Tom Laughlin

Also Credited As:

Don Henderson, Donald Henderson, Frank Christina, Frank Laughlin, James E Lloyd, Lloyd E James, Mary Rose Solti, T C Frank, Tommy Laughin
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Biography

Juvenile actor turned independent filmmaker who scored a huge commercial success with the simple, moralistic tale, "Billy Jack" (1971), which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in. The film cost $800,000 to produce and grossed approximately $65 million, with a sequel, "The Trial of Billy Jack" (1974), earning over $80 million. Laughlin attempted to build a fully-fledged media empire on the strength of the "Billy Jack" phenomenon, but by …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Camera, Film & Tape, Music

Born

November 30, 1937

LATEST CREDITS

The Trial of Billy Jack

Billy Jack

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Billy Jack

The Delinquents

Scotty

The Master Gunfighter

Finley McCloud, Director

Billy Jack

Billy Jack, Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Born Losers

Billy Jack, Director, Producer, Screenplay

Senior Prom

Carter Breed III

Gidget

Lover Boy

Wild Bill, Hollywood Maverick: The Life and Times of William A. Wellman

Himself

Tea and Sympathy

Ralph

Battle of the Coral Sea

Ensign Franklin

Tall Story

Fred Jensen

South Pacific

Buzz Adams

Hell Bent For Glory

Arthur Blumenthal

These Wilder Years

Football Player

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Neeley

Billy Jack (Remake)

Producer

Bob Dylan: The American Troubadour

Photography