Thomas Bliss
Thomas Albert Bliss is an American motion picture producer and executive producer. He is a founding partner at Strike Entertainment.
From 1984 to the present, Bliss has been credited with producing more than 30 productions
Career
Bliss attended UCLA Film School, later returning to UCLA School of Law for law school. He was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1983. Bliss is a graduate of Directors Guild of America Producers Training Plan.Bliss is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Awards
Bliss has been honored with a Peabody Award, two CableACE Awards, and an American Red Cross Humanities Service Medal.Select filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.Film
;Second unit director or assistant director| Year | Film | Role |
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | DGA trainee |
;Production manager
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1994 | Princess Caraboo | Executive in charge of production |
;Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1992 | A Midnight Clear | Production executive |
;Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1991 | The Commitments | Thanks |
Television
;Second unit director or assistant director| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze | DGA trainee | Television film |
| 1980 | Murder Can Hurt You | DGA trainee | Television film |
| 1981 | The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire | DGA trainee | Television film |
| 1981 | Scruples | DGA trainee | Television pilot |
| 1981 | Dark Night of the Scarecrow | DGA trainee | Television film |
| 1981 | McClain's Law | DGA trainee | |
| 1980−81 | The Love Boat | Trainee assistant director | Uncredited |
| 1983−84 | Buffalo Bill | Second assistant director | |
| 1986 | Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special | Assistant director | Television special |
;Production manager
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music | Unit production manager | Television film |
| 1989 | Your Mother Wears Combat Boots | Unit production manager | Television film |
| 1988−89 | 1st & Ten | Unit production manager | |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Unit production manager | Television film |
| 1990 | A Very Retail Christmas | Unit production manager | Television short |