Frank M. Thomas
Acting
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.
Born: July 12, 1889
Place of Birth: Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Known For
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
A wealthy businessman promises to donate a huge endowment to his college alma mater, but there's one condition -- his loser of a son, a student at the school, must become a football hero. Comedy.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Shooting High
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Bachelor Mother
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
Grand Jury
When a grand jury acquits a gangster accused of murder, a retired elderly citizen decides it's up to him to see that the criminal is proven guilty and put behind bars.
The Man Who Found Himself
Young Jim Stanton is a conscientious surgeon, but spends too many off-duty hours pursuing his passion for aviation to suit his stuffy father. When it is discovered that a passenger killed in a plane that Jim crashes was a married woman, the resulting scandal prompts the hospital to put Jim on probation. His pride wounded, Jim takes to the open road and enjoys the simpler life of a vagabond. In Los Angeles--where he is arrested for vagrancy and put to work on a road crew--Jim runs into old pal Dick Miller, who gets him a job as a mechanic for Roberts Aviation. But maintaining his anonymity becomes more difficult, particularly when a pretty nurse, Doris King, decides to make Jim's redemption her personal crusade.
High Flyers
Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer. As it turns out, their plane crashes on the very estate of the dealer. Thinking the duo are police officers, the dealer offers his home for their convalescence from the accident. Meanwhile, the diamonds have been snatched by a kleptomaniac dog and buried on the estate. When the smugglers track down the pair, they try to convince the dealer that they are officials from an institution from which the two have escaped. Before long, the carnival fellows, the crooks, the gem dealer and his family, along with a platoon of cops, are tearing up the grounds to find where the dog has buried the diamonds.
Vivacious Lady
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
We Who Are About to Die
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
Filmography
as Commissioner Weston
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
as Marley's Ghost
as John Randall
as Auctioneer
as Webley, club owner
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
as Clifford Sheldon
as Maj. Lowden
as Prosecutor
as Capt. H.T. Daley
as Judge Alvin Kirby
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
as Dr. Jepson
as Tweed
as Ralph Bryan
as Sheriff
as Banker Bromfield
as Frisbee
as Reynolds
as Klein
as August Huston
as Joe Nye
as Frank Gannon
as Burke
as Hubert Crum
as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
as Doctor
as Official
as Calvin Pritchard
as Prison Warden
as History Teacher
as Publisher
as Reeves
as Politician
as Ed Tasker
as Hendricks (uncredited)
as District Attorney
as Dr. Black (uncredited)
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
as Doctor
as Benton
as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane
as Col. John Shaw
as Lt. Stevens
as Bert
as Jim Nixon
as District Attorney Al Ross
as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard
as Jode Harkness
as Coach Hammond
as Judge Wend
as Thomas Redwine
as Prosecutor (Uncredited)
as Larson
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Arthur (Uncredited)
as Police Captain Gargan
as Police Chief
as Mayor Frisbee
as 'Mac' McCarthy
as Headwaiter
as Charlie
as Detective Decker
as Jim Clark
as Rocky Sanders
as Officer Collins
as Sam Ransome
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
as A.C. Murdock
as Barney Lott
as Naylor
as Lieutenant Bond
as Mr. Redford
as Railroad Official (Uncredited)
as Mr. Roberts
as Captain Williams
as Insperator Mallory
as Mr. Van Cobb
as Detective
as William Walker
as Bradford
as M.L. Carter
as Banks
as Arthur Trueman
as Coach
as Phillip Browning
as Attorney Pierce
as John Taylor
as Alf Edwards
as Dr. Charles Mason
as Mike North (uncredited)
as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)
as Jack Rawson
as Harry Lindsey