Tom McLoughlin
American film director
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Thomas Maurice McLoughlin is an American screenwriter, film/television director and former mime who is most notable for directing Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and One Dark Night.[1] His other credits include numerous television films such as Murder in Greenwich, At Risk, Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, Date with an Angel and the 2010 Lifetime Movie Network film The Wronged Man.[2]
July 19, 1950
- Director
- screenwriter
Tom McLoughlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Maurice McLoughlin July 19, 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse |
Nancy McLoughlin (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
In 1977, McLoughlin was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for his contributions to Van Dyke and Company, a special starring Dick Van Dyke. Two years later, he portrayed the robot S.T.A.R. (Special Troops/Arms Regiment) in the Disney film The Black Hole. He also played (along with Kevin Peter Hall) Katahdin, the mutated bear in the 1979 horror film Prophecy.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | One Dark Night | Yes | Yes | No | [3] |
| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Yes | Yes | No | [4] |
| 1987 | Date with an Angel | Yes | Yes | No | [5] |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2001 | The Unsaid | Yes | No | No | [6] |
Television
| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Amazing Stories | No | No | Yes |
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | No | Yes | No |
| 1988–89 | Friday the 13th: The Series | No | Yes | Yes |
| 1990–91 | They Came from Outer Space | Yes | No | Yes |
| She-Wolf of London | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 1991 | Sometimes They Come Back | No | Yes | No |
TV movies
- Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (1989)
- The Steven Banks Show (1991)
- In A Child's Name (Television Mini-series) (1991)
- Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
- Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
- Murder of Innocence (1993)
- The Yarn Princess (1994)
- Leave of Absence (1994)
- Take Me Home Again (1994)
- The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)
- Journey (1995)
- A Different Kind of Christmas (1996)
- The Third Twin (1997)
- Behind the Mask (1999)
- Anya's Bell (1999)
- The Unsaid (2001)
- Murder in Greenwich (2002)
- Fiona (2002)
- D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)
- She's Too Young (2004)
- A Very Married Christmas (2004)
- Odd Girl Out (2005)
- Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life (2005)
- Not Like Everyone Else (2006)
- The Staircase Murders (2007)
- Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)
- The Wronged Man (2010)
- At Risk (2010)
- The Front (2010)
Acting role
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Black Hole | Captain S.T.A.R. |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | The Jabberwocky |
| 2009 | His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Himself[7] |
| 2013 | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Himself[7] |
