Tom Simcox | |
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Born | Thomas William Simcox June 17, 1937 Medford, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–1991 |
Spouse | Kit Smythe [1] |
Thomas William Simcox (born June 17, 1937) [2] is an American film and television actor. [3] [4]
Simcox was born in Medford, New Jersey. [2] [5] [6]
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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?" |
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