Sid Tomack


Biography

Sid Tomack was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Tomack landed roles in various films, including the musical "The Thrill of Brazil" (1946) with Evelyn Keyes, "Framed" (1947) and "A Double Life" (1947). He also appeared in "Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture" (1948), "I Love Trouble" (1948) with Franchot Tone and the crime adaptation "Force ...

Biography

Sid Tomack was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Tomack landed roles in various films, including the musical "The Thrill of Brazil" (1946) with Evelyn Keyes, "Framed" (1947) and "A Double Life" (1947). He also appeared in "Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture" (1948), "I Love Trouble" (1948) with Franchot Tone and the crime adaptation "Force of Evil" (1948) with John Garfield. He kept working in film throughout the forties, starring in the Lilli Palmer dramatic adaptation "My Girl Tisa" (1948), "The Crime Doctor's Diary" (1949) and the Edward G Robinson drama "House of Strangers" (1949). Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in "Appointment With Danger" (1951) with Alan Ladd, the comedic adaptation "Living It Up" (1954) with Dean Martin and "The Girl Rush" (1955) with Rosalind Russell. He also appeared in the Bob Hope comedy "That Certain Feeling" (1956) and the James Cagney drama "These Wilder Years" (1956). Tomack more recently acted in "Sail a Crooked Ship" (1961). Tomack passed away in November 1962 at the age of 55.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Sail a Crooked Ship (1962)
Sammy
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Cashier
The Wackiest Ship in the Army? (1960)
Arthur
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Roomer
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
Small man
The Space Children (1958)
Dan Wicks
Spring Reunion (1957)
Caterer
That Certain Feeling (1956)
Attendant
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
Benny
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Waiter
These Wilder Years (1956)
Jess, bartender
My Sister Eileen (1955)
Counterman
The Girl Rush (1955)
Employee
Living It Up (1954)
Master of ceremonies
Hoodlum Empire (1952)
Meyers
Woman of the North Country (1952)
Hotel clerk
Somebody Loves Me (1952)
Harry Lake
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Groom
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
Bus driver
Reunion in Reno (1951)
Serge Field
Appointment with Danger (1951)
Trainman
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951)
Looie
Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
Emil Gillis
Black Hand (1950)
Handwriting expert
Love That Brute (1950)
Louie
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Bangs
Side Street (1950)
Louie
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Bartender in shabby bar
The Doctor and the Girl (1949)
Mr. Cohen
Abandoned (1949)
Mr. Humes
House of Strangers (1949)
Waiter
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
The Runt
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
Blane
Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
Joe
Force of Evil (1949)
Two and Two
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Waiter, Steve's place
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Duke
Homicide for Three (1948)
Cab driver
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Artell, manager
My Girl Tisa (1948)
Binka
A Double Life (1948)
Wigmaker
I Love Trouble (1948)
Buster Buffin
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Bartender
Blondie's Holiday (1947)
Pete Brody
Framed (1947)
Bartender
Blind Spot (1947)
Mike Foster
For the Love of Rusty (1947)
Moe Hatch
The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
Irkie Bowers
A WAVE, a WAC and a Marine (1944)

Cast (Short)

THE HOAXSTERS (1952)

Life Events

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