Tom Villard
Born: 1953-11-19 in Waipahu, Hawaii, USA
Died: 1994-11-14
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2017
- Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn" as Toby (archival footage)
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Prylar Bek
1991
- My Girl as Justin
- Whore as Hippie
- Popcorn as Toby
- Shakes the Clown as Dirthead in car
1987
- The Trouble with Dick as Dick Kendred
1986
- Heartbreak Ridge as Profile
- One Crazy Summer as Clay Stork
- Weekend Warriors as Seblinsky
1985
- The Golden Girls as Rick
- MacGruder and Loud as Floyd
1984
- Hunter as John Skouros
- Surf 2 as Jocko O'Finley
- Attack on Fear as Keith
1983
- The A-Team as Barry Green
- We Got It Made
- High School U.S.A. as Crazy Leo Bandini
1981
- Force: Five as Disciple
- Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend as Eric
1978
- Taxi as Cartoonist