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Obituary NEW YORK (AP) — Actor-writer-director Tom Laughlin, whose production and marketing of "Billy Jack" set a standard for breaking the rules on and off screen, has died.


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Billy Jack is a 1971 American action drama independent film, the second of four films centering on a character of the same name which began with the movie The Born Losers (1967), played by Tom Laughlin, who directed and co-wrote the script. Filming began in Prescott, Arizona, in the fall of 1969, but the movie was not completed until 1971.


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The Official BILLY JACK Website OUTRAGED Tom Laughlin sat in his tiny motel room outside of Winner, South Dakota.and began hammering out the first pages of what was to become his seminal film, "Billy Jack".


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By Steven Zeitchik. Dec. 15, 2013 12:41 PM PT. Tom Laughlin, the maverick actor and filmmaker best known for the "Billy Jack" films, has died. He was 82. Laughlin died Thursday in Thousand.


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Tom Laughlin Jump to Edit Overview Born August 10, 1931 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Died December 12, 2013 · Thousand Oaks, California, USA (complications from pneumonia) Birth name Thomas Robert Laughlin Height 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m) Mini Bio Tom Laughlin was born on August 10, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.


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By Mike Barnes. December 15, 2013 2:25pm. Everett. Tom Laughlin, the actor, writer, director and producer behind the Billy Jack films, has died. He was 82. His family announced on BillyJack.com.


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But none was angrier, more defiant or more willing to kick butt and take names than Billy Jack, the protagonist of a trio of films by actor-director-producer Tom Laughlin. Laughlin, who died on Dec. 12 at age 82 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., created a hero who, in some ways, seemed cobbled together from parts of various low-budget exploitation.


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Tom Laughlin List of Movies and TV Shows - TV Guide Tom Laughlin Profession actor/di/wr/producer/ed Actor 26 Credits Studio One 1958 Battle of the Coral Sea Billy Jack Goes to Washington.


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Actor, director, and occasional presidential candidate Tom Laughlin passed away last week at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness. Laughlin will probably be remembered most for the film.


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Tom Laughlin, 82, Star of ‘Billy Jack’ Movie Series, Dies The New

Los Angeles CNN —. Tom Laughlin, the actor who wrote and starred in the "Billy Jack" films of the 1970s, died Thursday, his family confirmed Sunday. He was 82. Laughlin's Billy Jack.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Actor-writer-director Tom Laughlin, whose production and marketing of "Billy Jack" set a standard for breaking the rules on and off screen, has died. Laughlin's daughter told The Associated Press that he died Thursday at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California.


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By Tim Gray. Tom Laughlin, who died of complications from pneumonia Dec. 12 in Thousand Oaks at age 82, was one of those only-in-Hollywood stories. After acting in small parts on films and TV.


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Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 - December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist. Laughlin was best known for his series of Billy Jack films. He was married to actress Delores Taylor from 1954 until his death. Taylor co-produced and acted in all four Billy Jack films.


Tom Laughlin, 82, Star of ‘Billy Jack’ Movie Series, Dies The New

TC Laughlin Public Relations. Tom Laughlin, who invented and played the movie character "Billy Jack" — a half-white, half Native American Vietnam veteran who used martial arts skills to battle.


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The actor/writer/director was 82. Tom Laughlin, who created the popular 1970s big-screen vigilante Billy Jack, has died, The Los Angeles Timesreports.He was 82.