Frank M. Thomas

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Bachelor Mother (1939)

Horace Mann's Miracle (1953)

The Black Robe (1949)

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

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1965 Paradise Bay (TV series)
Judge Grayson

1957-1958 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Brig. General Cummings / Col. Walter T. O'Donnell

– Bilko's Allergy (1958) … Col. Walter T. O'Donnell (as Frank Thomas Sr.)

– Radio Station B.I.L.K.O. (1957) … Brig. General Cummings

1953-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Tom

– Web of Guilt (1958) … Tom (as Frank Thomas Sr.)

– A Square Peg (1953)

1950-1957 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Sam Parker

– Crisis on Tangier Island (1957) … Sam Parker

– Time of Their Lives (1950)

1952-1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Admiral / Senator Hall

– Man Lost (1955) … Admiral

– Storm (1953) (as Frank Thomas Sr.)

– Nostradamus Beery (1952) … Senator Hall

1955 The Goldbergs (TV series)
Judge

– The Jury (1955) … Judge

1954 You Are There (TV series)

– The Oklahoma Land Rush (April 22, 1889) (1954) (as Frank Thomas)

1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)

– Philip Goes Forth (1954)

1954 The Shadow (TV short)
Commissioner Weston

1953 Short Short Dramas (TV series)

– Public Relations (1953) (as Frank Thomas)

1953 Horace Mann's Miracle (TV movie)
Horace Mann

1951-1952 Martin Kane (TV series)
Capt. Burke / Pop Wagner

– The Dope Pushers (1952) … Capt. Burke (as Frank Thomas)

– Trouble on Board (1952) … Capt. Burke (as Frank Thomas)

– Peanut Dopey (1951) … Capt. Burke (as Frank Thomas)

– A Jockey Is Murdered (1951) … Capt. Burke

– Hotel Con Game (1951) … Capt. Burke

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1950 The Sleeping City
Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)

1950 Lights Out (TV series)

– A Child Is Crying (1950) (as Frank Thomas Sr.)

1948-1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Marley's Ghost

– Dirty Eddie (1950)

– A Christmas Carol (1948) … Marley's Ghost

1949 The Black Robe (TV series)
Judge (as Frank Thomas)

1948 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)

– Who's Your Judge? (1948)

1946 The Story of Kenneth W. Randall, M.D.
John Randall (as Frank Thomas)

1943 The Desert Song
Sgt. LeBlanc (uncredited)

1943 Hello Frisco, Hello
Auctioneer

1943 No Place for a Lady
Webley (as Frank Thomas)

1943 Flight for Freedom
Race Official (uncredited)

1943 City Without Men
Senator (uncredited)

1943 Mountain Rhythm
Dr. Elihu Prindle

1942 Eyes in the Night
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

1942 Apache Trail
Maj. Lowden

1942 Henry Aldrich, Editor
Mayor (as Frank Thomas)

1942 Sunset Serenade
Clifford Sheldon

1942 The Talk of the Town
District Attorney Scott (uncredited)

1942 The Postman Didn't Ring
Prosecutor

1942 Flight Lieutenant
Official at Hearing (uncredited)

1942 A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Capt. H.T. Daley (as Frank Thomas)

1942 The Great Man's Lady
Frisbee

1942 Sunset on the Desert
Judge Alvin Kirby

1942 Reap the Wild Wind
Dr. Jepson

1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Tweed - Chicago Businessman (uncredited)

1942 Obliging Young Lady
Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)

1941 Dangerously They Live
Dist. Atty. Ralph Bryan

1941 Among the Living
Sheriff

1941 Sierra Sue
Banker Bromfield (as Frank Thomas)

1941 Man at Large
Dr. G.G. Cataloni (uncredited)

1941 Three Sons o' Guns
Reynolds

1941 Sucker List (short)
Policeman at Commissioner's Office (uncredited)

1941 A Shot in the Dark
Det. Lt. Klein

1941 The Monster and the Girl
Jansen (uncredited)

1941 Arkansas Judge
August Huston

1941 Life with Henry
Joe Nye

1941 Wyoming Wildcat
Frank Gannon

1940 Chad Hanna
Burke (as Frank Thomas)

1940 Brigham Young
Hubert Crum (as Frank Thomas)

1940 Maryland
Veterinarian (uncredited)

1940 Queen of the Mob
Doctor (uncredited)

1940 Lillian Russell
Official (as Frank Thomas)

1940 Shooting High
Calvin Pritchard

1940 Women Without Names
Prison Warden

1940 The Man from Dakota
Confederate Surgeon (uncredited)

1940 High School
History Teacher (uncredited)

1940 City of Chance
Publisher (uncredited)

1939 Two Thoroughbreds
Reeves (uncredited)

1939 Geronimo
Politician (uncredited)

1939 Saga of Death Valley
Ed Tasker

1939 Beware Spooks!
Capt. Wood (uncredited)

1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Hendricks (uncredited)

