Kenneth Thomson
Age: N/A | From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Kenneth Thompson , Charles Kenneth Thomson
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
(1927) Lazarus
The Broadway Melody
(1929) Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Thirteen Women
(1932) Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
The Doorway to Hell
(1930) Captain of Academy
By Whose Hand?
(1932) Chambers
Murder at Midnight
(1931) Jim Kennedy
70,000 Witnesses
(1932) Dr. Collins
Jungle Bride
(1933) John FranklinActing
| 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 |
