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Tom Forman(1893-1926)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Tom Forman
Tom Forman was born on 22 February 1893 in Mitchell County, Texas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Broken Wing (1923), The Fighting American (1924) and The Round-up (1920). He was married to Mary Mersch. He died on 7 November 1926 in Venice, California, USA.
BornFebruary 22, 1893
DiedNovember 7, 1926(33)
BornFebruary 22, 1893
DiedNovember 7, 1926(33)
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Known for

Miriam Cooper and Kenneth Harlan in The Broken Wing (1923)
The Broken Wing
  • Director
  • 1923
The Fighting American (1924)
The Fighting American
5.4
  • Director
  • 1924
The Round-up (1920)
The Round-up
6.1
  • Jack Payson
  • 1920
Thomas Meighan in If You Believe It, It's So (1922)
If You Believe It, It's So
  • Director
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • Katherine MacDonald in White Shoulders (1922)
    White Shoulders
    • Robert Lee Pitman - Virginia's Brother
    • 1922
  • The Round-up (1920)
    The Round-up
    6.1
    • Jack Payson
    • 1920
  • The Sea Wolf (1920)
    The Sea Wolf
    • Humphrey Van Weyden
    • 1920
  • The Tree of Knowledge (1920)
    The Tree of Knowledge
    • Brian
    • 1920
  • Told in the Hills (1919)
    Told in the Hills
    • Charles Stuart
    • 1919
  • Lila Lee in The Heart of Youth (1919)
    The Heart of Youth
    • Russ Prendergast
    • 1919
  • Noah Beery and Vivian Martin in Louisiana (1919)
    Louisiana
    • 1919
  • For Better, for Worse (1919)
    For Better, for Worse
    6.0
    • Richard Burton
    • 1919
  • Sessue Hayakawa in Hashimura Togo (1917)
    Hashimura Togo
    • Dr. Garland
    • 1917
  • Tom Forman, Elinor Hancock, and Vivian Martin in A Kiss for Susie (1917)
    A Kiss for Susie
    • Phil Burnham
    • 1917
  • Vivian Martin in Forbidden Paths (1917)
    Forbidden Paths
    • Harry Maxwell
    • 1917
  • Her Strange Wedding (1917)
    Her Strange Wedding
    • Lee Brownell
    • 1917
  • Ramon Novarro, Fritzi Brunette, Marjorie Daw, Sessue Hayakawa, Tom Moore, and Mabel Van Buren in The Jaguar's Claws (1917)
    The Jaguar's Claws
    • Harry Knowles
    • 1917
  • Blanche Sweet in The Tides of Barnegat (1917)
    The Tides of Barnegat
    • Barton Holt
    • 1917
  • Theodore Roberts and Kathlyn Williams in The Cost of Hatred (1917)
    The Cost of Hatred
    • Ned Amory
    • 1917

Director

  • Devil's Dice (1926)
    Devil's Dice
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Robert Ellis, Jane Novak, Lee Shumway, and Josef Swickard in Whispering Canyon (1926)
    Whispering Canyon
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Cullen Landis in The Midnight Flyer (1925)
    The Midnight Flyer
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1925
  • John Bowers in The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
    The People vs. Nancy Preston
    • Director
    • 1925
  • John Bowers and Marguerite De La Motte in Off the Highway (1925)
    Off the Highway
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Priscilla Dean in The Crimson Runner (1925)
    The Crimson Runner
    • Director
    • 1925
  • John Bowers and Marguerite De La Motte in Flattery (1925)
    Flattery
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Harry Carey and Jacqueline Gadsdon in The Flaming Forties (1924)
    The Flaming Forties
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Harry Carey, Wallace MacDonald, and Edith Roberts in Roaring Rails (1924)
    Roaring Rails
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1924
  • The Fighting American (1924)
    The Fighting American
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Kenneth Harlan and Colleen Moore in April Showers (1923)
    April Showers
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Kenneth Harlan, Raymond Hatton, Pat O'Malley, Russell Simpson, and Florence Vidor in The Virginian (1923)
    The Virginian
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Miriam Cooper and Kenneth Harlan in The Broken Wing (1923)
    The Broken Wing
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Miriam Cooper and Gaston Glass in The Girl Who Came Back (1923)
    The Girl Who Came Back
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Lloyd Hughes in Are You a Failure? (1923)
    Are You a Failure?
    • Director
    • 1923

Writer

  • Miriam Cooper and Kenneth Harlan in The Broken Wing (1923)
    The Broken Wing
    • scenario
    • 1923
  • The Round-up (1920)
    The Round-up
    6.1
    • scenario
    • 1920
  • Vivian Martin in The Trouble Buster (1917)
    The Trouble Buster
    • story
    • 1917
  • Gladys Brockwell in Sins of Her Parent (1916)
    Sins of Her Parent
    • story "Pedigree"
    • 1916
  • Hearts and Clubs
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • The Desert Breed
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • The Threads of Fate (1915)
    The Threads of Fate
    Short
    • story
    • 1915
  • William C. Dowlan in The Measure of a Man (1915)
    The Measure of a Man
    Short
    • story
    • 1915

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Thomas Foreman
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • February 22, 1893
    • Mitchell County, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • November 7, 1926
    • Venice, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Mary Mersch(1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 12 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was set to direct the Columbia film, The Wreck (1927), which was to start shooting on November 8, 1926. However, having been ill, he retired to his room and shot himself through the heart that day before shooting was to begin.

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