Tod Stiles
Tod Stiles is a fictional character portrayed by actor
Character history
Tod was born March 12, 1936,
After more than two years of adventuring on the road, Buz became seriously ill and was unable to travel with Tod any longer. Tod traveled by himself for a while, and then while working in Houston he encountered ex-Army Ranger and P.O.W. Lincoln Case (Glenn Corbett), who had just returned from a stint in Vietnam. Although circumstances of their first meeting initially drew Tod and Linc into conflict (including a fistfight), the two soon became fast friends and Linc became his new traveling partner.
After a year or so more of hopping around the country with Linc, Tod met Margo Tiffin (played by
Personality Traits
The boyish-faced Tod usually presents a glib, affable, extroverted front which lightly masks a deeply thoughtful, introspective nature. At heart, he is a serious and analytical personality type with a strong moral code of ethics. Although primarily a pacifist, when the occasion calls for it he demonstrates himself just as able in fisticuffs as his more streetwise companion Buz. Throughout the series Tod shows an interest in racing sports of all kinds, and in one episode even modifies the Corvette to become a race car. He is also a licensed pilot. Due to his privileged upbringing, he is generally more comfortable in dealing with wealthy or aristocratic "society" types than Buz. Though Tod is seldom overtly snobbish, Tod and Buz will occasionally clash if and when Tod unthinkingly flaunts his education and/or society charm.
Tod's eventual marriage to Margo Tiffin, while it seems the result of a hurried and circumstantially forced romance, is actually very much in keeping with the tendency Tod displayed over the course of the series to fall quick and hard for whichever young female happened to be handy. In fact, on at least two previous occasions during the course of his adventures, Tod very nearly married women whom he had only briefly known.
References
- ISBN 978-0-89950-891-7.
- ^ Silliphant, Stirling (writer); Ralph Senensky (director) (March 8, 1962), "In the Closing of a Trunk", Route 66, vol. 83, no. 3–21, Lancer-Edling Productions; Screen Gems
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- ^ Silliphant, Stirling (writer); Tom Gries (director) (December 21, 1962), "Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse", Route 66, vol. 76, no. 3–14, Lancer-Edling Productions; Screen Gems
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External links
- Route 66 (1960) at IMDb
- Route 66 (1960) episode list on epguides.com
- Route 66 (1993) episode list on epguides.com
- Martin Milner IMDB page
- The Martin Milner Archives - fan site, with text of numerous articles about the series
- "Biography of Martin Milner". Martin Milner Fansite @Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2009-03-08. Site contains an extensive biography of Martin Milner with numerous references.