Occupation Actor Spouse Jane Staugas (m. 1983) Role Actor | Name Thom Bray Years active 1979-present | |
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Full Name Thomas Edward Bray Movies and TV shows Similar People Perry King, Joe Penny, Jack Ging, Frank Lupo, Stephen J Cannell | ||
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Thomas Edward "Thom" Bray (born April 30, 1954) is an American actor and writer perhaps best known for his role as Murray "Boz" Bozinsky in the detective TV series Riptide. He made his film debut in the slasher film The Prowler (1981) and later appeared in John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987), and The Horror Show (1989). His work has been primarily in television, and his final credit was in 2012 on an episode of the TNT series Leverage.
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Bray is a drama teacher and also teaches television studies.
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Career
Bray was born and raised in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. His first television role was in the short lived TV series Breaking Away as Cyril. Later on in the 1980s, he would star in the TV series Harry with future Academy Award winning actor Alan Arkin. In 1990, he did the voice of Wilbur Finletter in the cartoon series Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series and voices in various other animated works.
His first feature film was in the 1981 film The Prowler. He has appeared in other films like the 1987 comedy film Burglar as a shoplifter, also in 1987, he appeared in the John Carpenter film Prince of Darkness, his other films include DeepStar Six (1989), and The Horror Show, also in 1989. Thom appeared in the 1988 made-for-TV-movie Lady Mobster.
Bray would later become a writer and producer for television, including the shows: Designing Women. Now and Again, Fired Up and Nash Bridges.
He has many stage credits in regional and stock theatres throughout the country.
He is currently a drama teacher in Oregon and also teaches television Studies at Portland State University. He is the father to three children.
Filmography
Actor
2012
Leverage (TV Series) as
Bartholomew
- The Radio Job (2012) - Bartholomew
2011
Stripperland (Video) as
Dr. Logan
2002
The District (TV Series) as
EPA Agent
- Wasteland (2002) - EPA Agent
1993
Hearts Afire (TV Series) as
Jerry / Norman Bates
- Trivial Pursuit (1993) - Jerry / Norman Bates (uncredited)
1992
The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series)
- The Cursed (1992) - (voice)
1990
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV Series) as
Wilbur Finletter / Floyd Bridgework / Tomato Wilbur
- The Great Tomato Wars (1991) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Tomatotransformation (1991) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Ultra-tomato III (1991) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- The Tomato Worms Turn (1991) - Wilbur Finletter / Floyd Bridgework (voice)
- Stemming the Tide (1991) - Wilbur Finletter / Floyd Bridgework (voice)
- Phantomato of the Opera (1991) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- A Rotten Reversal (1991) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- The Ripening Disaster (1991) - Wilbur Finletter / Floyd Bridgework (voice)
- Beach Blanket Tomato (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- The Gang That Couldn't Squirt Straight (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Frankenstem Tomato (1990) - Wilbur Finletter / Floyd Bridgework (voice)
- Spatula, Prinze of Dorkness (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Camp Casserole (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Terminator Tomato from Tomorrow (1990) - Wilbur Finletter / Floyd Bridgework (voice)
- Invasion of the Tomato Snatchers (1990) - Wilbur Finletter / Tomato Wilbur (voice)
- War of the Wierds (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Tomato Invasion from Mars (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Streets of Ketchup (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Tomato from the Black Lagoon (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Attack of the Killer- Pimentoes? (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
- Give a Little Whistle (1990) - Wilbur Finletter (voice)
1990
Barnyard Commandos (TV Series)(1990) (voice)
1990
New Kids on the Block (TV Series)
- Homeboys on the Range (1990) - (voice)
- The New Kids Off the Wall (1990) - (voice)
- Rewind Time (1990) - (voice)
- Overnight Success (1990) - (voice)
- New Heroes on the Block (1990) - (voice)
- Kissed, Missed 'n Double Dis't (1990) - (voice)
- Hot Dog! (1990) - (voice)
- Dis't Dream Date (1990) - (voice)
- The Legend of the Sandman (1990) - (voice)
- The New Kids on the Old Block (1990) - (voice)
- Cowa-BONK-a (1990) - (voice)
- In Step- Out of Time! (1990) - (voice)
- Sheik of My Dreams (1990) - (voice)
- The New Kid in the Class (1990) - (voice)
1990
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV Series short) as
Additional Voices
- Pity the Poor Pirate (1990) - Additional Voices (voice)
1990
Child in the Night (TV Movie) as
Harvey
1990
Mancuso, FBI (TV Series)
- Daryl Ross & the Supremes (1990)
1989
The Horror Show as
Peter Campbell
1989
DeepStar Six as
Hodges
1988
Lady Mobster (TV Movie) as
Paul Castle
1987
Harry (TV Series) as
Lawrence Pendelton
- Harry's Big Night (1987) - Lawrence Pendelton
- Rebel with Sort of a Cause (1987) - Lawrence Pendelton
- Mr. Imperfect (1987) - Lawrence Pendelton
- The Great Rat Race (1987) - Lawrence Pendelton
- This Is the Army, Mr. Porschak (1987) - Lawrence Pendelton
- How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nurse Duckett? (1987) - Lawrence Pendelton
- Meet Mr. Porschak (1987) - Lawrence Pendelton
1987
Prince of Darkness as
Etchinson
1987
Burglar as
Shoplifter in Bookstore
1987
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Dorian Beecher
- Night of the Headless Horseman (1987) - Dorian Beecher
1984
Riptide (TV Series) as
Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Echoes (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Chapel of Glass (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Dead Men Don't Floss (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Play's the Thing (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Playing Hardball (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Pirate and the Princess (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Smiles We Left Behind (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Frankie Kahana Show (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Wedding Bell Blues (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- A Matter of Policy (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Lady Killer (1986) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Home for Christmas (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Requiem for Icarus (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Robin and Marian (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Still Goin' Steady (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Who Really Watches the Sunset? (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Bargain Department (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Does Not Compute (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Thirty-Six Hours 'til Dawn (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Wipe Out (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Harmony and Grits (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Arrivederci, Baby (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Fuzzy Vision (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Twisted Cross (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Polly Want an Explanation (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Girls Night Out (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Oil Bets Are Off (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Boz Busters (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Curse of the Mary Aberdeen (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Baxter and Boz (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Prisoner of War (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Gams People Play (1985) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Catch a Fallen Star (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Peter Pan Is Alive and Well (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- It's a Vial Sort of Business (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Be True to Your School (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Father's Day (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Beat the Box (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Mirage (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Catch of the Day (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Orange Grove (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Where the Girls Are (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Something Fishy (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Raiders of the Lost Sub (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Double Your Pleasure (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Long Distance Daddy (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- #1 with a Bullet (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Four-Eyes (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Hardcase (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Diamonds Are for Never (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- The Mean Green Love Machine (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Hatchet Job (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Conflict of Interest (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
- Pilot (1984) - Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky
1986
The Love Boat (TV Series) as
Lowell Mandell
- Second Banana/The Prodigy/What Goes Around Comes Around (1986) - Lowell Mandell
1984
Concrete Beat (TV Movie)
1984
Anatomy of an Illness (TV Movie) as
Intern
1984
Last of the Great Survivors (TV Movie) as
Eddie
1983
An Uncommon Love (TV Movie) as
Molson
1983
Lottery! (TV Series) as
Cultist
- Charleston: The Spenders (1983) - Cultist
1983
Prime Times (TV Movie) as
Various
1983
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Joby Kenyon
- Cry for Help (1983) - Joby Kenyon
1982
One Day at a Time (TV Series) as
Hal
- Pride and Privacy: Part 1 (1982) - Hal
- First Things First (1982) - Hal
- The Honeymoon is Over (1982) - Hal
- The Perfect Wedding: Part 2 (1982) - Hal
1982
Remington Steele (TV Series) as
Sheldon Quarry
- Signed, Steeled and Delivered (1982) - Sheldon Quarry
1982
Private Benjamin (TV Series) as
Dobkins
- Not for Men Only (1982) - Dobkins
1981
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Len Holland
- Hometown (1981) - Len Holland
1981
The Prowler as
Ben
1980
Breaking Away (TV Series) as
Cyril
- La Strada (1981) - Cyril
- Rainy Night in Georgia (1981) - Cyril
- Grand Illusion (1980) - Cyril
- Heart Like a Wheel (1980) - Cyril
- King of the Quarry (1980) - Cyril
- Knowing Her (1980) - Cyril
- The American Dream (1980) - Cyril
- The Cutters (1980) - Cyril
Producer
2000
Nash Bridges (TV Series) (consulting producer - 22 episodes)
- Fair Game (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Cat Fight (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Change Up (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Kill Joy (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Quack Fever (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Blood Bots (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- The Partner (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Out of Miami (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Something Borrowed (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Recover Me (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Slam Dunk (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Bear Trap (2001) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Grave Robbers (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- The Messenger (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Blow Out (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- End Game (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Double Trouble (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- ManHunt (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Land Pirates (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Lap Dance (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Jump Start (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Rock and a Hard Place (2000) - (consulting producer - as Thomas Edward Bray)
1997
Fired Up (TV Series) (supervising producer - 2 episodes)
