Frank M. Thomas
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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.
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Films (98)
The Shadow
1954 · Commissioner Weston
Horace Mann's Miracle
1953 · Horace
The Sleeping City
1950 · Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
1946 · John Randall
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943 · Auctioneer
No Place for a Lady
1943 · Webley, club owner
Mountain Rhythm
1943 · Dr. Elihu Prindle
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
1942 · Clifford Sheldon
Apache Trail
1942 · Maj. Lowden
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 · Prosecutor
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942 · Capt. H.T. Daley
Sunset on the Desert
1942 · Judge Alvin Kirby
Obliging Young Lady
1942 · Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942 · Dr. Jepson
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 · Tweed
Dangerously They Live
1941 · Ralph Bryan
Among the Living
1941 · Sheriff
Sierra Sue
1941 · Banker Bromfield
The Great Man's Lady
1941 · Frisbee
Three Sons o' Guns
1941 · Reynolds
A Shot in the Dark
1941 · Klein
Arkansas Judge
1941 · August Huston
Life with Henry
1941 · Joe Nye
Wyoming Wildcat
1941 · Frank Gannon
Chad Hanna
1940 · Burke
Brigham Young
1940 · Hubert Crum
Maryland
1940 · Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Doctor
Lillian Russell
1940 · Official
Shooting High
1940 · Calvin Pritchard
Women Without Names
1940 · Prison Warden
High School
1940 · History Teacher
City of Chance
1940 · Publisher
Two Thoroughbreds
1939 · Reeves
Geronimo
1939 · Politician
Saga of Death Valley
1939 · Ed Tasker
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Hendricks (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
1939 · District Attorney
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939 · Dr. Black (uncredited)
They All Come Out
1939 · Superintendent - Chillicothe
Bachelor Mother
1939 · Doctor
Grand Jury Secrets
1939 · Benton
The Rookie Cop
1939 · Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
They Made Her a Spy
1939 · Col. John Shaw
Society Lawyer
1939 · Lt. Stevens
Secret Service of the Air
1939 · Doc
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Bert
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939 · Jim Nixon
The Mysterious Miss X
1939 · District Attorney Al Ross
Disbarred
1939 · Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
Strange Faces
1938 · Ward
A Man to Remember
1938 · Jode Harkness
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 · Coach Hammond
Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Judge Wend
Crime Ring
1938 · Thomas Redwine
The Saint in New York
1938 · Prosecutor (Uncredited)
Blind Alibi
1938 · Larson
Vivacious Lady
1938 · Train Conductor (uncredited)
Law of the Underworld
1938 · Police Captain Gargan
Joy of Living
1938 · Arthur (Uncredited)
Go Chase Yourself
1938 · Police Chief
This Marriage Business
1938 · Mayor Frisbee
Maid's Night Out
1938 · 'Mac' McCarthy
Night Spot
1938 · Headwaiter
Everybody's Doing It
1938 · Charlie
Crashing Hollywood
1938 · Detective Decker
Quick Money
1937 · Jim Clark
Danger Patrol
1937 · Rocky Sanders
High Flyers
1937 · Officer Collins
Breakfast for Two
1937 · Sam Ransome
Forty Naughty Girls
1937 · Jeff "Pops" Plummer
The Big Shot
1937 · A.C. Murdock
Meet the Missus
1937 · Barney Lott
Behind The Headlines
1937 · Naylor
You Can't Buy Luck
1937 · Lieutenant Bond
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937 · Mr. Redford
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · Railroad Official (Uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 · Mr. Roberts
China Passage
1937 · Captain Williams
Don't Tell the Wife
1937 · Insperator Mallory
We're on the Jury
1937 · Mr. Van Cobb
They Wanted to Marry
1937 · Detective
Criminal Lawyer
1937 · William Walker
Racing Lady
1937 · Bradford
We Who Are About to Die
1937 · M.L. Carter
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936 · Banks
Without Orders
1936 · Arthur Trueman
The Big Game
1936 · Coach
Mummy's Boys
1936 · Phillip Browning
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936 · Attorney Pierce
Grand Jury
1936 · John Taylor
M'Liss
1936 · Alf Edwards
The Last Outlaw
1936 · Dr. Charles Mason
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 · Mike North (uncredited)
Wednesday's Child
1934 · Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
Deadline at Eleven
1920 · Jack Rawson
Nearly Married
1917 · Harry Lindsey
