Tom Amandes
Tom Amandes
Richmond, IL, native Tom Amandes received his formal dramatic training at DePaul University's Goodman School of Drama, where he aggressively cut his chops on the stage. After his 1981 graduation, Amandes remained in the Chicago area and broke into its theatrical community, with apprenticeships at such venues as the Body Politic Theater and the Court Theatre. The actor achieved his on-camera breakthrough almost a decade later, as the lead, Eliot Ness, in the 1992-1994 syndicated television revival of the 1960s police drama The Untouchables, then went on to essay guest appearances on series programs including Murphy Brown, The Larry Sanders Show, and NYPD Blue, and landed small roles (usually bit parts as professional types) in films including Straight Talk (1992), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), and Brokedown Palace (1999). Beginning in 2002, Amandes commenced a multi-season supporting turn as a physician, Dr. Harold Abbott, on the family-themed small-town drama Everwood (2002-2007). In 2006, he co-starred opposite Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, and Christine Baranski in the gentle seriocomedy Bonneville. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Tom Amandes:
- Bonneville with Jessica Lange , Kathy Bates , Joan Allen , Christine Baranski , Victor Rasuk , Tom Wopat , Tom Skerritt
- Dirty Deeds with Milo Ventimiglia , Lacey Chabert , Arielle Kebbel , Fred Meyers , Dave Power , Charles Durning , Michael Milhoan , Billy L. Sullivan , Mark Derwin , Matthew Carey , Alex Solowitz , Zoe Saldana , Ray Santiago , Daniel Hilfer , Danso Gordon , Wes Robinson , Erin Torpey , Michael Sullivan , Keith Britton
- Straight Talk with Dolly Parton , James Woods , Griffin Dunne , Michael Madsen , Jerry Orbach , Deirdre O'Connell , Charles Fleischer , John Sayles , Teri Hatcher , Spalding Gray , Philip Bosco , Keith MacKechnie , Jay Thomas , Amy Morton , Scott Benjaminson , Etel Billig , Kate Buddeke , Domenica Cameron-Scorsese , Anthony Cannata , Roger Christiansen , Lorenzo Clemons , Paul Dinello , Gilmary Doyle , Robin Eurich , Ralph Foody , Ray Friedeck , Jeff Garlin , John Gegenhuber , Irma P. Hall , Tony Judge , Robert Kurcz , Tracy Letts , Ron Livingston , Dana Lubotsky , Jane Lynch , Susan Messing , Paula Newsome , Dionne Lynn Nosek , Michael Oppenheimer , Susan Philpot , Joyce Hiller Piven , Greg Sobieski , James Spinks , Mary Ann Thebus , Ray Toler , Becky Wahlstrom , Tom Webb , Alan Wilder , Michael Jeffrey Woods , Barnet Kellman , Peter Sova , Barbara Cohen , Mary Gail Artz , Jack Walsh
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