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
- Martin Kane, Private Eye
- The Clock
- 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
- Hello, Frisco, Hello as Auctioneer
- Mountain Rhythm as Dr. Elihu Prindle
- 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)
- Obliging Young Lady as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Tweed
- Apache Trail as Maj. Lowden
- Sunset Serenade as Clifford Sheldon
- The Postman Didn't Ring as Prosecutor
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen as Capt. H.T. Daley
- Sunset on the Desert as Judge Alvin Kirby
1941
- Dangerously They Live as Ralph Bryan
- The Great Man's Lady as Frisbee
- Among the Living as Sheriff
- Life with Henry as Joe Nye
- Three Sons o' Guns as Reynolds
- Sierra Sue as Banker Bromfield
- Arkansas Judge as August Huston
- Wyoming Wildcat as Frank Gannon
- A Shot in the Dark as Klein
1940
- Brigham Young as Hubert Crum
- Women Without Names as Prison Warden
- Lillian Russell as Official
- Chad Hanna as Burke
- Queen of the Mob as Doctor
- Maryland as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
- City of Chance as Publisher
- Shooting High as Calvin Pritchard
- High School as History Teacher
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Hendricks (uncredited)
- Bachelor Mother as Doctor
- Idiot's Delight as Bert
- Society Lawyer as Lt. Stevens
- They All Come Out as Superintendent - Chillicothe
- Geronimo as Politician
- Secret Service of the Air as Doc
- They Made Her a Spy as Col. John Shaw
- Two Thoroughbreds as Reeves
- Saga of Death Valley as Ed Tasker
- The Mysterious Miss X as District Attorney Al Ross
- Scandal Sheet as District Attorney
- $1,000 a Touchdown as Dr. Black (uncredited)
- Disbarred as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
- Grand Jury Secrets as Benton
- The Rookie Cop as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
- Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Jim Nixon
1938
- Vivacious Lady as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Strange Faces as Ward
- Joy of Living as Arthur (Uncredited)
- Maid's Night Out as 'Mac' McCarthy
- Smashing the Rackets as Judge Wend
- Go Chase Yourself as Police Chief
- This Marriage Business as Mayor Frisbee
- Law of the Underworld as Police Captain Gargan
- Blind Alibi as Larson
- The Saint in New York as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
- Everybody's Doing It as Charlie
- Crashing Hollywood as Detective Decker
- Night Spot as Headwaiter
- Crime Ring as Thomas Redwine
- A Man to Remember as Jode Harkness
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Coach Hammond
1937
- Criminal Lawyer as William Walker
- Racing Lady as Bradford
- Breakfast for Two as Sam Ransome
- High Flyers as Officer Collins
- The Soldier and the Lady as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
- Danger Patrol as Rocky Sanders
- We Who Are About to Die as M.L. Carter
- Forty Naughty Girls as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
- The Man Who Found Himself as Mr. Roberts
- Behind The Headlines as Naylor
- Don't Tell the Wife as Insperator Mallory
- You Can't Buy Luck as Lieutenant Bond
- Quick Money as Jim Clark
- We're on the Jury as Mr. Van Cobb
- China Passage as Captain Williams
- The Big Shot as A.C. Murdock
- Meet the Missus as Barney Lott
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Mr. Redford
- They Wanted to Marry as Detective
1936
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Mike North (uncredited)
- Mummy's Boys as Phillip Browning
- Without Orders as Arthur Trueman
- The Big Game as Coach
- Wanted: Jane Turner as Banks
- Don't Turn 'em Loose as Attorney Pierce
- The Last Outlaw as Dr. Charles Mason
- M'Liss as Alf Edwards
- Grand Jury as John Taylor
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