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Tom Laughlin
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activ…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist. Laughlin was best known for his series of Billy Jack films. He was married to actress Delores Taylor from 1954 until his death. Taylor co-produced and acted in all four Billy Jack films. His unique promotion of The Trial of Billy Jack (TV trailers during national news and an "opening day" nationwide release) was a major influence on the way films are marketed. In the early 1960s, Laughlin put his film career on hiatus to start a Montessori preschool in Santa Monica, California; it became the largest school of its kind in the United States. In his later years, he sought the office of President of the United States in 1992, 2004, and 2008. He was involved in psychology and domestic abuse counseling, writing several books on Jungian psychology and developing theories on the causes of cancer.
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1996
Early Edition
TV show
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1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV show
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1977
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Movie Billy Jack
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1976
Voyage of the Damned
Movie Engineering Officer (uncredited)
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1975
The Master Gunfighter
Movie Finley
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1974
The Trial of Billy Jack
Movie Billy Jack
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1971
Billy Jack
Movie Billy Jack
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1967
The Born Losers
Movie Billy Jack
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1965
Like Father, Like Son
Movie Chris Wotan
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1960
Tall Story
Movie Fred Jensen
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1960
The Proper Time
Movie Mickey Henderson
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1959
Battle of the Coral Sea
Movie Ens. Franklin
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1959
Riverboat
TV show Tom Fowler
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1959
Gidget
Movie Lover Boy
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1958
Senior Prom
Movie Carter Breed III
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1958
Man with a Camera
TV show
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1958
South Pacific
Movie Lt. Buzz Adams
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1958
Lafayette Escadrille
Movie Arthur Blumenthal
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1957
The Troublemakers
Movie
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1957
The Walter Winchell File
TV show
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1957
The Delinquents
Movie Scotty White
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1956
Tea and Sympathy
Movie Ralph
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1955
Matinee Theater
TV show
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1955
Navy Log
TV show
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1955
The Millionaire
TV show Vic Carter
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1954
Climax!
TV show Paisan
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1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV show
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The Return of Billy Jack
Movie Billy Jack
