[3] Thomas Carroll LaPuppet born in South Carolina in 1938, and died on March 23, 1999.
Thomas Carrol worked as a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department and was also in the United States Marine Corps achieving the rank of First Sergeant.
[3] He also trained actors Gregory Hines and Ralph Macchio of Karate Kid.
[3] He is considered to be a contemporary of Chuck Norris and Joe Lewis[7] An 8th degree blackbelt[3] he was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame in 1969.
[8] A big fan of his was Steve Anderson (karate)[8] He acted in the 1976 [10] movie The Super Weapon,[11] which also starred Ron van Clief.