Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger is one of those actors I respect for refusing to coast on his looks. He could have been a generic leading man, but instead he kept reaching for damaged, morally tangled characters, and his scarred sergeant in Platoon remains a benchmark of controlled menace. What strikes me is the durability of his career, from a flight attendant gig in his youth to a Primetime Emmy win in 2012. He has never been the loudest star in the room, but he is the kind of reliable, sinewy presence that quietly anchors a film. I admire that he chose craft over glamour every time.

Name (English)

Tom Berenger

Name (Japanese)

トム・ベレンジャー

Reading

とむ・べれんじゃー

Born

May 31, 1949 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / flight attendant / screenwriter

High school

Rich East High School

University

University of Missouri

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

• Official sitehttp://tomberengeronline.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Berenger
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299317

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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