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