Tom Conway (born Thomas Charles Sanders, 15 September 1904 â€" 22
April 1967) was a British film, television and radio actor remembered
for playing private detectives (including The Falcon, Sherlock Holmes,
Bulldog Drummond and The Saint) and psychiatrists.Conway played "The
Falcon" in ten episodes of the series, taking over for his brother,
George Sanders, in The Falcon's Brother (1942), in which they both
starred. He also appeared in several Val Lewton films.Conway was born
in St. Petersburg, Russia. His younger brother was fellow actor George
Sanders (1906â€"1972). Their younger sister, Margaret Sanders, was
born in 1912. At the outbreak of the Russian Revolution (1917), the
family moved to England, where Conway was educated at Bedales School
and Brighton College. He travelled to Northern Rhodesia, where he
worked in mining and ranching, then returned to England, appearing in
several plays with the Manchester Repertory Company and performing on
BBC Radio.
April 1967) was a British film, television and radio actor remembered
for playing private detectives (including The Falcon, Sherlock Holmes,
Bulldog Drummond and The Saint) and psychiatrists.Conway played "The
Falcon" in ten episodes of the series, taking over for his brother,
George Sanders, in The Falcon's Brother (1942), in which they both
starred. He also appeared in several Val Lewton films.Conway was born
in St. Petersburg, Russia. His younger brother was fellow actor George
Sanders (1906â€"1972). Their younger sister, Margaret Sanders, was
born in 1912. At the outbreak of the Russian Revolution (1917), the
family moved to England, where Conway was educated at Bedales School
and Brighton College. He travelled to Northern Rhodesia, where he
worked in mining and ranching, then returned to England, appearing in
several plays with the Manchester Repertory Company and performing on
BBC Radio.
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