Acting · b. 1915 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA Tol Avery Biography Tol Avery (August 28, 1915 - August 27, 1973) was an American actor. Acting The Marcus-Nelson Murders Justice Redding 1973 Set This Town on Fire Chief Murdoch 1973 R.P.M. Parent at Police Station 1970 WUSA Senator 1970 A Dream of Kings Herman (uncredited) 1969 Hotel Kilbrick 1967 The Satan Bug Detective Captain at Baseball Stadium 1965 A Ticklish Affair Charlie (uncredited) 1963 Period of Adjustment Santa Claus (uncredited) 1962 Twist Around The Clock Joe Marshall 1961 Man-Trap Lt. Heisen 1961 This Rebel Breed Dr. Drake 1960 North by Northwest State Police Detective (uncredited) 1959 Buchanan Rides Alone Judge Simon Agry 1958 The Case Against Brooklyn Dist. Atty. Michael W. Norris 1958 The Unholy Wife Carl Kramer 1957 I'll Cry Tomorrow Fat Man 1955 All That Heaven Allows Tom Allenby 1955 Naked Alibi Irish 1954 She Couldn't Say No Big Guy 1954 Scarlet Angel Phineas Calhoun 1952 His Kind of Woman Fat Hoodlum (uncredited) 1951 Gambling House Adams (uncredited) 1950 Where Danger Lives Honest Ha (uncredited) 1950 Bunco Squad Police Captain Edwards (uncredited) 1950 Agent-readable