Thom Christopher

Thomas N. Portelli (October 5, 1940 – December 5, 2024), known professionally as Thom Christopher, was an American actor.

Christopher attended Ithaca College and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

He was best known for his portrayal of villainous upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser (1990–1992, 1996–1997, 2005, 2006, 2008) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live He also portrayed Hesser's meek twin Mortimer Bern (1992–1993, 1997). He is also known for playing Hawk, a half-man, half-bird warrior in the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in 1981.

Christopher also had roles on soap operas such as Loving and Guiding Light. He created the role of Noel Douglas on the CBS soap opera The Edge of Night.

Christopher died on December 5, 2024, aged 84.

• 1980: S*H*E as Eddie Bronzi
• 1983: Space Raiders as "Flightplan"
• 1985: Wizards of the Lost Kingdom as Shurka
• 1988: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell as Troxartas (V)
• 2003: Nola as Niles Sterling

• 1974: The Edge of Night as Noel Douglas #1
• 1975: Cannon, episode "The Hero"
• 1978: The Eddie Capra Mysteries, episode "The Two-Million-Dollar Stowaway" as Eugene Meriwether Smith
• 1981: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as "Hawk"
• 1983: Simon & Simon - "All Your Favourite Games" as Sid Castle - S03 E12
• 1984: T. J. Hooker - "Too Late for Love" as Harry Cort and "Death Strip" as Paul Gavin
• 1987: Simon & Simon** - "Lost Lady" as Gary Radcliffe - S6 E21
• 1987–1989: Murder, She Wrote - "Trouble in Eden" as Reverend Willard Manchester and "Appointment in Athens" as Dimitri Popadopalous
• 1990–2008: One Life to Live as Carlo Hesser / Mortimer Bern
• 2000–2004: Law & Order- "Stiff" as Dr. Bertram Stokes and "Caviar Emptor" as Alferandi Dilmanian
• 1993–1994: Loving as Dante Partou / Joe Young
• 1999–2002: Guiding Light as Colonel Dax

• 2003: Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest as The Hacker