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Tom Southern(1906-1980)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Besides acting in motion pictures as well as on the stage, Tom Southern, who was a champion track star at Wilberforce University in Ohio, also sold insurance and real estate in Los Angeles. He also worked as a journalist for the local Black owned and operated newspapers in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Sentinel and the California Eagle. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
BornJuly 4, 1906
DiedDecember 16, 1980(74)
BornJuly 4, 1906
DiedDecember 16, 1980(74)
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Known for

Mae Turner and Spencer Williams in Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
5.3
  • John Steel
  • 1938
Jess Lee Brooks, Monte Hawley, CeePee Johnson, Tommie Moore, and Marguerite Whitten in Mystery in Swing (1940)
Mystery in Swing
5.4
  • Sgt. Phipps(as Thomas Southern)
  • 1940
Double Deal (1939)
Double Deal
5.6
  • Actor(as Tommy Southern)
  • 1939
Edna Mae Harris, Joe Louis, and Clarence Muse in Spirit of Youth (1938)
Spirit of Youth
5.4
  • Dr. Bowdin
  • 1938

Credits

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  • Alvin Childress, Tim Moore, and Spencer Williams in The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
    The Amos 'n Andy Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1953
  • Suzette Harbin, Monte Hawley, and Louis Jordan in Look-Out Sister (1947)
    Look-Out Sister
    6.0
    • Cactus (as Tommy Southern)
    • 1947
  • Jess Lee Brooks, Monte Hawley, CeePee Johnson, Tommie Moore, and Marguerite Whitten in Mystery in Swing (1940)
    Mystery in Swing
    5.4
    • Sgt. Phipps (as Thomas Southern)
    • 1940
  • Double Deal (1939)
    Double Deal
    5.6
    • (as Tommy Southern)
    • 1939
  • Herb Jeffries and The Four Blackbirds in Harlem Rides the Range (1939)
    Harlem Rides the Range
    5.0
    • Connors
    • 1939
  • Herb Jeffries in The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
    The Bronze Buckaroo
    4.9
    • Shot Poker Player (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Mae Turner and Spencer Williams in Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
    Two-Gun Man from Harlem
    5.3
    • John Steel
    • 1938
  • Edna Mae Harris, Joe Louis, and Clarence Muse in Spirit of Youth (1938)
    Spirit of Youth
    5.4
    • Dr. Bowdin
    • 1938

Soundtrack



  • Robert Costanzo, Joe Hanna, Sonny Marinelli, and Rick Pasqualone in Mafia II (2010)
    Mafia II
    8.5
    Video Game
    • writer: "INFLATION BLUES" (uncredited)
    • 2010

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Thomas Southern
  • Born
    • July 4, 1906
    • Searcy, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 1980
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Viola JohnsonFebruary 14, 1940 - ? (divorced)

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    • Tommy Southern

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