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Tom Tyler
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Actor Born: August 9, 1903 in Port Henry, NY Death: May 1, 1954 in Hammtramck, MI Biography:"Tom Tyler" was a champion boxer and weightlifter when he entered films as a stuntman in 1924. Through the auspices of FBO studios (the forerunner of RKO), "Tyler" rose to stardom as a cowboy hero -- and never mind that he despised Westerns and reportedly was terrified of horses! In most of his silent vehicles, the towering, taciturn "Tyler" was teamed with diminutive juvenile star "Frankie Darro". "Tyler" maintained his popularity into the sound era, though the grimness in his voice and the increasingly sinister undercurrent in his bearing made him more suitable for villainous roles. Among "Tyler"'s most famous "heavy" appearances included the homicidal Luke Plummer in "Stagecoach" (1939) and the volatile strikebreaker in "Talk of the Town" (1942). By the 1940s, "Tyler" was for the most part consigned to minor parts, though he did play the title roles in "The Mummy's Hand" (1940), the serials "Captain... Full Biography
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