Frank M. Thomas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 12 July 1889 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 25 November 1989
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 98
- 1954The Shadow as Commissioner Weston
- 1953Horace Mann's Miracle as Horace
- 1950The Sleeping City as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
- 1946Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D. as John Randall
- 1943Hello, Frisco, Hello as Auctioneer
- 1943No Place for a Lady as Webley, club owner
- 1943Mountain Rhythm as Dr. Elihu Prindle
- 1942Eyes in the Night as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
- 1942Sunset Serenade as Clifford Sheldon
- 1942Apache Trail as Maj. Lowden
- 1942The Postman Didn't Ring as Prosecutor
- 1942A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen as Capt. H.T. Daley
- 1942Obliging Young Lady as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
- 1942Sunset on the Desert as Judge Alvin Kirby
- 1942Reap the Wild Wind as Dr. Jepson
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Tweed
- 1941Dangerously They Live as Ralph Bryan
- 1941Among the Living as Sheriff
- 1941Sierra Sue as Banker Bromfield
- 1941The Great Man's Lady as Frisbee
- 1941Three Sons o' Guns as Reynolds
- 1941A Shot in the Dark as Klein
- 1941Arkansas Judge as August Huston
- 1941Life with Henry as Joe Nye
- 1941Wyoming Wildcat as Frank Gannon
- 1940Chad Hanna as Burke
- 1940Brigham Young as Hubert Crum
- 1940Maryland as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
- 1940Queen of the Mob as Doctor
- 1940Lillian Russell as Official
- 1940Shooting High as Calvin Pritchard
- 1940Women Without Names as Prison Warden
- 1940High School as History Teacher
- 1940City of Chance as Publisher
- 1939Two Thoroughbreds as Reeves
- 1939Geronimo as Politician
- 1939Saga of Death Valley as Ed Tasker
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Hendricks (uncredited)
- 1939Scandal Sheet as District Attorney
- 1939$1,000 a Touchdown as Dr. Black (uncredited)
- 1939They All Come Out as Superintendent - Chillicothe
- 1939Bachelor Mother as Doctor
- 1939Grand Jury Secrets as Benton
- 1939The Rookie Cop as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
- 1939They Made Her a Spy as Col. John Shaw
- 1939Society Lawyer as Lt. Stevens
- 1939Secret Service of the Air as Doc
- 1939Idiot's Delight as Bert
- 1939Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Jim Nixon
- 1939The Mysterious Miss X as District Attorney Al Ross
- 1939Disbarred as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
- 1938Strange Faces as Ward
- 1938A Man to Remember as Jode Harkness
- 1938Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Coach Hammond
- 1938Smashing the Rackets as Judge Wend
- 1938Crime Ring as Thomas Redwine
- 1938The Saint in New York as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
- 1938Blind Alibi as Larson
- 1938Vivacious Lady as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1938Joy of Living as Arthur (Uncredited)
- 1938Law of the Underworld as Police Captain Gargan
- 1938Go Chase Yourself as Police Chief
- 1938This Marriage Business as Mayor Frisbee
- 1938Maid's Night Out as 'Mac' McCarthy
- 1938Night Spot as Headwaiter
- 1938Everybody's Doing It as Charlie
- 1938Crashing Hollywood as Detective Decker
- 1937Quick Money as Jim Clark
- 1937Danger Patrol as Rocky Sanders
- 1937High Flyers as Officer Collins
- 1937Breakfast for Two as Sam Ransome
- 1937Forty Naughty Girls as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
- 1937The Big Shot as A.C. Murdock
- 1937Meet the Missus as Barney Lott
- 1937Behind The Headlines as Naylor
- 1937You Can't Buy Luck as Lieutenant Bond
- 1937The Outcasts of Poker Flat as Mr. Redford
- 1937The Soldier and the Lady as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
- 1937The Man Who Found Himself as Mr. Roberts
- 1937China Passage as Captain Williams
- 1937Don't Tell the Wife as Insperator Mallory
- 1937We're on the Jury as Mr. Van Cobb
- 1937They Wanted to Marry as Detective
- 1937Criminal Lawyer as William Walker
- 1937Racing Lady as Bradford
- 1937We Who Are About to Die as M.L. Carter
- 1936Wanted: Jane Turner as Banks
- 1936Without Orders as Arthur Trueman
- 1936The Big Game as Coach
- 1936Mummy's Boys as Phillip Browning
- 1936Don't Turn 'em Loose as Attorney Pierce
- 1936Grand Jury as John Taylor
- 1936M'Liss as Alf Edwards
- 1936The Last Outlaw as Dr. Charles Mason
- 1936The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Mike North (uncredited)
- 1934Wednesday's Child as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
- 1920Deadline at Eleven as Jack Rawson
- 1917Nearly Married as Harry Lindsey