Frank M. Thomas

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 (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.

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1954

The Shadow
The Shadow
as Commissioner Weston
Movie - Released: 6/27/1954

1953

Movie
Horace Mann's Miracle
as Horace
Movie - Released: 3/8/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

The Sleeping City
The Sleeping City
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/20/1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV - Released: 1/30/1950

1949

Martin Kane, Private Eye
Martin Kane, Private Eye
TV - Released: 9/1/1949
Lights Out
Lights Out
TV - Released: 7/19/1949
TV
The Clock
TV - Released: 5/16/1949
TV
Wesley
as Mr. Eggleston
TV - Released: 5/8/1949

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Marley's Ghost
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1946

Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
as John Randall
Movie - Released: 1/1/1946

1943

Mountain Rhythm
Mountain Rhythm
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
Movie - Released: 1/8/1943
No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady
as Webley, club owner
Movie - Released: 2/11/1943
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Auctioneer
Movie - Released: 3/26/1943

1942

The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Prosecutor
Movie - Released: 7/3/1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
as Dr. Jepson
Movie - Released: 3/26/1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Capt. H.T. Daley
Movie - Released: 5/7/1942
Sunset on the Desert
Sunset on the Desert
as Judge Alvin Kirby
Movie - Released: 4/1/1942
Sunset Serenade
Sunset Serenade
as Clifford Sheldon
Movie - Released: 9/14/1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Tweed
Movie - Released: 1/31/1942
Apache Trail
Apache Trail
as Maj. Lowden
Movie - Released: 9/1/1942
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1942
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/16/1942

1941

Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live
as Ralph Bryan
Movie - Released: 12/24/1941
Life with Henry
Life with Henry
as Joe Nye
Movie - Released: 1/23/1941
Among the Living
Among the Living
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 12/12/1941
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge
as August Huston
Movie - Released: 1/28/1941
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Guns
as Reynolds
Movie - Released: 8/2/1941
Sierra Sue
Sierra Sue
as Banker Bromfield
Movie - Released: 11/12/1941
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
as Frisbee
Movie - Released: 10/31/1941
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark
as Klein
Movie - Released: 4/5/1941
Wyoming Wildcat
Wyoming Wildcat
as Frank Gannon
Movie - Released: 1/6/1941

1940

Brigham Young
Brigham Young
as Hubert Crum
Movie - Released: 9/27/1940
Shooting High
Shooting High
as Calvin Pritchard
Movie - Released: 4/25/1940
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna
as Burke
Movie - Released: 12/25/1940
Women Without Names
Women Without Names
as Prison Warden
Movie - Released: 3/14/1940
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
as Official
Movie - Released: 5/24/1940
Maryland
Maryland
as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
Movie - Released: 7/19/1940
City of Chance
City of Chance
as Publisher
Movie - Released: 1/13/1940
High School
High School
as History Teacher
Movie - Released: 1/26/1940
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 6/28/1940

1939

They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy
as Col. John Shaw
Movie - Released: 4/14/1939
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
as District Attorney
Movie - Released: 10/16/1939
The Mysterious Miss X
The Mysterious Miss X
as District Attorney Al Ross
Movie - Released: 1/10/1939
Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer
as Lt. Stevens
Movie - Released: 3/21/1939
The Rookie Cop
The Rookie Cop
as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
Movie - Released: 4/28/1939
They All Come Out
They All Come Out
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
Movie - Released: 8/4/1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Jim Nixon
Movie - Released: 1/13/1939
Disbarred
Disbarred
as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
Movie - Released: 1/6/1939
Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley
as Ed Tasker
Movie - Released: 11/17/1939
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air
as Doc
Movie - Released: 3/4/1939
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight
as Bert
Movie - Released: 1/27/1939
Two Thoroughbreds
Two Thoroughbreds
as Reeves
Movie - Released: 12/8/1939
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 6/30/1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Hendricks (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/19/1939
Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets
as Benton
Movie - Released: 6/23/1939
Geronimo
Geronimo
as Politician
Movie - Released: 11/26/1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Dr. Black (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/4/1939

