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Tommy Lane(1937-2021)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
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Tommy Lane in Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999)
Tommy Lane was born Benjamin Thomas Lane in Liberty City, Miami, Florida. He was an actor and stuntman in various films, including Shaft (1971), Live and Let Die (1973), and Ganja & Hess (1973). In addition to a career on the stage and screen, Tommy was a jazz musician who played the trumpet and flugelhorn.
BornDecember 17, 1937
DiedNovember 29, 2021(83)
BornDecember 17, 1937
DiedNovember 29, 2021(83)
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Known for

Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
Live and Let Die
6.7
  • Adam
  • 1973
Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)
Shaft
6.6
  • Leroy
  • 1971
Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in Ganja & Hess (1973)
Ganja & Hess
6.2
  • Pimp
  • 1973
Shamus (1973)
Shamus
6.0
  • Tait
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Sweat (2007)
    Sweat
    • Billy
    • 2007
  • Terence Hill and Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Virtual Weapon (1997)
    Virtual Weapon
    4.4
    • Shepard
    • 1997
  • Gene Hackman in Eureka (1983)
    Eureka
    5.9
    • Miami Chauffeur
    • 1983
  • Blue Skies Again (1983)
    Blue Skies Again
    5.3
    • The Boy
    • 1983
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Gus - Bartender
    • 1983
  • Island Claws (1980)
    Island Claws
    4.3
    • Haitian Man
    • 1980
  • The Pilot (1980)
    The Pilot
    6.4
    • Man Outside Bar
    • 1980
  • The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Capt. Longheart (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
    Live and Let Die
    6.7
    • Adam
    • 1973
  • Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in Ganja & Hess (1973)
    Ganja & Hess
    6.2
    • Pimp
    • 1973
  • Shamus (1973)
    Shamus
    6.0
    • Tait
    • 1973
  • Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)
    Shaft
    6.6
    • Leroy
    • 1971
  • Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
    Cotton Comes to Harlem
    6.4
    • '44'
    • 1970
  • Flipper in Flipper (1964)
    Flipper
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Tom
    • Nick
    • 1964–1966

Stunts

  • Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in Ganja & Hess (1973)
    Ganja & Hess
    6.2
    • stunts
    • 1973
  • Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques in Come Back Charleston Blue (1972)
    Come Back Charleston Blue
    6.4
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)
    Shaft
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1971

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tom Lane
  • Born
    • December 17, 1937
    • Liberty City, Miami, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • November 29, 2021
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA(COPD)
  • Spouse
    • Raquel Bastias-LaneJanuary 22, 1997 - November 29, 2021 (his death, 7 children)

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  • Trivia
    Appeared on stage in 'Cop and Blow' at the Players End Public Theatre in New York and 'Time Turns Black' at Bolling Green University.

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