Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tom Conway (born Thomas Charles Sanders, 15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film, television and radio actor remembered for playing private detectives (including The Falcon, Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond, and The Saint) and psychiatrists. He is perhaps best known for playing "The Falcon" in ten of the series' entries, taking over for his younger brother, George Sanders, in The Falcon's Brother (1942), in which they both starred. He is also...
Known For
Complete Filmography
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Lord Kensington (uncredited)
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be ...
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
as Quizmaster / Collie (voice)
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fas...
12 to the Moon
1960
as Dr. Feodor Orloff
Landed on the moon, Capt. John Anderson and his fellow astronauts quickly find their mission threatened – first by the disappearance of two team membe...
The Atomic Submarine
1959
as Ian Hunt
Ships disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a special submarine is sent to investigate.
Voodoo Woman
1957
as Dr. Roland Gerard
Deep in the jungles a mad scientist is using the natives' voodoo for his experiments to create an indestructible being to serve his will. When a party...
Death of a Scoundrel
1956
as Gerry Monte aka Sabourin
A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.
The She-Creature
1956
as Timothy Chappel
A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.
The Last Man to Hang
1956
as Sir Roderick Strood
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
Breakaway
1956
as Tom Martin
When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to En...
Barbados Quest
1955
as Tom Martin
Special investigator Duke Martin is in London to investigate the authenticity of a rare postage stamp called the Barbados Overplate. Someone is willin...
Prince Valiant
1954
as Sir Kay
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
Paris Model
1953
as Maharajah
A new dress plays a key role in the lives of four women who are not acquainted with each other.
Blood Orange
1953
as Tom Conway, Private Investigator
Discharged by his employer, a private eye stays on a jewel theft case after a model with information for him is murdered.
Park Plaza 605
1953
as Norman Conquest
Suave private investigator Norman Conquest intercepts a secret message and meets a beautiful but foreign blonde lady in room 605 of the Park Plaza hot...
Tarzan and the She-Devil
1953
as Fidel
The king of the jungle fights off ivory poachers.
Peter Pan
1953
as Narrator (voice)
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Ne...
Confidence Girl
1952
as Roger Kingsley
After successfully swindling thousands of dollars from hapless victims, conflicted con artist Mary (Hillary Brooke) decides to go straight, but her gr...
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1951
as Bennington
The story of three gold-digging ladies searching for millionaires. A loose remake of Gold Diggers of 1933.
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
as Dr. Viet
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him int...
I Cheated the Law
1949
as John Campbell
An attorney (Tom Conway) learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's (Steve Brodie) alibi.
Bungalow 13
1948
as Christopher Adams
In this detective drama, a gumshoe must find a priceless hunk of jade. His several leads evaporate when the police succeed in killing all of the suspe...
One Touch of Venus
1948
as Whitfield Savory
A window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.
The Checkered Coat
1948
as Dr. Michael Madden
A psychiatrist tries to help a patient who loses consciousness after he kills someone. When the doctor provides the patient with a letter that explain...
13 Lead Soldiers
1948
as Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Drummond learns that the two soldie...
The Challenge
1948
as Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold.
Repeat Performance
1947
as John Friday
On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout th...
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Jefferson Van Orsdale Jr.
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth sim...
Lost Honeymoon
1947
as Dr. Robert Davis
An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.
The Falcon's Adventure
1946
as Tom "The Falcon" Lawrence
A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.
Criminal Court
1946
as Steve Barnes
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer...
The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Tom Lawrence
A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.
Whistle Stop
1946
as Lew Lentz
When beautiful Mary returns to her "whistle stop" hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and...
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Tom Lawrence / The Falcon
While on vacation, the Falcon is arrested for kidnapping after striking up a friendship with a girl whose nurse has been recently murdered.
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Theodore 'Step' Allison
A cab driver nearly hits a man with amnesia, then helps him unravel his past, only to discover he's a murder suspect as she falls for him.
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Tom Lawrence
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find hi...
The Falcon in Mexico
1944
as Tom Lawrence, aka The Falcon
The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.
A Night of Adventure
1944
as Mark Latham
A lawyer tries to clear his wife's lover of murder charges.
The Falcon Out West
1944
as Tom Lawrence / The Falcon
When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, t...
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Tom Lawrence, the Falcon
The Falcon is called to a young woman's school to investigate a murder. When he arrives, another victim is discovered.
The Seventh Victim
1943
as Dr. Louis Judd
After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track...
The Falcon in Danger
1943
as Tom Lawrence / The Falcon
Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot ag...
I Walked with a Zombie
1943
as Paul Holland
A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Tom Lawrence
The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodg...
Cat People
1942
as Dr. Louis Judd
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline pre...
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Tom Lawrence
A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Man (uncredited)
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charm...
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Frankie Ciro
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a ...
Rio Rita
1942
as Maurice Craindall
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
as Louis Berex
Married sleuths (Gracie Allen, William Post Jr.) find a corpse in their closet and round up suspects.
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941
as Medford
A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to exto...
Lady Be Good
1941
as Mr. Blanton
Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
as Mr. Channing
An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
The Bad Man
1941
as Morgan Pell
Lopez is a bandit who has stolen the herd at Gil's ranch, so Hardy is about to foreclose. But Lucia has come back from New York and Gil is happy until...
Free and Easy
1941
as Captain Ferris
This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max rom...
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Edgar Wayne
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense lawyer acts wrongly against them, and is replaced ...
Sky Murder
1940
as Andrew Hendon
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US en...
Waterloo Bridge
1940
as (voice) (uncredited)
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ...