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Tom Aldredge Biography

Birth Name:Thomas Ernest Aldredge

Birth Place:Dayton, Ohio, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Studied pre-law at the University of Dayton in the late 1940s
  • Remained married to costume designer Theoni V․ Aldredge from 1953 until her death in 2011
  • Made his stage debut in the 1959 musical "The Nervous Set․"
  • Watching a Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" inspired him to pursue a career in acting
  • Quote: "I knew at the beginning I was nobody's leading man․"
  • Best known for portraying the character Hugh De Angelis on the series "The Sopranos․"
  • His first on-screen appearance came in the 1961 TV movie "The Seasons of Youth․"