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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 6, 1899
Died
January 26, 1967
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Kenneth Thompson
- Charles Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Thomson
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Kenneth Thomson (January 7, 1899 – January 26, 1967) was an American character actor active during the silent and early sound film eras. Born in Pittsburgh, Thomson along with his wife Alden Gay were founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. The group was founded after meetings held at the Thomsons' home during 1933. During his brief twelve-year career in front of the camera, he appeared in over 60 films. After appearing in several Broadway plays during the early and mid-1920s, Thomson would make his film debut with a starring role in 1926's Risky Business. Over the next four years, he would appear in over a dozen films, in either starring or featured roles. In 1930 alone he would appear in ten films, half of which were in starring roles, such as Lawful Larceny, which also starred Bebe Daniels and Lowell Sherman (who also directed), and Reno, whose other stars were Ruth Roland and Montagu Love; the other half would see him in featured roles as in A Notorious Affair, starring Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, and Kay Francis. During the rest of the 1930s, he would appear in numerous films, mostly in either supporting or featured roles, such as The Little Giant (1933), starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor, and Hop-Along Cassidy (1935), starring William Boyd; although he occasionally would have a starring role, as in opposite Harold Lloyd in 1932's Movie Crazy.
Known For
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Rivals of the Dragon
1980
7.0
Self
Show-Business at War
1943
5.9
W. B. Elwood
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
5.0
Mr. Porter
Blackmailer
1936
6.0
Jack Anthony
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
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J. Wesley Hunt
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
6.0
Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
Behind the Green Lights
1935
7.0
Jim Curson
Behold My Wife!
1934
5.0
Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
In Old Santa Fe
1934
5.0
Self (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Credits
Rivals of the Dragon
1980
7.0
Show-Business at War
as Self
1943
7.0
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as W. B. Elwood
1937
5.9
Blackmailer
as Mr. Porter
1936
5.0
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Jack Anthony
1935
6.0
Whispering Smith Speaks
as J. Wesley Hunt
1935
0.0
Behind the Green Lights
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
1935
6.0
Behold My Wife!
as Jim Curson
1934
7.0
In Old Santa Fe
as Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
1934
5.0
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
1934
5.0
Cross Streets
as Mort Talbot
1934
5.8
Many Happy Returns
as Motion Picture Director
1934
5.3
Change of Heart
as Howard Jackson
1934
6.2
Son of a Sailor
as Williams
1933
5.0
From Headquarters
as Gordon Bates
1933
5.8
Female
as Red
1933
6.3
The Little Giant
as John Stanley
1933
6.8
Hold Me Tight
as Dolan
1933
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Daring Daughters
as Alan Preston
1933
0.0
Jungle Bride
as John Franklin
1933
5.1
Lawyer Man
as Dr. Frank Gresham
1932
5.8
Fast Life
as Mr. Williams
1932
8.3
Her Mad Night
as Schuyler Durkin
1932
1.0
Movie Crazy
as Vance
1932
6.2
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Young Onions
as Pete Boyle
1932
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Thirteen Women
as Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
1932
6.3
70,000 Witnesses
as Dr. Collins
1932
4.8
By Whose Hand?
as Chambers
1932
6.0
Man Wanted
as Fred Ames
1932
5.5
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Bob Parks
1932
6.0
Murder at Midnight
as Jim Kennedy
1931
5.4
Woman Hungry
as Leonard Temple
1931
0.0
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The Bride's Mistake
as George Reynolds
1931
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The Doorway to Hell
as Captain of Academy
1930
6.3
Reno
as Richard Belden
1930
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Sweethearts on Parade
as Hendricks
1930
1.0
Lawful Larceny
as Andrew Dorsey
1930
5.7
Sweet Mama
as Joe Palmer
1930
0.0
Wild Company
as Joe Hardy
1930
5.0
Children of Pleasure
as Rod Peck
1930
4.7
A Notorious Affair
as Dr. Alan Pomeroy
1930
4.4
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He Trumped Her Ace
as George Wilson
1930
0.0
The Other Tomorrow
as Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
1930
0.0
The Girl from Havana
as William Dane
1929
0.0
The Careless Age
as Owen
1929
0.0
Say It with Songs
as Arthur Phillips
1929
5.3
The Veiled Woman
as Dr. Donald Ross
1929
0.0
The Broadway Melody
as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
1929
5.2
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The Bellamy Trial
as Stephen Bellamy
1929
1.0
The Secret Hour
as Joe
1928
0.0
Almost Human
as John Livingston
1927
8.0
The King of Kings
as Lazarus
1927
6.5
White Gold
as Alec Carson
1927
5.9
Man Bait
as Gerald Sanford
1927
0.0
Corporal Kate
as Jack
1926
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Risky Business
as Ted Pyncheon
1926
6.0