
Frank M. Thomas
- Born
- July 12, 1889
- Died
- November 25, 1989 · age 100
- From
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
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.
Acting
104 credits
The Shadow1954 · MovieCommissioner Weston- Horace Mann's MiracleHorace Mann's Miracle1953 · MovieHorace
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · TV
The Sleeping City1950 · MoviePolice Lt. Lally (uncredited)
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · TV
Martin Kane, Private Eye1949 · TV
Lights Out1949 · TV- The ClockThe Clock1949 · TV
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · TVMarley's Ghost
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.1946 · MovieJohn Randall
Hello, Frisco, Hello1943 · MovieAuctioneer
No Place for a Lady1943 · MovieWebley, club owner
Mountain Rhythm1943 · MovieDr. Elihu Prindle
Eyes in the Night1942 · MoviePolice Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Sunset Serenade1942 · MovieClifford Sheldon
Apache Trail1942 · MovieMaj. Lowden
The Postman Didn't Ring1942 · MovieProsecutor
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen1942 · MovieCapt. H.T. Daley
Obliging Young Lady1942 · MovieBill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
Sunset on the Desert1942 · MovieJudge Alvin Kirby
Reap the Wild Wind1942 · MovieDr. Jepson
Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · MovieTweed
Dangerously They Live1941 · MovieRalph Bryan
Among the Living1941 · MovieSheriff
Sierra Sue1941 · MovieBanker Bromfield
The Great Man's Lady1941 · MovieFrisbee
Three Sons o' Guns1941 · MovieReynolds
A Shot in the Dark1941 · MovieKlein
Arkansas Judge1941 · MovieAugust Huston
Life with Henry1941 · MovieJoe Nye
Wyoming Wildcat1941 · MovieFrank Gannon
Chad Hanna1940 · MovieBurke
Brigham Young1940 · MovieHubert Crum
Maryland1940 · MovieDr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
Queen of the Mob1940 · MovieDoctor
Lillian Russell1940 · MovieOfficial
Shooting High1940 · MovieCalvin Pritchard
Women Without Names1940 · MoviePrison Warden
High School1940 · MovieHistory Teacher
City of Chance1940 · MoviePublisher
Two Thoroughbreds1939 · MovieReeves
Geronimo1939 · MoviePolitician
Saga of Death Valley1939 · MovieEd Tasker
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · MovieHendricks (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet1939 · MovieDistrict Attorney
$1,000 a Touchdown1939 · MovieDr. Black (uncredited)
They All Come Out1939 · MovieSuperintendent - Chillicothe
Bachelor Mother1939 · MovieDoctor
Grand Jury Secrets1939 · MovieBenton
The Rookie Cop1939 · MoviePolice Chief Gordon H. Lane
They Made Her a Spy1939 · MovieCol. John Shaw
Society Lawyer1939 · MovieLt. Stevens
Secret Service of the Air1939 · MovieDoc
Idiot's Delight1939 · MovieBert
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor1939 · MovieJim Nixon
The Mysterious Miss X1939 · MovieDistrict Attorney Al Ross
Disbarred1939 · MovieDist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
Strange Faces1938 · MovieWard
A Man to Remember1938 · MovieJode Harkness
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off1938 · MovieCoach Hammond
Smashing the Rackets1938 · MovieJudge Wend
Crime Ring1938 · MovieThomas Redwine
The Saint in New York1938 · MovieProsecutor (Uncredited)
Blind Alibi1938 · MovieLarson
Vivacious Lady1938 · MovieTrain Conductor (uncredited)
Joy of Living1938 · MovieArthur (Uncredited)
Law of the Underworld1938 · MoviePolice Captain Gargan
Go Chase Yourself1938 · MoviePolice Chief
This Marriage Business1938 · MovieMayor Frisbee
Maid's Night Out1938 · Movie'Mac' McCarthy
Night Spot1938 · MovieHeadwaiter
Everybody's Doing It1938 · MovieCharlie
Crashing Hollywood1938 · MovieDetective Decker
Quick Money1937 · MovieJim Clark
Danger Patrol1937 · MovieRocky Sanders
High Flyers1937 · MovieOfficer Collins
Breakfast for Two1937 · MovieSam Ransome
Forty Naughty Girls1937 · MovieJeff "Pops" Plummer
The Big Shot1937 · MovieA.C. Murdock
Meet the Missus1937 · MovieBarney Lott
Behind The Headlines1937 · MovieNaylor
You Can't Buy Luck1937 · MovieLieutenant Bond
The Outcasts of Poker Flat1937 · MovieMr. Redford
The Soldier and the Lady1937 · MovieRailroad Official (Uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself1937 · MovieMr. Roberts
China Passage1937 · MovieCaptain Williams
Don't Tell the Wife1937 · MovieInsperator Mallory
We're on the Jury1937 · MovieMr. Van Cobb
They Wanted to Marry1937 · MovieDetective
Criminal Lawyer1937 · MovieWilliam Walker
Racing Lady1937 · MovieBradford
We Who Are About to Die1937 · MovieM.L. Carter
Wanted: Jane Turner1936 · MovieBanks
Without Orders1936 · MovieArthur Trueman
The Big Game1936 · MovieCoach
Mummy's Boys1936 · MoviePhillip Browning
Don't Turn 'em Loose1936 · MovieAttorney Pierce
Grand Jury1936 · MovieJohn Taylor
M'Liss1936 · MovieAlf Edwards
The Last Outlaw1936 · MovieDr. Charles Mason
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford1936 · MovieMike North (uncredited)
Wednesday's Child1934 · MovieAttorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
Deadline at Eleven1920 · MovieJack Rawson
Nearly Married1917 · MovieHarry Lindsey