channel, ESPN. In addition to acting, Alter also ventured into a direction - he directed a one-shot episode for the short-lived series Yule Love Stories in the mid-1990s - and was a sports journalist in the late 1980s to early 1990s. He has written three books: one non-fiction, and two fiction. Before his sudden death, Alter had just announced his inaugural feature film as a director called Rerun at Rialto, which was based on the book written by him. Personal life Alter married Carol Evans, a fellow Woodstock School student, in 1977. The marriage produced two children: son Jamie and daughter Afshaan. Jamie has worked as a cricket writer for ESPNcricinfo and CricBuzz, and was also the sports editor of The Times of India. As a cricket enthusiast himself, Tom wrote columns for newspapers and journals for over ten years. He also worked as a journalist during the time and was the first to video interview Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in 1988. In September 2017, Alter was diagnosed with stage IV skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). His thumb had been amputated a year earlier because of the condition. He died on 29 September at his residence in Mumbai. A statement released on behalf of his family read: "It is with sadness we announce the death of our beloved Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and our dear husband and father. Tom passed away Friday night at home with his family and close family members in attendance." Filmography Film TV series References External links 1950 births 2017 deaths Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Indian male television actors Assamese-language actors Indian Presbyterians Indian people of American descent People from Mussoorie Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema Film and Television Institute of India alumni Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Male actors in Gujarati-language films Indian people of English descent Indian people of Scottish descent Indian people of Swiss descent Indian people of German descent Indian people of Swiss-German descent Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Kannada cinema Deaths from cancer in India Indian amputees