Born 1955 (age 71) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Appears in 44 titles

An American actor and acting instructor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waites runs an acting studio in New York City which is named for him. He has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Since the 1970s, Waites has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Some of his credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Jury. In film, he appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, An American Affair, The Warriors, and the John Carpenter film The Thing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas G. Waites, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Thing
8.1
The Thing
1982
as Windows
The Warriors
7.7
The Warriors
1979
as Fox (uncredited)
Money Train
5.9
Money Train
1995
as Barricade Captain
...And Justice for All
7.1
...And Justice for All
1979
as Jeff McCullaugh
State of Grace
7.0
State of Grace
1990
as Frankie's Man #1
The Clan of the Cave Bear
5.3
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
as Broud
Shakedown
5.8
Shakedown
1988
as Officer Kelly
Light of Day
5.6
Light of Day
1987
as Smittie
McBain
4.4
McBain
1991
as Gill
6:45
4.7
6:45
2021
as Larry
Rites of Passage
5.6
Rites of Passage
1999
as John Willio
American Virgin
3.7
American Virgin
2000
as Grip
The Life Zone
2.1
The Life Zone
2011
as Roger Fields
Timelock
3.7
Timelock
1996
as Warden Andrews
Nailed
4.7
Nailed
2001
as Carpet Guy
An American Affair
3.8
An American Affair
1997
as Mulroney
An Affirmative Act
2.6
An Affirmative Act
2010
as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
On the Yard
6.0
On the Yard
1978
as Chilly
The Exonerated
7.6
The Exonerated
2006
as Deputy
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
5.8
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Tink