Television film
1977 Code R Walt Robinson 13 episodes
1977 Charlie's Angels Lon Molton Episode: "Angel in Love"
1977–1980 The Magical World of Disney Pa Bascombe 3 episodes
1978 Baretta Anderson Episode: "The Appointment"
1978 How the West Was Won Marshal Logan 2 episodes
1979 David Cassidy: Man Undercover Dixon Episode: "Teammates"
1980 Vegas Mr. Gleaver Episode: "Magic Sister Slayings"
1983 Matt Houston Gershwin Episode: "Needle in a Haystack"
1983 Whiz Kids Loring Episode: "Candidate for Murder"
1983–1986 Simon & Simon Various roles 3 episodes
1985 Trapper John, M.D. Mr. Michaelson Episode: "A False Start"
1985 Street Hawk Keller Episode: "The Arabian"
1986 Knight Rider Deputy Clark Episode: "Hills of Fire"
1986 Acceptable Risks Joe Reed Television film
1986 Airwolf Weldon Rossiter Episode: "The Girl Who Fell from the Sky"
1991 Dragnet Mr. Cerone Episode: "Who Killed My Boat?"

References

  1. ^ "Hedda Hopper: Hollywood And Vine". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. July 19, 1965. p. 30. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e "Tom Simcox". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Psychic Stars". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. March 7, 1965. p. 17. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "(untitled brief)". Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. March 17, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ a b Hopper, Hedda (August 30, 1963). "Tom Simcox Is Actor On His Way Up". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 31. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ Kleiner, Dick (February 13, 1977). "Long Path Led Back To Acting in Series". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. 135. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Thomas, Tony (1997). A Wonderful Life: The Films and Career of James Stewart. Carol Publishing Group. p. 222. ISBN 9780806519531 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ The ... Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures, John W. Alicoate, 1968, p. 296
  9. ^ a b "Hollywood Man (1976)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 198. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.