Well he DID have some moderate success in college sex comedies and on tv with Bosom Buddies.
LOL! True, but then there’s:
Cars (2006) .... Woody Car
The Ladykillers (2004) .... Professor G.H. Dorr
Catch Me If You Can (2002) .... Carl Hanratty
Road to Perdition (2002) .... Michael Sullivan
“Band of Brothers” (2001) TV mini-series .... British officer
Cast Away (2000) .... Chuck Noland
The Green Mile (1999) .... Paul Edgecomb
Toy Story 2 (1999).... Woody
You’ve Got Mail (1998) .... Joe Fox
Saving Private Ryan (1998) .... Captain John H. Miller
“From the Earth to the Moon” (1998) TV mini-series .... Jean-Luc Despont/Host/Narrator
That Thing You Do! (1996) .... Mr. White
Toy Story (1995) (voice) .... Woody
Apollo 13 (1995) .... Jim Lovell
Forrest Gump (1994) .... Forrest Gump
Philadelphia (1993) .... Andrew Beckett
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) .... Sam Baldwin
A League of Their Own (1992) .... Jimmy Dugan
“Tales from the Crypt” .... Baxter (1 episode, 1992)
Radio Flyer (1992) (uncredited) .... Older Mike
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) .... Sherman McCoy
Turner & Hooch (1989) .... Det. Scott Turner
Big (1988) .... Josh
Nothing in Common (1986) .... David Basner
The Money Pit (1986) .... Walter Fielding, Jr.
Volunteers (1985) .... Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
Splash (1984) .... Allen Bauer
“Family Ties” .... Ned Donnelly (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
“Happy Days” .... Dr. Dwayne Twitchell
“Taxi” .... Gordon
And as a producer:
# They Marched Into Sunlight (2008) (announced) (producer)
# Boone’s Lick (2010) (pre-production) (producer)
# Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (post-production) (producer)
“The Pacific” (2009) TV mini-series (post-production)
“John Adams” (2008) TV series (co-executive producer)
The Ant Bully (2006) (producer)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) (producer)
We’re with the Band (2005) (TV) (producer)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) (producer)
We Stand Alone Together (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
“Band of Brothers” (2001) TV mini-series (executive producer)
Cast Away (2000) (producer)
“West Point” (2000) TV series (executive producer)
I don’t care what your political stripe, that’s impressive.
Bachelor Party is by far the greatest movie Tom Hanks has ever done. Nothing even comes close. His career has been on a downward spiral ever since.