Thelma Todd

Known For: Acting
Born: July 29, 1906
Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Died: December 16, 1935

Thelma Todd

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in Wheeler and Woolsey farces, several Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was truncated by her suspicious death at the age of 29. During the silent film era, Todd appeared in numerous supporting roles that made full use of her beauty but gave her little chance to act. With the advent of the talkies, Todd was given opportunity to expand her roles when producer Hal Roach signed her to appear with such comedy stars as Harry …

Filmography

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

2016 · Self (archive footage)

Murders of Hollywood

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

1992 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Death In Hollywood

1990

Death Scenes

1989 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Yesterday and Today

1953 · (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942 · Self (archive footage)

The Bohemian Girl

1936 · Gypsy Queen's Daughter

An All American Toothache

An All American Toothache

1936 · Thelma Alice Todd

Top Flat

1935 · Thelma Todd

Hot Money

1935 · Miss Thelma Todd

Twin Triplets

1935 · Thelma

Two for Tonight

1935 · Lilly

Slightly Static

1935 · Thelma

After the Dance

1935 · Mabel Kane

The Misses Stooge

1935 · Thelma Todd

The Tin Man

1935 · Thelma Todd

Sing Sister Sing

1935 · Thelma

Treasure Blues

1935 · Thelma

Bum Voyage

1934 · Thelma

Lightning Strikes Twice

1934 · Judy Nelson

Done in Oil

1934 · Thelma Todd aka Mlle. La Todd

Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake

1934 · Thelma

Take the Stand

1934 · Miss Sally Oxford

One-Horse Farmers

One-Horse Farmers

1934 · Thelma

Three Chumps Ahead

1934 · Thelma Todd

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934 · Lady Genevieve

I'll Be Suing You

I'll Be Suing You

1934 · Miss Todd

Maid in Hollywood

1934 · Thelma

Bottoms Up

1934 · Judith Marlowe

Soup and Fish

1934 · Miss Thelma Todd

The Poor Rich

1934 · Gwendolyn Fetherstone

Babes in the Goods

1934 · Thelma Todd

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

1934 · Miss Amelia Frisby

Palooka

1934 · Trixie

Counsellor at Law

1933 · Lillian La Rue

Air Fright

1933 · Thelma

Son of a Sailor

1933 · The Baroness

Sitting Pretty

1933 · Gloria Duval

Backs to Nature

1933 · Thelma

You Made Me Love You

1933 · Pamela Berne

Beauty and the Bus

1933 · Thelma

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933 · Lois Cavanaugh

One Track Minds

1933 · Thelma Todd

The Devil's Brother

1933 · Lady Pamela Rocburg

Cheating Blondes

1933 · Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners

The Bargain of the Century

1933 · Thelma

Maids a la Mode

1933 · Miss Todd

Asleep in the Feet

1933 · Thelma

Air Hostess

1933 · Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton

Sneak Easily

1932 · Miss Thelma Todd - Attorney for the Defense

Call Her Savage

1932 · Sunny De Lane

Deception

1932 · Lola Del Mont

The Soilers

1932 · Thelma

Alum and Eve

1932 · Thelma

Klondike

1932 · Klondike

Show Business

1932 · Thelma

Horse Feathers

1932 · Connie Bailey

Speak Easily

1932 · Eleanor Espere

The Old Bull

1932 · Thelma

Strictly Unreliable

1932 · Miss Thelma Todd

This Is the Night

1932 · Claire Mathewson

Red Noses

1932 · Miss Todd

The Nickel Nurser

1932 · Thelma Todd

The Big Timer

1932 · Kay Mitchell

Sealskins

1932 · Thelma Todd

On the Loose

1931 · Thelma

Corsair

1931 · Alison Corning

War Mamas

1931 · Thelma

The Pajama Party

1931 · Thelma

Monkey Business

1931 · Lucille Briggs

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931 · Thelma

Broadminded

1931 · Gertie Gardner

Let's Do Things

1931 · Thelma Todd

The Maltese Falcon

1931 · Iva Archer

Aloha

1931 · Winifred Bradford

Rough Seas

1931 · Antoinette

Love Fever

1931 · Thelma Todd

The Hot Heiress

1931 · Lola

The Pip from Pittsburg

1931 · Thelma

Swanee River

1931 · Caroline

Chickens Come Home

1931 · Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)

Command Performance

1931 · Lydia

No Limit

1931 · Betty Royce

High C's

1930 · Antoinette

Another Fine Mess

1930 · Lady Plumtree (uncredited)

Looser Than Loose

1930 · Thelma, Charley's Fiancee

Dollar Dizzy

1930 · Thelma Todd

Follow Thru

1930 · Ruth Van Horn

Her Man

1930 · Nelly

The King

1930 · The Queen

The Shrimp

1930 · Jim's Girlfriend

All Teed Up

1930 · Thelma

Whispering Whoopee

1930 · Miss Todd

The Fighting Parson

1930 · The Blonde Dance Hall Girl

The Real McCoy

1930 · Thelma

The Head Guy

1930 · The Star

Stepping Out

1929 · Charley's Wife

Sky Boy

1929

Crazy Feet

1929 · Dancer

Her Private Life

1929 · Mrs. Leslie

Look out Below

1929 · Thelma

Hotter Than Hot

1929

Snappy Sneezer

1929 · Mary White

Careers

1929 · Hortense

The Bachelor Girl

1929 · Gladys

Hurdy Gurdy

1929 · Blondie

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929 · Mrs. Kennedy

House of Horror

1929 · Thelma

Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon

1929 · The Woman

Trial Marriage

1929 · Grace Logan

Seven Footprints to Satan

1929 · Eve

Naughty Baby

1928 · Bonnie Le Vonne

The Haunted House

1928 · The Nurse

The Crash

1928 · Daisy McQueen

Heart to Heart

1928 · Ruby Boyd

Vamping Venus

1928 · Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus

The Noose

1928 · Phyllis

The Shield of Honor

1927 · Rose aka Flora Fisher

The Gay Defender

1927 · Ruth Ainsworth

Nevada

1927 · Hettie Ide

Fireman, Save My Child

1927 · (uncredited)

Rubber Heels

1927 · Princess Aline

God Gave Me Twenty Cents

1926 · Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)

Fascinating Youth

1926 · Lorraine Lane

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