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Tom Conway

Actor

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Also Known As

Thomas Charles Sanders

Birth Place

Russia

Born

September 15, 1904

Died

April 22, 1967

Cause of Death

Liver Ailment

Biography

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Tom Conway was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Conway began his acting career with roles in such films as the drama "Sky Murder" (1940) with Walter Pidgeon, the musical "Lady Be Good" (1941) with Eleanor Powell and the adventure "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" (1941) with Johnny Weissmuller. He also appeared in "Free and Easy" (1941), "The Trial of Mary Dugan" (1941) with...

Filmography

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What a Way To Go! (1964)

Lord Kensington

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

101 Dalmatians (1961)

The Atomic Submarine (1960)

12 to the Moon (1960)

Dr. Feodor Orloff

Twelve to the Moon (1960)

Photos & Videos

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Repeat Performance (1947) — (Movie Clip) People Do Live Things Over

12 To The Moon (1960) -- (Movie Clip) World-Shattering History

Family & Companions

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Queenie Leonard

Wife

Actor, singer. Divorced; born in February 1905; died on January 18, 2002 at age 96.

Biography

Tom Conway was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Conway began his acting career with roles in such films as the drama "Sky Murder" (1940) with Walter Pidgeon, the musical "Lady Be Good" (1941) with Eleanor Powell and the adventure "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" (1941) with Johnny Weissmuller. He also appeared in "Free and Easy" (1941), "The Trial of Mary Dugan" (1941) with Robert Young and "The Bad Man" (1941). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "The Falcon in Hollywood" (1944), "The Falcon in Mexico" (1944) and "The Falcon Out West" (1944). He also appeared in "Two O'Clock Courage" (1945). Toward the end of his career, he continued to act in "The Last Man to Hang" (1956), "Voodoo Woman" (1957) and the Arthur Franz sci-fi feature "The Atomic Submarine" (1960). He also appeared in the Shirley MacLaine musical comedy "What a Way to Go!" (1964). Conway was most recently credited in "The Cobbler" (2015) with Adam Sandler. He also lent his distinctive voice to the animated picture "101 Dalmatians" (1961) with Rod Taylor. Conway was married to Queenie Leonard. Conway passed away in April 1967 at the age of 63.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

What a Way To Go! (1964)

Lord Kensington

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

101 Dalmatians (1961)

The Atomic Submarine (1960)

12 to the Moon (1960)

Dr. Feodor Orloff

Twelve to the Moon (1960)

Voodoo Woman (1957)

Dr. Roland Gerard

Death of a Scoundrel (1956)

The She-Creature (1956)

Timothy Chappel

The Last Man to Hang (1956)

Roderick [Stroud]

Murder on Approval (1956)

Breakaway (1956)

Prince Valiant (1954)

Paris Model (1953)

Maharajah of Kim-Kepore

Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)

Peter Pan (1953)

Norman Conquest (1953)

Confidence Girl (1952)

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)

Bennington "Benny" Lansing

Bride of the Gorilla (1951)

The Great Plane Robbery (1950)

I Cheated the Law! (1949)

One Touch of Venus (1948)

Whitfield Savory [II]

The Challenge (1948)

"Bulldog Drummond"

13 Lead Soldiers (1948)

[Hugh] "Bulldog" Drummond

The Checkered Coat (1948)

Dr. Michael Madden

Bungalow 13 (1948)

Christopher Adams

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

Van Orsdale, Jr.

Lost Honeymoon (1947)

Repeat Performance (1947)

The Falcon's Adventure (1946)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

Criminal Court (1946)

The Falcon's Alibi (1946)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

Whistle Stop (1946)

Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

The man, Ted "Step" Allison

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

The Falcon Out West (1944)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

A Night of Adventure (1944)

The Falcon in Mexico (1944)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

The Falcon in Danger (1943)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

Tom Lawrence also known as "The Falcon"

The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)

Tom Lawrence, also known as "The Falcon"

The Seventh Victim (1943)

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Grand Central Murder (1942)

Mr. & Mrs. North (1942)

Rio Rita (1942)

Maurice Craindall

Cat People (1942)

The Falcon's Brother (1942)

The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

Lady Be Good (1941)

Free and Easy (1941)

The Bad Man (1941)

Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)

The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)

Actor in motion picture scene

Sky Murder (1940)

Music (Feature Film)

Layin' Low (1996)

Make-Up (Feature Film)

Bride of Killer Nerd (1992)

Special Makeup Effects

Art Department (Feature Film)

Set Dresser (New York)

Film Production - Main (Special)

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)

Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies (1990)

Film Production - Main (TV Mini-Series)

Ralph S. Mouse (1991)

Life Events

1940

Film actor

Photo Collections

The Seventh Victim - Movie Posters

Here are some original-release American movie poster for RKO's The Seventh Victim (1943), produced by Val Lewton.

