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	\| occupation = actor		\| occupation = actor
	\| nationality = [[India]]n		\| nationality = [[India]]n
	\| yearsactive = ~~1976–2017~~		\| yearsactive = 1975–2017
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2017\|9\|29\|1950\|6\|22\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2017\|9\|29\|1950\|6\|22\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India		\| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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	===Television===		===Television===
	Alter appeared in much Indian television series, including ''[[Samvidhaan]]'', all of which were praised by the audience for his acting.{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}} In ''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' he played the role of a British writer, Charles Spencers, who lives in India and wants to learn the Hindi language. He acted in the TV series ''Khamosh Sa Afsana'' (as a Husain Baba), telecast on [[Doordarshan]] in 2014–15. In November 2014, he played [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] in a stage production based on the life and work of the famous Urdu poet and film lyricist. He also played a schoolteacher in ''[[Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar]]''.<ref name=pierrot/> Alter has worked as the red robe guru in [[Mukesh Khanna]]'s TV production ''[[Shaktimaan]]'' (1998–2002). He played Indian characters in Indian television series, such as the long-running ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)\|Junoon]]'', in which he was the sadistic mob lord Keshav Kalsi.<ref name=th/>		Alter appeared in much Indian television series, including ''[[Samvidhaan]]'', all of which were praised by the audience for his acting.{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}} In ''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' he played the role of a British writer, Charles Spencers, who lives in India and wants to learn the Hindi language. He acted in the TV series ''Khamosh Sa Afsana'' (as a Husain Baba), telecast on [[Doordarshan]] in 2014–15. In November 2014, he played [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] in a stage production based on the life and work of the famous Urdu poet and film lyricist. He also played a schoolteacher in ''[[Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar]]''.<ref name=pierrot/> Alter has worked as the red robe guru in [[Mukesh Khanna]]'s TV production ''[[Shaktimaan]]'' (1998–2002). He played Indian characters in Indian television series, such as the long-running ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)\|Junoon]]'', in which he was the sadistic mob lord Keshav Kalsi. He anchored "[[Adabi Cocktail]]" in 2000 telecast on Urdu Television Network and interviewed Johny Walker, Naushad, TunTun, Hasan Kamaal, Adnan Sami, Jagdeep, Naqsh layalpuri and many more.<ref name=th/>

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	'''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms \| title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| date=30 September 2017 \| accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans\|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news\|title=No ‘Alter’native\|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623\|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)\|Screen]]\|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|date=6 July 1989\|first=Sanjoy\|last=Hazarika\|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece\|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=9 August 2008\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>		'''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms \| title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| date=30 September 2017 \| accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans\|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news\|title=No ‘Alter’native\|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623\|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)\|Screen]]\|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|date=6 July 1989\|first=Sanjoy\|last=Hazarika\|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece\|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=9 August 2008\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

	Alter was born in Mussoorie, ~~Uttarakhand~~ [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html\|title=Tom Alter \|publisher=Paritosh Uttam\|accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> He was the son of American [[Christian]] missionaries of [[English people\|English]] and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] ancestry.		Alter was born in [[Mussoorie]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html\|title=Tom Alter\|publisher=Paritosh Uttam\|accessdate=2011-08-07\|archive-date=2006-05-22\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522200406/http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the son of American [[Christian]] missionaries of [[English people\|English]] and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] ancestry.

	In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri\|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm\|publisher=India eNews\|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm\|title=Woodstock School News\|publisher=Woodstock School India\|date=2 January 2008}}</ref>		In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri\|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm\|publisher=India eNews\|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm\|title=Woodstock School News\|publisher=Woodstock School India\|date=2 January 2008\|access-date=30 September 2017\|archive-date=10 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310113759/http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	[https://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/ Tom Alter' son] released a statement of his father's demise which said, "It is with sadness we announce the death of our beloved Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and most importantly our loving father!".<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/\|title=Tom Alter's death}}</ref> Alter died of [[skin cancer]] on 29 September 2017 at his home in [[Mumbai]], India at the age of 67.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Actor Tom Alter dies of skin cancer at 67\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actor-tom-alter-a-padma-shri-awardee-dies-of-cancer-at-67/story-1XEDQCl159J2FRMt5hzQQI.html\|accessdate=30 September 2017\|work=Hindustan Times\|date=30 September 2017}}</ref>		[https://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/ Tom Alter' son] released a statement of his father's demise which said, "It is with sadness we announce the death of our beloved Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and most importantly our loving father!".<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/\|title=Tom Alter's death}}</ref> Alter died of [[skin cancer]] on 29 September 2017 at his home in [[Mumbai]], India at the age of 67.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Actor Tom Alter dies of skin cancer at 67\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actor-tom-alter-a-padma-shri-awardee-dies-of-cancer-at-67/story-1XEDQCl159J2FRMt5hzQQI.html\|accessdate=30 September 2017\|work=Hindustan Times\|date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
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	'''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms \| title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| date=30 September 2017 \| accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans\|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news\|title=No ‘Alter’native\|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623\|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)\|Screen]]\|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|date=6 July 1989\|first=Sanjoy\|last=Hazarika\|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece\|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=9 August 2008\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>		'''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms \| title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| date=30 September 2017 \| accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans\|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news\|title=No ‘Alter’native\|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623\|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)\|Screen]]\|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|date=6 July 1989\|first=Sanjoy\|last=Hazarika\|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece\|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=9 August 2008\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

	Alter was born in [[Mussoorie~~]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]~~, [[India]] ~~(now in [[Uttarakhand]])~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html\|title=Tom Alter \|publisher=Paritosh Uttam\|accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> He was the son of American [[Christian]] missionaries of [[English people\|English]] and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] ancestry.		Alter was born in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html\|title=Tom Alter \|publisher=Paritosh Uttam\|accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> He was the son of American [[Christian]] missionaries of [[English people\|English]] and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] ancestry.

	In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri\|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm\|publisher=India eNews\|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm\|title=Woodstock School News\|publisher=Woodstock School India\|date=2 January 2008}}</ref>		In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri\|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm\|publisher=India eNews\|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm\|title=Woodstock School News\|publisher=Woodstock School India\|date=2 January 2008}}</ref>

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	'''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms \| title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| date=30 September 2017 \| accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans\|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news\|title=No ‘Alter’native\|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623\|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)\|Screen]]\|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|date=6 July 1989\|first=Sanjoy\|last=Hazarika\|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece\|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=9 August 2008\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>		'''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms \| title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 \| publisher=[[Times of India]] \| date=30 September 2017 \| accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans\|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news\|title=No ‘Alter’native\|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623\|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)\|Screen]]\|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|date=6 July 1989\|first=Sanjoy\|last=Hazarika\|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece\|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=9 August 2008\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

	Alter was born in [[Mussoorie~~]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]~~, [[India]] ~~(now in [[Uttarakhand]])~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html\|title=Tom Alter \|publisher=Paritosh Uttam\|accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> He was the son of American [[Christian]] missionaries of [[English people\|English]] and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] ancestry.		Alter was born in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand [[India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html\|title=Tom Alter \|publisher=Paritosh Uttam\|accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> He was the son of American [[Christian]] missionaries of [[English people\|English]] and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] ancestry.

	In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri\|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm\|publisher=India eNews\|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm\|title=Woodstock School News\|publisher=Woodstock School India\|date=2 January 2008}}</ref>		In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri\|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm\|publisher=India eNews\|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm\|title=Woodstock School News\|publisher=Woodstock School India\|date=2 January 2008}}</ref>