Tom Laughlin "Billy Jack" Has Died

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'Billy Jack' creator Tom Laughlin dead at age 82

NEW YORK -- Actor-writer-director Tom Laughlin, whose production and marketing of "Billy Jack" set a standard for breaking the rules on and off screen, has died.

Laughlin's daughter told The Associated Press that he died Thursday at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Laughlin was 82 and Teresa Laughlin, who acted in the Billy Jack movies, said the cause of death was complications from pneumonia.

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Rest in Peace, Tom...
:rose:

 

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Boy I loved those movies...Off to see if they are on Netflix...

RIP Tom

 

[STANDREID]

RIP Tom

I never saw any of those movies but I remember seeing the lines around the block at the movie theater when I drove past. My brother liked Billy Jack and my parents even went to see it.

 

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