Videos

Repeat Performance (1947) — (Movie Clip) People Do Live Things Over We have reason to infer that William (Richard Basehart) may be lover as well as friend to actress Sheila (Joan Leslie) to whom she’s just confessed, at a New Year’s party, to killing her husband, prompting them to visit her intrepid producer Friday (Tom Conway) when things get metaphysical, John Ireland narrating, in Repeat Performance, 1947.

12 To The Moon (1960) -- (Movie Clip) World-Shattering History After symphonic credit sequence, silent star Francis X. Bushman (who was seen frequently on TV by this time) introduces the movie, the idea and the astronauts, Robert (billed as “Bob”) Montgomery Jr., John Wengraf, Tema Bey, Anna-Lisa, Roger Til, Phillip Baird, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway, Cory Devlin, Richard Weber, Anthony Dexter and Ken Clark, in 12 To The Moon, 1960.

12 To The Moon (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Everyone Acting Artificially Calm Looks like Noah’s Ark with lawn loungers from Sears, in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 favorite, the ship just launched and the multinational crew communing, with Ken Clark, Anna-Lisa, Phillip Baird, John Wengraf, Roger Til, Robert (“Bob”) Montgomery Jr., and Richard Weber as the Polish-born Israeli who tangles with Tom Conway, as the Soviet Orloff, in Columbia’s low-rent 12 To The Moon, 1960.

Falcon's Brother, The (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Consider Yourself Ignored After opening with a death on a cruise ship, the sort-of title character (George Sanders as Gay Lawrence) arrives with sidekick Lefty (Don Barclay) and tangles with cop Donovan (Cliff Clark), opening the fourth entry in the series, in which Sanders hands off the role to his brother Tom Conway, The Falcon’s Brother, 1942.

Falcon's Brother, The (1942) -- (Movie Clip) A Touch Of Homicide Following a murder at a New York fashion house, George Sanders as Gay Lawrence, star of the RKO sleuth series, finally meets his brother, Tom Conway as Tom Lawrence, who’s been lurking but not heard from until now and who, for all we know, may have done the latest shooting, in The Falcon’s Brother, 1942.

Falcon's Brother, The (1942) -- (Movie Clip) The Women Are Very Tall George Sanders as Gay Lawrence, star of RKO’s Falcon features, is recovering from being hit by a car, helped by his (real-life) brother Tom (Conway, who took over the series after this entry) and servant Jerry (Keye Luke),who together brush back cop Donovan (Cliff Clark), dismiss a nurse (Mary Halsey) and dodge a reporter (Jane Randolph), in The Falcon’s Brother, 1942.

Two O'Clock Courage (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Improve Your Mind Upon hearing news of a murder, savvy cabbie Patty (Ann Rutherford) and her amnesiac fare (Tom Conway) decide to skip the police station, then visit a tailor and wife (Chester Clute, Almira Sessions), in the RKO programmer Two O'Clock Courage, 1945, directed by Anthony Mann.

Two O'Clock Courage (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Just A Close Friend Now dressed-up, cabbie Patty (Ann Rutherford) and amnesiac friend (Tom Conway) at last make progress, as they discover a restaurant where he's called "Step," and where Helen (Jane, billed as "Bettejane" Greer) pounces, in Two O'Clock Courage, 1945, directed by Anthony Mann.

Cat People (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Their Own Corrupt Passions Irina (Simone Simon), haunted by her Serbian heritage, has agreed to see shrink Louis (Tom Conway), who offers analysis before she returns to husband Oliver (Kent Smith), visiting with friend Alice (Jane Randolph), in Cat People, 1942, from producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur.

I Walked With A Zombie (1943) -- (Movie Clip) There's Been No Crying Here Nurse Betsy (Frances Dee) on her first night at the island plantation, hears a voice, then meets her patient (Christine Jordan), whose husband (Tom Conway) and servants (Theresa Harris, Richard Abrams, Vivian Dandridge) soon intervene, in producer Val Lewton's I Walked With A Zombie, 1943.

I Walked With A Zombie (1943) -- (Movie Clip) Everything Good Dies Here Efficient and captivating opening, as Canadian nurse Betsy (Frances Dee) is interviewed (by one-armed Alan Edmiston) for a job with West Indian sugar planter Holland (Tom Conway), in I Walked With A Zombie, 1943, from producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur.

I Walked With A Zombie (1943) -- (Movie Clip) By Poison Or Hocus Pocus Dr. Maxwell (James Bell) explains to the mother-in-law (Edith Barrett) that Jessica (Christine Gordon) can't be a zombie, as nurse Betsy (Frances Dee), husband Paul (Tom Conway) and brother-in-law Wesley (James Ellison) face voodoo evidence to the contrary, in Val Letwon's I Walked With A Zombie, 1943.

Two O'Clock Courage - (Original Trailer) An amnesiac (Tom Conway) discovers he's wanted for murder in director Anthony Mann's film noir Two O'Clock Courage (1945).

Family

George Sanders

Brother

Actor.

Companions

Queenie Leonard

Wife

Actor, singer. Divorced; born in February 1905; died on January 18, 2002 at age 96.

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