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Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

Birthday: 1899-01-07 | Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective

as    W. B. Elwood

1935
Behind the Green Lights

as    Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad

1935
Hop-a-long Cassidy

as    Jack Anthony

1934
Change of Heart

as    Howard Jackson

1934
In Old Santa Fe

as    Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler

1933
Jungle Bride

as    John Franklin

1933
The Little Giant

as    John Stanley

1933
Son of a Sailor

as    Williams

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case

as    Bob Parks

1932
By Whose Hand?

as    Chambers

1932
Man Wanted

as    Fred Ames

1932
Movie Crazy

as    Vance

1930
The Doorway to Hell

as    Captain of Academy

1930
Sweethearts on Parade

as    Hendricks

1930
Children of Pleasure

as    Rod Peck

1929
Say It with Songs

as    Arthur Phillips

1929
The Girl from Havana

as    William Dane

1928
The Secret Hour

as    Joe

1927
White Gold

as    Alec Carson

1927
Almost Human

as    John Livingston