Frank M. Thomas
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1889-07-12
- Died
- 1989-11-25
- Place of birth
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Frank Thomas · Frank Thomas Sr. · Frank Marion Thomas
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Marion Thomas (July 13, 1889 – November 25, 1989), was an American character actor of stage, screen and television fame. He and his wife, actress Mona Bruns, both lived to 100 years old. He died the day before her 90th birthday; she died 11 years later. Their son was Frankie Thomas
Thomas' parents were Jesse and Virginia Thomas. He first appeared on Broadway in 1914. Thomas also played many supporting roles in films from the 1930s through the 1970s. His best-known films were We Who Are About To Die (1937), A Man to Remember (1938), A Shot In the Dark (1941), Desert Trail (1942), and No Place for a Lady (1943). His last screen appearance was in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976).
He performed frequently on television from the 1950s to the 1970s. He was president (Shepherd) of The Lambs (1962-63). His film appearances were so prolific at one point in his career that, in 1937 alone, he appeared in no fewer than 21 films.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (98)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Hendricks (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Dr. Jepson
Brigham Young
1940
as Hubert Crum
Racing Lady
1937
as Bradford
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Strange Faces
1938
as Ward
The Sleeping City
1950
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Frisbee
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Tweed
Deadline at Eleven
1920
as Jack Rawson
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
1936
as Phillip Browning
They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Col. John Shaw
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Doctor
They All Come Out
1939
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
Dangerously They Live
1941
as Ralph Bryan
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Police Chief
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Mike North (uncredited)
Horace Mann's Miracle
1953
as Horace
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Judge Alvin Kirby
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
Maid's Night Out
1938
as 'Mac' McCarthy
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Bert
Criminal Lawyer
1937
as William Walker
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Insperator Mallory
Apache Trail
1942
as Maj. Lowden
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Mr. Roberts
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
City of Chance
1940
as Publisher
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Judge Wend
Among the Living
1941
as Sheriff
This Marriage Business
1938
as Mayor Frisbee
Law of the Underworld
1938
as Police Captain Gargan
Joy of Living
1938
as Arthur (Uncredited)
Lillian Russell
1940
as Official
Without Orders
1936
as Arthur Trueman
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Charlie
Chad Hanna
1940
as Burke
Scandal Sheet
1939
as District Attorney
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Detective Decker
Blind Alibi
1938
as Larson
Crime Ring
1938
as Thomas Redwine
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Doctor
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Doc
Breakfast for Two
1937
as Sam Ransome
The Saint in New York
1938
as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940
as Prison Warden
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Prosecutor
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Clifford Sheldon
Society Lawyer
1939
as Lt. Stevens
Saga of Death Valley
1939
as Ed Tasker
Mountain Rhythm
1943
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Webley, club owner
Shooting High
1940
as Calvin Pritchard
Disbarred
1939
as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
as Auctioneer
Night Spot
1938
as Headwaiter
The Big Game
1936
as Coach
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
as District Attorney Al Ross
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Banks
High School
1940
as History Teacher
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Coach Hammond
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as M.L. Carter
A Man to Remember
1938
as Jode Harkness
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
as Jim Nixon
The Rookie Cop
1939
as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
Life with Henry
1941
as Joe Nye
The Big Shot
1937
as A.C. Murdock
A Shot in the Dark
1941
as Klein
Danger Patrol
1937
as Rocky Sanders
We're on the Jury
1937
as Mr. Van Cobb
Arkansas Judge
1941
as August Huston
Wyoming Wildcat
1941
as Frank Gannon
Nearly Married
1917
as Harry Lindsey
Wednesday's Child
1934
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
Quick Money
1937
as Jim Clark
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Capt. H.T. Daley
Maryland
1940
as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
China Passage
1937
as Captain Williams
Grand Jury
1936
as John Taylor
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
as Attorney Pierce
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Lieutenant Bond
Grand Jury Secrets
1939
as Benton
Behind The Headlines
1937
as Naylor
The Last Outlaw
1936
as Dr. Charles Mason
High Flyers
1937
as Officer Collins
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
as Mr. Redford
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Dr. Black (uncredited)
They Wanted to Marry
1937
as Detective
M'Liss
1936
as Alf Edwards
Two Thoroughbreds
1939
as Reeves
Geronimo
1939
as Politician
Sierra Sue
1941
as Banker Bromfield
Meet the Missus
1937
as Barney Lott
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Reynolds
The Shadow
1954
as Commissioner Weston
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
1946
as John Randall
About Frank M. Thomas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Marion Thomas (July 13, 1889 – November 25, 1989), was an American character actor of stage, screen and television fame. He and his wife, actress Mona Bruns, both lived to 100 years old. He died the day before her 90th birthday; she died 11 years later. Their son was Frankie Thomas Thomas' parents were Jesse and Virginia Thomas. He first appeared on Broadway in 1914. Thomas also played many supporting roles in films from the 1930s through the 1970s. His best-known films were We Who Are About To Die (… With 105 credits spanning from 1917 to 1954, Frank M. Thomas has appeared in 98 films and 7 TV shows.
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Hendricks (uncredited)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) — as Dr. Jepson
- Brigham Young (1940) — as Hubert Crum
- Racing Lady (1937) — as Bradford
- Vivacious Lady (1938) — as Train Conductor (uncredited)
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