Tom Hayden
Actor
- Born
- December 11, 1939 · Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
- Died
- October 23, 2016 (age 76)
Thomas Emmet Hayden (December 11, 1939 – October 23, 2016) was an American social and political activist, author, and politician. Hayden was best known for his role as an anti-war, civil rights, and intellectual activist in the 1960s, becoming an influential figure in the rise of the New Left. As a leader of the leftist organization Students for a Democratic Society, he authored the Port Huron Statement, helped lead protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and stood trial in the resulting "Chicago Seven" case.
In later years, he ran for political office numerous times, winning seats in both the California State Assembly and California State Senate. At the end of his life, he was the director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in Los Angeles County. He was married to Jane Fonda for 17 years and is the father of actor Troy Garity.
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Known for
Acting22
- 2026May Day x 4 as Self
- 2020Citizen Jane Fonda as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives as Self
- 2018Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self - (archive footage)
- 2015The Draft as Self
- 2014We Are Many as Self
- 2012Who Bombed Judi Bari? as Self - CA State Senate (archive footage)
- 2008The Day the Troubles Began as Self
- 2004Tell Them Who You Are as Self
- 2004Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
