Thomas O'Driscoll Hunter (December 19, 1932 – December 27, 2017) was an American actor known for work in Spaghetti Westerns and as a Hollywood screenwriter. He was also the founder of the New England Repertory Company.
Biography Born in Savannah, Georgia, Hunter served in the United States Marine CorpsGrainger, Julian Thomas Hunter Interview Spaghetti Cinema and graduated from the University of Virginia. He studied acting with Sanford Meisner and Uta Hagen.
He entered film in a small role in Blake Edwards' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966). After completing the film, a chance meeting with Dino De Laurentiis led him to be invited to star as the lead in The Hills Run Red leading him to a career in European - primarily Italian - cinema with guest appearances in American television series. His dissatisfaction with European cinema led him to found the New England Repertory Company.
Hunter published two books. The novel Softly Walks the Beast is an end-of-the-world story that takes place in the not-too-distant future and centers on a dwindling community of smart and resourceful people on a college campus, struggling against the horrible and seemingly unstoppable after-effects of a nuclear war. "Softly Walks the Beast" was first published in 1982 and a second edition was published in 2014.Softly Walks the Beast
In 2015, Hunter published his memoir Memoirs of a Spaghetti Cowboy: Tales of Oddball Luck and Derring-Do, which chronicles his adventures starring in numerous Spaghetti Westerns and other foreign productions while living in Rome.Memoirs of a Spaghetti Cowboy: Tales of Oddball Luck and Derring-Do
Filmography
Screenwriter The 'Human' Factor (1975) The Final Countdown (1980)
Actor Year Title Role Director Notes1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?American GI #3Blake Edwards1966The Hills Run RedJerry Brewster / Jim HoustonCarlo Lizzani1966Death Walks in LaredoWhitey Selby1967 Love Nights in the Taiga Frank HellerHarald Philipp1968AnzioPvt. AndyEdward Dmytryk1968The Magnificent Tony CarreraTony Carrera1969Battle of the CommandosCapt. Kevin BurkeUmberto Lenzi1969Richard Marlowe1971The Vampire HappeningInternatslehrer Jens LarsenFreddie Francis1971Cesare Rau1971Tom NilsonJesús Franco1971Il sorriso del ragnoMassimo Castellani1971CarlosPedroHans W. GeißendörferTV movie1971EquinozioMaurizio Ponzi1973Night Flight from MoscowHenri Verneuil1974Werner BeckerAlfred Vohrer1975The 'Human' FactorTaylorEdward Dmytryk1976The Cassandra CrossingCaptain ScottGeorge P. Cosmatos1976Cross ShotTurriniStelvio Massi1983The ActThe JohnSig Shore(final film role)
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