Thom Christopher (born October 5, 1940)Staff
"Thom Christopher"
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Soap Opera Digest ''Soap Opera Digest'' is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional in ...

''. Accessed May 28, 2009. "Native New Yorker Thom Christopher hails from the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights." is an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

. Christopher attended

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and ...

and studied acting at the

Neighborhood Playhouse A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

. He is best known for his portrayal of Hawk, a half-man, half-bird warrior in the second season of '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' in 1981. He also played an upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser (1990–1992, 1996–1997, 2005, 2006, 2008) and his meek twin Mortimer Bern (1992–1993, 1997) on the ABC

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

, '' One Life to Live''. Christopher has also had roles on

s such as ''

Loving Loving may refer to: * Love, a range of human emotions * Loving (surname) * ''Loving v. Virginia'', a 1967 landmark United States Supreme Court civil rights case Film and television * ''Loving'' (1970 film), an American film * ''Loving'' (1 ...

'' and ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

''. He created the role of Noel Douglas on the CBS soap opera ''

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that networ ...

''.

Filmography

* 2003 ''

Nola Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian worship ...

'' as Niles Sterling * 1988 ''

Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell ''Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell'', also known as ''Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell'', is a 1988 sword and sorcery fantasy film. It is the third film in the ''Deathstalker'' tetralogy. Plot summary The film, which takes place ...

'' as Troxartas (V) * 1985 ''

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom ''Wizards of the Lost Kingdom'' is a 1985 Argentine-American sword and sorcery film written by Ed Naha and directed by Héctor Olivera. It stars Bo Svenson as Kor the Conqueror, Vidal Peterson as Simon, and Thom Christopher as Shurka. The film i ...

'' as Shurka * 1983 '' Space Raiders'' as "Flightplan" * 1980 ''

S*H*E ''S*H*E*'' or ''S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert'' is a 1980 spy film concerning a sexy undercover female espionage agent. Starring Cornelia Sharpe and Omar Sharif, it was written by Richard Maibaum and is a Martin Bregman production. The main ...

'' as Eddie Bronzi

Television

* 1974 ''

'' as Noel Douglas #1 * 1975 ''

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'', episode "The Hero" * 1978 ''

The Eddie Capra Mysteries ''The Eddie Capra Mysteries'' is an American mystery television series starring Vincent Baggetta as a lawyer who investigates murders and has a knack for solving them. Original episodes aired on NBC from September 8, 1978, to January 12, 1979.M ...

'', episode "The Two-Million-Dollar Stowaway" * 1981 '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' as "Hawk" * 1983 ''

Simon & Simon ''Simon & Simon'' is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who oper ...

'' - "All Your Favourite Games" as Sid Castle - S03 E12 * 1987-1989 ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The ser ...

'' - "Trouble in Eden" as Reverend Willard Manchester and "Appointment in Athens" as Dimitri Popadopalous * 1990-2008 '' One Life to Live'' as Carlo Hesser / Mortimer Bern * 1999 ''

Cyberchase ''Cyberchase'' is an educational animated sci-fi children's television series that airs on PBS Kids. The series centers around three children from Earth: Jackie, Matt, and Inez, who are brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to p ...

'', episode "Pilot/The Poddleville Case" * 1984 '' T. J. Hooker'' - "Too Late for Love" as Harry Cort and "Death Strip" as Paul Gavin * 2000-2004 ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering o ...

''- "Stiff" as Dr. Bertram Stokes and "Caviar Emptor" as Alferandi Dilmanian * 1993-1994 ''

'' as Dante Partou / Joe Young * 1999-2002 ''

'' as Colonel Dax

Awards (won)

*(1973-1974)

Theatre World Award The Theatre World Award is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or Off-Broadway. It was first awarded for the 1945–1946 theatre s ...

for ''Noel Coward in Two Keys'' *(1992)

Daytime Emmy The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (N ...

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for '' One Life to Live''

Awards (nominated)

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (N ...

*(1994)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ''

'' *(1993)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for '' One Life to Live''

Soap Opera Digest Awards ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...

*(1993)

Soap Opera Digest Award ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine '' Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award prese ...

Outstanding Supporting Actor for '' One Life to Live'' *(1992)

Outstanding Villain: Daytime for '' One Life to Live''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher, Thom 1940 births Living people American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors American male soap opera actors Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners Male actors from New York (state) People from Jackson Heights, Queens Ithaca College alumni