Tom Troupe (born July 15, 1923) is an American actor and writer.
Biography
Troupe was born in
North Kansas City, Missouri, and studied with
Uta Hagen at the
Herbert Berghof Studio in Manhattan during the early 1950s. He made his Broadway debut in 1957 as Peter in the original Broadway production of ''
The Diary of Anne Frank
''The Diary of a Young Girl'', also known as ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', is a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Neth ...
'', which starred
Joseph Schildkraut and
Gusti Huber.
Primarily a stage performer, he appeared in many plays over the years, including ''
The Lion in Winter
''The Lion in Winter'' is a 1966 play by James Goldman, depicting the personal and political conflicts of Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children and their guests during Christmas 1183. It premiered on Broadway at the ...
'',
''
The Gin Game'',
and ''
Father's Day''. He and his wife,
Carole Cook, were jointly honored with the 2002 L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievements. He appeared in such feature films as ''
The Devil's Brigade'' (1968) and ''
Kelly's Heroes'' (1970).
The Faculty (a Los Angeles acting school) was co-founded by Troupe and
Charles Nelson Reilly.
Troupe is married to actress
Carole Cook.
They have been married since 1964.
Partial filmography
References
External links
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American male stage actors
1923 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
American male writers
People from North Kansas City, Missouri
American male film actors
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