Tom Stechschulte Explained

Occupation:Film, television actor
Yearsactive:1979–2009

Thomas Andrew Stechschulte (November 1948 – June 7, 2021) was an American film and television actor.[1] [2] His most prominent role may have been that of the presidential candidate Robert Arthur in The Manchurian Candidate.[3] He has also had guest appearances on the television series Law & Order, , and Mrs. Columbo.

Stechschulte was a prolific audiobook narrator, having performed, among others: Kent Haruf's Plainsong,[4] Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men[5] and The Road,[6] Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried,[7] H.G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights,[8] Harold Keith's Rifles for Watie,[9] and Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island.[10] He gave voice to several members of the Holland Family in various James Lee Burke novels, alternating with Will Patton. He also narrated the series.

He died on June 7, 2021, at the age of 72.[11] [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982The Clairvoyant Jim Dearden
1991What About Bob? Lennie / Producer
2001Murder in Small Town X William Lambert
2004The Manchurian Candidate Robert Arthur
2006Fields of Freedom Sgt. June Kimble
2008All Is Normal Doctor Bradshaw

Notes and References

  1. News: Baxter . Robert . 1983-03-25 . For the umpteenth time, it;s great being just a 'good old boy' . 2024-04-02 . Courier-Post . 38.
  2. News: Bruckner . D.j.r. . June 27, 1985 . THE STAGE: 'SOMEWHERE BETTER' . . April 2, 2024 . November 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171122003343/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/27/theater/the-stage-somewhere-better.html . live .
  3. News: 2006-01-05 . USC won't go quietly . 2024-04-02 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 107.
  4. Web site: Tribune . Chicago . 2000-01-06 . BEAUTIFUL 'PLAINSONG' TUGS AT THE HEART STRINGS . 2024-04-02 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2011 audie-awards . 2024-04-02 . Homepage . en-US . 2023-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030193431/https://www.audiopub.org/2011-audies . live .
  6. Web site: THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy Read by Tom Stechschulte Audiobook Review . 2024-04-02 . AudioFile Magazine . en . 2023-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230219221601/https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/27767/the-road-by-cormac-mccarthy-read-by-tom-stechschulte/ . live .
  7. Web site: THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim OBrien Read by Tom Stechschulte Audiobook Review . 2024-04-02 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
  8. Web site: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS by HG Bissinger Read by Tom Stechschulte Audiobook Review . 2024-04-02 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
  9. Griffith . Pat . November 1999 . Rifles for Watie . . 45 . 11 . 68 . .
  10. Web site: November 30, 2009 . Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane . 2024-04-02 . www.publishersweekly.com . 2023-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227180500/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780061906282 . live .
  11. https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/thomas-stechschulte-obituary?pid=199188651 Thomas Andrew Stechschulte
  12. Web site: AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator Tom Stechschulte . 2024-04-02 . AudioFile Magazine . en . 2024-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214135531/https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/narrators/tom-stechschulte/ . live .