- Lustline (1998) - (supervising producer)
- Who's the Boss (1997) - (supervising producer)
1996
Kirk (TV Series) (supervising producer - 5 episodes)
- Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Part 1 (1996) - (supervising producer)
- Hire Learning (1996) - (supervising producer)
- She Stoops to Conquer (1996) - (supervising producer)
- For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll: Part 2 (1996) - (supervising producer)
- For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll: Part 1 (1996) - (supervising producer)
1993
Evening Shade (TV Series) (supervising producer - 37 episodes)
- I Left My Ring in Evening Shade (1994) - (supervising producer)
- The Odder Couple (1994) - (supervising producer)
- Mama Knows Best (1994) - (supervising producer)
- Wood Climbs to New Heights (1994) - (supervising producer)
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood? (1994) - (supervising producer)
- Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs (1994) - (supervising producer)
- I Did, I Did (1994) - (supervising producer)
- The Fabulous Frazier Girls (1994) - (supervising producer)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood (1994) - (supervising producer)
- The Perfect Woman (1994) - (supervising producer)
- Paint the Town Nude (1994) - (supervising producer)
- Educating Calvin (1994) - (supervising producer)
- The People's Choice (1994) - (supervising producer)
- Sleepless in Arkansas (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Chain of Fools (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Where There's Smoke (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Small Town Girl (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure (1993) - (supervising producer)
- The Dance (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Night of the Living Newtons (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1993) - (supervising producer)
- One Hot Game (1993) - (supervising producer)
- One Down, Three to Go (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Four Naked Women (1993) - (supervising producer)
- The Graduation (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Saint Bobby (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Teaching Is a Good Thing (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Mommy Goes AWOL (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Cousins Behind Bars (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Another Baby Show (1993) - (supervising producer)
- She What?! (1993) - (supervising producer)
- They Can't Take That Away from Me (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Ava Takes a Shower: Part 2 (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Ava Takes a Shower: Part 1 (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Private School (1993) - (supervising producer)
- Frieda and the Preacher (1993) - (supervising producer)
Writer
2000
Nash Bridges (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes)
- Blood Bots (2001) - (written by - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Grave Robbers (2000) - (written by - as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Lap Dance (2000) - (written by - as Thomas Edward Bray)
-
Now and Again (TV Series) (1 episode, 2000) (written by - 1 episode, 2000)
- There Are No Words (2000) - (as Thomas Edward Bray)
- Deep in My Heart Is a Song (2000) - (written by)
-
Fired Up (TV Series) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1997 - 1998) (writer - 1 episode, 1997)
- Lustline (1998) - (teleplay)
- Where There's Smoke (1997) - (teleplay)
- Are We Not Friends? (1997) - (writer)
- With Sex, You Get Eggroll - (teleplay)
1996
Kirk (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Part 1 (1996) - (written by)
- For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll: Part 2 (1996) - (written by)
1996
The Crew (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The New Kids on the Block (1996) - (written by)
1994
Hearts Afire (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Perfect Christmas (1994) - (written by)
-
Evening Shade (TV Series) (written by - 13 episodes, 1991 - 1994) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 1992 - 1993)
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood? (1994) - (written by)
- The People's Choice (1994) - (written by)
- The Dance (1993) - (written by)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1993) - (written by)
- The Graduation (1993) - (written by)
- Another Baby Show (1993) - (teleplay)
- She What?! (1993) - (written by)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (1992) - (written by)
- Bring Me the Head of Carl the Mule (1992) - (written by)
- The Diary of Molly Newton (1992) - (written by)
- No Pain, No Gain (1992) - (written by)
- Cousin Readith (1992) - (written by)
- Hasta la Vista (1992) - (teleplay)
- Rear Window (1991) - (written by)
- Miss Emily's Wild Ride (1991) - (written by)
1990
Designing Women (TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- Julia and Rusty, Sittin' in a Tree (1991) - (written by)
- Last Tango in Atlanta (1991) - (written by)
- The Pride of Sugarbakers (1991) - (written by)
- The Emperor's New Nose (1991) - (written by)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1990) - (written by)
Self
1985
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 27 September 1985 (1985) - Self
1985
The NBC All Star Hour (TV Special) as
Self
1985
Today (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 16 May 1985 (1985) - Self
1985
Hour Magazine (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 4 April 1985 (1985) - Self
1984
Laugh Busters (TV Movie) as
Self
1984
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Special) as
Self
1984
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 25 May 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 24 May 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 23 May 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 22 May 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 21 May 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 16 March 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 15 March 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 14 March 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 13 March 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 12 March 1984 (1984) - Self - Panelist
References
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