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Jameson Thomas(1888-1939)

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Jameson Thomas
A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. But then he falls for her...
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It Happened One Night (1934)
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On the British stage from his teens, he first appeared as a half-breed boy in "The Squaw Man." His screen debut was in 1923 in the film "Chu Chin Chow." Dissatisfied with the British film industry, he moved to Hollywood and played a number of minor roles up to the time of his death. On the English stage he appeared with such greats as Anna May Wong, Alice Joyce and Gilda Grey.
BornMarch 24, 1888
DiedJanuary 10, 1939(50)
BornMarch 24, 1888
DiedJanuary 10, 1939(50)
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Photos79

Claudette Colbert and Jameson Thomas in It Happened One Night (1934)
Walter Connolly and Jameson Thomas in It Happened One Night (1934)
Jameson Thomas in It Happened One Night (1934)
Betty Bronson, Jack Mulhall, and Jameson Thomas in Lover Come Back (1931)
Betty Bronson, Constance Cummings, and Jameson Thomas in Lover Come Back (1931)
Betty Bronson, Constance Cummings, Jack Mulhall, and Jameson Thomas in Lover Come Back (1931)
Jameson Thomas in The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Maud Gill, Gibb McLaughlin, Olga Slade, and Jameson Thomas in The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Jameson Thomas in The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Olga Slade and Jameson Thomas in The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Lillian Hall-Davis and Jameson Thomas in The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Jameson Thomas in The Farmer's Wife (1928)

Known for:

Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night
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  • King Westley
  • 1934
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
The Farmer's Wife
5.8
  • Farmer Sweetland
  • 1928
Anna May Wong in Piccadilly (1929)
Piccadilly
7.1
  • Valentine Wilmot
  • 1929
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Charlie Chan in Egypt
6.6
  • Dr. Anton Racine
  • 1935

Credits

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Actor

  • Dorothy Bradshaw, Sheila Bromley, Walter Byron, Edgar Edwards, and Jameson Thomas in Death Goes North (1939)
    Death Goes North
    • Robert Druid - alias Herbert Barlow
    • 1939
  • Deanna Durbin, Alice Brady, Adolphe Menjou, and Leopold Stokowski in One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
    One Hundred Men and a Girl
    • Russell
    • 1937
  • The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
    The Man Who Cried Wolf
    • George Bradley
    • 1937
  • Gary Cooper, Olympe Bradna, Frances Dee, and George Raft in Souls at Sea (1937)
    Souls at Sea
    • Pelton (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Parnell (1937)
    Parnell
    • Judge Nanan (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Joseph Allen, Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Connolly, Irene Hervey, and Lionel Stander in The League of Frightened Men (1937)
    The League of Frightened Men
    • Michael Ayers
    • 1937
  • Bernadene Hayes, Eric Linden, and Cecilia Parker in Girl Loves Boy (1937)
    Girl Loves Boy
    • Lawyer Mack
    • 1937
  • The House of Secrets (1936)
    The House of Secrets
    • Coventry
    • 1936
  • William Bakewell and Patricia Farr in Lady Luck (1936)
    Lady Luck
    • Jack Conroy
    • 1936
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    • Mr. Semple (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Betty Burgess and Johnny Downs in Coronado (1935)
    Coronado
    • Carlton
    • 1935
  • James Bush, Claudia Dell, and Reginald Denny in The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
    The Lady in Scarlet
    • Dr. Phillip J. Boyer (as Jamison Thomas)
    • 1935
  • Cary Grant in The Last Outpost (1935)
    The Last Outpost
    • Cullen
    • 1935
  • Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
    Charlie Chan in Egypt
    • Dr. Anton Racine
    • 1935
  • Jean Dixon and Edmund Lowe in Mister Dynamite (1935)
    Mister Dynamite
    • Carey Williams
    • 1935

Soundtrack

  • Barbara Stanwyck, Ricardo Cortez, Frank Morgan, and Lyle Talbot in A Lost Lady (1934)
    A Lost Lady
    • performer: "The Very Thought Of You" (1934) (uncredited)
    • 1934

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It Happened One Night -- Trailer
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jamieson Thomas
  • Height
    • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • March 24, 1888
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 10, 1939
    • Sierra Madre, California, USA(tuberculosis)
  • Spouses
      Evelyn Dudson1927 - August 11, 1931 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Made his American stage debut with Bebe Daniels in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney."
  • Quotes
    If one wants to live by playing in British films, it is better to be miscast than never to be cast at all.

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