Kenneth Thomson
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1899-01-06
- Died
- 1967-01-26
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Kenneth Thompson · Charles Kenneth Thomson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Kenneth Thomson (January 7, 1899 – January 26, 1967) was an American character actor active during the silent and early sound film eras. Born in Pittsburgh, Thomson along with his wife Alden Gay were founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. The group was founded after meetings held at the Thomsons' home during 1933. During his brief twelve-year career in front of the camera, he appeared in over 60 films. After appearing in several Broadway plays during the early and mid-1920s, Thomson would make his film debut with a starring role in 1926's Risky Business. Over the next four years, he would appear in over a dozen films, in either starring or featured roles. In 1930 alone he would appear in ten films, half of which were in starring roles, such as Lawful Larceny, which also starred Bebe Daniels and Lowell Sherman (who also directed), and Reno, whose other stars were Ruth Roland and Montagu Love; the other half would see him in featured roles as in A Notorious Affair, starring Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, and Kay Francis. During the rest of the 1930s, he would appear in numerous films, mostly in either supporting or featured roles, such as The Little Giant (1933), starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor, and Hop-Along Cassidy (1935), starring William Boyd; although he occasionally would have a starring role, as in opposite Harold Lloyd in 1932's Movie Crazy.
Known For
Movies (59)
Jungle Bride
1933
as John Franklin
Sweet Mama
1930
as Joe Palmer
Turkish Delight
1927
as Donald Sims
The Broadway Melody
1929
as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Man Bait
1927
as Gerald Sanford
Cross Streets
1934
as Mort Talbot
The King of Kings
1927
as Lazarus
Just Imagine
1930
as MT-3
Behold My Wife!
1934
as Jim Curson
Man Wanted
1932
as Fred Ames
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
as Jack Anthony
Thirteen Women
1932
as Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as W. B. Elwood
Change of Heart
1934
as Howard Jackson
The Secret Hour
1928
as Joe
By Whose Hand?
1932
as Chambers
The Little Giant
1933
as John Stanley
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
The Street of Illusion
1928
as Curtis Drake
Her Mad Night
1932
as Schuyler Durkin
Behind the Green Lights
1935
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
The Other Tomorrow
1930
as Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
Female
1933
as Red
From Headquarters
1933
as Gordon Bates
Movie Crazy
1932
as Vance
Lawyer Man
1932
as Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
The Doorway to Hell
1930
as Captain of Academy
Children of Pleasure
1930
as Rod Peck
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Bob Parks
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Williams
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
Risky Business
1926
as Ted Pyncheon
Murder at Midnight
1931
as Jim Kennedy
The Girl from Havana
1929
as William Dane
Many Happy Returns
1934
as Motion Picture Director
Reno
1930
as Richard Belden
Say It with Songs
1929
as Arthur Phillips
In Old Santa Fe
1934
as Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
The Careless Age
1929
as Owen
Wild Company
1930
as Joe Hardy
Fast Life
1932
as Mr. Williams
The Bride's Mistake
1931
as George Reynolds
Blackmailer
1936
as Mr. Porter
Daring Daughters
1933
as Alan Preston
A Notorious Affair
1930
as Dr. Alan Pomeroy
White Gold
1927
as Alec Carson
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Dr. Collins
Woman Hungry
1931
as Leonard Temple
Rivals of the Dragon
1980
Sweethearts on Parade
1930
as Hendricks
Hold Me Tight
1933
as Dolan
The Bellamy Trial
1929
as Stephen Bellamy
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
as J. Wesley Hunt
Lawful Larceny
1930
as Andrew Dorsey
The Veiled Woman
1929
as Dr. Donald Ross
He Trumped Her Ace
1930
as George Wilson
Almost Human
1927
as John Livingston
Young Onions
1932
as Pete Boyle
Corporal Kate
1926
as Jack
About Kenneth Thomson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Kenneth Thomson (January 7, 1899 – January 26, 1967) was an American character actor active during the silent and early sound film eras. Born in Pittsburgh, Thomson along with his wife Alden Gay were founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. The group was founded after meetings held at the Thomsons' home during 1933. During his brief twelve-year career in front of the camera, he appeared in over 60 films. After appearing in several Broadway plays during the early and mid-1920s, Thomson would mak… With 59 credits spanning from 1926 to 1980, Kenneth Thomson has appeared in 59 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Jungle Bride (1933) — as John Franklin
- Sweet Mama (1930) — as Joe Palmer
- Turkish Delight (1927) — as Donald Sims
- The Broadway Melody (1929) — as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
- Man Bait (1927) — as Gerald Sanford
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