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This page was last updated December 11th 2002
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C. Thomas Howell Selected Filmography:
C. Thomas Howell at Hollywood Teen Movies:
Birth Name: Christopher Thomas Howell
Date Of Birth: 7th December 1966
Place Of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 6'
Spouses:
* Rae Dawn Chong (1989 - now divorced)
* Sylvie (1 child Isabelle Yasmine born in 1993)
Actor Profile:
2003 - The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003 - Gods and Generals
2003 - Net Games
2002 - Nursie
2002 - Night of the Wolf (TV)
2001 - Asylum Days
2001 - Separate Ways
2001 - Ollie (TV Series)
2001 - XCU: Extreme Close Up
2001 - WillFull
2001 - Burning Down the House
2000 - Lawless: Dead Evidence (TV)
1999 - Enemy Action
1999 - Hot Boyz
1999 - The Million Dollar Kid
1999 - Red Team
1999 - Shepherd
1999 - The Prince and the Surfer
1999 - Escape From Alaska
1999 - Amazon (TV)
1999 - Hitman's Run
1999 - The Glass Jar
1998 - Fatal Affair
1998 - First Degree
1997 - Dilemma
1997 - Laws of Deception
1997 - Matter of Trust
1997 - Sleeping Dogs
1997 - Dead Fire (TV)
1997 - Last Lives
1996 - The Big Fall
1996 - Pure Danger
1996 - Sealed with a Kiss (TV)
1996 - Kindred: The Embraced (TV Series)
1995 - Baby Face Nelson
1995 - Hourglass
1995 - The Sweeper
1995 - Suspect Device (TV)
1995 - Mad Dogs & Englishmen
1994 - Dangerous Indiscretion
1994 - Jailbait
1994 - Payback
1994 - Teresa's Tattoo
1994 - Treacherous
1994 - Natural Selection (TV)
1993 - Gettysburg
1993 - Acting On Impulse (TV)
1992 - Nickel & Dime
1992 - Tattle Tale
1992 - To Protect and Serve
1992 - That Night
1992 - Sketches
1991 - Back for Revenge
1990 - The Eyes of the Panther (TV)
1990 - Curiosity Kills (TV)
1990 - Far Out Man
1990 - Side Out
1989 - The Return of the Musketeers
1988 - Young Toscanini
1988 - A Tiger's Tale
1987 - Into the Homeland (TV)
1986 - Soul Man
1986 - The Hitcher
1985 - Secret Admirer
1984 - Red Dawn
1984 - Grandview U.S.A.
1984 - Tank
1983 - Two Marriages (TV Series)
1983 - The Outsiders
1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1977 - It Happened One Christmas (TV)
* C. Thomas Howell's father, Chris Howell is a stunt coordinator.

* C. Thomas Howell was a junior rodeo circuit champion. From 1978-1980 the California Junior Rodeo Association declared him the "All-Around Cowboy".

* After a bit-part in the made for TV movie "It Happened One Christmas" (1977), C. Thomas Howell had to wait 5 years before being offered another small role, this time in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster fantasy "E.T. The Extraterrestrial" (1982).  

* After the success of  E.T.,  C. Thomas Howell was able to move into bigger and better roles. His big break came when he was a given a starring role in "The Outsiders" (1983), the teen film that featured the ensemble cast of Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze and Ralph Macchio.

* More film roles followed in 1984, "Tank" with James Garner, and two teen flicks with Patrick Swayze, "Grandview U.S.A." & "Red Dawn".

* In 1985 C. Thomas Howell rose to leading man status with a starring role in the teen comedy
"Secret Admirer", opposite Kelly Preston and Lori Loughlin.

* 2 more big screen films followed in 1986, the action thriller, "The Hitcher" with Rutger Hauer & the surprise hit of the year "Soul Man" opposite Rae Dawn Chong who would later become his wife.

* In 1988 C. Thomas Howell had the opportunity to star opposite legendary Hollywood screen siren Ann-Margret in the romantic comedy "A Tiger's Tale". His "Secret Admirer" co-star Kelly Preston also starred.

* In 1989 C. Thomas Howell appeared with Michael York & Richard Chamberlain in "The Return Of The Musketeers", the follow-up swashbuckler to the two successful musketeer films of the 1970's.

* Throughout the 90's and into the new millennium C. Thomas Howell continued to work mainly in independent films and TV shows, many of which have been action thrillers and dramas. During this period he also tried his hand at directing and has become the owner/producer of Buckwheat Films.

* In 2003 C. Thomas Howell is scheduled to return in "The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting", the long awaited sequel to the 1986 cult hit.
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The Outsiders
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