Who Is Tom Alter
Tom Alter is a famous Indian actor who honored by the Padma Shri for his amazing contribution to the Bollywood industry. This sweet person family background comes from the teaching field, but he enters the cine field unexpectedly. In his long acting journey, he almost acted in myriad films for more than decades. Want to know how he died? Then continue your reading and learn more about Tom.
Tom Alter Personal Information
| Real Name | Thomas Beach Alter |
| Nick Name | Tom |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Sports Journalist |
| Date Of Birth | 22 June 1950 |
| Age | 67 Years (At the time of death) |
| Death Date | 29 September 2017 |
| Death Place | Mumbai (at his residence) |
| Death Cause | Skin Cancer |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Carol Evans |
| Marriage Date | 1977 |
| Children | Son – Jamie Alter (Sport Writer and Editor)Daughter – Afshaan |
| Nationality | Indian (Ancestors from America) |
| Ethnicity | English and Scottish |
| Birth Place | Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Current Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| School | Woodstock School, Mussoorie |
| College | Studies at Yale, US for a year and left Film and Television Institute of India in Pune (1972-1974, Under Roshan Taneja) |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Hobbies | Reading Urdu Shayari, Playing and Watching Cricket |
About Tom Alter Family, Relatives
His father and brother are a teacher and his sister Martha Chen works as a teacher at Harvard University. Tom’s cousin brother, Stephen Alter was an Author but did not know about his mother.
Tom Alter Affairs, Boyfriend / Girlfriend, Marital Status
He married his classmate Carol Evans in 1977 and they blessed with two children.
Tom Alter Favourite Things
| Actor | Rajesh Khanna |
| Actress | Sharmila Togore |
| Film | Aradhana (1969) |
| Sport | Cricket |
Tom Alter Career
He came to a glamorous world inspired by legendary actor Rajesh Khanna. But before entering the entertainment industry, he used to work as a teacher and in other professions too. In 1975, he got a chance to appear in the Mrig Trishna movie as Colonel Lawrence. Following this, he starts to work in countless Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, English, and Assamese movies. Due to stage IV skin cancer, Tom died at his residence in front of his family members. He belongs to Scottish and Swiss German ancestry and lived in Mumbai along with Mishkat Varma like many eminent actors.
Tom Alter Networth
According to the collected resource, he owns a $1 – $8 million net worth.
Tom Alter Car Collection
Tom does not have the interest to showcase his car collections, so this niche is unknown.
Tom Alter Filmography
| Television Debuts | Role | Year |
| Idhar Udhar | Ronny Gonsalves | 1986 |
| Bharat Ek Khoj | Multiple characters | 1988 |
| The Sword of Tipu Sultan | Richard Wellesley | 1990-91 |
| Ssshhhh…Koi Hai | Swami Antaryami, Mritunjay | 2002-03 |
| Hatim | King of Paristan | 2003-04 |
| Samvidhaan | Abul Kalam Azad | 2014 |
| Dard Ka Rishta | Dindyal Sharma | |
| Khamosh Sa Afsana | Hussain Baba | 2014-15 |
| Wilderness Days | Anchor | 2018 |
| Smoke | Moshe Barak |
| Films | Role | Year |
| Mrig Trishna | Colonel Lawrence | 1975 |
| Charas | Chief Custom Officer | 1976 |
| Shatranj Ke Khilari | Capt. Weston | 1977 |
| Hum Kisise Kum Naheen | Jack | |
| Saheb Bahadur | – | |
| Ram Bharose | Tom | |
| Kanneshwara Rama (Kannada film) | British Superintendent of police | |
| Chani (Marathi film) | – | |
| Gandhi | Doctor at Aga Khan Palace | 1982 |
| On Wings of Fire | Priest | 1986 |
| Pahari Kanya (Assamese film) | Doctor | 1991 |
| Kailashey Kelenkari (Bengali film) | Sol Silverstein | 2007 |
| Avatar | Additional Na’vi people | 2009 |
| KITAAB Short film | John | 2019 |
Tom Alter Physical Appearance
| Height | 180 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair Color | White |
Tom Alter Social Media Information
His social media accounts do not remain in active status.
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Tom Alter Awards
| Awards | Year |
| Padma Shri | 2008 |
Few More Facts About Tom Alter
- Apart from acting, he also worked as a journalist since the first time video interview introduced and interviewed Sachin Tendulkar in 1988.