Frank M. Thomas
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-07-12
Day of Death
1989-11-25 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Frank M. Thomas
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
Acting
(1954)
The Shadow
as Commissioner Weston
(1953)
Horace Mann's Miracle
as Horace
(1950)
The Sleeping City
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
(1946)
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
as John Randall
(1943)
Mountain Rhythm
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
(1943)
No Place for a Lady
as Webley, club owner
(1943)
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Auctioneer
(1942)
Reap the Wild Wind
as Dr. Jepson
(1942)
Sunset Serenade
as Clifford Sheldon
(1942)
Eyes in the Night
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
(1942)
Apache Trail
as Maj. Lowden
(1942)
Sunset on the Desert
as Judge Alvin Kirby
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Tweed
(1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Prosecutor
(1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Capt. H.T. Daley
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Frisbee
(1941)
Sierra Sue
as Banker Bromfield
(1941)
Dangerously They Live
as Ralph Bryan
(1941)
Among the Living
as Sheriff
(1941)
Wyoming Wildcat
as Frank Gannon
(1941)
Arkansas Judge
as August Huston
(1941)
A Shot in the Dark
as Klein
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Reynolds
(1941)
Life with Henry
as Joe Nye
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Hubert Crum
(1940)
Chad Hanna
as Burke
(1940)
Shooting High
as Calvin Pritchard
(1940)
High School
as History Teacher
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Official
(1940)
Women Without Names
as Prison Warden
(1940)
Maryland
as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
(1940)
City of Chance
as Publisher
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Doctor
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Hendricks (uncredited)
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
as Doctor
(1939)
Geronimo
as Politician
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Bert
(1939)
Saga of Death Valley
as Ed Tasker
(1939)
(1939)
Disbarred
as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
(1939)
Society Lawyer
as Lt. Stevens
(1939)
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Dr. Black (uncredited)
(1939)
The Mysterious Miss X
as District Attorney Al Ross
(1939)
The Rookie Cop
as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
(1939)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Reeves
(1939)
They Made Her a Spy
as Col. John Shaw
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
(1939)
Scandal Sheet
as District Attorney
(1939)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Jim Nixon
(1939)
Grand Jury Secrets
as Benton
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Arthur (Uncredited)
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Judge Wend
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
(1938)
Night Spot
as Headwaiter
(1938)
Law of the Underworld
as Police Captain Gargan
(1938)
Crashing Hollywood
as Detective Decker
(1938)
Everybody's Doing It
as Charlie
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Thomas Redwine
(1938)
Blind Alibi
as Larson
(1938)
Go Chase Yourself
as Police Chief
(1938)
Maid's Night Out
as 'Mac' McCarthy
(1938)
A Man to Remember
as Jode Harkness
(1938)
This Marriage Business
as Mayor Frisbee
(1938)
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Coach Hammond
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Lieutenant Bond
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as William Walker
(1937)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Mr. Roberts
(1937)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Mr. Redford
(1937)
Quick Money
as Jim Clark
(1937)
Danger Patrol
as Rocky Sanders
(1937)
China Passage
as Captain Williams
(1937)
We Who Are About to Die
as M.L. Carter
(1937)
High Flyers
as Officer Collins
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
(1937)
Forty Naughty Girls
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
(1937)
Behind The Headlines
as Naylor
(1937)
Racing Lady
as Bradford
(1937)
Breakfast for Two
as Sam Ransome
(1937)
The Big Shot
as A.C. Murdock
(1937)
They Wanted to Marry
as Detective
(1937)
Don't Tell the Wife
as Insperator Mallory
(1937)
Meet the Missus
as Barney Lott
(1937)
We're on the Jury
as Mr. Van Cobb
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Mike North (uncredited)
(1936)
Without Orders
as Arthur Trueman
(1936)
The Big Game
as Coach
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Banks
(1936)
Grand Jury
as John Taylor
(1936)
Mummy's Boys
as Phillip Browning
(1936)
M'Liss
as Alf Edwards
(1936)
The Last Outlaw
as Dr. Charles Mason
(1936)
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Attorney Pierce
(1934)
Wednesday's Child
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
(1917)
Nearly Married
as Harry Lindsey