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Tom Nolan

Young Tommy Nolan was a familiar child star face on 50s and 60s TV and in a few films as well. The name may not be as familiar but his adorable, jug-eared presence was a well-known commodity throughout the Hollywood community at the time, and he was considered a reliable and talented tyke who could easily turn on the waterworks on command. He was French-Canadian, born in Montreal on January 15, 1948. His birth name was Bernard Girouard. His family relocated to Los Angeles where the boy started dance classes at age 3. He made a reputable debut on TV playing Prince Edward of Wales, the son of Henry VIII, on a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation starring Sarah Churchill. As one who could easily tug at the heartstrings, he often played sympathetic young boys with afflictions, such as his crippled youngster on an episode of "My Friend Flicka" or his wealthy asthmatic on "Medic". Tommy hit his TV peak at age 10 after being cast as Jody in the gentle, non-violent TV western  Buckskin (1958) opposite Sally Brophy, who played his widowed mom. Set in the frontier town of Buckskin, Montana, the show was seen from his young perspective, narrating each episode sitting on his corral fence and playing his harmonica. Although it only played for one full season, Tommy had comic books out with his character and his autograph was well in demand at parades, conventions and other public outings.  After the series' demise, Tommy continued on other shows, many of them westerns such as "Rawhide", "The Rifleman", "Gunsmoke" and "Wagon Train", not to mention recurring roles on "Lassie". Unable to find another regular series that could maintain the momentum, he also was starting to move in his awkward teens stage and this pretty much signified that the end was not far away. After years of scattered parts here and there, including a role in the exploitation film Maryjane (1968), he ended his career with a small part in the movie The Moonshine War (1970). Later years were spent as a writer, penning articles for a number of publications including "Playboy", the "Los Angeles Times" and the "Village Voice". He returned to acting as a young adult (shortening his name to the grown-up-sounding Tom Nolan) with a small part in the Richard Gere  film Yanks (1979) and has since given it the old college try, appearing as a minor player in such films as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982),Up the Creek (1984), School Spirit (1985), Pretty Woman (1990), The Thing Called Love(1993) and White Man's Burden (1995). His most recent credit was as a valet in Batman Begins (2005). On TV he has been glimpsed in everything from waiters to courtroom deputies. Now having entered his fifth decade of acting, Tom continues to live in the San Fernando Valley area. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / [email protected]


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Born:
Jan 12, 1948 In Montréal, Québec, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
49
First Appeared:
In the series General Electric Theater 1953-02-01
Latest Project:
Movie Dune Drifter 2020-10-24
Known For
Poster of Batman Begins
Poster of Jessie
Poster of Vacation Playhouse
Poster of The Rebel
Filmography
Movie Tenet Shipley's Representive 2020-08-22
Movie Dune Drifter Ackland (grey 3 gunner) 2020-10-24
Movie A Fistful of Lead Casey 2018-12-04
Movie Dunkirk Lieutenant 2017-07-19
Movie An Inconsistent Story in Stealing Grave Digger 2017-06-09
Movie Paint It Black Restaurant Patron 2016-06-03
Movie Batman Begins Valet 2005-06-10
Movie Miracle in Lane 2 Baseball Coach 2000-05-13
Movie The Thing Called Love Desk Cop 1993-08-27
Movie Bed of Lies Larry Moore 1992-01-20
Movie Pacific Heights Bank Teller 1990-09-28
Movie Pretty Woman Vance 1990-03-23
Movie Dead Heat Jonas 1988-05-06
Movie Tequila Sunrise Leland 1988-12-02
Series Out of This World Mick 1987-09-17
Movie The Falcon and the Snowman Undercover Cop 1985-01-25
Movie School Spirit Billy Batson 1985-10-30
Movie Up the Creek Whitney 1984-04-06
Movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens Absid (ABCD) 1984-03-09
Series Jessie Hubbell 1984-09-18
Movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High Dennis Taylor 1982-08-13
Series Simon & Simon Unknown 1981-11-24
Movie Beggarman, Thief Wesley Jordache 1979-11-26
Movie Yanks Tom 1979-09-01
Movie The Grasshopper Vic 1970-05-27
Movie The Moonshine War Lowell 1970-06-30
Movie Chastity Tommy 1969-06-24
Movie Something for a Lonely Man Rafe Runkel 1968-11-26
Series The High Chaparral Unknown 1967-09-10
Movie Kiss Me, Stupid Johnnie Mulligan 1964-12-22
Series Vacation Playhouse Unknown 1963-07-22
Series Combat! Unknown 1962-10-02
Series Thriller Unknown 1960-09-13
Series Rawhide Unknown 1959-01-09
Series Riverboat Unknown 1959-09-13
Series The Dennis O'Keefe Show Unknown 1959-09-22
Series The Rebel Unknown 1959-10-04
Series Buckskin Jody O'Connell 1958-07-03
Movie All Mine to Give Kirk Eunson 1957-11-13
Movie Man Afraid Ronnie (Skunky) Fletcher (as Butch Bernard) 1957-04-04
Movie An Affair to Remember Tyrone (uncredited) 1957-07-11
Movie Toy Tiger 'Owly' Kimmel 1956-06-29
Movie The Search for Bridey Murphy Crippled Boy (Uncredited) 1956-10-01
Movie The Seven Year Itch Ricky Sherman (uncredited) 1955-06-03
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10
Series Lassie Unknown 1954-09-12
Movie A Star Is Born Child Dancer (uncredited) 1954-10-01
Movie Kids Will Be Kids Nathaniel 1954-12-09
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01