Thom Christopher

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Thom Christopher
Born (1940-10-05) October 5, 1940 (age 83)
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
Spouse
Judith Leverone
(m. 1971;died 2019)
[1]

Thom Christopher (born October 5, 1940) [2] is an American actor.

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Christopher attended Ithaca College and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. [3]

He is best known for his portrayal of Hawk, a half-man, half-bird warrior in the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in 1981. [4] He also played an upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser (1990–1992, 1996–1997, 2005, 2006, 2008) and his meek twin Mortimer Bern (1992–1993, 1997) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live . [5]

Christopher has also had roles on soap operas such as Loving and Guiding Light . He created the role of Noel Douglas on the CBS soap opera The Edge of Night .

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards (won)

Awards (nominated)

Daytime Emmy Awards

Soap Opera Digest Awards

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References

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  2. Staff. "Thom Christopher", Soap Opera Digest . Accessed May 28, 2009. "Native New Yorker Thom Christopher hails from the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights."
  3. Willis, John; Lynch, Tom, eds. (1995). "Christopher, Thom". John Willis Theatre World 1992-1993 Season Volume 49. Applause Theatre Book Publishers. p. 193. ISBN   9781557832047 . Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  4. Phillips, Mark; Garcia, Frank (2014). Science Fiction Television Series: Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime-Time Shows, 1959 through 1989. McFarland. ISBN   9781476610306 . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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