Daily News | Thomas McNutt, beloved teacher, union president and actor, has died at 87
Thomas McNutt, 87, a longtime teacher and theater director at Bishop McDevitt High School, and later the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA president, has died.Thomas McNutt, 87, of Doylestown, a revered teacher who instilled a love of theater in thousands of students at Bishop McDevitt High School, then went on to a robust acting career and served as president of the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA chapter, died Saturday, Sept. 24, of a heart attack at his home.
Jane Metzler first met Mr. McNutt in sophomore honors English class, where her teacher was commanding yet calm, “not a showboat, despite his theater background.” Students were drawn to Mr. McNutt, said Metzler, a 1973 McDevitt graduate. He inspired students, he challenged them, he respected them and elevated their work.
, which filmed locally and ran from 2003 to 2010. He was a crew favorite, Mr. McNutt’s son Mark said.Mr. McNutt was a member of Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA. He held both featured roles and worked as a background actor, and brought the same spirit of professionalism and joy to any job he took. He was elected president of the Philadelphia chapter of SAG-AFTRA in 2015, and held that role until 2017.
Nicole Izanec, the current president of the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA chapter, said Mr. McNutt was universally loved.
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