lumberman and official serving under Governor Ronald Reagan. J.P. Manoux, actor (Aaron Stone) John Wescott Myers, World War II test pilot Charles Nordhoff, co-author of Mutiny on the Bounty Wheeler J. North. marine biologist Leland Orser, actor (Taken) William Horsley Orrick Jr., United States federal judge Clay Pell Joely Richardson, actress (Nip/Tuck) Matt Shakman, director Jonathan Tucker, actor (Justified) Charles L. Tutt, III, engineer and hotelier Thornton Wilder, one of Thacher's most notable alumni, playwright and author. He began writing plays while at Thacher. Barry Wood, College Football Hall of Fame inductee Noah Wyle, television actor (ER) Notable faculty Stacy Margolin (born 1959), tennis player References External links The Thacher School - Website ToadBlogs - Student Stories from The Thacher School The Thacher School - Unofficial Profile Chris Schedler: Teaching at Thacher, a reminiscence Thacher School review by Scripps College student High schools in Ventura County, California Boarding schools in California Ojai, California Private high schools in California 1889 establishments in California Educational institutions established in 1889