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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 o…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Kenneth Thomson's Filmography
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Rivals of the Dragon
Show-Business at War
as Self
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as W. B. Elwood
Blackmailer
as Mr. Porter
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Jack Anthony
Whispering Smith Speaks
as J. Wesley Hunt
Behind the Green Lights
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
Behold My Wife!
as Jim Curson
In Old Santa Fe
as Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Cross Streets
as Mort Talbot
Many Happy Returns
as Motion Picture Director
Change of Heart
as Howard Jackson
Son of a Sailor
as Williams
From Headquarters
as Gordon Bates
Female
as Red
The Little Giant
as John Stanley
Hold Me Tight
as Dolan
Daring Daughters
as Alan Preston
Jungle Bride
as John Franklin
Lawyer Man
as Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
Fast Life
as Mr. Williams
Her Mad Night
as Schuyler Durkin
Movie Crazy
as Vance
Young Onions
as Pete Boyle
Thirteen Women
as Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
as Dr. Collins
By Whose Hand?
as Chambers
Man Wanted
as Fred Ames
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Bob Parks
Murder at Midnight
as Jim Kennedy
Woman Hungry
as Leonard Temple
No Poster
The Bride's Mistake
as George Reynolds
Just Imagine
as MT-3
The Doorway to Hell
as Captain of Academy
Reno
as Richard Belden
Sweethearts on Parade
as Hendricks
Lawful Larceny
as Andrew Dorsey
Sweet Mama
as Joe Palmer
Wild Company
as Joe Hardy
Children of Pleasure
as Rod Peck
A Notorious Affair
as Dr. Alan Pomeroy
No Poster
He Trumped Her Ace
as George Wilson
The Other Tomorrow
as Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
The Girl from Havana
as William Dane
The Careless Age
as Owen
Say It with Songs
as Arthur Phillips
The Veiled Woman
as Dr. Donald Ross
The Broadway Melody
as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
No Poster
The Bellamy Trial
as Stephen Bellamy
The Street of Illusion
as Curtis Drake
The Secret Hour
as Joe
Almost Human
as John Livingston
Turkish Delight
as Donald Sims
The King of Kings
as Lazarus
White Gold
as Alec Carson
Man Bait
as Gerald Sanford
Corporal Kate
as Jack
Risky Business
as Ted Pyncheon