{{Short description|American sound engineer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Tom Overton | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|4|14}} | birth_place = North Carolina, USA | death_date = {{death date and age|1988|5|4|1930|4|14}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, USA | occupation = Sound engineer | years_active = 1959-1988 }}

'''Tom Overton''' (April 14, 1930&nbsp;– May 4, 1988) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film ''A Star Is Born''.<ref name="Oscars1977">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977 |title=The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 3, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== * ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971) * ''The Last Detail'' (1973) * ''A Star Is Born'' (1976) * ''Audrey Rose'' (1977) * ''American Hot Wax'' (1978) * ''Heaven Can Wait'' (1978) * ''Airplane!'' (1980) * ''Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0653966|name=Tom Overton}}

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