His character was an "ill-tempered, karate-chopping pacifist" who battled racists through four movies. The first film, released in 1971, also... 'Billy Jack' Creator Tom Laughlin Dies Tom Laughlin, ...
LOS ANGELES — Tom Laughlin, a filmmaker who drew a huge following for his movies about the ill-tempered, karate-chopping pacifist Billy Jack, died Thursday at a Thousand Oaks, Calif., hospital. He was ...