Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Horton, Jr. is a
fictional characterA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
on the
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
Days of our LivesDays of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...
. The role was portrayed by
John LuptonJohn Rollin Lupton was an American film and television actor.Upon graduation from New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lupton secured immediate stage work. Then he was signed as a contract player at MGM in Hollywood...
from 1967 to 1972 and from 1975 to 1979.
Tom Horton, Jr. is the eldest son of
Dr. Tom Horton, Sr.Dr. Thomas Horton was a fictional character on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives. He was played by Macdonald Carey from 1965 until his death in 1994.-Character's background:Tom Horton was born in 1910, married his wife Alice Grayson on March 7, 1930...
and his wife
AliceAlice Horton is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, portrayed by Frances Reid since the show's debut on November 8, 1965.- The early years :...
. He is
Addie HortonAdelaide "Addie" Williams is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives...
's twin, born in 1931 and affectionately called "Tommy." Before the series begins in 1965, Tommy had married a woman named Kitty and had a daughter with her named Sandy. However, Tommy is subsequently presumed dead in the
Korean WarThe Korean War is a war that started between North Korea and South Korea on 25 June 1950 and paused with an armistice signed 27 July, 1953...
in 1953.
In 1967, one of Tom and Alice's younger sons
Bill HortonDr. William "Bill" Horton is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives.-External links:*...
returns to
SalemThe town of Salem is the setting for the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. It is located in the Northeastern United States, though the state is never mentioned. It was built and named in 1802, since Salem celebrated it's 200-year birthday in 2002. Originally set in New England, the vague setting...
with a man named
Dr.
Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Horton, Jr. is a
fictional characterA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
on the
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
Days of our LivesDays of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...
. The role was portrayed by
John LuptonJohn Rollin Lupton was an American film and television actor.Upon graduation from New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lupton secured immediate stage work. Then he was signed as a contract player at MGM in Hollywood...
from 1967 to 1972 and from 1975 to 1979.
Storylines
Tom Horton, Jr. is the eldest son of
Dr. Tom Horton, Sr.Dr. Thomas Horton was a fictional character on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives. He was played by Macdonald Carey from 1965 until his death in 1994.-Character's background:Tom Horton was born in 1910, married his wife Alice Grayson on March 7, 1930...
and his wife
AliceAlice Horton is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, portrayed by Frances Reid since the show's debut on November 8, 1965.- The early years :...
. He is
Addie HortonAdelaide "Addie" Williams is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives...
's twin, born in 1931 and affectionately called "Tommy." Before the series begins in 1965, Tommy had married a woman named Kitty and had a daughter with her named Sandy. However, Tommy is subsequently presumed dead in the
Korean WarThe Korean War is a war that started between North Korea and South Korea on 25 June 1950 and paused with an armistice signed 27 July, 1953...
in 1953.
In 1967, one of Tom and Alice's younger sons
Bill HortonDr. William "Bill" Horton is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives.-External links:*...
returns to
SalemThe town of Salem is the setting for the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. It is located in the Northeastern United States, though the state is never mentioned. It was built and named in 1802, since Salem celebrated it's 200-year birthday in 2002. Originally set in New England, the vague setting...
with a man named
Dr. Mark Brooks. Mark is hired at Salem University Hospital, and Bill's sister
MarieSister Marie Horton is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. The role has been played by Maree Cheatham , Kate Woodville and Lanna Saunders ....
becomes Mark's research assistant. Mark and Marie begin a relationship, but the Hortons soon begin to sense something strange and familiar about Mark. Dr. Tom Horton, Sr. and his son
MickeyMichael "Mickey" Horton I is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. Mickey was played from November 1965 to January 2004 by actor John Clarke, briefly in 2004 by Richard Voigts, and was played by actor John Ingle from 2004 to 2006...
mount an investigation into Mark's past which reveals that Mark is in fact Tommy. Disfigured in the war, an amnesiac Tommy had been held as a
prisoner of warA prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a combatant who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
until he had saved the life of a Soviet soldier, for which he had been rewarded by reconstructive surgery to his face. When Tommy/Mark and Marie learn that they are brother and sister, a devastated Marie leaves town to become a nun.
Tommy tries to get to know his daughter Sandy, and wants to reconcile with Kitty. But Kitty is now pursuing Dr. Elliot Kincaid, and unhappy to be suddenly trapped in a marriage to Tommy. He confronts Kitty, who fakes chest pains to avoid his questions; Tommy soon discovers that Kitty has had numerous affairs, and realizes that their marriage is a lost cause. They divorce in 1969. In 1977, Tommy proposes to Linda Paterson, who initially accepts but later breaks things off to marry Bob Anderson. Tommy leaves Salem for good in 1979, and does not return for Tom Sr.'s funeral in 1994.
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