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)
1949
- Lights Out
- The Clock
- Martin Kane, Private Eye
- Wesley as Mr. Eggleston
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
- No Place for a Lady as Webley, club owner
- Hello, Frisco, Hello as Auctioneer
- Mountain Rhythm as Dr. Elihu Prindle
1942
- Reap the Wild Wind as Dr. Jepson
- Eyes in the Night as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
- Obliging Young Lady as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
- Apache Trail as Maj. Lowden
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Tweed
- The Postman Didn't Ring as Prosecutor
- Sunset on the Desert as Judge Alvin Kirby
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen as Capt. H.T. Daley
- Sunset Serenade as Clifford Sheldon
1941
- The Great Man's Lady as Frisbee
- Three Sons o' Guns as Reynolds
- A Shot in the Dark as Klein
- Among the Living as Sheriff
- Dangerously They Live as Ralph Bryan
- Life with Henry as Joe Nye
- Arkansas Judge as August Huston
- Sierra Sue as Banker Bromfield
- Wyoming Wildcat as Frank Gannon
1940
- Brigham Young as Hubert Crum
- Queen of the Mob as Doctor
- Lillian Russell as Official
- Chad Hanna as Burke
- Maryland as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
- High School as History Teacher
- City of Chance as Publisher
- Shooting High as Calvin Pritchard
- Women Without Names as Prison Warden
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Hendricks (uncredited)
- Idiot's Delight as Bert
- Bachelor Mother as Doctor
- Secret Service of the Air as Doc
- They Made Her a Spy as Col. John Shaw
- They All Come Out as Superintendent - Chillicothe
- Saga of Death Valley as Ed Tasker
- $1,000 a Touchdown as Dr. Black (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Miss X as District Attorney Al Ross
- Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Jim Nixon
- Society Lawyer as Lt. Stevens
- The Rookie Cop as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
- Geronimo as Politician
- Disbarred as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
- Grand Jury Secrets as Benton
- Two Thoroughbreds as Reeves
- Scandal Sheet as District Attorney
1938
- Vivacious Lady as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- The Saint in New York as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
- Maid's Night Out as 'Mac' McCarthy
- Strange Faces as Ward
- A Man to Remember as Jode Harkness
- Everybody's Doing It as Charlie
- Law of the Underworld as Police Captain Gargan
- Joy of Living as Arthur (Uncredited)
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Coach Hammond
- Go Chase Yourself as Police Chief
- Night Spot as Headwaiter
- Blind Alibi as Larson
- Smashing the Rackets as Judge Wend
- Crime Ring as Thomas Redwine
- This Marriage Business as Mayor Frisbee
- Crashing Hollywood as Detective Decker
1937
- We Who Are About to Die as M.L. Carter
- The Man Who Found Himself as Mr. Roberts
- The Soldier and the Lady as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Mr. Redford
- Racing Lady as Bradford
- You Can't Buy Luck as Lieutenant Bond
- Don't Tell the Wife as Insperator Mallory
- They Wanted to Marry as Detective
- We're on the Jury as Mr. Van Cobb
- Criminal Lawyer as William Walker
- Forty Naughty Girls as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
- China Passage as Captain Williams
- Danger Patrol as Rocky Sanders
- Behind The Headlines as Naylor
- The Big Shot as A.C. Murdock
- Breakfast for Two as Sam Ransome
- Quick Money as Jim Clark
- High Flyers as Officer Collins
- Meet the Missus as Barney Lott
1936
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Mike North (uncredited)
- Without Orders as Arthur Trueman
- Don't Turn 'em Loose as Attorney Pierce
- Mummy's Boys as Phillip Browning
- Wanted: Jane Turner as Banks
- Grand Jury as John Taylor
- The Big Game as Coach
- The Last Outlaw as Dr. Charles Mason
- 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