Person Details

Birthday: 1899-01-07 11:39:02

Death: 1967-01-26 11:39:02

Aliases: Kenneth Thompson

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Movie Involvements: 37

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

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 Reno, whose other stars were Ruth Roland and Montagu Love; the other half would see him in featured roles as in A Notorious Affair, starring Billie Dove, Basil Rathbone, and Kay Francis. During the rest of the 1930s, he would appear in numerous films, mostly in either supporting or featured roles, such as The Little Giant (1933), starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor, and Hop-Along Cassidy (1935), starring William Boyd; although he occasionally would have a starring role, as in opposite Harold Lloyd in 1932's Movie Crazy.

Most Famous Work

The King of Kings
Average
6

The King of Kings

(1927) Lazarus
The Broadway Melody
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5

The Broadway Melody

(1929) Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Thirteen Women
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6

Thirteen Women

(1932) Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
The Doorway to Hell
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6

The Doorway to Hell

(1930) Captain of Academy
By Whose Hand?
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6

By Whose Hand?

(1932) Chambers
Murder at Midnight
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6

Murder at Midnight

(1931) Jim Kennedy
70,000 Witnesses
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4

70,000 Witnesses

(1932) Dr. Collins
Jungle Bride
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5

Jungle Bride

(1933) John Franklin

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1980 N/A
1943 Self
1937 W. B. Elwood
1936 Mr. Porter
1935 Jack Anthony
J. Wesley Hunt
Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
1934 Jim Curson
Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
Self (uncredited)
Mort Talbot
Motion Picture Director
Howard Jackson
1933 Williams
Gordon Bates
Red
John Stanley
Alan Preston
John Franklin
1932 Dr. Frank Gresham
Mr. Williams
Schuyler Durkin
Vance
Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
Dr. Collins
Chambers
Fred Ames
Bob Parks
1931 Jim Kennedy
Leonard Temple
George Reynolds
1930 Captain of Academy
Richard Belden
Hendricks
Andrew Dorsey
Joe Palmer
Joe Hardy
Dr. Alan Pomeroy
Rod Peck
George Wilson
Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
1929 William Dane
Owen
Arthur Phillips
Dr. Donald Ross
Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Stephen Bellamy
1928 Joe
1927 John Livingston
Lazarus
Alec Carson
Gerald Sanford
1926 Jack
Ted Pyncheon
Year Character Movie/Tv

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