

Tom Waits
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
7 Dec 1949
Age
77 Years
Born In
Pomona, California, USA
Total Projects
89
Years Active
65 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected greater influence from blues, rock, vaudeville, and experimental genres. Waits was born...
Known For
Filmography

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Wild Horse Nine
Wild Horse Nine

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Wildwood
Wildwood
as (voice)

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Father Mother Sister Brother
Father Mother Sister Brother
as Father

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The Last Ride
The Last Ride
as Self

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Human Nature in Eleven Parts
Human Nature in Eleven Parts
as Narrator "Laughing Heart" (archive footage)

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The Absence of Eden
The Absence of Eden
as Hunley

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Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience
Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience
as Self

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This Is Sparklehorse
This Is Sparklehorse
as Self

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Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as Self

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Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza
as Rex Blau

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Ultra City Smiths
Ultra City Smiths
as The Narrator (voice)

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Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
as News Stand Owner (uncredited)

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The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die
as Hermit Bob

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")

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The Old Man & the Gun
The Old Man & the Gun
as Waller

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The Moon’s Milk
The Moon’s Milk
as Captain Millipede (voice)

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Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
as Self

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Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox
Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox
as Self

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Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
as Self

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The Laughing Heart
The Laughing Heart
as Narrator

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Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths
as Zachariah Rigby

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A Brief History of John Baldessari
A Brief History of John Baldessari
as Narrator

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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)

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Twixt
Twixt
as Narrator (voice)

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The Monster of Nix
The Monster of Nix
as Virgil (Voice)

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The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli
as Engineer

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as Devil

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Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin
Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin
as Self

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Tom Waits: Under Review
Tom Waits: Under Review
as Self

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One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur
One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur
as Self

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Wristcutters: A Love Story
Wristcutters: A Love Story
as Kneller
![Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lxpmTfyfn20JnsbJmjfUKlT7ugU.jpg)
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Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]
Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]
as Self

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The Tiger and the Snow
The Tiger and the Snow
as Self / Sè stesso

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Domino
Domino
as Wanderer

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Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")

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Bukowski: Born Into This
Bukowski: Born Into This
as Self

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Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit
Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit
as Self

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Mystery Men
Mystery Men
as Doc Heller

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Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers
Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers
as Self

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Tom Waits - Dead Man Walking, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Tom Waits - Dead Man Walking, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
as Self

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Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
as Narrator (voice)

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Coffee and Cigarettes III
Coffee and Cigarettes III
as Tom

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The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self

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Short Cuts
Short Cuts
as Earl Piggot

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest

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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self

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Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as R.M. Renfield

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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Wolf

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Fishing with John
Fishing with John
as Self

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The Fisher King
The Fisher King
as Disabled Vet (uncredited)

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Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World
as Singer in Bar

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Queens Logic
Queens Logic
as Monte

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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self

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The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes
as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

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John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
as Zack (Archive footage)

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The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Lloyd (voice)

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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
as Silva

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Mystery Train
Mystery Train
as Radio DJ (voice)

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Cold Feet
Cold Feet
as Kenny

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Tom Waits: Big Time
Tom Waits: Big Time
as Self

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Candy Mountain
Candy Mountain
as Al Silk

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Greasy Lake
Greasy Lake
as Narrator

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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Organ/Guitar

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Ironweed
Ironweed
as Rudy

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Tom Waits - Live at Premio Tenco in Sanremo Italy
Tom Waits - Live at Premio Tenco in Sanremo Italy
as Himself

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Down by Law
Down by Law
as Zack

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Tom Waits - Live On The Tube
Tom Waits - Live On The Tube
as Self

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The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club
as Irving Stark

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The Stone Boy
The Stone Boy
as Petrified man at carnival (uncredited)

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Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish
as Benny

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The Outsiders
The Outsiders
as Buck Merrill

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Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
as Self

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The Making of 'One from the Heart'
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
as Self

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One from the Heart
One from the Heart
as Trumpet player (uncredited)

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Wolfen
Wolfen
as Drunken Bar Owner (uncredited)

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Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace
Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace
as Self

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Tom Waits: No Visitors After Midnight
Tom Waits: No Visitors After Midnight
as Self

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Tom Waits for No One
Tom Waits for No One
as Self

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Paradise Alley
Paradise Alley
as Mumbles

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Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna
Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna
as Self

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Tom Waits: Rockpalast '77
Tom Waits: Rockpalast '77
as Self

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Tom Waits: Elephant Beer Blues - Songs After Closing Time
Tom Waits: Elephant Beer Blues - Songs After Closing Time
as Self

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Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest

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Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits
as Self

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Rockpalast
Rockpalast

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The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

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Tom Waits - One Star Shining : The First Decade
Tom Waits - One Star Shining : The First Decade
as Self

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Star.Wav
Star.Wav
as The Caller

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Ray Gunn
Ray Gunn
as Eyera (voice)