RIP: Tom Sizemore

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Tom Sizemore died yesterday the result of a brain aneurysm. suffered on February 18, 2023.  Mr. Sizemore remained in a coma and never regained consciousness.  He was 61.

Tom Sizemore acted in feature films and television throughout his career.  His first major role was in Sylvester Stallone’s Lock Up.  That same year Mr. Sizemore also had smaller parts in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July and Penn & Teller Get Mugged.  Over the course of his career Tom Sizemore accumulated well over 200 acting credits.  Although Mr. Sizemore had little trouble getting roles in major features and high profile projects, he sometimes struggled in his personal life.

Some of Tom Sizemore’s feature film appearances include: Lock Up; Penn & Teller Get Mugged; Born on the Fourth of July; Blue Steel; Point Break; Harley Davidson & the Marlboro Man; Passenger 57; True Romance; Striking Distance; Wyatt Earp; Natural Born Killers; Strange Days; Devil in a Blue Dress; Heat; The Relic; Saving Private Ryan; Enemy of the State; Bringing Out the Dead; Get Carter (voice only); Pearl Harbor; Black Hawk Down; Dreamcatcher and Reach Me.

Some of Tom Sizemore’s television appearances include: China Beach (6 episodes); Witness to the Mob; Witness Protection; Sins of the Father; Justice League (2 episodes);  Robbery Homicide Division (13 episodes); Dr. Vegas (6 episodes); Superstorm (3 episodes); CSI Miami; Crash (5 episodes); Southland; Entourage;  It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia;  Hawaii Five-0 (5 episodes); The Red Road (7 episodes); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2 episodes); Lucifer; Shooter (6 episodes); Twin Peaks (6 episodes) and Cobra Kai.

I first became aware of Tom Sizemore is in Lock Up with Sylvester Stallone.  It was also Mr. Sizemore’s first major film role.  He would “appear” with Sly Stallone in two other films: Get Carter and Reach Me.  I put appear in quotes since Tom Sizemore was a voice on the phone in Get Carter.  Although you didn’t see him, his distinctive voice added gravitas to the role.  My favorite Tom Sizemore role was Sergeant Horvath in Saving Private Ryan, but he was also so good in so many other parts.  For a period of time it seemed Tom Sizemore was part of every big movie I was excited to see.  And he always made them better.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tom Sizemore’s family, friends and fans.