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