Frank M. Thomas
Born: 1889-07-12 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 1989-11-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1954
- The Shadow as Commissioner Weston
1953
- Horace Mann's Miracle as Horace
1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents
- The Sleeping City as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse as Marley's Ghost
1946
- Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D. as John Randall
1943
- Mountain Rhythm as Dr. Elihu Prindle
- Hello, Frisco, Hello as Auctioneer
- No Place for a Lady as Webley, club owner
1942
- Reap the Wild Wind as Dr. Jepson
- Eyes in the Night as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
- Sunset Serenade as Clifford Sheldon
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen as Capt. H.T. Daley
- Sunset on the Desert as Judge Alvin Kirby
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Tweed
- The Postman Didn't Ring as Prosecutor
- Apache Trail as Maj. Lowden
- Obliging Young Lady as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
1941
- Among the Living as Sheriff
- Wyoming Wildcat as Frank Gannon
- The Great Man's Lady as Frisbee
- A Shot in the Dark as Klein
- Dangerously They Live as Ralph Bryan
- Arkansas Judge as August Huston
- Sierra Sue as Banker Bromfield
- Life with Henry as Joe Nye
- Three Sons o' Guns as Reynolds
1940
- Brigham Young as Hubert Crum
- Chad Hanna as Burke
- Queen of the Mob as Doctor
- Maryland as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
- High School as History Teacher
- Lillian Russell as Official
- City of Chance as Publisher
- Women Without Names as Prison Warden
- Shooting High as Calvin Pritchard
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Hendricks (uncredited)
- Bachelor Mother as Doctor
- Geronimo as Politician
- Idiot's Delight as Bert
- Secret Service of the Air as Doc
- Society Lawyer as Lt. Stevens
- Saga of Death Valley as Ed Tasker
- The Mysterious Miss X as District Attorney Al Ross
- They All Come Out as Superintendent - Chillicothe
- The Rookie Cop as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
- Disbarred as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
- They Made Her a Spy as Col. John Shaw
- Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Jim Nixon
- Two Thoroughbreds as Reeves
- $1,000 a Touchdown as Dr. Black (uncredited)
- Grand Jury Secrets as Benton
- Scandal Sheet as District Attorney
1938
- Vivacious Lady as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Joy of Living as Arthur (Uncredited)
- Smashing the Rackets as Judge Wend
- The Saint in New York as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
- Maid's Night Out as 'Mac' McCarthy
- Night Spot as Headwaiter
- Crashing Hollywood as Detective Decker
- A Man to Remember as Jode Harkness
- Crime Ring as Thomas Redwine
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Coach Hammond
- Blind Alibi as Larson
- Law of the Underworld as Police Captain Gargan
- Go Chase Yourself as Police Chief
- Everybody's Doing It as Charlie
- This Marriage Business as Mayor Frisbee
- Strange Faces as Ward
1937
- The Soldier and the Lady as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
- The Man Who Found Himself as Mr. Roberts
- Quick Money as Jim Clark
- Behind The Headlines as Naylor
- We Who Are About to Die as M.L. Carter
- Breakfast for Two as Sam Ransome
- High Flyers as Officer Collins
- Forty Naughty Girls as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
- They Wanted to Marry as Detective
- China Passage as Captain Williams
- Racing Lady as Bradford
- Don't Tell the Wife as Insperator Mallory
- Criminal Lawyer as William Walker
- The Big Shot as A.C. Murdock
- Danger Patrol as Rocky Sanders
- You Can't Buy Luck as Lieutenant Bond
- We're on the Jury as Mr. Van Cobb
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Mr. Redford
- Meet the Missus as Barney Lott
1936
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Mike North (uncredited)
- Wanted: Jane Turner as Banks
- Don't Turn 'em Loose as Attorney Pierce
- Mummy's Boys as Phillip Browning
- Grand Jury as John Taylor
- The Big Game as Coach
- The Last Outlaw as Dr. Charles Mason
- Without Orders as Arthur Trueman
- M'Liss as Alf Edwards
1934
- Wednesday's Child as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
1920
- Deadline at Eleven as Jack Rawson
1917
- Nearly Married as Harry Lindsey