By Cynthia Charlene Greason
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Thom Christopher (October 5, 1940 – December 5, 2024) was an American actor.
Christopher attended Ithaca College and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
He was best known for his portrayal of villianous upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser (1990–1992, 1996–1997, 2005, 2006, 2008) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live He also portrayed Hesser’s meek twin Mortimer Bern (1992–1993, 1997) on One Life to Live as well. He is also known for playing Hawk, a half-man, half-bird warrior in the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in 1981,
Christopher also had roles on soap operas such as Loving and Guiding Light. He created the role of Noel Douglas on the CBS soap opera The Edge of Night.
Christopher died on December 5, 2024, aged 84.
