Thom Christopher (October 5, 1940 – December 5, 2024) was an American actor.
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Life and career
Christopher attended Ithaca College and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
He was best known for his portrayal of villainous upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser (1990–1992, 1996–1997, 2005, 2006, 2008) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live He also portrayed Hesser's meek twin Mortimer Bern (1992–1993, 1997). He is also known for playing Hawk, a half-man, half-bird warrior in the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in 1981.
Christopher also had roles on soap operas such as Loving and Guiding Light. He created the role of Noel Douglas on the CBS soap opera The Edge of Night.
Christopher died on December 5, 2024, aged 84.
Filmography
Film
1980: S*H*E as Eddie Bronzi
1983: Space Raiders as "Flightplan"
1985: Wizards of the Lost Kingdom as Shurka
1988: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell as Troxartas (V)
2003: Nola as Niles Sterling
Television
1974: The Edge of Night as Noel Douglas #1
1975: Cannon, episode "The Hero"
1978: The Eddie Capra Mysteries, episode "The Two-Million-Dollar Stowaway" as Eugene Meriwether Smith
1981: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as "Hawk"
1983: Simon & Simon - "All Your Favourite Games" as Sid Castle - S03 E12
1984: T. J. Hooker - "Too Late for Love" as Harry Cort and "Death Strip" as Paul Gavin
1987: Simon & Simon** - "Lost Lady" as Gary Radcliffe - S6 E21
1987–1989: Murder, She Wrote - "Trouble in Eden" as Reverend Willard Manchester and "Appointment in Athens" as Dimitri Popadopalous
1990–2008: One Life to Live as Carlo Hesser / Mortimer Bern
2000–2004: Law & Order- "Stiff" as Dr. Bertram Stokes and "Caviar Emptor" as Alferandi Dilmanian
1993–1994: Loving as Dante Partou / Joe Young
1999–2002: Guiding Light as Colonel Dax
Video games
2003: Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest as The Hacker