Kenneth Thomson
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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
Credits
The Broadway Melody (1929)
as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Jungle Bride (1933)
as John Franklin
The King of Kings (1927)
as Lazarus
Just Imagine (1930)
as MT-3
Turkish Delight (1927)
as Donald Sims
Man Wanted (1932)
as Fred Ames
Sweet Mama (1930)
as Joe Palmer
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
Lawyer Man (1932)
as Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as W. B. Elwood
Cross Streets (1934)
as Mort Talbot
Thirteen Women (1932)
as Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
Movie Crazy (1932)
as Vance
Behold My Wife! (1934)
as Jim Curson
The Careless Age (1929)
as Owen
The Street of Illusion (1928)
as Curtis Drake
Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
as Jack Anthony
Female (1933)
as Red
The Little Giant (1933)
as John Stanley
Man Bait (1927)
as Gerald Sanford
The Secret Hour (1928)
as Joe
Wild Company (1930)
as Joe Hardy
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
as Bob Parks
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Motion Picture Director
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
as Captain of Academy
Woman Hungry (1931)
as Leonard Temple
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
as Dr. Collins
The Other Tomorrow (1930)
as Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
Children of Pleasure (1930)
as Rod Peck
Son of a Sailor (1933)
as Williams
Murder at Midnight (1931)
as Jim Kennedy
Say It with Songs (1929)
as Arthur Phillips
The Girl from Havana (1929)
as William Dane
Fast Life (1932)
as Mr. Williams
From Headquarters (1933)
as Gordon Bates
The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)
as Self (uncredited)
By Whose Hand? (1932)
as Chambers
A Notorious Affair (1930)
as Dr. Alan Pomeroy
Rivals of the Dragon (1980)
Actor
Blackmailer (1936)
as Mr. Porter
Change of Heart (1934)
as Howard Jackson
In Old Santa Fe (1934)
as Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
Lawful Larceny (1930)
as Andrew Dorsey
Behind the Green Lights (1935)
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
The Veiled Woman (1929)
as Dr. Donald Ross
White Gold (1927)
as Alec Carson
The Bellamy Trial (1929)
as Stephen Bellamy
Daring Daughters (1933)
as Alan Preston
Risky Business (1926)
as Ted Pyncheon
Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
as J. Wesley Hunt
Almost Human (1927)
as John Livingston
Sweethearts on Parade (1930)
as Hendricks
Reno (1930)
as Richard Belden
Corporal Kate (1926)
as Jack
Hold Me Tight (1933)
as Dolan
Her Mad Night (1932)
as Schuyler Durkin
Young Onions (1932)
as Pete Boyle
He Trumped Her Ace (1930)
as George Wilson
The Bride's Mistake (1931)
as George Reynolds