jo ann harris played tommy ross in the movie carrie.
jo ann harris played tommy ross in the movie carrie.
who played tommy ross in the movie carrie?
jo ann harris
william theodore katt (born february 16, 1951) is an american film and television actor, voice artist and musician best known as the star of the television series "the greatest american hero". he first became known for playing tommy ross, the ill-fated prom date of carrie white in the film version of "carrie" (1976) and subsequently starred in films such as "first love" (1977), "big wednesday" (1978) and "" (1979). between 1985 and 1988, he starred in nine perry mason television films alongside his mother barbara hale, who reprised her role as della street from the television series "perry mason".
william katt
sue snell, a deeply remorseful classmate, asks her handsome and popular boyfriend, tommy ross, to invite carrie to prom. carrie, meanwhile, develops telekinesis as she shakes off her shyness. in spite of margaret's cries of protest, carrie dons a flattering dress hairstyle for the prom. margaret, upon bearing witness to carrie's telekinetic powers, denounces her as a witch. chris's plan to humiliate carrie at the prom is put in motion: the election for prom queen is rigged in carrie's favor, and at the moment of carrie's coronation, she is doused with pig blood. as chris and her boyfriend billy discreetly vacate the premises, the audience is left in a shocked state of speechlessness, but carrie hallucinates that they have all burst into laughter when tommy is hit and knocked unconscious on stage by the falling bucket. carrie, in a pained fit of shame and anger, uses her telekinesis to hermetically seal the gym and kill most of her teachers and classmates in a rage. sue, who was mistaken for a troublemaker and ejected from the room, is the only other student who misses the disaster. chris and billy attempt to run over carrie as she walks home; carrie causes their car to flip and explode, killing them.
carrie (1976 film)