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