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Thomas Carroll Neal Jr. (January 28, 1914 – August 7, 1972) was an American actor and successful amateur boxer best known for his co-starring role in the critically lauded film Detour, for having a widely publicized affair with actress Barbara Payton, and for later being convicted and imprisoned for involuntary manslaughter.
Tom Neal. Actor: Detour. Tom Neal is best remembered for his off-screen exploits, which involved scandal, mayhem and a charge of murder.
- January 28, 1914
- August 7, 1972
Tom Neal was a Hollywood actor who appeared in low-budget films and had a violent affair with Barbara Payton. He was convicted of killing his third wife in 1965 and died in prison in 1972.
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Nov 6, 2014 · Tom Neal ended up selling everything he owned and moving to Palm Springs where he started working as a gardener, a trade he said he'd learned by watching Japanese gardeners who trimmed the hedges of his former two-acre estate back in Bel Air.
Classic movie buffs may remember actor Tom Neal as the star of the film noir classic, Detour, but his anger issues held him back from achieving greater succe...
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Learn about Tom Neal's life, career and controversies from his IMDb trivia page. Find out his boxing record, his Broadway and Hollywood roles, his marriages and his involvement in a fatal shooting.
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