- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1899
- Place of Birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- January 26, 1967
Kenneth Thomson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Kenneth Thomson (January 7, 1899 – January 26, 1967) was an American character actor active during the silent and early sound film eras. Born in Pittsburgh, Thomson along with his wife Alden Gay were founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. The group was founded after meetings held at the Thomsons' home during 1933. During his brief twelve-year career in front of the camera, he appeared in over 60 films. After appearing in several Broadway plays during the early and mid-1920s, Thomson would make his film debut with a starring role in 1926's Risky Business. Over the next four years, he would appear in over a dozen films, in either starring or featured roles. In 1930 alone he would appear in ten films, half of which were in starring roles, such as Lawful Larceny, which also starred Bebe Daniels and Lowell Sherman (who also directed), and …
Filmography
movieRivals of the Dragon
1980
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
movieJim Hanvey, Detective
1937 · W. B. Elwood
movieBlackmailer
1936 · Mr. Porter
movieHop-a-long Cassidy
1935 · Jack Anthony
movieWhispering Smith Speaks
1935 · J. Wesley Hunt
movieBehind the Green Lights
1935 · Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
movieBehold My Wife!
1934 · Jim Curson
movieIn Old Santa Fe
1934 · Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
movieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934 · Self (uncredited)
movieCross Streets
1934 · Mort Talbot
movieMany Happy Returns
1934 · Motion Picture Director
movieChange of Heart
1934 · Howard Jackson
movieSon of a Sailor
1933 · Williams
movieFrom Headquarters
1933 · Gordon Bates
movieFemale
1933 · Red
movieThe Little Giant
1933 · John Stanley
movieHold Me Tight
1933 · Dolan
movieDaring Daughters
1933 · Alan Preston
movieJungle Bride
1933 · John Franklin
movieLawyer Man
1932 · Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
movieFast Life
1932 · Mr. Williams
movieHer Mad Night
1932 · Schuyler Durkin
movieMovie Crazy
1932 · Vance
movieYoung Onions
1932 · Pete Boyle
movieThirteen Women
1932 · Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
movie70,000 Witnesses
1932 · Dr. Collins
movieBy Whose Hand?
1932 · Chambers
movieMan Wanted
1932 · Fred Ames
movieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Bob Parks
movieMurder at Midnight
1931 · Jim Kennedy
movieWoman Hungry
1931 · Leonard Temple
The Bride's Mistake
movieThe Bride's Mistake
1931 · George Reynolds
movieJust Imagine
1930 · MT-3
movieThe Doorway to Hell
1930 · Captain of Academy
movieReno
1930 · Richard Belden
movieSweethearts on Parade
1930 · Hendricks
movieLawful Larceny
1930 · Andrew Dorsey
movieSweet Mama
1930 · Joe Palmer
movieWild Company
1930 · Joe Hardy
movieA Notorious Affair
1930 · Dr. Alan Pomeroy
movieChildren of Pleasure
1930 · Rod Peck
He Trumped Her Ace
movieHe Trumped Her Ace
1930 · George Wilson
movieThe Other Tomorrow
1930 · Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
movieThe Girl from Havana
1929 · William Dane
movieThe Careless Age
1929 · Owen
movieSay It with Songs
1929 · Arthur Phillips
movieThe Veiled Woman
1929 · Dr. Donald Ross
movieThe Broadway Melody
1929 · Jock Warriner (uncredited)
The Bellamy Trial
movieThe Bellamy Trial
1929 · Stephen Bellamy
movieThe Street of Illusion
1928 · Curtis Drake
movieThe Secret Hour
1928 · Joe
movieAlmost Human
1927 · John Livingston
movieTurkish Delight
1927 · Donald Sims
movieThe King of Kings
1927 · Lazarus
movieWhite Gold
1927 · Alec Carson
movieMan Bait
1927 · Gerald Sanford
movieCorporal Kate
1926 · Jack
movieRisky Business
1926 · Ted Pyncheon