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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 12, 1889
Died
November 25, 1989
Place of Birth
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Frank Thomas
- Frank Thomas Sr.
- Frank Marion Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
4.5
Commissioner Weston
The Shadow
1954
🎬
0.0
Horace
Horace Mann's Miracle
1953
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
5.8
Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
The Sleeping City
1950
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
6.0
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
5.3
Lights Out
1949
6.3
Marley's Ghost
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
0.0
John Randall
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
1946
6.3
Auctioneer
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
Credits
The Shadow
as Commissioner Weston
1954
4.5
🎬
Horace Mann's Miracle
as Horace
1953
0.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
8.6
The Sleeping City
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
1950
5.8
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.6
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
6.0
Lights Out
1949
5.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Marley's Ghost
1948
6.3
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
as John Randall
1946
0.0
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Auctioneer
1943
6.3
No Place for a Lady
as Webley, club owner
1943
6.0
Mountain Rhythm
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
1943
0.0
Eyes in the Night
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
1942
5.9
Sunset Serenade
as Clifford Sheldon
1942
5.5
Apache Trail
as Maj. Lowden
1942
6.4
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Prosecutor
1942
0.0
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Capt. H.T. Daley
1942
5.7
Obliging Young Lady
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
1942
5.0
Sunset on the Desert
as Judge Alvin Kirby
1942
5.8
Reap the Wild Wind
as Dr. Jepson
1942
6.4
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Tweed
1942
4.7
Dangerously They Live
as Ralph Bryan
1941
5.9
Among the Living
as Sheriff
1941
6.0
Sierra Sue
as Banker Bromfield
1941
0.0
The Great Man's Lady
as Frisbee
1941
6.3
Three Sons o' Guns
as Reynolds
1941
5.0
A Shot in the Dark
as Klein
1941
5.0
Arkansas Judge
as August Huston
1941
0.0
Life with Henry
as Joe Nye
1941
5.0
Wyoming Wildcat
as Frank Gannon
1941
0.0
Chad Hanna
as Burke
1940
6.0
Brigham Young
as Hubert Crum
1940
4.4
Maryland
as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
1940
6.2
Queen of the Mob
as Doctor
1940
4.5
Lillian Russell
as Official
1940
6.1
Shooting High
as Calvin Pritchard
1940
8.0
Women Without Names
as Prison Warden
1940
4.8
High School
as History Teacher
1940
5.5
City of Chance
as Publisher
1940
5.2
Two Thoroughbreds
as Reeves
1939
2.0
Geronimo
as Politician
1939
5.0
Saga of Death Valley
as Ed Tasker
1939
6.2
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Hendricks (uncredited)
1939
7.9
Scandal Sheet
as District Attorney
1939
0.0
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Dr. Black (uncredited)
1939
2.0
They All Come Out
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
1939
5.6
Bachelor Mother
as Doctor
1939
7.1
Grand Jury Secrets
as Benton
1939
0.0
The Rookie Cop
as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
1939
5.3
They Made Her a Spy
as Col. John Shaw
1939
6.0
Society Lawyer
as Lt. Stevens
1939
5.1
Secret Service of the Air
as Doc
1939
5.8
Idiot's Delight
as Bert
1939
6.1
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Jim Nixon
1939
5.0
The Mysterious Miss X
as District Attorney Al Ross
1939
5.3
Disbarred
as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
1939
6.0
A Man to Remember
as Jode Harkness
1938
6.5
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Coach Hammond
1938
9.0
Smashing the Rackets
as Judge Wend
1938
5.5
Crime Ring
as Thomas Redwine
1938
4.7
The Saint in New York
as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
1938
6.2
Blind Alibi
as Larson
1938
5.8
Joy of Living
as Arthur (Uncredited)
1938
5.7
Law of the Underworld
as Police Captain Gargan
1938
5.5
Go Chase Yourself
as Police Chief
1938
4.5
This Marriage Business
as Mayor Frisbee
1938
4.8
Maid's Night Out
as 'Mac' McCarthy
1938
6.2
Night Spot
as Headwaiter
1938
4.7
Everybody's Doing It
as Charlie
1938
5.0
Crashing Hollywood
as Detective Decker
1938
5.8
Quick Money
as Jim Clark
1937
4.0
Danger Patrol
as Rocky Sanders
1937
5.3
High Flyers
as Officer Collins
1937
7.0
Breakfast for Two
as Sam Ransome
1937
5.9
Forty Naughty Girls
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
1937
5.2
The Big Shot
as A.C. Murdock
1937
5.0
Meet the Missus
as Barney Lott
1937
4.0
Behind The Headlines
as Naylor
1937
6.2
You Can't Buy Luck
as Lieutenant Bond
1937
4.5
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Mr. Redford
1937
6.0
The Soldier and the Lady
as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
1937
6.5
The Man Who Found Himself
as Mr. Roberts
1937
7.0
China Passage
as Captain Williams
1937
5.5
Don't Tell the Wife
as Insperator Mallory
1937
0.0
We're on the Jury
as Mr. Van Cobb
1937
5.8
They Wanted to Marry
as Detective
1937
5.0
Criminal Lawyer
as William Walker
1937
5.9
Racing Lady
as Bradford
1937
5.3
We Who Are About to Die
as M.L. Carter
1937
6.8
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Banks
1936
5.3
Without Orders
as Arthur Trueman
1936
6.0
The Big Game
as Coach
1936
5.8
Mummy's Boys
as Phillip Browning
1936
4.7
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Attorney Pierce
1936
4.8
Grand Jury
as John Taylor
1936
7.0
M'Liss
as Alf Edwards
1936
5.0
The Last Outlaw
as Dr. Charles Mason
1936
5.5
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Mike North (uncredited)
1936
6.2
Wednesday's Child
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
1934
3.0
Nearly Married
as Harry Lindsey
1917
0.0