Frank M. Thomas1889 - 1989

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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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The Shadow
The Shadow

1954

Adventure • TV Movie

as Commissioner Weston

4.5
0.1
Horace Mann's Miracle
0
0.1
The Sleeping City
The Sleeping City

1950

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)

5.8
0.2
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Auctioneer

6.3
0.4
No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady

1943

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Webley, club owner

6
0.1
Mountain Rhythm
Mountain Rhythm

1943

Comedy • Music

as Dr. Elihu Prindle

0
0.1
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night

1942

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

6.1
0.6
Sunset Serenade
Sunset Serenade

1942

Action • Western

as Clifford Sheldon

5.5
0.7
Apache Trail
Apache Trail

1942

Romance • Western

as Maj. Lowden

6.4
0.2
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

Comedy • Romance

as Prosecutor

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0.4
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942

Mystery

as Capt. H.T. Daley

5.7
0.2
Sunset on the Desert
Sunset on the Desert

1942

Action • Western

as Judge Alvin Kirby

5.8
0.1
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady

1942

Comedy • Romance

as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)

5
0.2
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Action • Adventure • Romance

as Dr. Jepson

6.4
0.8
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Western

as Tweed

4.7
0.3
Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live

1941

Drama • Romance • Thriller • War

as Ralph Bryan

5.9
0.3
Among the Living
Among the Living

1941

Crime • Thriller

as Sheriff

6
0.4
Sierra Sue
Sierra Sue

1941

Adventure • Music • Romance • Western

as Banker Bromfield

0
0.3
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady

1941

Drama • Romance • Western

as Frisbee

6.3
0.3
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Guns

1941

Comedy • Romance

as Reynolds

5
0.3
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark

1941

Comedy • Drama • Mystery

as Klein

5
0.3
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge

1941

Action • Drama • Music • Romance

as August Huston

0
0.2
Life with Henry
Life with Henry

1941

Comedy

as Joe Nye

5
0.1
Wyoming Wildcat
Wyoming Wildcat

1941

Western

as Frank Gannon

0
0.1
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna

1940

Drama • History • Romance

as Burke

6
0.3
Brigham Young
Brigham Young

1940

History • Romance • Western

as Hubert Crum

4.4
0.7
Maryland
Maryland

1940

Drama

as Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian

6.2
0.3
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob

1940

Crime • Drama

as Doctor

4.5
0.3
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell

1940

Drama • Music

as Official

6.1
0.4
Shooting High
Shooting High

1940

Action • Comedy • Music • Western

as Calvin Pritchard

8
0.3
Women Without Names
Women Without Names

1940

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Prison Warden

4.8
0.4
High School
High School

1940

Comedy

as History Teacher

5.5
0.3
City of Chance
City of Chance

1940

Crime • Drama

as Publisher

5.2
0.2
Two Thoroughbreds
Two Thoroughbreds

1939

Drama • Family

as Reeves

2
0.2
Geronimo
Geronimo

1939

Western

as Politician

5
0.5
Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley

1939

Western

as Ed Tasker

6.2
0.2
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Comedy • Drama

as Hendricks (uncredited)

7.9
1.7
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet

1939

Crime • Drama

as District Attorney

0
0.2
$1,000 a Touchdown
$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

Comedy

as Dr. Black (uncredited)

2
0.1
They All Come Out
They All Come Out

1939

Crime • Drama

as Superintendent - Chillicothe

5.6
0.2
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother

1939

Comedy • Romance

as Doctor

7.1
0.3
Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets

1939

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Benton

0
0.1
The Rookie Cop
The Rookie Cop

1939

Action • Adventure • Crime

as Police Chief Gordon H. Lane

5.3
0.5
They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy

1939

Action • Crime • Drama

as Col. John Shaw

6
0.2
Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer

1939

Drama

as Lt. Stevens

5.1
0.2
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air

1939

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Doc

5.8
0.2
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight

1939

Comedy • Drama

as Bert

6.1
0.7
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939

Action • Adventure

as Jim Nixon

5
0.1
The Mysterious Miss X
The Mysterious Miss X

1939

Mystery

as District Attorney Al Ross

5.3
0.2
Disbarred
Disbarred

1939

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard

6
0.3
A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember

1938

Drama • Romance

as Jode Harkness

6.5
0.4
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938

Comedy

as Coach Hammond

9
0.1
Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets

1938

Crime • Drama

as Judge Wend

5.5
0.3
Crime Ring
Crime Ring

1938

Crime • Drama

as Thomas Redwine

4.7
0.2
The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York

1938

Crime • Thriller

as Prosecutor (Uncredited)

