Thomas G. Waites
Born	January 8, 1955 (1955-01-08) (age 54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas G. Waites (born January 8, 1955) is an American actor and acting instructor, not to be confused with the American singer and actor Tom Waits.

Waites was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since the 1970s, he has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Currently, Waites owns and operates an Acting Studio in New York City which is named for him.

Waites has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Some of Waites' credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order and The Jury. As for film, Waites has appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, and An American Affair. On Broadway, Waites was in American Buffalo, Awake and Sing! and Search and Destroy. He played Fox in the Walter Hill film The WarriorsThe gang's scout, Fox is very familiar with other gangs' tactics, territory, and numbers. He dies when thrown in front of a speeding train during a fight with police. In the script Originally, Swan was captured by a rival gang known as the Dingos only to escape later. the character of Fox was supposed to end up with Mercy, but the two actors had no chemistry and the Mercy romance was transferred to Swan. Actor Thomas G. Waites was fired eight weeks into principal photography for being difficult on the set and arguing with Hill. . Waites played Windows in the John Carpenter film The Thing.

[edit] External links

• Thomas G. Waites at the Internet Movie Database
• thomasgwaites.com (contact info; resume; sound and video clips of Waites' lectures on writing, directing and acting)