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Frank M. Thomas
Actor
Died November 25, 1989 (100 years)
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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.
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
| 1965 | Paradise Bay (TV Series) · as Judge Grayson |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Brig. General Cummings |
| 1954 | The Shadow · as Commissioner Weston |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Sleeping City · as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Sam Parker |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | Rocky King, Detective (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye (TV Series) |
| 1949 | The Goldbergs (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Marley's Ghost |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) |
| 1943 | The Desert Song · as Sergeant Leblanc |
| 1943 | Flight for Freedom · as Race Official |
| 1943 | Hello Frisco, Hello · as Auctioneer |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady · as Webley, Club Owner |
| 1943 | City Without Men · as Senator |
| 1943 | Mountain Rhythm · as Dr. Elihu Prindle |
| 1942 | Eyes in the Night · as Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Sunset Serenade · as Clifford Sheldon |
| 1942 | Apache Trail · as Maj. Lowden |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor · as Mayor |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as District Attorney Scott |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant · as Official At Hearing |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Dr. Jepson |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen · as Capt. H.t. Daley |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert · as Judge Alvin Kirby |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides · as Tweed |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady · as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady · as Frisbee |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live · as Ralph Bryan |
| 1941 | Among the Living · as Sheriff |
| 1941 | Sierra Sue · as Banker Bromfield |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns · as Reynolds |
| 1941 | A Shot in the Dark · as Klein |
| 1941 | The Monster and the Girl · as Jansen |
| 1941 | Arkansas Judge · as August Huston |
| 1940 | Chad Hanna · as Burke |
| 1940 | Brigham Young · as Hubert Crum |
| 1940 | Life with Henry · as Joe Nye |
| 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 | The Man from Dakota · as Confederate Surgeon |
| 1940 | High School · as History Teacher |
| 1940 | City of Chance · as Publisher |
| 1939 | Geronimo · as Politician |
| 1939 | Two Thoroughbreds · as Reeves |
| 1939 | Saga of Death Valley · as Ed Tasker |
| 1939 | Beware Spooks! · as Capt. Wood |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Hendricks (uncredited) |
| 1939 | $1000 a Touchdown · as Dr. Black (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother · as Doctor |
| 1939 | They All Come Out · as Superintendent - Chillicothe |
| 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 |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember · as Jode Harkness |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off · as Coach Hammond |
| 1938 | The Renegade Ranger · as Carson |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets · as Judge Wend |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady · as Train Conductor |
| 1938 | Crime Ring · as Thomas Redwine |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York · as Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Blind Alibi · as Larson |
| 1938 | Joy of Living · as Arthur (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld · as Police Captain Gargan |
| 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 |
| 1937 | 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 Toast of New York · as Fisk's Lawyer |
| 1937 | The Big Shot · as A.c. Murdock |
| 1937 | Super-Sleuth · as A.j. |
| 1937 | You Can't Beat Love · as Mayor Olson |
| 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 | Racing Lady · as Bradford |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer · as William Walker |
| 1936 | We Who Are About to Die · as M.l. Carter |
| 1936 | 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 | Special Investigator · as Postmaster |
| 1934 | Wednesday's Child · as Attorney For Mr. Phillips (in Some Prints As Tom Franklin) |