Frank M. Thomas
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.jpg) Thomas in Sunset on the Desert (1942) | |
| Born | Frank Marion Thomas July 13, 1889 |
| Died | November 25, 1989 (aged 100) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914–1965 |
| Spouse | Mona Bruns |
| Children | Frank Marion Thomas Jr. |
Frank Marion Thomas (July 13, 1889 – November 25, 1989) was an American character actor of stage, screen and television.
Biography
[edit]Thomas's parents were Jesse and Virginia Thomas.[1] 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 on television from the 1950s to the 1970s. He was president (Shepherd) of The Lambs (1962–63).[citation needed] At one point in his career, in 1937 alone, he appeared in 21 films.
He and his wife, actress Mona Bruns[2], were the parents of actor Frankie Thomas.[3] He died in 1989 at the age of 100, and is interred next to her husband, who also died at 100, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood, California.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Nearly Married (1917) as Harry Lindsey
- Deadline at Eleven (1920) as Jack Rawson
- Wednesday's Child (1934) as Attorney for the Defense (as Frank Thomas Sr.)
- M'liss (1936)
- The Big Game (1936)
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
- Don't Turn 'Em Loose (1936)
- Mummy's Boys (1936)
- Grand Jury (1936)
- The Last Outlaw (1936)
- Without Orders (1936)
- Wanted! Jane Turner (1936)
- Behind the Headlines (1937)
- Breakfast for Two (1937)
- The Toast of New York (1937)
- Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
- Danger Patrol (1937)
- We're on the Jury (1937)
- The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
- Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
- We Who Are About to Die (1937)
- Criminal Lawyer (1937)
- Quick Money (1937)
- Racing Lady (1937)
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
- You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
- They Wanted to Marry (1937)
- The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
- You Can't Beat Love (1937)
- High Flyers (1937)
- Meet the Missus (1937)
- The Big Shot (1937)
- China Passage (1937)
- The Renegade Ranger (1938)
- Maid's Night Out (1938)
- Night Spot (1938)
- Joy of Living (1938)
- Crashing Hollywood (1938)
- Vivacious Lady (1938)
- Blind Alibi (1938)
- Go Chase Yourself (1938)
- Everybody's Doing It (1938)
- Crime Ring (1938)
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
- Law of the Underworld (1938)
- The Saint in New York (1938)
- Smashing the Rackets (1938)
- This Marriage Business (1938)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- A Man to Remember (1938)
- Strange Faces (1938)
- Disbarred (1939)
- The Rookie Cop (1939)
- They Made Her a Spy (1939)
- Saga of Death Valley (1939)
- Death of a Champion (1939)
- Society Lawyer (1939)
- Bachelor Mother (1939)
- They All Come Out (1939)
- Secret Service of the Air (1939)
- Scandal Sheet (1939)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Hendricks (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Miss X (1939)
- Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
- $1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
- Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
- Beware Spooks! (1939)
- Geronimo (1939)
- Lillian Russell (1940)
- Brigham Young - Frontiersman (1940)
- Chad Hanna (1940)
- Maryland (1940)
- Women Without Names (1940)
- High School (1940)
- The Man from Dakota (1940)
- City of Chance (1940)
- Shooting High (1940)
- Queen of the Mob (1940)
- Among the Living (1941)
- Arkansas Judge (1941)
- Dangerously They Live (1941)
- Life with Henry (1941)
- Man at Large (1941)
- The Monster and the Girl (1941)
- A Shot in the Dark (1941)
- Sierra Sue (1941)
- Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
- Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
- Apache Trail (1942)
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
- Eyes in the Night (1942)
- Flight Lieutenant (1942)
- The Great Man's Lady (1942)
- Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
- Obliging Young Lady (1942)
- The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
- Sunset on the Desert (1942)
- Sunset Serenade (1942)
- The Talk of the Town (1942)
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
- Flight for Freedom (1943)
- Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
- Mountain Rhythm (1943)
- No Place for a Lady (1943)
- The Desert Song (1944)
- The Story of Kenneth W. Randall, M.D. (1946)
- The Sleeping City (1950)
References
[edit]- ^ 1910 Census, Buchanan County, Missouri.
- ^ "New Shepherd Elected by the Lambs". The New York Times. November 4, 1961. p. 14. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Frankie Thomas". The Independent. London. 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 742. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Frank M. Thomas Filmography". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frank M. Thomas.
- Frank M. Thomas at Find a Grave
- Frank M. Thomas at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frank M. Thomas at IMDb
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