---
name: "Tommy Bupp"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tommy-bupp"
fi1m_id: "tommy-bupp"
imdb_id: "nm0120675"
tmdb_id: 99369
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 February 1924"
died: "24 December 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T02:05:53.209623+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."
---

# Tommy Bupp

## Identity

Tommy Bupp

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tommy-bupp
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tommy-bupp
- **IMDb ID:** nm0120675
- **TMDB ID:** 99369
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99369

Actor. Born 10 February 1924 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Died 24 December 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 February 1924, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- **Died:** 24 December 1983
- **Also known as:** Tom Bupp
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99369

## Biography

Tommy Bupp, also credited as Tom Bupp, was an American child actor active in the 1930s. He was born on 10 February 1924 in Norfolk, Virginia, and died on 24 December 1983 in Santa Ana, California.

Bupp appeared in numerous films, often in uncredited or supporting roles. His credited parts include Norman Bissonette in *It's a Gift* (1934), Tommy Bangs in *Little Men* (1934) and Ogden Pett in *Piccadilly Jim* (1936). He also featured in *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), *Captains Courageous* (1937), *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* (1938) and *A Slight Case of Murder* (1938), and was a member of the Our Gang series. He was the brother of fellow child actor Sonny Bupp.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, b-westerns.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *It's a Gift* (1934), Fi1m 81, as Norman Bissonette — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-gift.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), Fi1m 84, as Cheering Boy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *Captains Courageous* (1937), Fi1m 84, as Boy on Ship (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

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

- *Silver Queen* (1942), as Doc Stonebraker's Boy (uncredited)
- *Naval Academy* (1941), as Joey Martin
- *Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy* (1941), as Raggedy Andy (voice)
- *The Way of All Flesh* (1940), as Timothy as a Child
- *Brother Rat and a Baby* (1940), as Boy with News of Baby
- *Emergency Squad* (1940), as Jimmy
- *Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President* (1939), as Tommy Perkins
- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), as Cheering Boy (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *When Tomorrow Comes* (1939), as Boy (uncredited)
- *Indianapolis Speedway* (1939), as Haskill's Son
- *Torchy Runs for Mayor* (1939), as Urchin (uncredited)
- *Confessions of a Nazi Spy* (1939), as Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
- *Mystery Plane* (1939), as Young Tommy
- *Fisherman's Wharf* (1939), as Rudolph
- *Off the Record* (1939), as Boy (uncredited)
- *Nancy Drew… Detective* (1938), as Spud Murphy (uncredited)
- *Hey! Hey! USA* (1938), as Bertie Schultz
- *My Bill* (1938), as Football Player Who Beats It (uncredited)
- *Reformatory* (1938), as Fibber Regan
- *The Devil's Party* (1938), as Young Jerry
- *Hunted Men* (1938), as G-Men Club Treasurer, Boy
- *Over the Wall* (1938), as Jimmy Davis
- *A Slight Case of Murder* (1938), as Freckle-Faced Kid (uncredited)
- *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* (1938), as Schoolboy
- *Tovarich* (1937), as Urchin Stealing Groceries
- *Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts* (1937), as Buzzy Willis · Boy Scout
- *Alcatraz Island* (1937), as Boy (uncredited)
- *Love Is on the Air* (1937), as Mouse
- *It Happened in Hollywood* (1937), as Boy
- *Marry the Girl* (1937), as Stuttering child
- *Captains Courageous* (1937), as Boy on Ship (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md)
- *Dangerous Holiday* (1937), as Hollywood Child Actor
- *The Cherokee Strip* (1937), as Barty Walton
- *Hittin' the Trail* (1937), as Billy Reed
- *We Have Our Moments* (1937), as Child (uncredited)
- *Maid of Salem* (1937), as Little Boy (Uncredited)
- *The Plough and the Stars* (1936), as Young Boy (uncredited)
- *Beloved Enemy* (1936), as Irish Boy (Uncredited)
- *Roarin' Lead* (1936), as Bobby
- *Conflict* (1936), as Tommy
- *The Longest Night* (1936), as Albert Wilson
- *Happy Days* (1936), as Jimmy Dugan
- *Piccadilly Jim* (1936), as Ogden Pett
- *Pepper* (1936), as Jimmy
- *Sins of Man* (1936), as Little Boy
- *These Three* (1936), as Boy on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
- *Sutter's Gold* (1936), as First Newsboy
- *Roarin' Guns* (1936), as Buddy Morgan
- *Paddy O'Day* (1936), as Street Boy
- *Broken Toys* (1935), as Sailor Doll (voice)
- *Streamline Express* (1935), as Wilbur (uncredited)
- *The Hoosier Schoolmaster* (1935), as Shocky
- *Arizona Bad Man* (1935), as Dave Dunston
- *It's a Gift* (1934), as Norman Bissonette — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-gift.md)
- *A Girl of the Limberlost* (1934), as Billy
- *Our Daily Bread* (1934), as Boy (uncredited)
- *Chained* (1934), as Boy Fishing on Dock (uncredited)
- *The Man from Hell* (1934), as Timmy McCarrol
- *Murder on the Blackboard* (1934), as School Boy (uncredited)
- *In Love with Life* (1934), as One of The Meglin Kiddies
- *The Rawhide Terror* (1934), as Jimmy Brent
- *Hi'–Neighbor!* (1934), as Our Gang Member
- *Little Men* (1934), as Tommy Bangs

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