Thomas G. Waites
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An American actor and acting instructor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waites runs an acting studio in New York City which is named for him. He has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Since the 1970s, Waites has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Some of his credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Jury. In film, he appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, An American Affair, The Warriors, and the John Carpenter film The Thing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas G. Waites, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Thing (1982)
as Windows
The Warriors (1979)
as Fox (uncredited)
...And Justice for All (1979)
as Jeff McCullaugh
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
State of Grace (1990)
as Frankie's Man #1
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
as Broud
Money Train (1995)
as Barricade Captain
Broadway's Finest (2012)
Actor
American Virgin (2000)
as Grip
The Verne Miller Story (1988)
as Al Capone
McBain (1991)
as Gill
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
as Supply Sergeant
Shakedown (1988)
as Officer Kelly
The Exonerated (2006)
as Deputy
The Life Zone (2011)
as Roger Fields
Light of Day (1987)
as Smittie
An American Affair (1997)
as Mulroney
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
Timelock (1996)
as Warden Andrews
Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990)
as Tink
Nailed (2001)
as Carpet Guy
The Great Fight (2011)
as Chief Bocchino
Rites of Passage (1999)
as John Willio
On the Yard (1978)
as Chilly
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Howard
An Affirmative Act (2010)
as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
The Grand Theft (2011)
as Randy Lemar
Brooklyn's Gone To Hell (2025)
as Richard Crown
The Other Side of Victory (1979)
as Joel Purvis
The Block (—)
Actor
6:45 (2021)
as Larry
The Savant (2019)
as Chief Bocchino