Tom Atkins (actor)
Tom Atkins ( born November 13, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor.
Life
Atkins graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He debuted in 1968 on the side of Frank Sinatra, Robert Duvall, and Jacqueline Bisset in a small supporting role in the thriller The Detective. Between 1974 and 1977 he played the recurring guest role of Alex Diel in the television series The Rockford Files - Just call from 1976 to 1977, he had next to David Birney one of the main roles in the series Serpico. John Carpenter actin occupied for a starring role in the horror film Halloween III as well as in a supporting role in The rattlesnake. In 1988, he played the male lead role in Maniac Cop, in the 1990s, he was in some television series such as Xena - Warrior Princess and appeared in two based on the series The Rockford Files TV movies.
Atkins is married and has one child.