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Tom Aldredge

January 04, 2023

Thomas Ernest Aldredge (February 28, 1928 – July 22, 2011) was an American television, film and stage actor.

Tom Aldredge
Born(1928-02-28)February 28, 1928
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 22, 2011(2011-07-22) (aged 83)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeDavids Cemetery, Kettering, Ohio
OccupationActor
Years active1961–2011
Spouse
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(m. 1953; died 2011)​

He won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing the role of Shakespeare in Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1978). His Broadway stage career spanned five decades, including five Tony Award nominations. He played both the Narrator and the Mysterious Man in the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods. He also appeared on television in programs including Ryan's Hope, Damages, and Boardwalk Empire, with a notable role as Hugh De Angelis on The Sopranos.

Life and career

Aldredge was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Lucienne Juliet (née Marcillat) and William Joseph Aldredge, a colonel in the United States Army Air Corps.[1] He originally planned to become a lawyer and was a Pre-Law student at the University of Dayton in the late 1940s. In 1947 he decided to pursue a career as an actor after attending a performance of the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire.[2]

Aldredge carved out a respected career on the Broadway stage that spanned five decades, garnering five Tony Award nominations. He made his Broadway debut as Danny in the 1959 musical The Nervous Set. In 1972 he won a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Ozzie, the father of a blinded Vietnam veteran, in David Rabe's Sticks and Bones. He played Henry VIII's fool, Will Sommers, in Richard Rodgers' penultimate musical Rex in 1976. He originated the role of Norman Thayer Jr. in On Golden Pond in 1978, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination. His best-known role, however, was that of the Narrator/Mysterious Man in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, a role he later repeated in the PBS American Playhouse production. He also created the role of Doctor Tambourri in another Sondheim/Lapine collaboration, Passion.

He was part of the 1997 all-star revival of Inherit the Wind produced by Tony Randall, playing Rev. Brown in an ensemble that also included George C. Scott, Charles Durning, and Anthony Heald.

In 1960 Theodore Flicker founded a professional Off-Broadway coffee house theater, The Premise at 154 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. He recruited Tom Aldredge along with Joan Darling, George Segal and Dolores Welber as the initial improvisational cast fielding and reacting to suggestions from their audience.[3]

He had a 50-year-long career working as a character actor on television and film. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1978 for his portrayal of William Shakespeare in the episode Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare on the program The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People. His best-known television role was that of Tony Soprano's father-in-law, Hugh De Angelis, on the HBO series The Sopranos.

Personal life

He was married to stage and screen costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge from 1953 until her death on January 21, 2011.[2]

Death

Aldredge died July 22, 2011, under hospice in Tampa, Florida from lymphoma. He was 83 years old.[2][4]

Filmography

Film

Television

Other works

  • Original Broadway Cast Album: Into the Woods (1991) - (performer: "Prologue: Into the Woods", "Ever After", "Act II Prologue: So Happy", "No More")
  • Self: The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) - Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play

Theatre

References

  1. ^ "Tom Aldredge Biography (1928-)". FilmReference.com. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Fox, Margalit (July 26, 2011). "Tom Aldredge, Character Actor, Dies at 83". The New York Times. p. A19. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Talmer, Jerry (December 1, 1960). "Theatre: The Premise". The Village Voice. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  4. ^ BWW News Desk (July 22, 2011). "Tony Nominee Tom Aldredge Passes Away at 83". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "La MaMa". catalog.lamama.org. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

