Thomas William Selleck is an American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator "Thomas Magnum" on the 1980s television series,
Magnum, P.I. (1980).
Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Martha (Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert Dean Selleck, a real estate investor and executive. He is of mostly English descent, including recent immigrant ancestors. Selleck has appeared extensively on television in roles such as "Dr. Richard Burke" on
Friends (1994) and "A.J. Cooper" on
Las Vegas (2003). In addition to his series work, Selleck has appeared in more than fifty made-for-TV and general release movies, including
Mr. Baseball (1992),
Quigley Down Under (1990),
Lassiter (1984) and, his most successful movie release,
Three Men and a Baby (1987), which was the highest grossing movie in 1987.
Selleck also plays "Jesse Stone" in a series of made-for-TV movies, based on the
Robert B. Parker novels. In 2010, he appears as "Commissioner Frank Reagan" in the drama series,
Blue Bloods (2010) on CBS.
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise(2015)
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt(2012)
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost(2011)
Jesse Stone: No Remorse(2010)
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice(2009)
Blue Bloods(2010)as Frank Reagan
Killers(2010)as Mr. Kornfeldt
Three Men and a Little Lady(1990)
Three Men and a Baby(1987)
Magnum, P.I.(1980)
The Talk(2010)as Self - Guest, Self
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
Blue Bloods: Celebrating a Family Legacy(2024)as Self
CBS Mornings(2012)as Self
Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes)(2024)as Self
Martha(2024)as Self
YellowFlash 2(2018)as Self
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers(2022)as Self - Lakers Fan
Hollywood Insider(2018)as Self
