Kenneth Thomson
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Charles Kenneth Thomson (January 7, 1899 – January 26, 1967) was an American character actor active during the silent and early sound film eras. Born in Pittsburgh, Thomson along with his wife Alden Gay were founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. The group was founded after meetings held at the Thomsons' home during 1933. During his brief twelve-year career in front of the camera, he appeared in over 60 films. After appearing in several Broadway plays during the early and mid-1920s, Thomson would make his film debut with a starring role in 1926's Risky Business. Over the next four years, he would appear in over a dozen films, in either starring or featured roles. In 1930 alone he would appear in ten films, half of which were in starring roles, such as Lawful Larceny, which also starred Bebe Daniels and Lowell Sherman (who also directed), and Reno, whose other stars were Ruth Roland and Montagu Love; the other half would see him in featured roles as in A Notorious Affair, starring Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, and Kay Francis. During the rest of the 1930s, he would appear in numerous films, mostly in either supporting or featured roles, such as The Little Giant (1933), starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor, and Hop-Along Cassidy (1935), starring William Boyd; although he occasionally would have a starring role, as in opposite Harold Lloyd in 1932's Movie Crazy.
Known for
Lawful Larceny
Andrew Dorsey
Almost Human
John Livingston
Daring Daughters
Alan Preston
Movie Crazy
Vance
White Gold
Alec Carson
Wild Company
Joe Hardy
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
Thirteen Women
Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
The King of Kings
Lazarus
The Broadway Melody
Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Blackmailer
Mr. Porter
Woman Hungry
Leonard Temple
Show-Business at War
Self
Jungle Bride
John Franklin
The Veiled Woman
Dr. Donald Ross
70,000 Witnesses
Dr. Collins
The Bellamy Trial
Stephen Bellamy
Children of Pleasure
Rod Peck
Young Onions
Pete Boyle
Risky Business
Ted Pyncheon
From Headquarters
Gordon Bates
The Doorway to Hell
Captain of Academy
Her Mad Night
Schuyler Durkin
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Jack Anthony
Female
Red
Behind the Green Lights
Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
In Old Santa Fe
Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
Son of a Sailor
Williams
The Bride's Mistake
George Reynolds
By Whose Hand?
Chambers
The Girl from Havana
William Dane
Jim Hanvey, Detective
W. B. Elwood
Lawyer Man
Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
The Careless Age
Owen
A Notorious Affair
Dr. Alan Pomeroy
Cross Streets
Mort Talbot
Behold My Wife!
Jim Curson
Murder at Midnight
Jim Kennedy
Whispering Smith Speaks
J. Wesley Hunt
The Little Giant
John Stanley
Man Bait
Gerald Sanford
Man Wanted
Fred Ames
Change of Heart
Howard Jackson
Rivals of the Dragon
The Secret Hour
Joe
The Other Tomorrow
Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
The Famous Ferguson Case
Bob Parks
Sweet Mama
Joe Palmer
Fast Life
Mr. Williams
Reno
Richard Belden
He Trumped Her Ace
George Wilson
Corporal Kate
Jack
Sweethearts on Parade
Hendricks
Hold Me Tight
Dolan
Say It with Songs
Arthur Phillips
Many Happy Returns
Motion Picture Director