Tom Busby
Tom Busby | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 7 November 1936
Died | 20 September 2003 Glasgow, Scotland | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actor |
Tom Busby (7 November 1936 – 20 September 2003) was a Canadian actor and agent. Among his film credits were The War Lover (1962); The Dirty Dozen (1967) as Milo Vladek, one of the dozen; and Heavenly Pursuits (1986).[1]
Biography[]
Busby was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] He was responsible for training Glasgow youngsters at Community Service Volunteers (CSV). Among his many pupils were Billy Boyd, actor (The Lord of the Rings), and Cameron McKenna, voice-over artist (BBC and STV announcer). Busby also directed comedian Chic Murray in another version of A Christmas Carol shown in 1992 on the BBC.[citation needed]
The novelist Siân Busby was his daughter.[3]
He died on September 20, 2003 at his home in Glasgow, Scotland; he was 66 years old.[2] The cause of death was a heart attack.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | During One Night | Sam | |
1960 | Never Take Sweets from a Stranger | 2nd Policeman | |
1962 | The War Lover | Farr: Crew of 'The Body' | |
1963 | The Victor | 'The Squad' Member #4 | |
1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Milo Vladek | |
1986 | Heavenly Pursuits | Monseigneur Brusse | (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ "Tom Busby Actor, one of the famous group in The Dirty Dozen". The Herald. 19 October 2003.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tom Busby". BFI.
- ^ "Obituaries: Sian Busby". The Telegraph. 6 September 2012.
External links[]
- 1936 births
- 2003 deaths
- Male actors from Toronto
- Canadian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Canadian male film actors
- British male film actors
- Disease-related deaths in Scotland
- Busby family
- 20th-century British male actors
- 20th-century Canadian male actors