Tom Troupe
{{short description|American actor and writer (born 1928)}}
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|birth_place = North Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
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|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1957–present
|spouse = {{marriage|Carole Cook|1964|January 11, 2023|end=died}}
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Thomas Troupe (born July 15, 1928) is an American actor and writer.
Biography
Troupe was born in 1928 and grew up in North Kansas City, Missouri,{{cite book |last1=Acker |first1=Iris |authorlink=Iris Acker |title=What Got You where You are Today? |year=1991 |publisher=Distinctive Publishing Corporation |page=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MMYRcu643oYC |isbn=978-0-9429-6308-3}}{{cite book|last1=Ward |first1=Jack |title=Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRQbAQAAIAAJ |year=1993 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-0-89950-807-8 |page=519}} and studied with Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio in Manhattan during the early 1950s. He made his Broadway debut in 1957 as Peter in the original Broadway production of The Diary of Anne Frank, which starred Joseph Schildkraut and Gusti Huber.
Primarily a stage performer, Troupe appeared in many plays over the years, including The Lion in Winter, The Gin Game and Father's Day. He and his wife, Carole Cook, were jointly honored with the 2002 L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievements.{{cite web |title=Carole Cook and Tom Troupe to Receive Ovation Awards for Career Achievement |url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/carole-cook-and-tom-troupe-to-receive-ovation-awar_2393.html |website=Theater Mania |accessdate=12 October 2018}} He appeared in such feature films as The Devil's Brigade (1968) and Kelly's Heroes (1970).
Troupe co-founded The Faculty (a Los Angeles acting school) with Charles Nelson Reilly. Troupe was married to actress Carole Cook from 1964 until her death in 2023.{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Carole Cook, Lucille Ball Protégé and 'Sixteen Candles' Actress, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carole-cook-dead-lucille-ball-protege-sixteen-candles-actress-1235297334/ |access-date=11 January 2023 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 January 2023}}
Partial filmography
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! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | James | |
| 1967
|David Day |Season 1 Episode 23: "Action" | |||
| 1968 | Sofi | The Clerk | |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Private Al Manella | |
| 1969 | Che! | Felipe Muñoz | |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Corporal Job | |
| 1971 | Making It | Dr. Shurtleff | |
| 1980 | PSI Factor | ||
| 1986 | Cheers | Judge William E. Grey | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Summer School | Judge | |
| 1991 | My Own Private Idaho | Jack Favor |
References
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External links
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Category:American male stage actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:American male writers
Category:People from North Kansas City, Missouri
Category:American male film actors
Category:Male actors from Missouri
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