Tom Villard

Tom Villard

Born: November 19, 1953
Died: November 14, 1994
in Waipahu, Hawaii, United States
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.

Movies for Tom Villard...

Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character: Prylar Bek
Released: January 3, 1993
Type: TV
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
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My Girl
Title: My Girl
Character: Justin
Released: November 27, 1991
Type: Movie
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
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Shakes the Clown
Title: Shakes the Clown
Character: Dirthead in car
Released: August 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.
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Whore
Title: Whore
Character: Hippie
Released: June 21, 1991
Type: Movie
This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.
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Popcorn
Title: Popcorn
Character: Toby
Released: February 1, 1991
Type: Movie
While holding a horror film festival, a group of film students find themselves stalked by a madman who may have a sinister connection to a cult leader.
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Title: Baywatch
Released: April 23, 1989
Type: TV
Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.
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Swimsuit
Title: Swimsuit
Character: Willard
Released: February 19, 1989
Type: Movie
Mrs. Allison is the owner of the Saltare Swimsuit company. Her top man Brian, and his not so bright assitant Willard have to find men and women that can be prospective models for her swimwear. The movie looks at the personal life of many of the young hopefuls. The men and women take strenuous photo shoots and workouts, but few will be chosen.
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The Trouble with Dick
Title: The Trouble with Dick
Character: Dick Kendred
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Dick Kendred (Tom Villard) is a frustrated writer whose latest book has been turned down by every publisher around. His work seems to be missing one key ingredient: half-nude chicks. In an effort to cure his writer's block (and get some much needed inspiration), Dick rents a room from a couple of women who waste no time hitting on him. Talk about invoking the muse! This lighthearted romp won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Heartbreak Ridge
Title: Heartbreak Ridge
Character: Profile
Released: December 5, 1986
Type: Movie
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
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Weekend Warriors
Title: Weekend Warriors
Character: Seblinsky
Released: October 1, 1986
Type: Movie
In 1961, with war looming in Berlin, an Air National Guard unit of actors, journalists and studio personnel is up for military academy consideration.
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One Crazy Summer
Title: One Crazy Summer
Character: Clay Stork
Released: August 8, 1986
Type: Movie
An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.
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Title: The Golden Girls
Character: Randy
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
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Title: The Golden Girls
Character: Rick
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
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Title: MacGruder and Loud
Character: Floyd
Released: January 21, 1985
Type: TV
MacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC in 1985. The series stars John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a Los Angeles Police Department-styled police agency. They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson. Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company. This was one of the few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the Super Bowl in 1985 and was heavily promoted during the game. The promotion resulted in high ratings at first, but following a quick decline, the series was cancelled three months into its run, after ranking 40th out of 104 programs that aired that season with an average 15.76 household rating, according to TVTango.com. Because of the frequent commercials during the Super Bowl, the following night Johnny Carson ask rhetorically during his monologue on The Tonight Show: "Did you see that new show, 'Frequent and Loud'?"
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Attack on Fear
Title: Attack on Fear
Character: Keith
Released: October 10, 1984
Type: Movie
Married journalists who run a small town newspaper expose corruption and cultism at a once respected rehab center.
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Title: Hunter
Character: John Skouros
Released: September 18, 1984
Type: TV
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
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Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
Title: Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
Character: Jocko O'Finley
Released: January 13, 1984
Type: Movie
Evil Nerd Menlo wants to get revenge on some surfers by selling a bad batch of soda called Buzz Cola which turns people into mutant zombies. Its up to Jocko, Chuck, Bob and their surfer buddies to save the day.
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High School U.S.A.
Title: High School U.S.A.
Character: Crazy Leo Bandini
Released: October 16, 1983
Type: Movie
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy.
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Title: We Got It Made
Released: September 8, 1983
Type: TV
We Got It Made is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 8, 1983 until March 10, 1984, and in first-run syndication from September 11, 1987 until March 30, 1988. The series was created by Gordon Farr and Lynne Farr Brao, and was executive produced by Fred Silverman in association with MGM Television.
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Title: The A-Team
Character: Barry Green
Released: January 23, 1983
Type: TV
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
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Grease 2
Title: Grease 2
Character: Boy Greaser
Released: June 11, 1982
Type: Movie
It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie?
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Parasite
Title: Parasite
Character: Zeke
Released: March 12, 1982
Type: Movie
Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find a way to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus, his rednecks, and an evil government agent named Merchant.
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Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
Title: Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
Character: Eric
Released: October 5, 1981
Type: Movie
A lonely, gay, middle-aged artist shares his Manhattan brownstone with a young lady in a platonic relationship, and when she becomes pregnant by a married man, he decides to raise her child as his own.
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Force: Five
Title: Force: Five
Character: Disciple
Released: July 24, 1981
Type: Movie
A martial-arts expert leads a team of fellow martial artists to rescue a senator's daughter from an island ruled by the evil leader of a fanatical religious cult.
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Title: Taxi
Character: Cartoonist
Released: September 12, 1978
Type: TV
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
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Title: CHiPs
Released: September 15, 1977
Type: TV
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.