Thomas Mikal Ford Biography ((?)-)

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, motivational speaker

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
(As Tommy Ford) Reggie Patterson, Singer & Sons, NBC, 1990
Rafer Freeman, Uncle Buck, CBS, 1990-1991
Thomas "Tommy" Strong, Martin, Fox, 1992-1997
Lieutenant Malcolm Barker, New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1998
(Sometimes using the name Tommy Ford) Mel Parker, The Parkers, UPN, 1999-2001
Rotating host for the series Live in L.A., Black Entertainment Television.
Movies
Detective Siegel, Against the Law, Showtime, 1997
Awards Presentations
(As Tommy Ford) Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 1996
Episodic
(As Tommy Ford) Police officer, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," Kate& Allie, CBS, 1987
Lamar Collins, "The Thing about Women," A Different World, NBC, 1989
Mickey Maxwell, "Deals and Wheels: Part 1," Booker, Fox, 1989
(As Tommy A. Ford) Harry Pincher, "The Reaper's Helper," Law & Order, NBC, 1990
Concasseur, "The Walking Dead," MacGyver, ABC, 1991
Elliot Cotrell, "Beat the Clock," The Flash, CBS, 1991
"Slow Violence," Veronica Clare, Lifetime, 1991
Michael Edwards, "Whose Date Is It Anyway?," Living Single, Fox, 1993
Guest host, Soul Train, syndicated, 1996, 1997
Marcus Carrington, "Homie, Lover, Friend," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1999
Pastor Jones, "Ghosts from the Past," The Pretender, NBC, 2000

Mr. Crow (some sources cite Mr. Crawford), "Redheaded Stepchild," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001
Himself, "Martin Lawrence: Comic Trip," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Voice of Mr. Webb, "I Had a Dream," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2002
Appeared in an episode of Loose Cannon, The WB.
Television Appearances
Pilots
Payday, Nasty Boys, NBC, 1989
Television Work
Pilots
Director and producer of the pilot The Crazy Life.
Film Appearances
(As Tommy Ford) Hubert, Deathly Realities, 1985
Tommy Smalls, Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989
(As Tommy A. Ford) Ed Lubin (court stenographer), Q & A, TriStar, 1990
Coach Walsh, Across the Tracks, Desert Productions, 1991
Transvestite, The Butcher's Wife, Paramount, 1991
Herman, Night and the City, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Mink, Class Act, Warner Bros., 1992
Police officer, Brain Donors (also known as Lame Ducks), Paramount, 1992
Arnie Altman, Mr. Jones, TriStar, 1993
(As Tommy A. Ford) Phil the peddler, A Bronx Tale, Savoy Pictures,1993
The Kangaroo, 1995
Stage Appearances
What Ever Happened to Black Love, Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC,2004
Affiliated with the productions Distant Fires, Living Room, Monsoon Christmas, and South of Where We Live.
Stage Work
Director of Jonin.
Major Tours
What Ever Happened to Black Love, U.S. cities, 2004
RECORDINGS
Videos
"Sister, I'm Sorry": Start the Healing Today, 1998
Albums
Performed for the recording Sister, I'm Sorry--The Healing Continues; executive producer of the album Tommy Ford Presents Broderick E. RiceAlive.
WRITINGS
Writings for Children
Author of children's workbooks, including Be Still and Know and Stop the Violence!

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Tennessean, October 1, 2000

Electronic

Tommy Ford Home Page, http://www.bestillandknowinc.com, August 30,2004

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