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Biography
Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. was an American actor, filmmaker, educator, activist, and perennial candidate. He was best known as the star and director of the Billy Jack tetralogy of action drama films, produced between 1969 and 1977. His unique promotion of the 1974's The Trial of Billy Jack was a major influence on the way films are marketed.
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Filmography13 titles

Tea and Sympathy
1956as Ralph
1956as Ralph

Billy Jack Goes to Washington
1977as Billy Jack
1977as Billy Jack

The Born Losers
1967as Billy Jack
1967as Billy Jack

South Pacific
1958as Lt. Buzz Adams
1958as Lt. Buzz Adams

Voyage of the Damned
1976as Engineering Officer (uncredited)
1976as Engineering Officer (uncredited)

Billy Jack
1971as Billy Jack
1971as Billy Jack

Gidget
1959as Lover Boy
1959as Lover Boy

The Trial of Billy Jack
1974as Billy Jack
1974as Billy Jack

Battle of the Coral Sea
1959as Ens. Franklin
1959as Ens. Franklin

Tall Story
1960as Fred Jensen
1960as Fred Jensen

Man with a Camera
1958
1958

The Delinquents
1957as Scotty White
1957as Scotty White

Lafayette Escadrille
1958as Arthur Blumenthal
1958as Arthur Blumenthal