Tom Sizemore

He earned praise for his work in films like “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down.” He also served prison time for drug possession and domestic abuse.

agent assigned to rescue three American journalists taken hostage in “Radical” (2017); and a commander in the science fiction film “Battle for Pandora” (2022). King, Mr. “In ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ I’m a quadriplegic. Three years later, he made his debut on television, in the series “Gideon Oliver,” and on film, in “Lock Up,” starring Sylvester Stallone. He portrayed an internal affairs investigator on five episodes of “Hawaii Five-O” in 2011 and 2012; a C.I.A. Mr. “Lock Up” was a flop, but United Press International wrote that Mr. “A couple minutes,” Mr. Over the years he used heroin, crystal methamphetamine and cocaine, and he was in and out of rehab. In October 2004, he pleaded guilty to a felony count of possessing methamphetamine and was placed on probation. [“Natural Born Killers”](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110632/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (1984), he was an obsessed detective pursuing a young couple on a murder spree. In [Michael Mann’s “Heat”](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113277/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_204_act) (1995), he was a member of a crew of thieves led by Robert De Niro.

The actor, best known for his tough-guy roles in war and action movies including Black Hawk Down, also had a turbulent private life.

He was repeatedly arrested for drug use, and was [sentenced to 16 months in jail in 2007](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/jun/26/news1) for possession of methamphetamine. More recently Sizemore was cast in TV shows including regular roles in Robbery Homicide Division, Dr Vegas and the Hawaii Five-0 reboot. He was then cast in a prominent role in Saving Private Ryan, as Tom Hanks’ second-in-command, dropping out of Terrence Malick’s war film The Thin Red Line to do so. Later film roles saw him appear in Black Hawk Down, Splinter and Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House. [On 28 February](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/28/no-further-hope-for-tom-sizemore-after-brain-aneurysm-actors-family-says), Lago said that doctors had told the actor’s family that there was “no further hope.” Born in Detroit in 1961, Sizemore gained a reputation for tough-guy roles in war and action films in the 1990s and 2000s.

The Black Hawk Down star's career was mired by drug problems and domestic violence convictions.

"But I can't tell you what I'd give to be the guy you didn't know anything about." And now I had absolutely nothing. According to prosecutors, Sizemore had been caught once before trying to use a similar device. Two years later, he was sentenced to 16 months for violating the terms of his probation, and was also arrested for driving under the influence. He was larger than life. Sizemore chose rehab.

Sizemore became a star with acclaimed appearances in Natural Born Killers and the cult-classic crime thriller Heat. But serious substance dependency, abuse ...

Sizemore told the AP in 2013 that he believed his dependency was related to the trappings of success. He struggled to maintain his emotional composure as he described a low point looking in the mirror: “I looked like I was 100 years old. Sizemore was the subject of two workplace sexual harassment lawsuits related to the 2002 CBS show Robbery Homicide Division, in which he played a police detective. Fleiss called Sizemore “a zero” in a conversation with the Associated Press after his conviction. Sizemore was convicted of abusing ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss in 2003 — the same year he pleaded no contest and avoided trial in a separate abuse case — and sentenced to jail. The book’s title was taken from a line uttered by his character in Saving Private Ryan, a role for which he garnered Oscar buzz.

Before addiction consumed Tim Sizemore's career, he was a go-to character actor known for portraying tough guys in movies such as "Heat" and "Saving Private ...

Drew in 2010, he said it was his ninth stint in treatment and described his periods of sobriety as the happiest in his life. And he He was arrested multiple times for driving under the influence, possessing drugs and for domestic violence. The past couple of years were great for him and he was getting his life back to a great place. Slowly, Sizemore worked his way into increasingly larger roles in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Passenger 57, True Romance and Natural Born Killers. He loved his sons and his family. [in the lowest-grossing movie of 2006](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6741708&ft=nprml&f=6741708). Then, in Saving Private Ryan, Sizemore delivered the line that helps convince his group of fellow traumatized Army soldiers that searching for their lost comrade might be the one decent thing they do during the ugliness of World War II. "I saw that movie every week for, like, two months when it was playing in the theater," he said. "I saw it 11 weeks in a row. Sizemore had remained in a coma until his death on Friday. His courage and determination through adversity was always an inspiration to me.

Actor Tom Sizemore, known as much for his struggles with drug addiction and run-ins with the law as for his tough-guy roles in such films as "Saving Private ...

Sizemore, who denied the charges but did not testify at his trial, said in a letter to the judge that he had "permitted my personal demons to take over my life." He previously had a recurring role on the ABC network's Vietnam War drama "China Beach," playing an enlisted man who falls for star Dana Delany's character. But he is best remembered for playing battle-hardened soldiers in two films - Steven Spielberg's 1998 World War Two epic "Saving Private Ryan" Ridley Scott's 2001 portrayal of the U.S. Sizemore's first major leading role came in the 1997 horror thriller "The Relic," again playing a police detective. Drew." [hospitalized](/world/us/actor-tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-hospitalized-brain-aneurysm-manager-2023-02-19/) in critical condition after suffering a brain aneurysm on Feb.

The actor had suffered a brain aneurysm on February 19 at his home in Los Angeles, his manager Charles Lago saying he died in his sleep today.

Sizemore was convicted of abusing ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss in 2003 - the same year he pleaded no contest and avoided trial in a separate abuse case - and sentenced to jail. “I was a guy who’d come from very little and risen to the top. Sizemore apologized in a letter, saying he was “chastened” and that “personal demons” had taken over his life, though he later denied abusing her and accused her of faking a picture showing her bruises.

Actor Tom Sizemore, best known for his role in the war drama "Saving Private Ryan," died March 3 following a brain aneurysm earlier this month.

I found a drug, and it was called cocaine. Sizemore also had a history of addiction and run-ins with the law, including a 2020 civil lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed he groped her on a movie set when she was 11. This has been a difficult time for them." "The family is now deciding end-of-life matters." "He is currently in critical condition, and it’s a wait-and-see situation." 27, Lago revealed Sizemore's health had not improved since the aneurysm, as he remained in a coma.