Thomas J. Hageboeck was an American

United States

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 film and television actor, best known for playing characters involved in law enforcement

Law enforcement agency

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Biography

Hageboeck was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Chesapeake High School

Chesapeake High School, Baltimore

Chesapeake High School , is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.-About the school:Chesapeake High School is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name, the other being Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County. The Chesapeake High School of Baltimore...

 and after the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

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. In 1966, Hageboeck served in the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

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 of the United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

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In 1984, Hageboeck made his first appearance in the Oscar-nominated film Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

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 as the maitland bodyguard. Four years later, he appeared as Sergeant Gooch in the action

Action film

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-comedy

Comedy film

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 movie, Midnight Run

Midnight Run

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, which starred Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

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. In 1989, Hageboeck made his first television appearance in Alien Nation

Alien Nation (TV series)

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 in the episode "Fifteen with Wanda" as the Officer. In 1990, he appeared in the film Vietnam, Texas as the policeman. From 1990 to 1996, Hageboeck appeared in numerous films such as Jennifer Eight

Jennifer Eight

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 in 1992, Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy (film)

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 also in 1992, Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane

Mickey Spillane

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's Mike Hammer

Mike Hammer

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 Mystery in 1994, Serial Killer

Serial killer

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 in 1995, and last but not least in The Rock

The Rock (film)

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. Hageboeck died two months prior to The Rocks film release. He died on April 4, 1996 at age 50 in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	The Rock The Rock (film) The Rock is a 1996 action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island and in the San Francisco Bay area. It was directed by Michael Bay and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and released through Hollywood Pictures. The film...	FBI Agent Cord
1995	Serial Killer	Griff
1994	Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane , better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of crime novels, many featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally... 's Mike Hammer Mike Hammer Michael "Mike" Hammer is a fictional detective created by the American author Mickey Spillane in the 1947 book I, the Jury .-Description:...  Mystery	Motor Cop
1992	Double Jeopardy Double jeopardy Double jeopardy is a procedural defense that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same, or similar charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction...	Cop #1	TV Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
	Jennifer Eight Jennifer Eight Jennifer 8 is a 1992 film written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Andy García, Uma Thurman and John Malkovich.-Plot summary:...	Max
1990	Vietnam, Texas	Policeman
1989	Alien Nation Alien Nation (TV series) Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint...	Officer	1 episode "Fifteen with Wanda"
1988	Midnight Run Midnight Run Midnight Run is a 1988 American action comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his prisoner....	Sergeant Gooch
1984	Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American comedy-action film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, and Ronny Cox...	Maitland Bodyguard

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