1939 Scandal Sheet
District Attorney

1939 $1000 a Touchdown
Dr. Black (uncredited)

1939 Death of a Champion
Chief Sanders

1939 They All Come Out
Superintendent - Chillicothe

1939 Bachelor Mother
Doctor

1939 Grand Jury Secrets
Benton

1939 The Rookie Cop
Police Chief Gordon H. Lane

1939 They Made Her a Spy
Major Shaw

1939 Society Lawyer
Lieutenant Stevens

1939 Secret Service of the Air
Doc

1939 Idiot's Delight
Bert (uncredited)

1939 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Jim Nixon

1939 The Mysterious Miss X
District Attorney Al Ross

1939 Disbarred
Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard

1938 The Wrong Way Out (short)
Police Capt. Frank Hobson (uncredited)

1938 Strange Faces
Ward

1938 A Man to Remember
Jode Harkness

1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Coach Hammond

1938 The Renegade Ranger
Carson (uncredited)

1938 Smashing the Rackets
Judge Wend (uncredited)

1938 Crime Ring
Thomas Redwine

1938 The Saint in New York
Prosecutor (uncredited)

1938 Blind Alibi
Larson - Museum Janitor

1938 Vivacious Lady
Train Conductor (uncredited)

1938 Joy of Living
Arthur (uncredited)

1938 Law of the Underworld
Police Captain Gargan

1938 Go Chase Yourself
Police Chief

1938 This Marriage Business
Mayor Frisbee

1938 Maid's Night Out
'Mac' McCarthy

1938 Night Spot
Headwaiter

1938 Everybody's Doing It
Charlie

1938 Crashing Hollywood
Detective Decker

1937 Quick Money
Jim Clark

1937 High Flyers
Officer Collins (uncredited)

1937 Danger Patrol
Rocky Sanders

1937 Breakfast for Two
Sam Ransome

1937 Forty Naughty Girls
Jeff Plummer

1937 The Big Shot
A.C. Murdock - Newspaper Editor

1937 The Toast of New York
Fisk's Lawyer (uncredited)

1937 Super-Sleuth
A.J. (voice) (uncredited)

1937 You Can't Beat Love
Mayor Olson

1937 Meet the Missus
Barney Lott

1937 Behind the Headlines
Naylor

1937 You Can't Buy Luck
Police Lt. Bond

1937 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Mr. Bedford

1937 The Soldier and the Lady
Railroad Official (uncredited)

1937 The Man Who Found Himself
Mr. Roberts

1937 China Passage
Capt. Williams

1937 Don't Tell the Wife
Insp. Mallory

1937 We're on the Jury
Mr. D. Van Cobb, prosecutor

1937 They Wanted to Marry
Detective

1937 Criminal Lawyer
William Walker

1937 Racing Lady
Bradford

1937 We Who Are About to Die
M.L. Carter

1936 Wanted: Jane Turner
Banks

1936 Without Orders
Arthur Trueman

1936 The Big Game
Coach (uncredited)

1936 Mummy's Boys
Phillip Browning

1936 Don't Turn 'em Loose
Attorney Pierce

1936 Grand Jury
John Taylor

1936 M'Liss
Alf Edwards

1936 The Last Outlaw
Dr. Charles Mason

1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Mike North (uncredited)

1936 Special Investigator
Postmaster (uncredited)

1934 Wednesday's Child
Attorney for the Defense (as Frank Thomas Sr.)

1920 Deadline at Eleven
Jack Rawson (as Frank Thomas)

1917 Nearly Married
Harry Lindsey (as Frank Thomas)

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Big Jim Garrity (1914). Written by Owen Davis. New York Theatre: 16 Oct 1914- Nov 1914 (closing date unknown/27 performances). Cast: Janet Dunbar, John Emerson, John Flood, Amelia Gardner, Katherine La Salle, Willis Martin, John Mason, Roger McWade, Guy Nichols, William Sampson, Frank M. Thomas [Broadway debut]... See more »

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 16,039 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Frank M. Thomas (1889–1989) Actor Trivia: Father of Frankie Thomas. Born: July 13, 1889 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA Died: November 25, 1989 (age 100) in Tujunga, California, USA