Tom Atkins (born November 13, 1935) is an American television and film actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror film genre, having worked with writers and directors such as John Carpenter, Stephen King, and George A. Romero. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers.

Filmography

• 2020Polybius — Sheriff Atkins
• City on a Hill — Joe Congemi
• Creepshow — Frank (segment "Something Burrowed, Something Blue")
• 2019Trick — Talbott
• 2018Encounter — Professor Herbert Westlake
• 2014Apocalypse Kiss — Captain John Vogle
• 2014Judy's Dead — Roy
• 2011Drive Angry — Cap
• 2010The Chief — Art Rooney
• 2009Amazing Racer — Captain Martin
• 2009My Bloody Valentine — Burke
• 2009Trapped — Detective Abbott
• The Jury — Boyd Kingman
• 2002Turn of Faith — Charlie Ryan
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Roy Monahan
• 2001Out of the Black — Eugene Carter
• 2000Bruiser — Det. McCleary
• 1999The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads — Cmdr. Alex Diehl
• 1996Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story — Henry Hart
• 1996The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... — Cmdr. Alex Diehl
• Xena: Warrior Princess — Atrius
• Fortune Hunter — Richard Bennet
• Homicide: Life on the Street — Grenville Rollins
• 1993Striking Distance — Uncle Fred
• 1993Sworn to Vengeance — Ed Barry
• Walker, Texas Ranger — Wade
• 1992Bob Roberts — Dr. Caleb Mneck
• 1992What She Doesn't Know — Roy
• 1991Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann — Jamieson
• Against the Law — Walter Littlefield
• 1990Kojak: Flowers For Matty — Lt. Ian Conner
• 1990Two Evil Eyes — Det. Grogan
• 1989Dead Man Out — Berger
• 1989The Heist — Det. Leland
• 1988Lemon Sky — Douglas
• 1988Maniac Cop — Frank McCrae
• 1987A Stranger Waits — Sheriff Collier
• 1987Lethal Weapon — Michael Hunsaker
• 1987The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine — Detective Frank Standish
• 1986Blind Justice — Kramer
• 1986Night of the Creeps — Det. Ray Cameron
• Spenser: For Hire — Hatch
• Stingray — Donald Dixon
• The Equalizer — Demonstrator, Detective Frank Standish
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Police Lieutenant
• 1985The New Kids — Col. John MacWilliams
• Masquerade — Agent John
• 1983Murder Me, Murder You — Jack Vance
• The Mississippi — Kenyon
• American Playhouse — Douglas
• 1982Creepshow — Stan (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue") (uncredited)
• 1982Desperate Lives — John Cameron
• 1982Halloween III: Season of the Witch — Daniel Challis
• 1982Skeezer — Dr. Chanless
• St. Elsewhere — Bob Lonnicker
• T. J. Hooker — Phil Parker / Tommy D'Amico
• 1981Escape from New York — Rehme
• Power — Buck Buchanan
• 1980Skag — Dr. Moscone
• 1980The Fog — Nick Castle
• 1980The Ninth Configuration — Sgt. Krebs
• 1978A Death in Canaan — Lt. Bragdon
• Lou Grant — Jim Bronsky, Frank Dunning, Dr Sorensen
• Standing Room Only — Craigin
• 1977Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo — Buddy
• Quincy, M.E. — John Todd, Gene Butler
• Serpico — Tom Sullivan
• 1976Serpico: The Deadly Game — Lt. Tom Sullivan
• 1976Special Delivery — Cop on Beat
• Visions — Robert Dayka
• Baretta — Vic
• 1975Miles To Go Before I Sleep — O'Dell
• 1975Shell Game — Stoker Frye
• Get Christie Love! — Peterson
• Harry O — Sgt. Frank Cole
• Rhoda — Vic Rhodes
• The Rockford Files — Alex Diel, Thomas Diehl
• M*A*S*H — Major Weems
• The Rookies — Brad Gifford
• 1970The Owl and the Pussycat — Kid in Car (uncredited)
• 1970Where’s Poppa? — Policeman in apartment
• Hawaii Five-O — Koko Apaleka
• One Life to Live — Pike Buchanan
• 1968The Detective — Harmon
• The Doctors — Dylan Levein
• Look up and Live — Doctor
• The Collected — Arkin’s father

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2022In Search of Darkness: Part III — Self
• 2020In Search of Darkness: Part II — Self
• 2019In Search of Darkness — Self
• 2015Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini — Self
• 2013Fantasm — Self
• 2012Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch — Self
• 2007Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' — Self
• 2006Halloween: 25 Years of Terror — Self