Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 19, 1953
Died
Nov 14, 1994
Place of Birth
Waipahu, Hawaii, USA
Credits
26 titles
Tom Villard
Biography
Thomas Louis "Tom" Villard (November 19, 1953 – November 14, 1994) was an American actor. He is known for his leading role in the 1980s series We Got It Made, as well as roles in feature films One Crazy Summer, Heartbreak Ridge, My Girl, and Popcorn. Villard was born in Waipahu, Hawaii and grew up in Spencerport, New York, the son of Diane Ruth (MacNaughton), a teacher of the emotionally handicapped, and Ronald Louis Villard, a photochemical engineer. He attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, before moving to New York City to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in the early 1970s. In 1980 Villard moved to Los Angeles and soon started landing roles on television and in movies. He also continued performing on stage until the end of his career. On November 14, 1994, Villard died of AIDS-related pneumonia. He was survived by his parents, Ron and Diane Villard, twin brothers Timothy and Terry, sister Susan, and his partner Scott Chambliss.
Known For
Filmography
Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"
Toby (archival footage)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Prylar Bek
My Girl
Justin
Shakes the Clown
Dirthead in car
Whore
Hippie
Popcorn
Toby
Baywatch
Swimsuit
Willard Thurm
The Trouble with Dick
Dick Kendred
Heartbreak Ridge
Profile
Weekend Warriors
Seblinsky
One Crazy Summer
Clay Stork
The Golden Girls
Rick
MacGruder and Loud
Floyd
Attack on Fear
Keith
Hunter
John Skouros
Surf 2
Jocko O'Finley
High School U.S.A.
Crazy Leo Bandini
We Got It Made
The A-Team
Barry Green
Grease 2
Boy Greaser
Parasite
Zeke
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
Eric
Force: Five
Disciple
Taxi
Cartoonist
CHiPs