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Conway played "The Falcon" in 10 episodes of the series, taking over from his brother, George Sanders, in The Falcon's Brother (1942), in which they both starred. He also appeared in several movie thrillers produced by Val Lewton , notably Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie .
Sanders' brother, Tom Conway, replaced Sanders as The Falcon partway through the series. Arlen's Falcon was quickly brought to the screen by RKO Radio Pictures. The 1941 film The Gay Falcon redefined the character as a suave English gentleman detective with a weakness for beautiful women.
Brother George, tiring of B-film appearances in RKO's Falcon series and with better roles at two studios looming on the horizon, offered Tom his first big break. In The Falcon's Brother (1942), George was conveniently eliminated by a Nazi sniper so that Tom, as Tom Lawrence, could inherit the role.
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- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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- Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Tom Conway and Lisa Ferraday in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)- George Sanders and Tom Conway in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
- Tom Conway in The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
- Tom Conway and Harriet Nelson in The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
- Tom Conway and Ralph Dunn in The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
- Tom Conway, Richard Cromwell, and Marjorie Hoshelle in Bungalow 13 (1948)
- Tom Conway and Karen Verne in Sky Murder (1940)
- Tom Conway in The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
- Tom Conway and Veda Ann Borg in The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
- Tom Conway and Isabel Jewell in The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)
Tom Conway played "The Falcon" in ten of that series' entries. He starred in three Val Lewton horror classics. He appeared in comedies, musicals, two Tarzan films and even science fiction films.
- September 15, 1904
- April 22, 1967
He is perhaps best known for playing "The Falcon" in ten of the series' entries, taking over for his younger brother, George Sanders, in The Falcon's Brother (1942), in which they both starred. He is also well known for his appearance in several Val Lewton films.
Then real life brother Tom Conway co-starred with Sanders in the 4th The Falcon's Brother (1942) as his brother Tom Lawrence, thus giving Sanders an out whilst continuing the series. Conway took over the role and followed this one up with 9 more.
The Falcon in San Francisco is a 1945 American crime and mystery film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and stars Tom Conway, Rita Corday and Edward Brophy, who played the recurring role of "Goldie" Locke. The film was the 11th in The Falcon series of detective films, and the eighth featuring Conway as the amateur sleuth.
