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Donald J. Laughlin Wiki Biography

Donald J. Laughlin was born on the 4th May 1931, in Owatonna, Minnesota USA, and is a gambling entrepreneur, hotelier and rancher, perhaps best known as the owner of Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino. Don has been active in the business since the late 1950s.

How rich is the gambler, entrepreneur, hotelier and rancher? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the total size of Don Laughlin’s net worth is as much as $1 billion, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016, making him one of the richest hoteliers in the USA. Hotels, ranches as well as gambling are the main sources of Laughlin wealth. His assets among others include a private helicopter, a collection of automobiles and other luxuries.

To begin with, he was raised in Owatonna, and from a young age he knew the way to earn money, as in winters, he worked as a fur trapper, and invested the money to buy slot machines to make a bigger profit. As a high school student, he earned $500 per week, and decided to drop out of school in order to have more time for business.

In the late 1950s, he settled down in Las Vegas, Nevada and bought the casino called 101 Club, later selling it. In 1964, Laughlin was rich enough to buy a private plane, and while flying his own plane he foresaw the potential area of the resort and bought a motel there. Don initially entertained his guests with gambling facilities and cheap meals, installing gaming tables as well as slot machines. He then purchased all possible accommodation facilities in Riverside, and renamed the place to The Town of Laughlin, as the inspector of Postal Service of USA insisted. It is known that the expansions were made in 1972 adding 48 rooms, in 1975 52 rooms, in 1983 253 more rooms, and several more additions.

In line with his interest, an automotive museum was added in 1986, the latter being named Don Laughlin’s Classic Car Collection and is an exhibition of special and classic cars of Laughlin. It should be noted, that Laughlin added a bowling centre in 1999. The whole resort currently is known as the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino. What is more, Don Laughlin financed the constructions of the bridge which united the northern tip of Laughlin and the Laughlin Bullhead International Airport over the Colorado River, which also connected the Arizona Highways 68 & 95 with Nevada Highway 163, and he also financed the building and expansion of the Laughlin Bullhead International Airport. To conclude, all the above mentioned facilities have helped increase the overall size of Don Laughlin’s net worth.

Finally, in the personal life of the billionaire, he is married to Elizabeth Laughlin, and they have three adults children. Laughlin and his wife split their time between his ranch in Kingman and their penthouse suite in Riverside.

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Donald J. Laughlin Quick Info

Full Name	Tom Laughlin
Net Worth	$1 Billion
Date Of Birth	May 4, 1931
Died	December 12, 2013, Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Place Of Birth	Owatonna, Minnesota USA
Profession	Entrepreneur, hotelier and rancher
Education	Marquette University, Washington High School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of South Dakota
Nationality	American
Spouse	Elizabeth Laughlin
Children	Teresa Kelly, Christina Laughlin, Frank Laughlin
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/public/Don-Laughlin
Twitter	https://twitter.com/donlaughlin
IMDB	www.imdb.com/name/nm0490871
Movies	Billy Jack, The Born Losers, The Trial of Billy Jack, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, The Master Gunfighter, South Pacific, Tea and Sympathy, The Delinquents, Gidget, The Proper Time, Lafayette Escadrille, Tall Story, The Big Sleep, Battle of the Coral Sea, Senior Prom, Brannigan, ECW on TNN, The Ret…
TV Shows	ECW Hardcore TV, ECW Pay-Per-View, WWE Heat

Donald J. Laughlin Important Facts

• At the time of his death, his family requested publicly “In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family asks that donations be made to Friends of Pine Ridge or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.”.
• Waged campaigns for President of the United States in 1992, 2004, and 2008.
• Living in Camarillo, California. [January 2004]
• Tom and wife Delores Taylor have three children — Frank Laughlin, Teresa Kelly (was billed as either Teresa Laughlin or T.C. Laughlin), and Christina Laughlin.
• Played Billy Jack for the fifth time in “The Return Of Billy Jack” (1985), an unfinished film in which Billy Jack battled child pornographers.
• Was a running back for the University of Minnesota football team, and later tried out for the old Chicago Cardinals in the NFL.
• Frank Laughlin, the name that Tom Laughlin often used as a pseudonym, is actually his son’s name.
• Attended and graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He returned to the school in 1978 and told an assembly that he was a ‘greaser’ during his High School years, and that he once beat up Gene Wilder. Wilder went to the same school and lived in the same neighborhood.
• Garnered 147 votes in the January, 2004, New Hampshire primary.
• Intends to run against Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor of California.
• Has done extensive research on Jungian psychology and alternative cancer therapy treatments.
• Tom’s movie Billy Jack (1971) cost $800,000 to make and grossed over $65 million.
• Trained in hapkido karate by karate master Bong Soo Han.

