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Thomas G. Waites

Actor

Thomas G. Waites

Born January 8, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA31 films

An American actor and acting instructor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waites runs an acting studio in New York City which is named for him. He has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Since the 1970s, Waites has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Some of his credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Jury. In film, he appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, An American Affair, The Warriors, and the John Carpenter film The Thing.

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Essential films

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The Warriors poster7.7The Warriors1979...And Justice for All poster7.1...And Justice for All1979State of Grace poster6.9State of Grace1990Money Train poster5.9Money Train1995Shakedown poster5.8Shakedown1988The Clan of the Cave Bear poster5.3The Clan of the Cave Bear1986Light of Day poster5.5Light of Day1987McBain poster4.3McBain1991

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Block
  2. 2026Robot DraculaDoors
  3. 2025Brooklyn's Gone To HellRichard Crown
  4. 20216:45Larry
  5. 2019The SavantChief Bocchino
  6. 2012Broadway's Finest
  7. 2011The Life ZoneRoger Fields
  8. 2011The Great FightChief Bocchino
  9. 2011The Grand TheftRandy Lemar
  10. 2010An Affirmative ActSamuel 'Dixie' Backus
  11. 2006The ExoneratedDeputy
  12. 2001NailedCarpet Guy
  13. 2000American VirginGrip
  14. 1999Rites of PassageJohn Willio
  15. 1997A Thousand Men and a BabySupply Sergeant
  16. 1997An American AffairMulroney
  17. 1996TimelockWarden Andrews
  18. 1995Money TrainBarricade Captain
  19. 1991McBainGill
  20. 1990State of GraceFrankie's Man #1
  21. 1990Kojak: Flowers For MattyTink
  22. 1988The Verne Miller StoryAl Capone
  23. 1988ShakedownOfficer Kelly
  24. 1987Light of DaySmittie
  25. 1986The Clan of the Cave BearBroud
  26. 1983The Face of RageHoward
  27. 1982The ThingWindows
  28. 1979...And Justice for AllJeff McCullaugh
  29. 1979The Other Side of VictoryJoel Purvis
  30. 1979The WarriorsFox (uncredited)
  31. 1978On the YardChilly