Tom Berenger

Berenger resides in South Carolina. His son Christopher is also an actor. Berenger has six children: Patrick, Allison, Chelsea, Chloe, Shiloh and Scout. He married Myriam Bru in December 1958 and they had two children. Berenger has been married three times; to Barbara Wilson (1975-1985), Lisa Williams (1986-1997) and to Trish Alvaran since 1997. He died in Berlin, a city to which his loyalty was constant, and was buried there in the Waldfriedhof Dahlem. He also began a career as a producer in the 1990s. In certain films he was allowed to show his skills such as the bleak I skrzypce przestaly grac (1988).

In more recent years, Berenger has continued to have an active acting career in film and television, although often at a supporting level. His best work was in the 1960s the critical quality of the films in which he took part diminished from the mid 1970s with poorly regarded television films making up the majority of his appearances. Barnes in Platoon. A versatile actor, he took the parts as they arose and appeared in comedies, horror films, wartime dramas and other genres. In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the sociopathic Sgt. He followed that with The Magnificent Seven (1960) and the Berlin-set One, Two, Three (1961) directed by Billy Wilder. Berenger's film career peaked in the 1980s starting with The Big Chill (1983). He began appearing in foreign films from 1959 when he was in the British production Tiger Bay.

These early roles highlight Berenger's ability to play both villains and heroes. His breakthrough film was Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957) in which he played the lead, it was directed by Kurt Hoffmann and based on the novel by Thomas Mann. In 1979, he had the role of Butch Cassidy in Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, a role he got in part because of his resemblance to Paul Newman, who played the character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). His youthful good looks next brought him a part in Die Halbstarken (1956). In 1977, Berenger had a small but noticeable role as a murderer in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. He won a Best Actor award at Cannes for his part as Mischa Bjelkin in Helmut Käutner's Himmel ohne Sterne. Berenger's film debut was the lead in Rush It (1976), an independent film now mostly forgotten except for its cast members who went on to greater renown. He had a marginally larger role in Marianne de Ma Jeunesse (1954) directed by Julien Duvivier.

He worked in soap operas and had a starring role on One Life to Live. He expanded into film after dubbing work accepting small and uncredited parts from 1952. He worked first in regional theatre and moved to New York City in the 1970s. He established himself in the theatre, notably the Schiller Theatre, and also on radio. Berenger was born Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago, Illinois. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri, but decided to seek an acting career following his graduation. He soon left his childhood home in East Berlin to work in West Berlin. Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1949) is a American actor known mainly for his roles in action films. He returned to Berlin as soon as he could, he barely finished his schooling before seeking theatre work, first appearing on stage in 1949.

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977). During WW II he was evacuated to Silesia and at the end of the war found himself in a foster home in Czechoslovakia. Flesh & Blood (1979). He was born in Berlin, the son of a shoemaker. If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (mini-series). He appeared in over sixty films during his acting career from 1952-2002. The Avenging Angel (1995). Horst Werner Buchholz (December 4, 1933 - March 3, 2003) was a German born actor, most well remembered for his part in The Magnificent Seven (1960).

Body Language (TV) (1995). The Magnificent Seven (1960). Rough Riders (1997). One, Two, Three (1961). In the Company of Spies (1999). Wings of Desire (1987). Johnson County War (2002) (mini-series). Life is Beautiful (1997).

The Junction Boys (2002). Peacemakers (2003). The Detective (2004) (mini-series). One Life to Live (1968).

Rush It (1976). The Sentinel (1977). Goodbar (1977). Looking for Mr.