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)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Tweed
(1942)
Sunset on the Desert
as Judge Alvin Kirby
(1942)
Sunset Serenade
as Clifford Sheldon
(1942)
Eyes in the Night
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
(1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Capt. H.T. Daley
(1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Prosecutor
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
(1942)
Apache Trail
as Maj. Lowden
(1941)
Life with Henry
as Joe Nye
(1941)
Arkansas Judge
as August Huston
(1941)
A Shot in the Dark
as Klein
(1941)
Sierra Sue
as Banker Bromfield
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Reynolds
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Frisbee
(1941)
Among the Living
as Sheriff
(1941)
Wyoming Wildcat
as Frank Gannon
(1941)
Dangerously They Live
as Ralph Bryan
(1940)
City of Chance
as Publisher
(1940)
Women Without Names
as Prison Warden
(1940)
Shooting High
as Calvin Pritchard
(1940)
High School
as History Teacher
(1940)
Maryland
as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Hubert Crum
(1940)
Chad Hanna
as Burke
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Doctor
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Official
(1939)
Saga of Death Valley
as Ed Tasker
(1939)
(1939)
The Mysterious Miss X
as District Attorney Al Ross
(1939)
Scandal Sheet
as District Attorney
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Bert
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Hendricks (uncredited)
(1939)
Society Lawyer
as Lt. Stevens
(1939)
Grand Jury Secrets
as Benton
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
as Doctor
(1939)
Disbarred
as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
(1939)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Reeves
(1939)
Geronimo
as Politician
(1939)
They Made Her a Spy
as Col. John Shaw
(1939)
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Dr. Black (uncredited)
(1939)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Jim Nixon
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
(1939)
The Rookie Cop
as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
(1938)
Blind Alibi
as Larson
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Thomas Redwine
(1938)
Crashing Hollywood
as Detective Decker
(1938)
A Man to Remember
as Jode Harkness
(1938)
Night Spot
as Headwaiter
(1938)
This Marriage Business
as Mayor Frisbee
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
(1938)
Law of the Underworld
as Police Captain Gargan
(1938)
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Coach Hammond
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Arthur (Uncredited)
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Judge Wend
(1938)
Everybody's Doing It
as Charlie
(1938)
Go Chase Yourself
as Police Chief
(1938)
Maid's Night Out
as 'Mac' McCarthy
(1937)
We Who Are About to Die
as M.L. Carter
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
(1937)
The Big Shot
as A.C. Murdock
(1937)
China Passage
as Captain Williams
(1937)
Behind The Headlines
as Naylor
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as William Walker
(1937)
Danger Patrol
as Rocky Sanders
(1937)
Breakfast for Two
as Sam Ransome
(1937)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Mr. Roberts
(1937)
Quick Money
as Jim Clark
(1937)
They Wanted to Marry
as Detective
(1937)
Racing Lady
as Bradford
(1937)
We're on the Jury
as Mr. Van Cobb
(1937)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Mr. Redford
(1937)
Meet the Missus
as Barney Lott
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Lieutenant Bond
(1937)
High Flyers
as Officer Collins
(1937)
Forty Naughty Girls
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
(1937)
Don't Tell the Wife
as Insperator Mallory
(1936)
Without Orders
as Arthur Trueman
(1936)
Grand Jury
as John Taylor
(1936)
The Big Game
as Coach
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Mike North (uncredited)
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Banks
(1936)
The Last Outlaw
as Dr. Charles Mason
(1936)
M'Liss
as Alf Edwards
(1936)
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Attorney Pierce
(1936)
Mummy's Boys
as Phillip Browning
(1934)
Wednesday's Child
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
(1917)
Nearly Married
as Harry Lindsey