Thomas Edward Bray (born April 30, 1954) is an American actor and writer perhaps best known for his role as Murray "Boz" Bozinsky in the detective TV series ''

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''. He made his film debut in the

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'' The Prowler'' (1981) and later appeared in

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's '' Prince of Darkness'' (1987), and '' The Horror Show'' (1989). His work has been primarily in television, and his most recent credit was in 2012 on an episode of the

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series '' Leverage''. Bray was a drama teacher and also taught

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Life and career

Bray was born and raised in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. His first television role was in the short-lived TV series ''

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'' as Cyril. Later on in the 1980s, he starred in the TV series ''

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'' with

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. In 1990, he did the voice of Wilbur Finletter in the cartoon series '' Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series'' and voices in other animated works. His first feature film was in the 1981 film '' The Prowler''. He has appeared in other films, like the comedy ''

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'', director

's '' Prince of Darkness'', ''

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'' and '' The Horror Show''. Bray appeared in the TV movie ''Lady Mobster''. He became a writer and producer for television, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Fired Up'', and ''

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''. He was a drama teacher at Five Oaks and Rachel Carson Middle School as well as taught

at Portland State University. He is the father to three children. Bray retired from his teaching career in 2019 after 13 years.

Filmography

References

External links

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Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bray, Thom 1954 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from New Jersey People from Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Male actors from Portland, Oregon