Acting
99
Man
Jul 12, 1889
Nov 25, 1989 (100)
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Frank M. Thomas
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.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1954 | The Shadow | Commissioner Weston |
1953 | Horace Mann's Miracle | Horace |
1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
1950 | The Sleeping City | Police Lt. Lally (uncredited) |
1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
1949 | Lights Out | |
1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye | |
1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Marley's Ghost |
1943 | Hello, Frisco, Hello | Auctioneer |
1943 | No Place for a Lady | Webley, club owner |
1943 | Mountain Rhythm | Dr. Elihu Prindle |
1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Dr. Jepson |
1942 | Eyes in the Night | Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) |
1942 | The Great Man's Lady | Frisbee |
1942 | Apache Trail | Maj. Lowden |
1942 | Sunset on the Desert | Judge Alvin Kirby |
1942 | Sunset Serenade | Clifford Sheldon |
1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Capt. H.T. Daley |
1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Tweed |
1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited) |
1942 | The Postman Didn't Ring | Prosecutor |
1941 | Among the Living | Sheriff |
1941 | Dangerously They Live | Ralph Bryan |
1941 | A Shot in the Dark | Klein |
1941 | Life with Henry | Joe Nye |
1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Reynolds |
1941 | Arkansas Judge | August Huston |
1941 | Sierra Sue | Banker Bromfield |
1941 | Wyoming Wildcat | Frank Gannon |
1940 | Brigham Young | Hubert Crum |
1940 | Lillian Russell | Official |
1940 | City of Chance | Publisher |
1940 | Women Without Names | Prison Warden |
1940 | Shooting High | Calvin Pritchard |
1940 | Chad Hanna | Burke |
1940 | Maryland | Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian |
1940 | High School | History Teacher |
1940 | Queen of the Mob | Doctor |
1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Hendricks (uncredited) |
1939 | Bachelor Mother | Doctor |
1939 | Idiot's Delight | Bert |
1939 | Society Lawyer | Lt. Stevens |
1939 | They All Come Out | Superintendent - Chillicothe |
1939 | The Mysterious Miss X | District Attorney Al Ross |
1939 | Saga of Death Valley | Ed Tasker |
1939 | Geronimo | Politician |
1939 | The Rookie Cop | Police Chief Gordon H. Lane |
1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Doc |
1939 | They Made Her a Spy | Col. John Shaw |
1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Jim Nixon |
1939 | $1,000 a Touchdown | Dr. Black (uncredited) |
1939 | Disbarred | Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard |
1939 | Two Thoroughbreds | Reeves |
1939 | Scandal Sheet | District Attorney |
1939 | Grand Jury Secrets | Benton |
1938 | The Saint in New York | Prosecutor (Uncredited) |
1938 | Joy of Living | Arthur (Uncredited) |
1938 | A Man to Remember | Jode Harkness |
1938 | Crashing Hollywood | Detective Decker |
1938 | This Marriage Business | Mayor Frisbee |
1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Police Chief |
1938 | Law of the Underworld | Police Captain Gargan |
1938 | Maid's Night Out | 'Mac' McCarthy |
1938 | Crime Ring | Thomas Redwine |
1938 | Night Spot | Headwaiter |
1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Judge Wend |
1938 | Blind Alibi | Larson |
1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Coach Hammond |
1938 | Everybody's Doing It | Charlie |
1937 | Breakfast for Two | Sam Ransome |
1937 | Forty Naughty Girls | Jeff "Pops" Plummer |
1937 | We're on the Jury | Mr. Van Cobb |
1937 | Criminal Lawyer | William Walker |
1937 | We Who Are About to Die | M.L. Carter |
1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Lieutenant Bond |
1937 | Racing Lady | Bradford |
1937 | Behind The Headlines | Naylor |
1937 | They Wanted to Marry | Detective |
1937 | Quick Money | Jim Clark |
1937 | Danger Patrol | Rocky Sanders |
1937 | High Flyers | Officer Collins |
1937 | China Passage | Captain Williams |
1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Railroad Official (Uncredited) |
1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Mr. Redford |
1937 | Meet the Missus | Barney Lott |
1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Mr. Roberts |
1937 | The Big Shot | A.C. Murdock |
1937 | Don't Tell the Wife | Insperator Mallory |
1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Mike North (uncredited) |
1936 | Mummy's Boys | Phillip Browning |
1936 | Don't Turn 'em Loose | Attorney Pierce |
1936 | The Big Game | Coach |
1936 | Wanted: Jane Turner | Banks |
1936 | Without Orders | Arthur Trueman |
1936 | Grand Jury | John Taylor |
1936 | M'Liss | Alf Edwards |
1936 | The Last Outlaw | Dr. Charles Mason |
1934 | Wednesday's Child | Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin) |
1917 | Nearly Married | Harry Lindsey |