Frank M. Thomas

Acting Jul 12, 1889 Nov 25, 1989 (aged 100) Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

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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.

104 Acting Credits

Frank M. Thomas

Acting

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Bachelor Mother

Vivacious Lady

Reap the Wild Wind

Eyes in the Night

Hello, Frisco, Hello

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Among the Living

Breakfast for Two

The Sleeping City

Idiot's Delight

The Saint in New York

Brigham Young

The Great Man's Lady

Lillian Russell

Dangerously They Live

Society Lawyer

The Mysterious Miss X

They All Come Out

Forty Naughty Girls

Mummy's Boys

City of Chance

Joy of Living

Hallmark Hall of Fame