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