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)
Money Train (1995)
as Barricade Captain
State of Grace (1990)
as Frankie's Man #1
...And Justice for All (1979)
as Jeff McCullaugh
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
as Broud
Shakedown (1988)
as Officer Kelly
McBain (1991)
as Gill
Light of Day (1987)
as Smittie
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
American Virgin (2000)
as Grip
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
Broadway's Finest (2012)
Actor
The Exonerated (2006)
as Deputy
An American Affair (1997)
as Mulroney
The Savant (2019)
as Chief Bocchino
Nailed (2001)
as Carpet Guy
A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997)
as Supply Sergeant
Rites of Passage (1999)
as John Willio
The Verne Miller Story (1988)
as Al Capone
Timelock (1996)
as Warden Andrews
On the Yard (1978)
as Chilly
The Life Zone (2011)
as Roger Fields
Brooklyn's Gone To Hell (2025)
as Richard Crown
The Great Fight (2011)
as Chief Bocchino
An Affirmative Act (2010)
as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
The Block (—)
Actor
The Grand Theft (2011)
as Randy Lemar
Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990)
as Tink
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Howard
6:45 (2021)
as Larry
The Other Side of Victory (1979)
as Joel Purvis