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Tom Laughlin

1931 - 2013

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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 co-producing and starring in the 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. He was married to actress Delores Taylor from 1954 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Laughlin is the 9,771st most popular actor (up from 9,846th in 2019), the 14,765th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,402nd in 2019) and the 4,620th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Tom Laughlin ranks 9,771 out of 13,578. Before him are Andrea Bowen, Chris Colfer, Jagdeep, Nidhhi Agerwal, Ryan Corr, and Nam Ji-hyun. After him are Chiwa Saitō, Mercedes Lambre, Lucas Grabeel, Sarah Hyland, Kay Aldridge, and Alistair Petrie.

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Among people born in 1931, Tom Laughlin ranks 608. Before him are Otis Blackwell, Cliff Hagan, David Axelrod, Jack Clement, Irfan Habib, and Margaret Heckler. After him are Bina Rai, Jimmy McIlroy, Charles Nelson Reilly, Hal Linden, Pete Stark, and Douglas Wilder. Among people deceased in 2013, Tom Laughlin ranks 524. Before him are Jack Clement, Ann C. Crispin, C. Everett Koop, Patricia Blair, Jakob Arjouni, and Ilya Tsymbalar. After him are Lisa Robin Kelly, Lee Thompson Young, Bonnie Franklin, Ingrid Visser, Philippe Gaumont, and Christian Benítez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Laughlin ranks 14,770 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Colfer (1990), Chuck Share (1927), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), Mark Aguirre (1959), Jon Drummond (1968), and Frances Langford (1913). After him are Rex J. Walheim (1962), Lucas Grabeel (1984), Sarah Hyland (1990), Kay Aldridge (1917), Lloyd Blankfein (1954), and H. Beam Piper (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tom Laughlin ranks 4,622. Before him are Ann Wedgeworth (1934), Melanie Mayron (1952), Chrissy Metz (1980), Jason Mitchell (1987), Andrea Bowen (1990), and Chris Colfer (1990). After him are Lucas Grabeel (1984), Sarah Hyland (1990), Kay Aldridge (1917), Mamie Gummer (1983), Joely Fisher (1967), and Zoe Perry (1983).

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