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