Tom Atkins

Atkins in 2009, photo by s_bukley/bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 13, 1935

Ethnicity: German, Irish, Welsh, English, Scottish

Tom Atkins is an American actor. He is known as a cult favorite actor, for his work in the horror genre. His roles include the films Special Delivery (1976), The Fog (1980), The Ninth Configuration, Escape from New York, Creepshow, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The New Kids, Night of the Creeps, Lethal Weapon, Maniac Cop, Two Evil Eyes, Bob Roberts, Striking Distance, Bruiser, Turn of Faith, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Shannon’s Rainbow, Drive Angry, Encounter (2018), and Trick (2019); the made-for-tv movies Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo, A Death in Canaan, Desperate Lives, Blind Justice (1986), Lemon Sky, Dead Man Out, The Heist (1989), and Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann; and the shows Harry O, Serpico, The Rockford Files, Lou Grant, Quincy, M.E., Oz, City on a Hill, and Creepshow.

Tom is the son of Dorothy and George Atkins, who worked in a steel mill. He served in the U.S. Navy. He is married to Janis Lee Rodgers, with whom he has one child.

Tom’s paternal grandfather was Charles Clinton Atkins (the son of George C. Atkins and Bridget Cecelia Morris). Tom’s grandfather Charles was born in Pennsylvania. George was the son of Benjamin I. Atkins and Mary Smith. Bridget was the daughter of Irish parents, Marc Morris and Bridget Cecila Dougherty.

Tom’s paternal grandmother was Emma Amelia Rosenfelder (the daughter of George Henry Rosenfelder and Caroline Henrietta Miller). Emma was born in Pennsylvania. George was the son of Henry D. Rosenfelder and Eva Dorothy Seligman, who were ethnic Germans born in Reimerswiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace. Caroline was the daughter of Henry Miller and Helena/Magdalena Schomber, who were born in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany.

Tom’s maternal grandfather was Clarence Milton “C.M.” Williams (the son of John Williams and Anna/Annie Marie/Maria Flocker). Clarence was born in Pennsylvania. John was born in Walker, Tyne and Wear, England, the son of Welsh parents, Williams L./G. Williams and Rachel. Anna was the daughter of Abraham Flocker and Mary H./Ann Bratt.

Tom’s maternal grandmother was Harriet Virginia “Hattie” Quinn (the daughter of Charles Crosby Quinn and Ada/Adelaide Grace “Addie” Tracy). Harriet was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. Charles was the son of Irish parents, John Quinn and Elizabeth A. Crosby. Tom’s great-grandmother Ada was the daughter of Perry Tracy and Jane Blake, who was born in Inveresk, Scotland.

Sources: Genealogy of Tom’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Tom’s mother (focusing on her father’s side) – https://peoplelegacy.com