Tom Towles

Dolittle, The Devil's Rejects, Miami Vice, and Malcolm in the Middle.

• Name — Tom Towles • Born — 20 March 1950 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Died — 2 April 2015 • Place of death — Pinellas, Florida, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1971–2008 • Known for — Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Night of the Living Dead House of 1000 Corpses Miami Vice NYPD Blue Blood in Blood out

Towles was born on March 20, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. He had a sister by the name of Kai. Prior to acting, Towles briefly served in the United States Marine Corps.

In 1971, Towles began his acting career in Chicago where he performed as a member of the Organic Theater Company. He made his film debut portraying a minor role as a cop in Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Afterwards, Towles returned to Chicago to continue performing with the Organic Theater Company, as well as performing at the Goodman Theatre. After a decade-long hiatus, Towles returned to the screen in the film Pink Nights (1985). Towles made his breakthrough role as Otis in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. His character was based on real-life serial killer Ottis Toole. Towles also appeared on television in such shows as Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, ER, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Firefly. Towles frequently collaborated with filmmaker Rob Zombie, appearing in House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devil's Rejects (2005), Halloween (2007) and Grindhouse (2007).

Towles died on April 2, 2015, at the age of 65, in a hospital in Pinellas, Florida of complications following a stroke.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Jack and Mike — Maxie — Episode: "Charity Ball" • High Mountain Rangers — T.J. Cousins — Episode: "Pilot" • 1988 — Sable — Eddie — Episode: "Mob" • 1992 — Mann & Machine — Lomax — Episode: "Mann's Fate" • 1993 — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Hon'Tihl — Episode: "Dramatis Personae" • Seinfeld — Tough Guy — Episode: "The Glasses" • 1993-1994 — NYPD Blue — Inspector Anthony Lastarza — Recurring role; Season 1 • Bakersfield P.D. — Riley — 2 episodes • 1994 — L.A. Law — Warden Geoff Ropella — Episode: "Three on a Patch" • Girls in Prison — Norman Stoneface — Television film • 1995 — VR.5 — Shepard — Episode: "Dr. Strangechild" • 1996 — Pacific Blue — Mr. Baron — Episode: "Rapscallions" • ER — Matthew — Episode: "No Brain, No Gain" • 3rd Rock from the Sun — Dale — Episode: "Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick" • Night Stand with Dick Dietrick — Mad Cow — Episode: "Uniting Love Ones" • 1997 — Profiler — Steve Calagian — Episode: "Learning From the Masters" • Star Trek: Voyager — Dr. Vatm — Episode: "Rise" • 1998 — Mercenary II: Thick & Thin — Colonel Chamaro — Television film • Maximum Bob — Ike Worth — Episode: "Once Bitten..." • The Pretender — Jack Brevins — Episode: "Parole" • 1999 — Lansky — Nick — Television film • The Drew Carey Show — Detective Streible — Episode: "Drew Tries to Kill Mimi" • 2001 — 18 Wheels of Justice — Ray Palmeri — Episode: "The Interrogation" • 2002 — Firefly — Lund — Episode: "The Train Job" • Push, Nevada — BRB — Recurring role; Season 1 • Robbery Homicide Division — Kevin Molas — Episode: "Wild Ride" • 2003 — Crossing Jordan — Bill Williamson — Episode: "Wild Card" • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Zeke — Episode: "Homebodies" • Malcolm in the Middle — Ethan — Episode: "Christmas Trees"

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — New Legends — Bradley — Voice