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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. Before his 1938 screen debut in MGM's Out West with the Hardys (1938), Neal had been a member of the boxing team at Northwestern University, had debuted on the Broadway stage in 1935 and had received a law ...
- January 28, 1914
- August 7, 1972
Tom Neal. Actor: Detour. Tom Neal is best remembered for his off-screen exploits, which involved scandal, mayhem and a charge of murder. Before his 1938 screen debut in MGM's Out West with the Hardys (1938), Neal had been a member of the boxing team at Northwestern University, had debuted on the Broadway stage in 1935 and had received a law ...
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- Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- North Hollywood, California, USA
Mar 25, 2016 · Tom Neal was a man who came into the world with benefits and attributes that less fortunate souls could only dream of having, then he went ahead and made a complete mess of his life. And along the way he got away with cold-blooded murder.
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.
- January 28, 1914
- August 7, 1972
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Tom Neal was an American actor and boxer who starred in Detour (1945) and had a scandalous affair with Barbara Payton. He also appeared in many other films, such as The Brute Man, Another Thin Man, and The Great Jesse James Raid.