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person_profile-Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan Age: 77

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Tom Nolan

Date of Birth:

Jan 12, 1948

Country of birth:

Canada

Biography of

Tom Nolan

    Young Tommy Nolan was a familiar child star face on 50s and 60s TV and in a few films as well. The name may not be as familiar but his adorable, jug-eared presence was a well-known commodity throughout the Hollywood community at the time, and he was considered a reliable and talented tyke who could easily turn on the waterworks on command. He was French-Canadian, born in Montreal on January 15, 1948. His birth name was Bernard Girouard. His family relocated to Los Angeles where the boy started dance classes at age 3. He made a reputable debut on TV playing Prince Edward of Wales, the son of Henry VIII, on a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation starring Sarah Churchill. As one who could easily tug at the heartstrings, he often played sympathetic young boys with afflictions, such as his crippled youngster on an episode of "My Friend Flicka" or his wealthy asthmatic on "Medic". Tommy hit his TV peak at age 10 after being cast as Jody in the gentle, non-violent TV western 

    Buckskin (1958) opposite Sally Brophy, who played his widowed mom. Set in the frontier town of Buckskin, Montana, the show was seen from his young perspective, narrating each episode sitting on his corral fence and playing his harmonica. Although it only played for one full season, Tommy had comic books out with his character and his autograph was well in demand at parades, conventions and other public outings. 

    After the series' demise, Tommy continued on other shows, many of them westerns such as "Rawhide", "The Rifleman", "Gunsmoke" and "Wagon Train", not to mention recurring roles on "Lassie". Unable to find another regular series that could maintain the momentum, he also was starting to move in his awkward teens stage and this pretty much signified that the end was not far away. After years of scattered parts here and there, including a role in the exploitation film Maryjane (1968), he ended his career with a small part in the movie The Moonshine War (1970). Later years were spent as a writer, penning articles for a number of publications including "Playboy", the "Los Angeles Times" and the "Village Voice". He returned to acting as a young adult (shortening his name to the grown-up-sounding Tom Nolan) with a small part in the Richard Gere

     film Yanks (1979) and has since given it the old college try, appearing as a minor player in such films as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982),Up the Creek (1984), School Spirit (1985), Pretty Woman (1990), The Thing Called Love(1993) and White Man's Burden (1995). His most recent credit was as a valet in Batman Begins (2005). On TV he has been glimpsed in everything from waiters to courtroom deputies. Now having entered his fifth decade of acting, Tom continues to live in the San Fernando Valley area. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / [email protected]

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Tom Nolan

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Filmography of

Tom Nolan

Found 13 Movies in total

The Moonshine War

Lowell ( Actor )

... 1970

The Grasshopper

Vic ( Actor )

... 1970

Chastity

Tommy ( Actor )

... 1969

Something for a Lonely Man

Rafe Runkel ( Actor )

... 1968

The Young Warriors

Tremont ( Actor )

... 1967

Kiss Me, Stupid

Johnnie Mulligan ( Actor )

... 1964

All Mine to Give

Kirk Eunson ( Actor )

... 1957

An Affair to Remember

Tyrone (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

Man Afraid

Ronnie (Skunky) Fletcher (as Butch Bernard) ( Actor )

... 1957

The Search for Bridey Murphy

Crippled Boy (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

Toy Tiger

'Owly' Kimmel ( Actor )

... 1956

The Seven Year Itch

Ricky Sherman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

A Star Is Born

Child Dancer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954