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name: "Tom Brennan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-brennan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 April 1926"
died: "15 June 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T06:46:47.048669+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tom Brennan

Actor. Born 16 April 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Died 15 June 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 April 1926, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 15 June 2013
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22704689, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107419/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/168649

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Fatal Attraction*](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md) (70)

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## Biography

Tom Brennan (16 April 1926 – 15 June 2013) was an American actor. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he attended Oberlin College and appeared in stage productions at regional theatres including the McCarter Theater, Yale Repertory Theater and the Williamstown Theatre Festival, which he helped to establish. He taught theatre at Rutgers University, Circle in the Square Theatre School, William Paterson University and Berkeley College.

Brennan’s screen credits include the role of Howard Rogerson in *Fatal Attraction* (1987), an umpire in *Rookie of the Year* (1993), appearances in *Law & Order* (as Father Frawley and Art Ganz) and *The Equalizer* (as Vince Kelly), and the part of Adlai Stevenson in the miniseries *Kennedy* (1983). He also performed on Broadway in revivals of *Our Town* (2002–2003) and *Follies* (2001).

He was married to Marylou Romano and had four children. He died in Newark, New Jersey.

*Sources: imdb.com, ibdb.com, obits.nj.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Fi1m 70, as Howard Rogerson — [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rock the Paint* (2005), as Theo
- *Our Town* (2003), as Joe Stoddard
- *100 Centre Street* (2001), series, Actor
- *Anima* (1998), as Chubby
- *Kiss & Tell* (1997), as Liam's Dad, Tom
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Father Frawley, Art Ganz — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Lincoln* (1988), series, as Sen. Charles Sumner
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), as Howard Rogerson — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Vince Kelly
- *Strata* (1983), as Eric
- *Family Reunion* (1981), as School Principal
- *Willie & Phil* (1980), as Mr. Sal Kaufman

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