Frank M. Thomas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1889, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Died
- November 25, 1989
- Movies
- 98
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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 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1954 | The Shadow | Commissioner Weston |
| 1953 | Horace Mann's Miracle | Horace |
| 1950 | The Sleeping City | Police Lt. Lally (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D. | John Randall |
| 1943 | Hello, Frisco, Hello | Auctioneer |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady | Webley, club owner |
| 1943 | Mountain Rhythm | Dr. Elihu Prindle |
| 1942 | Eyes in the Night | Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Sunset Serenade | Clifford Sheldon |
| 1942 | Apache Trail | Maj. Lowden |
| 1942 | The Postman Didn't Ring | Prosecutor |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Capt. H.T. Daley |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert | Judge Alvin Kirby |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Dr. Jepson |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Tweed |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | Ralph Bryan |
| 1941 | Among the Living | Sheriff |
| 1941 | Sierra Sue | Banker Bromfield |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Frisbee |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Reynolds |
| 1941 | A Shot in the Dark | Klein |
| 1941 | Arkansas Judge | August Huston |
| 1941 | Life with Henry | Joe Nye |
| 1941 | Wyoming Wildcat | Frank Gannon |
| 1940 | Chad Hanna | Burke |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Hubert Crum |
| 1940 | Maryland | Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Doctor |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Official |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Calvin Pritchard |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | Prison Warden |
| 1940 | High School | History Teacher |
| 1940 | City of Chance | Publisher |
| 1939 | Two Thoroughbreds | Reeves |
| 1939 | Geronimo | Politician |
| 1939 | Saga of Death Valley | Ed Tasker |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Hendricks (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Scandal Sheet | District Attorney |
| 1939 | $1,000 a Touchdown | Dr. Black (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They All Come Out | Superintendent - Chillicothe |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother | Doctor |
| 1939 | Grand Jury Secrets | Benton |
| 1939 | The Rookie Cop | Police Chief Gordon H. Lane |
| 1939 | They Made Her a Spy | Col. John Shaw |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | Lt. Stevens |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Doc |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Bert |
| 1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Jim Nixon |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss X | District Attorney Al Ross |
| 1939 | Disbarred | Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard |
| 1938 | Strange Faces | Ward |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember | Jode Harkness |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Coach Hammond |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Judge Wend |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Thomas Redwine |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | Prosecutor (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Blind Alibi | Larson |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld | Police Captain Gargan |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Arthur (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Police Chief |
| 1938 | This Marriage Business | Mayor Frisbee |
| 1938 | Maid's Night Out | 'Mac' McCarthy |
| 1938 | Night Spot | Headwaiter |
| 1938 | Everybody's Doing It | Charlie |
| 1938 | Crashing Hollywood | Detective Decker |
| 1937 | Quick Money | Jim Clark |
| 1937 | Danger Patrol | Rocky Sanders |
| 1937 | High Flyers | Officer Collins |
| 1937 | Breakfast for Two | Sam Ransome |
| 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls | Jeff "Pops" Plummer |
| 1937 | The Big Shot | A.C. Murdock |
| 1937 | Meet the Missus | Barney Lott |
| 1937 | Behind The Headlines | Naylor |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Lieutenant Bond |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Mr. Redford |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Railroad Official (Uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Mr. Roberts |
| 1937 | China Passage | Captain Williams |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife | Insperator Mallory |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury | Mr. Van Cobb |
| 1937 | They Wanted to Marry | Detective |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer | William Walker |
| 1937 | Racing Lady | Bradford |
| 1937 | We Who Are About to Die | M.L. Carter |
| 1936 | Wanted: Jane Turner | Banks |
| 1936 | Without Orders | Arthur Trueman |
| 1936 | The Big Game | Coach |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys | Phillip Browning |
| 1936 | Don't Turn 'em Loose | Attorney Pierce |
| 1936 | Grand Jury | John Taylor |
| 1936 | M'Liss | Alf Edwards |
| 1936 | The Last Outlaw | Dr. Charles Mason |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Mike North (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Wednesday's Child | Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin) |
| 1920 | Deadline at Eleven | Jack Rawson |
| 1917 | Nearly Married | Harry Lindsey |
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