Tom Gallery

Thomas Patrick Sarsfield Gallery (November 27, 1897 – August 25, 1993) was an American silent film actor, sports promoter, and television executive.

Tom Gallery
Gallery c.1921
Born	Thomas Patrick Sarsfield Gallery (1897-11-27)November 27, 1897 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 25, 1993(1993-08-25) (aged 95) Encino, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, sports promoter, television executive
Years active	1920–1927
Spouses	ZaSu Pitts ​ ​ (m. 1920; div. 1933)​ Lillian Fette (m.1939?)
Children	3

Gallery appeared in 21 films between 1920 and 1927. Subsequent to his acting career, he became a successful promoter of boxing and other sports.^[1] In 1944 he ran the day-to-day operations of the Brooklyn Tigers football team while owner Dan Topping served in the US Marine Corps.^[2] After the war, Gallery served as a sports broadcasting executive for the DuMont and NBC television networks.^[3]

Gallery was married to actress ZaSu Pitts from 1920 to 1933.

Selected filmography

Ad for the film Bright Skies (1920) with Tom Gallery and ZaSu Pitts

• Dinty (1920)
• The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920)
• A Parisian Scandal (1921)
• The Son of Wallingford (1921)
• Home Stuff (1921)
• Patsy (1921)
• Bob Hampton of Placer (1921)
• Grand Larceny (1922)
• The Wall Flower (1922)
• A Daughter of Luxury (1922)
• The Eternal Three (1923)
• Itching Palms (1923) directed by James W. Horne^[4]
• The Limited Mail (1925)
• Under the Rouge (1925)
• One Round Hogan (1927)
• Home Struck (1927)
• A Dog of the Regiment (1927)