Thomas G. Waites
Actor · Director · WriterAn American actor and acting instructor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waites runs an acting studio in New York City which is named for him. He has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Since the 1970s, Waites has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Some of his credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Jury. In film, he appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, An American Affair, The Warriors, and the John Carpenter film The Thing.
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The Thing Expanded
2026
Self
Brooklyn's Gone To Hell
2025
Richard Crown
6:45
2021
Larry
The Savant
2019
Chief Bocchino
Broadway's Finest
2012
The Great Fight
2011
Chief Bocchino
The Life Zone
2011
Roger Fields
The Grand Theft
2011
Randy Lemar
An Affirmative Act
2010
Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
The Exonerated
2006
Deputy
Nailed
2001
Carpet Guy
American Virgin
2000
Grip
Rites of Passage
1999
John Willio
An American Affair
1997
Mulroney
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
Supply Sergeant
Timelock
1996
Warden Andrews
Money Train
1995
Barricade Captain
McBain
1991
Gill
State of Grace
1990
Frankie's Man #1
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
Tink
The Verne Miller Story
1988
Al Capone
Shakedown
1988
Officer Kelly
Hello Actors Studio
1988
Self
Light of Day
1987
Smittie
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
Broud
- The Face of Rage
The Face of Rage
1983
Howard
The Thing
1982
Windows
...And Justice for All
1979
Jeff McCullaugh
- The Other Side of Victory
The Other Side of Victory
1979
Joel Purvis
The Warriors
1979
Fox (uncredited)
On the Yard
1978
Chilly
The Block
