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