Gary Tomlin

American actor, television producer and director
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican actor, television producer and director
PlacesUnited States of America
isScreenwriter Actor Television actor Television producer
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth6 March 1950, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Age74 years
Star signPisces
Education
American Academy of Dramatic Arts(—1971)
The details

Biography

Gary Tomlin is an American soap opera actor, writer, producer and director.

Career

Tomlin's career on daytime serials began in 1973 when he was cast on CBS's Search for Tomorrow as Bruce Carson. He also made a guest appearance on "The Nightwalker" episode of the Waltons (1976). He later appeared as Morgan Simpson on the NBC soap opera Another World in 1979. Both series were produced in New York City by Procter and Gamble Productions.

Tomlin served as the co-head writer of NBC's Days of Our Lives, which tapes in Los Angeles, from 1980 to 1981. He then returned to New York as the head writer for Another World from 1984 to 1985 (at times sharing the position with others). Tomlin next wrote scripts for the Los Angeles serial Santa Barbara (NBC) from 1987 to 1990.

At the same time, Tomlin directed episodes of Another World from 1987 to 1991, later directing on ABC's One Life to Live from 1992 to 1995.