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