Frank M. Thomas
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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
Credits
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Hendricks (uncredited)
Brigham Young (1940)
as Hubert Crum
Vivacious Lady (1938)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
as Dr. Jepson
Dangerously They Live (1941)
as Ralph Bryan
The Sleeping City (1950)
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother (1939)
as Doctor
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
as Col. John Shaw
Maid's Night Out (1938)
as 'Mac' McCarthy
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
Horace Mann's Miracle (1953)
as Horace
Strange Faces (1938)
as Ward
This Marriage Business (1938)
as Mayor Frisbee
They All Come Out (1939)
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
The Saint in New York (1938)
as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It (1938)
as Charlie
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
as Mike North (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys (1936)
as Phillip Browning
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
as Police Chief
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
as Frisbee
Deadline at Eleven (1920)
as Jack Rawson
Saga of Death Valley (1939)
as Ed Tasker
Joy of Living (1938)
as Arthur (Uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Tweed
Racing Lady (1937)
as Bradford
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
as Dr. Black (uncredited)
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
as Auctioneer
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
as Prosecutor
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Bert
Law of the Underworld (1938)
as Police Captain Gargan
A Man to Remember (1938)
as Jode Harkness
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
as Mr. Roberts
Mountain Rhythm (1943)
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
as Judge Wend
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
as M.L. Carter
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
as Detective Decker
Lillian Russell (1940)
as Official
We're on the Jury (1937)
as Mr. Van Cobb
Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
as Attorney Pierce
Secret Service of the Air (1939)
as Doc
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
as William Walker
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
as Jim Nixon
You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
as Lieutenant Bond
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
as Klein
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
as Banks
Society Lawyer (1939)
as Lt. Stevens
Sunset on the Desert (1942)
as Judge Alvin Kirby
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
as Coach Hammond
Among the Living (1941)
as Sheriff
Breakfast for Two (1937)
as Sam Ransome
Apache Trail (1942)
as Maj. Lowden
Without Orders (1936)
as Arthur Trueman
Women Without Names (1940)
as Prison Warden
Sierra Sue (1941)
as Banker Bromfield
High Flyers (1937)
as Officer Collins
Queen of the Mob (1940)
as Doctor
Shooting High (1940)
as Calvin Pritchard
Maryland (1940)
as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
as Capt. H.T. Daley
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
as Insperator Mallory
Chad Hanna (1940)
as Burke
No Place for a Lady (1943)
as Webley, club owner
Blind Alibi (1938)
as Larson
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
as Reynolds
Geronimo (1939)
as Politician
The Rookie Cop (1939)
as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
The Big Game (1936)
as Coach
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
as Mr. Redford
Disbarred (1939)
as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
The Last Outlaw (1936)
as Dr. Charles Mason
Behind The Headlines (1937)
as Naylor
Two Thoroughbreds (1939)
as Reeves
The Mysterious Miss X (1939)
as District Attorney Al Ross
Sunset Serenade (1942)
as Clifford Sheldon
Danger Patrol (1937)
as Rocky Sanders
Nearly Married (1917)
as Harry Lindsey
Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
as Frank Gannon
Crime Ring (1938)
as Thomas Redwine
Meet the Missus (1937)
as Barney Lott
City of Chance (1940)
as Publisher
Night Spot (1938)
as Headwaiter
Quick Money (1937)
as Jim Clark
Wednesday's Child (1934)
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
Life with Henry (1941)
as Joe Nye
China Passage (1937)
as Captain Williams
Scandal Sheet (1939)
as District Attorney
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D. (1946)
as John Randall
The Big Shot (1937)
as A.C. Murdock
The Shadow (1954)
as Commissioner Weston
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
as Detective
High School (1940)
as History Teacher
Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
as Benton
Grand Jury (1936)
as John Taylor
M'Liss (1936)
as Alf Edwards
Arkansas Judge (1941)
as August Huston