Tom Greenway
Born(1909-06-05)June 5, 1909
Booneville, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 1985(1985-02-08) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1949–1965
SpouseHelen T. Greenway (m. ?–1985)

Tom Greenway (June 5, 1909 – February 8, 1985) was an American film and television actor.[1] He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, in which he also appeared in westerns of the 1950s, such as Big Timber. He was particularly rough on Dennis Weaver's character ("Chester Goode") on Gunsmoke, almost killing Matt Dillon's sidekick twice in 1957; first when he played the hated "Ned Pickard" in the episode "Chester's Murder" (S2E27) and later the bully "Trevitt" as he again attacks Chester in the episode "Never Pester Chester" (S3E10). He also made an appearance on High Noon.[2] Greenway died in February 1985 of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles, California. at the age of 75.[3]

Early life

Greenway was born in Booneville, Arkansas to Charles Sanford Greenway and his wife Lena Mai Radford, in Logan County, east of Fort Smith in western Arkansas. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Corps as a flight engineer on a B-17 bomber. While on a mission, he was shot down and spent more than a year in Italian and German POW camps.[1] Released from military service, he performed on Broadway in New York City, where he procured his Social Security number, before he moved into films, where he had many uncredited roles in the early years of his career.[1]

Selected filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1961RawhideHawthornS3:E28, "Incident of the Blackstorms"
1961RawhideSheriffS4:E4, "Judgement at Hondo Seco"

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tom Greenway". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Tom Greenway List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ John Willis' Theatre World: Volume 42. Crown Publishers. 1987. p. 228 – via Google Books.
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