1938

This Marriage Business
This Marriage Business
as Mayor Frisbee
Movie - Released: 4/8/1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Coach Hammond
Movie - Released: 10/7/1938
Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself
as Police Chief
Movie - Released: 4/22/1938
Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld
as Police Captain Gargan
Movie - Released: 5/6/1938
Maid's Night Out
Maid's Night Out
as 'Mac' McCarthy
Movie - Released: 3/3/1938
Crime Ring
Crime Ring
as Thomas Redwine
Movie - Released: 7/8/1938
A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember
as Jode Harkness
Movie - Released: 10/14/1938
Crashing Hollywood
Crashing Hollywood
as Detective Decker
Movie - Released: 1/7/1938
Everybody's Doing It
Everybody's Doing It
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 1/14/1938
Night Spot
Night Spot
as Headwaiter
Movie - Released: 2/25/1938
Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets
as Judge Wend
Movie - Released: 8/8/1938
Blind Alibi
Blind Alibi
as Larson
Movie - Released: 5/20/1938
The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York
as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/25/1938
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
as Arthur (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/6/1938
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/13/1938
Movie
Strange Faces
as Ward
Movie - Released: 11/13/1938

1937

Racing Lady
Racing Lady
as Bradford
Movie - Released: 1/12/1937
Behind The Headlines
Behind The Headlines
as Naylor
Movie - Released: 5/14/1937
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer
as William Walker
Movie - Released: 1/29/1937
Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus
as Barney Lott
Movie - Released: 6/4/1937
Breakfast for Two
Breakfast for Two
as Sam Ransome
Movie - Released: 10/22/1937
They Wanted to Marry
They Wanted to Marry
as Detective
Movie - Released: 2/5/1937
Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
Movie - Released: 9/24/1937
Quick Money
Quick Money
as Jim Clark
Movie - Released: 12/10/1937
Danger Patrol
Danger Patrol
as Rocky Sanders
Movie - Released: 11/18/1937
Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife
as Insperator Mallory
Movie - Released: 3/5/1937
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself
as Mr. Roberts
Movie - Released: 4/2/1937
We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die
as M.L. Carter
Movie - Released: 1/8/1937
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
as A.C. Murdock
Movie - Released: 7/23/1937
You Can't Buy Luck
You Can't Buy Luck
as Lieutenant Bond
Movie - Released: 4/30/1937
High Flyers
High Flyers
as Officer Collins
Movie - Released: 11/7/1937
China Passage
China Passage
as Captain Williams
Movie - Released: 3/12/1937
We're on the Jury
We're on the Jury
as Mr. Van Cobb
Movie - Released: 2/12/1937
The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady
as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/9/1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Mr. Redford
Movie - Released: 4/16/1937

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Mike North (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/24/1936
Grand Jury
Grand Jury
as John Taylor
Movie - Released: 8/7/1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Banks
Movie - Released: 12/4/1936
M'Liss
M'Liss
as Alf Edwards
Movie - Released: 7/27/1936
Mummy's Boys
Mummy's Boys
as Phillip Browning
Movie - Released: 10/2/1936
Without Orders
Without Orders
as Arthur Trueman
Movie - Released: 10/22/1936
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Attorney Pierce
Movie - Released: 9/18/1936
The Big Game
The Big Game
as Coach
Movie - Released: 10/9/1936
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
as Dr. Charles Mason
Movie - Released: 6/19/1936

1934

Wednesday's Child
Wednesday's Child
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
Movie - Released: 10/26/1934

1920

Deadline at Eleven
Deadline at Eleven
as Jack Rawson
Movie - Released: 3/15/1920

1917

Nearly Married
Nearly Married
as Harry Lindsey
Movie - Released: 11/18/1917