My Take
Tom Sizemore was the kind of actor Hollywood quietly depended on — the guy who showed up in a scene and immediately made it feel dangerous and real. From his early work in Born on the Fourth of July to that iconic role as Sergeant Horvath in Saving Private Ryan, he had this raw, coiled-spring energy that no amount of acting school could manufacture. Detroit bred it into him. He did great work in Heat, Black Hawk Down, Natural Born Killers — always a supporting player, never really the lead, but honestly? He was often the most watchable person on screen. His personal life was a genuine wreck and he never really escaped it, which is its own kind of tragedy for someone with that much talent. When he passed in March 2023, it felt like losing one of the last of a certain breed of hard-edged American character actor. I'll always remember that face — worn, intense, completely unvarnished.
Overview
Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (; November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Lock Up (1989), and Blue Steel (1990).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Sizemore
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・サイズモア
- Reading
- とむ・さいずもあ
- Born
- November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Wayne State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.