Tom Busby

Tom Busby (7 November 1936 – 20 September 2003) was a Canadian actor and agent. Among his film credits were The War Lover (1962); The Dirty Dozen (1967) as Milo Vladek, one of the dozen; and Heavenly Pursuits (1986).^[1]

Tom Busby
in The War Lover (1962)
Born	(1936-11-07)7 November 1936 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	20 September 2003(2003-09-20) (aged 66) Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Busby was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[2] He was responsible for training Glasgow youngsters at Community Service Volunteers (CSV). Among his many pupils were Billy Boyd, actor (The Lord of the Rings), and Cameron McKenna, voice-over artist (BBC and STV announcer). Busby also directed comedian Chic Murray in another version of A Christmas Carol shown in 1992 on the BBC. ^{[citation needed]}

The novelist Siân Busby was his daughter.^[3]

He died on 20 September 2003, at his home in Glasgow, Scotland; he was 66 years old.^[2] The cause of death was a heart attack.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	During One Night	Sam
1960	Never Take Sweets from a Stranger	2nd Policeman
1962	The War Lover	Farr: Crew of 'The Body'
1963	The Victor	'The Squad' Member #4
1967	The Dirty Dozen	Milo Vladek
1986	Heavenly Pursuits	Monseigneur Brusse	(final film role)