Thom Christopher (October 5, 1940 – December 5, 2024) was an American actor.

Life and career

Christopher attended

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and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He was best known for his portrayal of villainous upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser (1990–1992, 1996–1997, 2005, 2006, 2008) on the ABC

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

, ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...

'' He also portrayed Hesser's meek twin Mortimer Bern (1992–1993, 1997) on ''One Life to Live'' as well. He is also known for playing Hawk, a half-man, half-bird warrior in the second season of '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' in 1981. Christopher also had roles on

s such as '' Loving'' and ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

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

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American mystery crime drama 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 network for most of its ...

''. Christopher died on December 5, 2024, aged 84.

Filmography

Film

* 1980: '' S*H*E'' as Eddie Bronzi * 1983: '' Space Raiders'' as "Flightplan" * 1985: '' Wizards of the Lost Kingdom'' as Shurka * 1988: '' Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell'' as Troxartas (V) * 2003: ''

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'' as Niles Sterling

Television

* 1974: ''

'' as Noel Douglas #1 * 1975: ''

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'', episode "The Hero" * 1978: '' The Eddie Capra Mysteries'', episode "The Two-Million-Dollar Stowaway" as Eugene Meriwether Smith * 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 ope ...

'' - "All Your Favourite Games" as Sid Castle - S03 E12 * 1984: '' T. J. Hooker'' - "Too Late for Love" as Harry Cort and "Death Strip" as Paul Gavin * 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 series f ...

'' - "Trouble in Eden" as Reverend Willard Manchester and "Appointment in Athens" as Dimitri Popadopalous * 1990–2008: ''

'' as Carlo Hesser / Mortimer Bern * 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 and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

''- "Stiff" as Dr. Bertram Stokes and "Caviar Emptor" as Alferandi Dilmanian * 1993–1994: '' Loving'' as Dante Partou / Joe Young * 1999–2002: ''

'' as Colonel Dax

Video games

* 2003: '' Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest'' as The Hacker

Stage

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher, Thom 1940 births 2024 deaths 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