Frank M. Thomas photo

Frank M. Thomas

Acting

  • Born
  • July 12, 1889
  • Died
  • November 25, 1989
  • Place of birth
  • Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Biography

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.

As actor 105

Robert Montgomery Presents poster
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse poster
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Lights Out poster
Lights Out
1949
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Martin Kane, Private Eye poster
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
The Clock
1949
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Vivacious Lady poster
Vivacious Lady
1938
Reap the Wild Wind poster
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
Brigham Young poster
Brigham Young
1940
Dangerously They Live poster
Dangerously They Live
1941
Strange Faces poster
Strange Faces
1938
Wesley
1949
Apache Trail poster
Apache Trail
1942
Bachelor Mother poster
Bachelor Mother
1939
Women Without Names poster
Women Without Names
1940
Racing Lady poster
Racing Lady
1937
Eyes in the Night poster
Eyes in the Night
1942
Criminal Lawyer poster
Criminal Lawyer
1937
You Can't Buy Luck poster
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
Blind Alibi poster
Blind Alibi
1938
Lillian Russell poster
Lillian Russell
1940
Joy of Living poster
Joy of Living
1938
Deadline at Eleven poster
Deadline at Eleven
1920
Grand Jury Secrets poster
Grand Jury Secrets
1939
Crime Ring poster
Crime Ring
1938
They All Come Out poster
They All Come Out
1939
Geronimo poster
Geronimo
1939
They Made Her a Spy poster
They Made Her a Spy
1939
The Sleeping City poster
The Sleeping City
1950
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford poster
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
Disbarred poster
Disbarred
1939
Society Lawyer poster
Society Lawyer
1939
Without Orders poster
Without Orders
1936
Sunset on the Desert poster
Sunset on the Desert
1942
Idiot's Delight poster
Idiot's Delight
1939
Maid's Night Out poster
Maid's Night Out
1938
Breakfast for Two poster
Breakfast for Two
1937
Wild Bill Hickok Rides poster
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
The Man Who Found Himself poster
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
Obliging Young Lady poster
Obliging Young Lady
1942
The Last Outlaw poster
The Last Outlaw
1936
High School poster
High School
1940
Sunset Serenade poster
Sunset Serenade
1942
Meet the Missus poster
Meet the Missus
1937
Go Chase Yourself poster
Go Chase Yourself
1938
Secret Service of the Air poster
Secret Service of the Air
1939
The Soldier and the Lady poster
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
Queen of the Mob poster
Queen of the Mob
1940
Chad Hanna poster
Chad Hanna
1940
This Marriage Business poster
This Marriage Business
1938
Forty Naughty Girls poster
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Smashing the Rackets poster
Smashing the Rackets
1938
The Big Game poster
The Big Game
1936
City of Chance poster
City of Chance
1940
Maryland poster
Maryland
1940
Danger Patrol poster
Danger Patrol
1937
Everybody's Doing It poster
Everybody's Doing It
1938
Night Spot poster
Night Spot
1938
Three Sons o' Guns poster
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
We Who Are About to Die poster
We Who Are About to Die
1937
The Great Man's Lady poster
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Saga of Death Valley poster
Saga of Death Valley
1939
Shooting High poster
Shooting High
1940
Sierra Sue poster
Sierra Sue
1941
Among the Living poster
Among the Living
1941
The Saint in New York poster
The Saint in New York
1938
Mummy's Boys poster
Mummy's Boys
1936
Don't Turn 'em Loose poster
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen poster
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
Wanted: Jane Turner poster
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
Grand Jury poster
Grand Jury
1936
The Shadow poster
The Shadow
1954
Quick Money poster
Quick Money
1937
They Wanted to Marry poster
They Wanted to Marry
1937
Mountain Rhythm poster
Mountain Rhythm
1943
Hello, Frisco, Hello poster
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
A Man to Remember poster
A Man to Remember
1938
The Rookie Cop poster
The Rookie Cop
1939
Two Thoroughbreds poster
Two Thoroughbreds
1939
High Flyers poster
High Flyers
1937
Nearly Married poster
Nearly Married
1917
No Place for a Lady poster
No Place for a Lady
1943
Horace Mann's Miracle
1953
China Passage poster
China Passage
1937
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor poster
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
The Postman Didn't Ring poster
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
The Outcasts of Poker Flat poster
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
We're on the Jury poster
We're on the Jury
1937
Arkansas Judge poster
Arkansas Judge
1941
The Big Shot poster
The Big Shot
1937
Crashing Hollywood poster
Crashing Hollywood
1938
$1,000 a Touchdown poster
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off poster
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
Life with Henry poster
Life with Henry
1941
Behind The Headlines poster
Behind The Headlines
1937
Scandal Sheet poster
Scandal Sheet
1939
Law of the Underworld poster
Law of the Underworld
1938
Don't Tell the Wife poster
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
M'Liss poster
M'Liss
1936
Wednesday's Child poster
Wednesday's Child
1934
A Shot in the Dark poster
A Shot in the Dark
1941
The Mysterious Miss X poster
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
Wyoming Wildcat poster
Wyoming Wildcat
1941
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D. poster
Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D.
1946