Tom Waits
Actor · Original Music Composer · Songs · Music
Born Dec 7, 1949 · Pomona, California, USA
Active 1978–present
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice.
Filmography
Wildwood (2026) — (voice)Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) — FatherWild Horse Nine (2026)Ray Gunn (2026) — Eyera (voice)The Simpsons (1989) — Lloyd (voice)Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) — R.M. RenfieldThe Book of Eli (2010) — EngineerThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) — Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")Seven Psychopaths (2012) — Zachariah RigbyLicorice Pizza (2021) — Rex BlauThe Fisher King (1991) — Disabled Vet (uncredited)The Outsiders (1983) — Buck MerrillNight on Earth (1991) — Original Music Composer · SongsThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — DevilDown by Law (1986) — Zack · SongsMotherless Brooklyn (2019) — News Stand Owner (uncredited)Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) — Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")Short Cuts (1993) — Earl PiggotThe Old Man & the Gun (2018) — WallerRumble Fish (1983) — BennyMystery Train (1989) — Radio DJ (voice)Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007) — KnellerThe Dead Don't Die (2019) — Hermit BobDomino (2005) — Wanderer