Kenneth Thomson
57 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 6, 1899
- Died
- Jan 26, 1967 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Kenneth Thompson · Charles Kenneth Thomson
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.
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Known for
Kenneth Thomson: movies and TV shows
Acting (57)
- 1980
- 1937 Jim Hanvey, Detective
as W. B. Elwood
- 1936 Blackmailer
as Mr. Porter
- 1935 Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Jack Anthony
- 1935 Whispering Smith Speaks
as J. Wesley Hunt
- 1935 Behind the Green Lights
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
- 1934 Behold My Wife!
as Jim Curson
- 1934 In Old Santa Fe
as Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
- 1934 Cross Streets
as Mort Talbot
- 1934 Many Happy Returns
as Motion Picture Director
- 1934 Change of Heart
as Howard Jackson
- 1933 Son of a Sailor
as Williams
- 1933 From Headquarters
as Gordon Bates
- 1933 Female
as Red
- 1933 The Little Giant
as John Stanley
- 1933 Hold Me Tight
as Dolan
- 1933 Daring Daughters
as Alan Preston
- 1933 Jungle Bride
as John Franklin
- 1932 Lawyer Man
as Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
- 1932 Fast Life
as Mr. Williams
- 1932 Her Mad Night
as Schuyler Durkin
- 1932 Movie Crazy
as Vance
- 1932 Young Onions
as Pete Boyle
- 1932 Thirteen Women
as Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
- 1932 70,000 Witnesses
as Dr. Collins
- 1932 By Whose Hand?
as Chambers
- 1932 Man Wanted
as Fred Ames
- 1932 The Famous Ferguson Case
as Bob Parks
- 1931 Murder at Midnight
as Jim Kennedy
- 1931 Woman Hungry
as Leonard Temple
- 1931 The Bride's Mistake
as George Reynolds
- 1930 Just Imagine
as MT-3
- 1930 The Doorway to Hell
as Captain of Academy
- 1930 Reno
as Richard Belden
- 1930 Sweethearts on Parade
as Hendricks
- 1930 Lawful Larceny
as Andrew Dorsey
- 1930 Sweet Mama
as Joe Palmer
- 1930 Wild Company
as Joe Hardy
- 1930 A Notorious Affair
as Dr. Alan Pomeroy
- 1930 Children of Pleasure
as Rod Peck
- 1930 He Trumped Her Ace
as George Wilson
- 1930 The Other Tomorrow
as Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
- 1929 The Girl from Havana
as William Dane
- 1929 The Careless Age
as Owen
- 1929 Say It with Songs
as Arthur Phillips
- 1929 The Veiled Woman
as Dr. Donald Ross
- 1929 The Broadway Melody
as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
- 1929 The Bellamy Trial
as Stephen Bellamy
- 1928 The Street of Illusion
as Curtis Drake
- 1928 The Secret Hour
as Joe
- 1927 Almost Human
as John Livingston
- 1927 Turkish Delight
as Donald Sims
- 1927 The King of Kings
as Lazarus
- 1927 White Gold
as Alec Carson
- 1927 Man Bait
as Gerald Sanford
- 1926 Corporal Kate
as Jack
- 1926 Risky Business
as Ted Pyncheon
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1943
- 1934