Thomas Larkin Malloy (September 24, 1954 – September 29, 2016) was an American

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actor, announcer, voice-over artist and acting teacher.

Early life

Malloy was born in

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, the third child of John and Theresa (née Larkin) Malloy, both Irish immigrants. He had one older brother, Patrick Malloy, and one older sister, Maureen Malloy.

Career

He began his acting career in 1974 while he attended

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and acted in Off-Off-Broadway plays. Larkin appeared (and later starred) in such soap operas as ''

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 ...

,'' ''

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 ...

,'' and ''

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'' . He worked as the announcer for ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

''. While playing Schuyler Whitney on ''The Edge of Night'', Malloy was hit by a car on Park Avenue. He was temporarily replaced by

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Personal life

Malloy died on September 29, 2016 in New York City from complications of a heart attack he suffered on his 62nd birthday.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Travis Montgomery profile from SoapCentral

Kyle Sampson profile from SoapCentral
1954 births 2016 deaths American male soap opera actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Irish descent Male actors from New York City Place of death missing {{US-actor-stub