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Thomas Larkin Malloy (September 24, 1954 – September 29, 2016) was an American
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actor, voice-over artist and acting teacher.


Early life

Malloy was born in
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, the third child of John and Theresa (née Larkin) Malloy, both Irish immigrants. He had one older brother, Patrick Malloy, and one older sister, Maureen Malloy.


Career

Malloy began his acting career in 1974 while he attended Iona College and acted in Off-Off-Broadway plays. His first major television role was wealthy playboy Schuyler Whitney (and his impostor) on the
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''
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'' from 1980 to 1984. Malloy next played businessman Kyle Sampson opposite Kim Zimmer on the CBS soap ''
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'' from 1984 to 1987. His longest running role was Travis Montgomery, opposite
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, on the ABC soap ''
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'', which he played on and off from 1987 to 2001. While on ''The Edge of Night'', Malloy was hit by a car on
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in New York City. He was temporarily replaced by James Horan, who Malloy would later replace as Clay Alden on '' Loving'' in 1992. In later years, Larkin worked as a voice-over artist and acting teacher.


Personal life

Malloy died on September 29, 2016, in New York City, from complications of a heart attack he suffered on his 62nd birthday.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links


Travis Montgomery profile from SoapCentral

Kyle Sampson profile from SoapCentral
1954 births 2016 deaths American male soap opera actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Irish descent Male actors from New York City Place of death missing {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub