Tom Neal
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Thomas Carroll Neal Jr. (January 28, 1914 – August 7, 1972) was an American actor and boxer best known for appearing in the critically lauded film Detour (1945), for having a tryst with actress Barbara Payton, and for later committing manslaughter.
Born: January 28, 1914
Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Known For
Bruce Gentry
Famed aviator Bruce Gentry is working with scientist Andrew Benson, setting out to uncover the origin of a deadly secret weapon---an electronically controlled flying disc which can be directed at moving or stationary targets. The disc was master-minded by an enemy agent known only as "The Recorder" because...he speaks entirely via recordings. Aided by rancher Frank Farrell and his sister Juanita "Nita" Hodges, Gentry consistently foils "The Recorders" schemes, which are carried out by "The Recorder's" henchmen, Krendon, Allen and Chandler, including an attack on the Panama Canal.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
The Pride of the Yankees
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Beyond Glory
Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls for her, she encourages him to go to West Point. While there he faces serious disciplinary review for having forced a plebe into resigning. He may even be court-martialled.
Detour
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
Another Thin Man
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Help Wanted
A temporary laborer who helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket
Let's Go Navy!
The Bowery Boys join the Navy to catch some crooks who are posing as sailors.
The Racket Man
A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees to help the FBI break up a black market ring by pretending to have been kicked out of service and to have resumed his old life of crime.
Call of the Klondike
A brother and sister are running a phony gold mine scam in the Klondike, which leads to murder. A Canadian Mountie sets out to bring them to justice.
Filmography
as Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage)
as Self
as Arch Clements
as Bert Grayson
as Joe
as Himself
as Tim Rawlings
as Edgar Spadely
as Lefty
as Joe Morelli
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Benson
as Tom Mallory
as Dr. Willoughby
as Charley Bowdry
as Gordon Rogers
as Mayor
as Mickey Moran
as John Williams
as Lieutenant Brown
as Thomas Dekker Jr.
as Bruce Gentry
as Capt. Henry Jason Daniels
as Russ Ashton
as Russ Ashton
as James Herrick
as Clifford Scott
as Rick Lavery
as Al Roberts
as Bill Porter
as Major Steve Ross
as Jim Riley
as Rusty Curtis
as Sgt. Terry Hunter
as Jerry Evans
as Matt Benson
as Jefferson Braddock
as Wally Williams
as Taro Seki
as Charlie Edmonds
as Roger Rutledge
as Instructor Sargeant
as Sandhog (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
as Captain Haynes
as Frankie Mills
as Reardon
as Fraternity Boy (uncredited)
as Cadet (uncredited)
as Frankie Saxton
as Jimmy Conley
as Don Lewis
as Jack Stanton
as Rocky Stone
as Hell Cat
as Tom Neal - Announcer at Rodeo
as Steve - Pilot
as Dave Williams
as Frank Watson
as Johnny Crusper
as Freddie Coleman
as Joe Z. Cameron
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Joe Daniels
as Ransom
as Matthew Fontaine Maury (uncredited)
as Richard Gilder
as Ambulance Intern
as Ambulance Intern (uncredited)
as Dr. Phillips
as Hank Hogan
as Father Damien (uncredited)
as Aldrich Brown