Tom Busby
{{Short description|Canadian actor and agent (1936–2003)}}
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| name = Tom Busby
| image = Actor_Tom_Busby.jpg
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| caption = in The War Lover (1962)
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1936|11|07}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2003|09|20|1936|11|07}}
| death_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| birth_name =
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive =
}}
Tom Busby (7 November 1936 – 20 September 2003) was a Canadian actor and agent. Among his film credits were The War Lover (1962); The Dirty Dozen (1967) as Milo Vladek, one of the dozen; and Heavenly Pursuits (1986).{{cite news |title=Tom Busby Actor, one of the famous group in The Dirty Dozen |newspaper=The Herald |date=19 October 2003 |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12530141.Tom_Busby_Actor__one_of_the_famous_group_in_The_Dirty_Dozen/}}
Biography
Busby was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63c1494|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602193940/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63c1494|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2017|title=Tom Busby|website=BFI}} He was responsible for training Glasgow youngsters at Community Service Volunteers (CSV). Among his many pupils were Billy Boyd, actor (The Lord of the Rings), and Cameron McKenna, voice-over artist (BBC and STV announcer). Busby also directed comedian Chic Murray in another version of A Christmas Carol shown in 1992 on the BBC. {{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
The novelist Siân Busby was his daughter.{{cite news |title=Obituaries: Sian Busby |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=6 September 2012 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9526100/Sian-Busby.html}}
He died on 20 September 2003, at his home in Glasgow, Scotland; he was 66 years old. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | During One Night | Sam | |
| 1960 | Never Take Sweets from a Stranger | 2nd Policeman | |
| 1962 | The War Lover | Farr: Crew of 'The Body' | |
| 1963 | The Victor | 'The Squad' Member #4 | |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Milo Vladek | |
| 1986 | Heavenly Pursuits | Monseigneur Brusse | (final film role) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0123918}}
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Category:Male actors from Toronto
Category:Canadian expatriates in Scotland
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:British male film actors