External links

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Thomas Ernest Aldredge February 28 1928 July 22 2011 was an American television film and stage actor Tom AldredgeBorn 1928 02 28 February 28 1928Dayton Ohio U S DiedJuly 22 2011 2011 07 22 aged 83 Tampa Florida U S Resting placeDavids Cemetery Kettering OhioOccupationActorYears active1961 2011SpouseTheoni V Aldredge m 1953 died 2011 wbr He won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing the role of Shakespeare in Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare 1978 His Broadway stage career spanned five decades including five Tony Award nominations He played both the Narrator and the Mysterious Man in the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods He also appeared on television in programs including Ryan s Hope Damages and Boardwalk Empire with a notable role as Hugh De Angelis on The Sopranos Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 Other works 6 Theatre 7 References 8 External linksLife and career EditAldredge was born in Dayton Ohio the son of Lucienne Juliet nee Marcillat and William Joseph Aldredge a colonel in the United States Army Air Corps 1 He originally planned to become a lawyer and was a Pre Law student at the University of Dayton in the late 1940s In 1947 he decided to pursue a career as an actor after attending a performance of the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire 2 Aldredge carved out a respected career on the Broadway stage that spanned five decades garnering five Tony Award nominations He made his Broadway debut as Danny in the 1959 musical The Nervous Set In 1972 he won a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Ozzie the father of a blinded Vietnam veteran in David Rabe s Sticks and Bones He played Henry VIII s fool Will Sommers in Richard Rodgers penultimate musical Rex in 1976 He originated the role of Norman Thayer Jr in On Golden Pond in 1978 earning a Drama Desk Award nomination His best known role however was that of the Narrator Mysterious Man in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine s Into the Woods a role he later repeated in the PBS American Playhouse production He also created the role of Doctor Tambourri in another Sondheim Lapine collaboration Passion He was part of the 1997 all star revival of Inherit the Wind produced by Tony Randall playing Rev Brown in an ensemble that also included George C Scott Charles Durning and Anthony Heald In 1960 Theodore Flicker founded a professional Off Broadway coffee house theater The Premise at 154 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village He recruited Tom Aldredge along with Joan Darling George Segal and Dolores Welber as the initial improvisational cast fielding and reacting to suggestions from their audience 3 He had a 50 year long career working as a character actor on television and film He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1978 for his portrayal of William Shakespeare in the episode Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare on the program The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People His best known television role was that of Tony Soprano s father in law Hugh De Angelis on the HBO series The Sopranos Personal life EditHe was married to stage and screen costume designer Theoni V Aldredge from 1953 until her death on January 21 2011 2 Death EditAldredge died July 22 2011 under hospice in Tampa Florida from lymphoma He was 83 years old 2 4 Filmography EditFilm Edit The Mouse on the Moon 1963 Wendover The Troublemaker 1964 Jack Armstrong Who Killed Teddy Bear 1965 Adler The Boston Strangler 1968 Harold Lacey uncredited The Rain People 1969 Mr Alfred The Rehearsal 1974 Countdown at Kusini 1976 Ben Amed Full Moon High 1981 Jailer Seize the Day 1986 Rappaport Batteries Not Included 1987 Sid Hogenson See You in the Morning 1989 Beth s Father Brenda Starr 1989 fake Captain Borg What About Bob 1991 Mr Guttman Other People s Money 1991 Ozzie The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993 Dr Robinson The Stars Fell on Henrietta 1995 Grizzled Old Man Commandments 1997 Mr Mann Lawn Dogs 1997 Trent s Father Rounders 1998 Judge Marinacci Message in a Bottle 1999 Hank Land A Stranger in the Kingdom 1999 Elijah Kinneson Camouflage 2001 Lionel Pond The American Astronaut 2001 Old Man Intolerable Cruelty 2003 Herb Myerson Cold Mountain 2003 Blind Man Wrigley 2004 Short Tony Game 6 2005 Michael Rogan Twilight s Last Gleaming 2005 Short Virginia s Husband All the King s Men 2006 Banker Delirious 2006 Carl Galantine Les s Father The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007 Major George Hite Diminished Capacity 2008 Wendell Kendall My Sassy Girl Old Man A Magic Helmet 2010 Short David Wotan Television Edit The Seasons of Youth 1961 Premise Player Ten Blocks on the Camino Real 1966 Baron de Charlus N Y P D Mr Mahoney 1 episode 1969 The Happiness Cage 1972 Sticks and Bones 1973 Wide World Mystery Nemith 1 episode 1974 King Lear 1974 Fool The Adams Chronicles 1976 James McHenry The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People William Shakespeare 1 episode 1977 The Storyteller 1977 Frank Eberhardt Ryan s Hope Matt Pearse 34 episodes between 1979 and 1982 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 1980 Edward Richards Nurse 1980 Kelly O Brien The Gentleman Bandit 1981 Monsignor Love Sidney 1981 CBS Library Host Washington Irving 1 episode 1982 The American Snitch 1983 Captain Crackers Puddn head Wilson 1984 Judge Driscoll Doubletake 1985 Glendon Lane Heartbreak House 1985 Mazzini A Special Friendship 1987 Jefferson Davis CBS Schoolbreak Special Joseph Hauptmann 1 episode 1989 American Playhouse Older Edward 1 episode 1990 Into the Woods 1991 Narrator Mysterious Man Separate but Equal 1991 Lincoln and the War Within 1992 William H Seward O Pioneers 1992 Ivar Barbarians at the Gate 1993 Charlie Hugel In the Best of Families Marriage Pride amp Madness 1994 New York News 1 episode 1995 Andersonville 1996 Sgt Horace Trimble Harvest of Fire 1996 Jacob Hostetler Passion 1996 Dr Tambourri Earthly Possessions Spry Old Man 1 episode 1999 Now and Again Mr Leflin 1 episode 1999 Third Watch 1 episode 2000 Law amp Order Retired Props Clerk 1 episode 2000 The Sopranos Hugh DeAngelis 23 episodes between 2000 and 2007 Law amp Order Criminal Intent Attorney George Knowles 1 episode 2001 Line of Fire Senator Glenn Boulder 1 episode 2004 Click and Clack s As the Wrench Turns Professor 1 episode 2008 Taking Chance 2009 Charlie Fitts Damages Uncle Pete 13 episodes between 2007 and 2012 final appearance Boardwalk Empire Ethan Thompson 5 episodes 2010 2011 Other works EditOriginal Broadway Cast Album Into the Woods 1991 performer Prologue Into the Woods Ever After Act II Prologue So Happy No More Self The 58th Annual Tony Awards 2004 TV Nominee Best Featured Actor in a PlayTheatre EditStock up on Pepper Cause Turkey s Going to War 1967 5 Sticks and Bones 1972 Where s Charley 1975 Vieux Carre 1977 On Golden Pond 1979 The Little Foxes 1981 Into the Woods 1987 Passion 1994 Into the Woods 1997 The Time of the Cuckoo 2000 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 2001 The Crucible 2002 Twentieth Century 2004 Twelve Angry Men 2004 References Edit Tom Aldredge Biography 1928 FilmReference com Advameg Inc Retrieved September 6 2018 a b c Fox Margalit July 26 2011 Tom Aldredge Character Actor Dies at 83 The New York Times p A19 Retrieved September 6 2018 Talmer Jerry December 1 1960 Theatre The Premise The Village Voice p 6 Retrieved September 6 2018 BWW News Desk July 22 2011 Tony Nominee Tom Aldredge Passes Away at 83 Broadway World Wisdom Digital Media Retrieved September 6 2018 La MaMa catalog lamama org Retrieved December 29 2018 External links EditTom Aldredge at Find a Grave Tom Aldredge at IMDb Tom Aldredge at the Internet Broadway Database Tom Aldredge at the Internet Off Broadway Database Tom Aldredge at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Aldredge amp oldid 1130980036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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