Thomas Louis Villard (born November 19, 1953 in Waipahu, Hawaii - died November 14, 1994 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor. He grew up in Spencerport, New York and went to Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.
Villard starred in television and in film. His best known TV role was in the 1980s series We Got It Made as Jay Bostwick. His best known film role was in the 1986 film One Crazy Summer as Clay Stork. He also starred in the 1991 horror film Popcorn, and the 1992 movie Shakes the Clown with his "One Crazy Summer" co-stars Joel Murray and Bob Goldthwait. Villard also appeared in the 1994 comedy movie In the Army Now.
Villard made numerous guest appearances on TV shows as well. He was a panelist on two weeks' worth of To Tell The Truth in the early '90s. His other TV appearances include CHiPs, Taxi, The Golden Girls, The A-Team, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Villard was openly gay. He died of pneumonia and other complications of AIDS on November 14, 1994 in Los Angeles.
Filmography
OP Center (1995)
In the Army Now (1994)
Shakes the Clown (1992)
My Girl (1991)
Whore (1991)
Popcorn (1991)
Swim Suit (1989) (TV)
The Trouble with Dick (1987)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Weekend Warriors (1986)
One Crazy Summer (1986)
Surf II (1984)
Attack on Fear (1984)
High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV)
Grease 2 (1982)
Parasite (1982)
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's best Friend (1981) (TV)
Force Five (1981)
References
^ Dennis, Jeffery P (2007). Queering Teen Culture: All American Boys and Same-sex Desire in Film and Television. Haworth Press. ISBN 1560233494.
External links
Tom Villard at the Internet Movie Database
Tom Villard article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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Categories: 1953 births | 1994 deaths | American film actors | American television actors | Gay actors from the United States | People from Hawaii | AIDS-related deaths in California
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