SIZEMORE, Tom 1961(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Thomas Edward Sizemore, Jr.; born September 29, 1961 (some sources cite 1963 or 1964), in Detroit, MI; son of Thomas Edward Sizemore (a lawyer and professor of psychology); mother, a member of an urban ombudsman staff; married Maeve Quinlan (an actress), September 1, 1996 (divorced). Education: Wayne State University, B.F.A. (summa cum laude), theatre; Temple University, M.F.A., theatre, 1986. Avocational Interests: Weightlifting.

Addresses: Agent— Fred Specktor, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Beth Holden–Garland, Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Publicist— Nancy Seltzer, Nancy Seltzer and Associates, 6220 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor. Appeared in off–Broadway, off–off–Broadway, and regional stage productions. Worked as a waiter.

Awards, Honors: Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actor—horror, 1998, for The Relic; Golden Satellite Award nomination, International Press Academy, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast, both 1999, for Saving Private Ryan; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, 2000, for Witness Protection.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Dallas, Lock Up, TriStar, 1989.

First veteran, Born on the Fourth of July, Universal, 1989.

Ian, Rude Awakening, Orion, 1989.

Second mugger, Penn & Teller Get Killed (also known as Dead Funny ), 1989.

Boxman, Flight of the Intruder, Paramount, 1990.

Wool cap, Blue Steel, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1990.

Zeno Stefanos, A Matter of Degrees, Prism Entertainment, 1990.

Chance Wilder, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1991.

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent Deets, Point Break, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

Eddie Hale, Where Sleeping Dogs Lie, Columbia/TriStar, 1991.

Ray Karlin, Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La liste noir ), Warner Bros., 1991.

Sly Delvecchio, Passenger 57, Warner Bros., 1992.

Cody Nicholson, True Romance, Warner Bros., 1993.

Danny, Watch It, Skouras Pictures, 1993.

Danny Detillo, Striking Distance, Columbia, 1993.

Lenny, Love Is Like That (also known as Bad Love and Wild Angel ), 1993.

Milo Peck, Heart and Souls, Universal, 1993.

Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994.

Detective Jack Scagnetti, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994.

Max Peltier, Strange Days, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1994.

DeWitt Albright, Devil in a Blue Dress, TriStar, 1995.

Michael Cherrito, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995.

Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta, The Relic (also known as Das Relikt ), Paramount, 1996.

Sergeant Michael Horvath, Saving Private Ryan, Dream-Works, 1998.

(Uncredited) Boss Paulie Pintero, Enemy of the State, Buena Vista, 1998.

Buffalo, The Match (also known as The Beautiful Game ), Gramercy, 1999.

Teddy Finn, The Florentine, Bcb Productions/New Films International, 1999.

Tom Wall, Bringing Out the Dead, Paramount, 1999.

Dr. Quinn Burchenal, Red Planet, Warner Bros., 2000.

Joe Domino, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It ), Buena Vista, 2000.

(Uncredited) Voice of Fletcher, Get Carter, Warner Bros., 2000.

Lieutenant colonel Danny McKnight, Black Hawk Down, Columbia, 2001.

Ray Nettles, Ticker, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Sergeant Earl Sistern, Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour ), Buena Vista, 2001.

Seth George, $windle (also known as Swindle ), DEJ Productions, 2002.

Snake Dupree, Big Trouble, Buena Vista, 2002.

Zach, Welcome to America, Risk Entertainment, 2002.

Lieutenant Owen Underhill, Dreamcatcher, Warner Bros., 2003.

Feedo, The Nickel Children, Pretty Dangerous Films/Silver Spoon Productions, 2004.

Rex, Paparazzi, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.

Himself, You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again (also known as Pauly Shore Is Dead ), Regent Releasing, 2004.

Fly Boys, 2004.

Piggy Banks, Hudson River Entertainment/SHRINK Media, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sergeant Vinnie Ventresca, a recurring role, China Beach, ABC, 1989–1990.

Lieutenant Sam "Hoss" Cole, Robbery Homicide Division (also known as R.H.D./LA: Robert Homicide Division/Los Angeles ), CBS, 2002, USA Network, 2003.

Happy, dr. vegas, CBS, beginning 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Paul Slocum, "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver," ABC Monday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1989.

Bobby Batton, Witness Protection, HBO, 1999.

Tom Cherry, Sins of the Father, FX Network, 2002.

Pete Rose, Hustle: The Pete Rose Story (also known as Hustle ), ESPN, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Jesse Meadows, "An American Story" (also known as "After the Glory" and "War in Athens"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1992.

The Great American History Quiz: America at War, History Channel, 2001.

The Great American History Quiz: 50 States, History Channel, 2001.

Himself, Reel Comedy: Big Trouble, Comedy Central, 2002.

Himself, The Road to Justice: The Stories behind "Sins of the Father, " FX Network, 2002.

Television Appearances; Other:

John Gotti, Witness to the Mob (miniseries), NBC, 1998.

Himself, AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (awards presentation), USA Network, 2002.

Voice of Rex Mason/Metamorpho, "Metamorphosis: Parts1&2," Justice League (episodic; animated), The Cartoon Network, 2002.

Himself, The Best Damn Sports Show Period (episodic), Fox Sports Network, 2003.

Happy, dr. vegas (pilot), CBS, 2004.

Television Director; Episodic:

Acapulco Bay, Fox, c. 1995.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Into the Breach: "Saving Private Ryan, " 1998.

Himself, Return to Normandy (also known as The Making of "Saving Private Ryan "), 1998.

Himself, The Essence of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down, " Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

Narrator, Blood from a Stone, 2003.

Video Games:

Voice of Sonny Forelli, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Rockstar Games, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, January, 1996, p. 82.

Empire, October, 1998, pp. 100–110, 112, 114.

Entertainment Weekly, September 20, 1996, p. 16.

Esquire, August 20, 1998, p. 23.

Interview, January, 1997, p. 22.

Movieline, July, 1998, pp. 20–22.

People Weekly, February 10, 1997, p. 180; May 18, 1998, p. 198.

Premiere (Great Britain), Volume 5, number 5, 1997, pp. 84–85.

Time, October 27, 1997, p. 119.

Time Out New York, July 23, 1998.

Total Film, June, 1997, pp. 50–54, 58–66.