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