Tom Villard
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7999 |
| Birthday | 1953-11-19 |
| Place of Birth | Waipahu, Hawaii, USA |
| Also Known As |
1986
Heartbreak Ridge
6.886/1117
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...
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Heartbreak Ridge
1984
Surf 2
4.826/23
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...
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Surf 2
1991
Popcorn
5.806/157
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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Popcorn
1986
One Crazy Summer
6.033/214
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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One Crazy Summer
1984
Attack on Fear
8.5/2
Married journalists who run a small town newspaper expose corruption and cultism at a once respected rehab center.
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Attack on Fear
1989
Swimsuit
5/6
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 c...
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Swimsuit
1981
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
8/1
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 mar...
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Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
1986
Weekend Warriors
3.2/10
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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Weekend Warriors
1991
Whore
5.262/111
This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.
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Whore
1983
High School U.S.A.
5.528/36
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 betw...
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High School U.S.A.
1981
Force: Five
4.235/17
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 rel...
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Force: Five
1982
Parasite
4.882/89
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...
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Parasite
1987
The Trouble with Dick
5.286/7
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 k...
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The Trouble with Dick
1991
Shakes the Clown
5.39/91
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 ki...
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Shakes the Clown
1982
Grease 2
5.255/731
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...
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Grease 2
1991
My Girl
7.413/2278
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 jo...
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My Girl
2017
Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"
6/1
An extensive, all-encompassing documentary that covers all aspects of the production including the more troubled aspects like the exiting of original...
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