Donald J. Laughlin Filmography

Title	Year	Status	Character	Role
The Return of Billy Jack	1986		Billy Jack	Actor
The Legend of the Lone Ranger	1981		Neeley (Cavendish gang)	Actor
The Big Sleep	1978		Lou	Actor
Billy Jack Goes to Washington	1977		Billy Jack	Actor
Voyage of the Damned	1976		Engineering Officer (uncredited)	Actor
The Littlest Horse Thieves	1976			Actor
The Master Gunfighter	1975		Finley	Actor
The Trial of Billy Jack	1974		Billy Jack	Actor
Callan	1974	uncredited		Actor
Billy Jack	1971		Billy Jack	Actor
The Born Losers	1967		Billy Jack	Actor
The Proper Time	1962		Mickey Henderson	Actor
Like Father, Like Son	1961		Chris Wotan	Actor
Tall Story	1960		Fred Jensen	Actor
Tales of Wells Fargo	1959	TV Series	Jess Wilson	Actor
Battle of the Coral Sea	1959		Ens. Franklin	Actor
Riverboat	1959	TV Series	Tom Fowler	Actor
The Deputy	1959	TV Series	Jim Stanton	Actor
Wagon Train	1957-1959	TV Series	Jocko Naughton / Earl ‘Laramie Kid’ Halstead	Actor
Gidget	1959		Lover Boy	Actor
M Squad	1959	TV Series	Nick ‘Sharpy’ Sharples	Actor
Senior Prom	1958		Carter Breed III	Actor
Lux Playhouse	1958	TV Series	Killer	Actor
Flight	1958	TV Series		Actor
Man with a Camera	1958	TV Series	Joey Savoyan	Actor
Studio One in Hollywood	1958	TV Series	Templeton	Actor
South Pacific	1958		Lt. Buzz Adams	Actor
Lafayette Escadrille	1958		Arthur Blumenthal	Actor
Playhouse 90	1957	TV Series		Actor
The Silent Service	1957	TV Series	Lou / Lanning	Actor
The Walter Winchell File	1957	TV Series	Peter Rakosi	Actor
Lux Video Theatre	1957	TV Series	Jess	Actor
The Delinquents	1957		Scotty	Actor
Climax!	1955-1957	TV Series	Paisan	Actor
The Millionaire	1956	TV Series	Vic Carter	Actor
Tea and Sympathy	1956		Ralph	Actor
These Wilder Years	1956		Football Player (uncredited)	Actor
Navy Log	1955-1956	TV Series	Ensign Fred Scot / McQueen	Actor
Front Row Center	1956	TV Series	Tom White	Actor
Matinee Theatre	1955	TV Series		Actor
The Return of Billy Jack	1986			Director
Billy Jack Goes to Washington	1977	as T.C. Frank		Director
The Master Gunfighter	1975	as Frank Laughlin		Director
The Trial of Billy Jack	1974	as Frank Laughlin		Director
Billy Jack	1971	as T.C. Frank		Director
The Born Losers	1967	as T.C. Frank		Director
The Proper Time	1962			Director
Like Father, Like Son	1961			Director
The Return of Billy Jack	1986			Writer
Billy Jack Goes to Washington	1977	written by – as Frank Christina		Writer
The Master Gunfighter	1975	as Harold Lapland		Writer
The Trial of Billy Jack	1974	screenplay – as Frank Christina		Writer
Billy Jack	1971	screenplay – as Frank Christina		Writer
The Proper Time	1962	original screenplay		Writer
Like Father, Like Son	1961	written by		Writer
The Return of Billy Jack	1986	executive producer		Producer
The Trial of Billy Jack	1974	executive producer – uncredited		Producer
Billy Jack	1971	producer – as Mary Rose Solti		Producer
The Born Losers	1967	producer – as Donald Henderson		Producer
The Proper Time	1962	producer		Producer
Like Father, Like Son	1961	producer		Producer
Like Father, Like Son	1961	as Donald Henderson		Editor
When Life Gives You Lemons	2010/II	Short very special thanks		Thanks
Far from the Sea	2008	grateful thanks		Thanks
Altman’s Apprenticeship: The Kansas City Years	2007	Video short	Himself	Self
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick	1995	Documentary	Himself	Self
The Merv Griffin Show	1977	TV Series	Himself	Self
The 86th Annual Academy Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself – Actor / Director / Writer (In Memoriam)	Archive Footage
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself – In Memoriam	Archive Footage

Donald J. Laughlin Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Category
1971	Golden Charybdis	Taormina International Film Festival		Billy Jack (1971)	Won
1971	Golden Charybdis	Taormina International Film Festival		Billy Jack (1971)	Nominated