Thomas William "Tom" Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer, perhaps best known for his starring role on the television show "Magnum, P.I.."
Selleck's first TV appearance was as a college senior on "The Dating Game" in 1965 and again in 1967 - he lost both times. Soon after, he appeared in commercials for products such as Chaz cologne and Pepsi. He began his career with bit parts in smaller movies and in a number of TV series, mini-series and TV movies. Selleck also had a recurring role in the 1970s as Lance White in "The Rockford Files." Lance was very trusting and always lucky, much to the annoyance of Jim Rockford. Selleck, after years of little interest, was cast as Thomas Magnum in "Magnum, P.I". and as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark in the same year. Magnum, P.I. producers would not release the actor and he had to pass on the film role, which then went to Harrison Ford.
Selleck starred in a number of film roles during and after Magnum; among the most notable were as an acrophobic police detective in Runaway, as a stand-in father in Three Men and a Baby, and as an American cowboy in the Australian western Quigley Down Under, a role and film that he considers one of his best. His other films include Three Men and a Little Lady, High Road to China, Lassiter, Her Alibi, An Innocent Man, Mr. Baseball, In & Out, The Love Letter and the historical drama Ike:Countdown to D-Day.
Most recently, Selleck has appeared in a recurring role on the acclaimed ABC drama "Boston Legal as Ivan Tiggs," the troubled ex-husband of Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen), on "Las Vegas "(2O08) as multimillionaire Cooper and on "Friend," in the recurring role of Dr. Richard Burke, which garnered him a 2000 Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series". Most recently, he has appeared as novelist Robert B. Parker's character Jesse Stone in six CBS made-for-TV movies, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for "Jesse Stone: Sea Change."
In his spare time, he has played competitive volleyball with the Outrigger Canoe Club and was a three-time All American selection, twice winning the over-35 division in the National Championships.He is also the national spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
Magnum, PI
The Shadow Riders
The High Road to China
Three Men and a Baby
Quigley Down Under
Mr. Baseball
Friends
In & Out
Last Stand at Saber River
The Jesse Stone TV movies
Boston Legal
Ads and Publicity Photos
with wife and daughter
Selleck's first TV appearance was as a college senior on "The Dating Game" in 1965 and again in 1967 - he lost both times. Soon after, he appeared in commercials for products such as Chaz cologne and Pepsi. He began his career with bit parts in smaller movies and in a number of TV series, mini-series and TV movies. Selleck also had a recurring role in the 1970s as Lance White in "The Rockford Files." Lance was very trusting and always lucky, much to the annoyance of Jim Rockford. Selleck, after years of little interest, was cast as Thomas Magnum in "Magnum, P.I". and as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark in the same year. Magnum, P.I. producers would not release the actor and he had to pass on the film role, which then went to Harrison Ford.
Selleck starred in a number of film roles during and after Magnum; among the most notable were as an acrophobic police detective in Runaway, as a stand-in father in Three Men and a Baby, and as an American cowboy in the Australian western Quigley Down Under, a role and film that he considers one of his best. His other films include Three Men and a Little Lady, High Road to China, Lassiter, Her Alibi, An Innocent Man, Mr. Baseball, In & Out, The Love Letter and the historical drama Ike:Countdown to D-Day.
Most recently, Selleck has appeared in a recurring role on the acclaimed ABC drama "Boston Legal as Ivan Tiggs," the troubled ex-husband of Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen), on "Las Vegas "(2O08) as multimillionaire Cooper and on "Friend," in the recurring role of Dr. Richard Burke, which garnered him a 2000 Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series". Most recently, he has appeared as novelist Robert B. Parker's character Jesse Stone in six CBS made-for-TV movies, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for "Jesse Stone: Sea Change."
In his spare time, he has played competitive volleyball with the Outrigger Canoe Club and was a three-time All American selection, twice winning the over-35 division in the National Championships.He is also the national spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
Magnum, PI
The Shadow Riders
The High Road to China
Three Men and a Baby
Quigley Down Under
Mr. Baseball
Friends
In & Out
Last Stand at Saber River
The Jesse Stone TV movies
Boston Legal
Ads and Publicity Photos
with wife and daughter
