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Tom Alter. Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) [1] was an Indian actor. [2] He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, [3] [4] and Indian theatre. [5] In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. [6] [7]
Tom Alter was a versatile and acclaimed actor who worked in Hindi, English and regional cinema, as well as TV and theatre. He was born in India to American missionaries, studied at FTII, and won the Padma Shree award in 2008.
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- Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Oct 6, 2017 · By Amisha Padnani. Oct. 6, 2017. Tom Alter, an Indian-born character actor of American descent who spent his career playing Westerners in Bollywood films, died on Sept. 29 at his home in Mumbai ...
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Sep 30, 2017 · Film and theater actor Tom Alter passed away at the age of 67 at his Mumbai residence on Saturday. The actor was suffering from squamous cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer). Tom made his big screen debut in 1976 with a small role in Dharmendra-starrer Charas and later went on to work in many films.
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Sep 30, 2017 · NEW DELHI (AP) — Tom Alter, a well-known Indian theater, television and Bollywood actor of American descent, has died in Mumbai of cancer. He was 67. A statement issued by his family on Saturday says Alter died Friday night at home with his family around him in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital. He had been diagnosed with skin cancer last year. India's Prime Minister ...
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Tom Alter was born to American parents in Mussoorie and studied at Woodstock School and Yale University. With a gold medal in acting from Pune’s Film and Television Institute, Alter debuted in ...
Tom Alter was an Indian actor of American descent who worked in Hindi and regional cinema, TV serials, and theatre. He was awarded the Padma Shree in 2008 and died of skin cancer in 2017.