Thomas Troupe, the prolific stage, film and television actor who studied with the great acting teacher Uta Hagen in 1950s New York and was married to actress Carole Cook for almost 60 years, died in Beverly Hills Sunday at age 97, his publicist said.
Troupe died at his home Sunday morning of natural causes, according to Harlan Boll.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Troupe moved to New York in 1948 and later received a scholarship from Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio in Manhattan, where he shared classes with Geraldine Page, Jason Robards, Sandy Dennis and Lee Grant, among others.
He was awarded a Bronze Star in the Korean War. Returning to New York, Troupe made his 1957 Broadway debut in the role of Peter van Daan in “The Diary of Ann Frank.”
He moved to Los Angeles in 1958, and would appear in more than 75 televisions series, including “The Fugitive,” “Mission Impossible,” “Star Trek,” “Cagney & Lacey,” “CHiPs,” “Knots Landing,” “Murder, She Wrote” and “Cheers.”
His film roles included “The Big Fisherman,” “The Devil’s Brigade,” “Kelly’s Heroes,” “Summer School” and “My Own Private Idaho.”
Troupe’s stage highlights include productions of “The Lion in Winter,” “Fathers Day” and “The Gin Game” — all co-starring Cook — “Same Time Next Year” and the single-character play “The Diary of a Madman,” which he co-wrote.
Troupe and Cook received the 2002 L.A. Ovation Award for Career Achievement. She died in 2023.
Troupe is survived by his son, Christopher Troupe and daughter-in-law Becky Coulter, granddaughter Ashley Troupe, and numerous nieces and nephews.
No services or memorials were immediately announced. In lieu of flowers, requests for donations have been made to the Entertainment Community Fund and the Pasadena Humane Society.