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