Tom Conway (15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film and radio actor, and the brother of actor George Sanders.
Conway was born to English parents as Thomas Charles Sanders in St. Petersburg, Russia; his brother was the actor George Sanders, whom Conway strongly resembled, especially in his speaking voice. At the outbreak of the Russian Revolution (1917), the family moved back to England, where both brothers were educated at Brighton ...
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Tom Conway (15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film and radio actor, and the brother of actor George Sanders.
Conway was born to English parents as Thomas Charles Sanders in St. Petersburg, Russia; his brother was the actor George Sanders, whom Conway strongly resembled, especially in his speaking voice. At the outbreak of the Russian Revolution (1917), the family moved back to England, where both brothers were educated at Brighton College. Tom lost a coin toss with George to decide which of the two of them would change his last name to avoid any confusion with each other.
Conway is remembered today for playing "The Falcon" in ten of that series' entries, taking over from his brother in The Falcon's Brother, in which they both star. Conway also played Sherlock Holmes following Basil Rathbone's departure from the 1946–1947 radio series. Despite an uncanny similarity to the sound of Rathbone's voice, he was not accepted as Holmes by the listening audience and was replaced...
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