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