Tom Troupe
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Tom Troupe is an American actor and writer.
Tom Troupe was born in North Kansas City
Missouri and studied with Uta Hagen at Herbert Berghof Studios in Manhattan during the early 1950s. He made his Broadway debut as Peter in The Diary of Anne Frank in 1957 starring Joseph Schildkraut.
Primarily a stage performer, Tom appeared in tandem with wife Carole Cook
in many plays over the years including The Lion in Winter
, The Gin Game
and Father's Day
. He and Carole were jointly honored with the 2002 L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievements. His two premier films were The Devil's Brigade
(1968), and Kelly's Heroes
(1970).
Tom Troupe was born in North Kansas City
North Kansas City, Missouri
North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States and is an independent municipality that is a part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,714 as of the 2000 census but a large business/industrial base swells the daytime population by thousands more...
Missouri and studied with Uta Hagen at Herbert Berghof Studios in Manhattan during the early 1950s. He made his Broadway debut as Peter in The Diary of Anne Frank in 1957 starring Joseph Schildkraut.
Primarily a stage performer, Tom appeared in tandem with wife Carole Cook
Carole Cook
Carole Cook is an American actress. She has appeared in many theatrical productions, in films and on television.Born as Mildred Frances Cook, she was a protege of Lucille Ball. Ball gave her the stage name of "Carole", after her friend Carole Lombard because, Ball reportedly told Cook, "you have...
in many plays over the years including The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
-Synopsis:Set during Christmas 1183 at Henry II of England's château in Chinon, Anjou, Angevin Empire, the play opens with the arrival of Henry's wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he has had imprisoned since 1173...
, The Gin Game
The Gin Game
The Gin Game is a two-person, two-act play by D.L. Coburn that premiered at American Theater Arts in Hollywood in September 1976, directed by Kip Niven. It was Coburn's first play, and the theater's first production.-Plot:...
and Father's Day
Father's Day
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June but it is also celebrated widely on other days...
. He and Carole were jointly honored with the 2002 L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievements. His two premier films were The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade (film)
The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 American war film based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by American novelist and historian Robert H. Adleman and Col...
(1968), and Kelly's Heroes
Kelly's Heroes
Kelly's Heroes is an offbeat 1970 comedy/war film about a group of World War II soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines. Directed by Brian G...
(1970).