Thomas Maurice "Tom" McLoughlin (born July 19, 1950) is an American

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and former

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who is most notable for directing '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' and ''

One Dark Night ''One Dark Night'' (also known as ''Entity Force'') is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tom McLoughlin, and starring Meg Tilly, E. G. Daily, and Adam West. The film follows three teenagers sent to a mausoleum for the night as ...

''. His other credits include numerous

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s such as '' Murder in Greenwich'', ''At Risk'', '' Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life'', ''

Date with an Angel ''Date with an Angel'' is a 1987 American romantic fantasy comedy film starring Emmanuelle Béart, Phoebe Cates and Michael E. Knight. The film was written and directed by Tom McLoughlin. The original music score was composed by Randy Kerber. Th ...

'' and the 2010

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film ''

The Wronged Man ''The Wronged Man'' is a 2010 American television film directed by Tom McLoughlin and starring Julia Ormond and Mahershala Ali. Gale Anne Hurd served as an executive producer of the film. Cast *Julia Ormond as Janet Gregory * Mahershala Ali as ...

''. In 1977, McLoughlin was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for his contributions to ''Van Dyke and Company'', a special starring

Dick Van Dyke Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and telev ...

. Two years later, he portrayed the robot S.T.A.R. (Special Troops/Arms Regiment) in the

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film ''

The Black Hole ''The Black Hole'' is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine, ...

.'' He also played (along with

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) Katahdin, the mutated bear in the 1979 horror film ''

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