Tom Wilson (August 27, 1880 – February 19, 1965) was an American film actor.[1]

Tom Wilson
Wilson as the cop in The Kid, 1921
Born(1880-08-27)August 27, 1880
DiedFebruary 19, 1965(1965-02-19) (aged 84)
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1963

Biography edit

Wilson was born in Helena, Montana, in 1880. Appearing in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1963, Wilson had notable supporting roles in the silent film era, like "The Kindly Officer" in D. W. Griffith's epic Intolerance (1916), the angry policeman in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921), and a boxing coach in Buster Keaton's comedy Battling Butler (1926). After the rise of sound film, he was reduced to small roles for the rest of his long film career. Wilson died in 1965 in Los Angeles, California.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Tom Wilson". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

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