6.2
0.5
Blind Alibi
Blind Alibi

1938

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Larson

5.8
0.2
Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld

1938

Crime • Drama

as Police Captain Gargan

5.5
0.2
Joy of Living
Joy of Living

1938

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Arthur (Uncredited)

5.7
0.3
Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself

1938

Comedy • Crime

as Police Chief

4.5
0.1
This Marriage Business
This Marriage Business

1938

Adventure • Comedy

as Mayor Frisbee

4.8
0.2
Maid's Night Out
Maid's Night Out

1938

Comedy

as 'Mac' McCarthy

6.2
0.1
Night Spot
Night Spot

1938

Comedy • Crime • Music • Romance

as Headwaiter

4.7
0.3
Everybody's Doing It
Everybody's Doing It

1938

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Charlie

5
0.2
Crashing Hollywood
Crashing Hollywood

1938

Comedy • Crime

as Detective Decker

5.8
0.1
Quick Money
Quick Money

1937

Comedy

as Jim Clark

4
0.4
Danger Patrol
Danger Patrol

1937

Action • Drama • Romance

as Rocky Sanders

5.3
0.2
High Flyers
High Flyers

1937

Comedy

as Officer Collins

7
0.2
Breakfast for Two
Breakfast for Two

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Sam Ransome

5.9
0.3
Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls

1937

Action • Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Jeff "Pops" Plummer

5.2
0.1
The Big Shot
The Big Shot

1937

Comedy • Crime

as A.C. Murdock

5
0.2
Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus

1937

Comedy

as Barney Lott

4
0.1
Behind The Headlines
Behind The Headlines

1937

Action • Adventure • Crime

as Naylor

6.2
0.1
You Can't Buy Luck
You Can't Buy Luck

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Lieutenant Bond

4.5
0.3
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

Romance • Western

as Mr. Redford

6
0.1
The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady

1937

Adventure • History • Romance • War

as Railroad Official (Uncredited)

6.5
0.2
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself

1937

Drama

as Mr. Roberts

7
0.3
China Passage
China Passage

1937

Adventure • Crime • Mystery

as Captain Williams

5.5
0.2
Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife

1937

Comedy

as Insperator Mallory

0
0.1
We're on the Jury
We're on the Jury

1937

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Mr. Van Cobb

5.8
0.1
They Wanted to Marry
They Wanted to Marry

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Detective

5
0.1
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer

1937

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance

as William Walker

5.9
0.3
Racing Lady
Racing Lady

1937

Drama • Romance

as Bradford

5.3
0.1
We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die

1937

Crime • Drama

as M.L. Carter

6.8
0.2
Wanted: Jane Turner
Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

Action • Adventure

as Banks

5.3
0.1
Without Orders
Without Orders

1936

Drama

as Arthur Trueman

6
0.3
The Big Game
The Big Game

1936

Drama • Romance

as Coach

5.8
0.3
Mummy's Boys
Mummy's Boys

1936

Comedy

as Phillip Browning

4.7
0.2
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Don't Turn 'em Loose

1936

Crime

as Attorney Pierce

4.8
0.2
Grand Jury
Grand Jury

1936

Drama

as John Taylor

7
0.2
M'Liss
M'Liss

1936

Drama

as Alf Edwards

5
0.2
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw

1936

Western

as Dr. Charles Mason

5.5
0.1
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

Comedy • Mystery

as Mike North (uncredited)

6.2
0.2
Wednesday's Child
Wednesday's Child

1934

Drama

as Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin)

3
0.1
Nearly Married
Nearly Married

1917

Comedy

as Harry Lindsey

0
0.1

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