Actor
· Acting
Frank M. Thomas
Born 1889-07-12
Died 1989-11-25
📍 Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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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.
Filmography 102
The Shadow
as Commissioner Weston
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Sleeping City
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
Lights Out
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Marley's Ghost
1948
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
as John Randall
1946
Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Auctioneer
1943
No Place for a Lady
as Webley, club owner
1943
Mountain Rhythm
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
1943
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
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
1942
Dangerously They Live
as Ralph Bryan
1941
Among the Living
as Sheriff
1941
Sierra Sue
as Banker Bromfield
1941
The Great Man's Lady
as Frisbee
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
1941
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
1940
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
1939
Strange Faces
as Ward
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
Vivacious Lady
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
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
1938
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
1937
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)
1936
Wednesday's Child
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
1934
Deadline at Eleven
as Jack Rawson
1920
Nearly Married
as Harry Lindsey
1917