Thomas Beach Alter popularly known as Tom Alter in Indian Film, television and theatre world, is no more. He was 67. For the past one month he was treated at a hospital in Mumbai, as he was suffering from skin cancer Best known for his work in Hindi cinema, and the Indian theatre, Tom Alter was awarded Padma Shri by the Indian government in the year 2008,
The announcement about his sad demise was made by his family members late Friday night, soon after he breathed his last. Many prominent personalities and celebrities have written condolence messages on their social networking pages, recalling their memories with this great actor and a wonderful human being. Tom acted in more than 300 films, performed in many television shows and was also part of many stage plays.