Kenneth Thomson
Acting
Born 1899-01-06
Died 1967-01-26
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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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Filmography
Acting
58 credits
Jungle Bride
The Broadway Melody
The King of Kings
Turkish Delight
Just Imagine
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Man Wanted
Cross Streets
Female
Behold My Wife!
Sweet Mama
The Little Giant
Man Bait
Lawyer Man
The Street of Illusion
Hop-a-long Cassidy
The Careless Age
Show-Business at War
70,000 Witnesses
Thirteen Women
Son of a Sailor
Change of Heart
The Doorway to Hell
Lawful Larceny
The Girl from Havana
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie Crazy
Risky Business
Say It with Songs
A Notorious Affair
The Secret Hour
Murder at Midnight
The Bellamy Trial
In Old Santa Fe
From Headquarters
The Hollywood Gad-About
The Other Tomorrow
Reno
Hold Me Tight
By Whose Hand?
Children of Pleasure
Blackmailer
Wild Company
Many Happy Returns
Fast Life
Woman Hungry
White Gold
Young Onions
Whispering Smith Speaks
Sweethearts on Parade
Her Mad Night
Corporal Kate
The Bride's Mistake
Daring Daughters
The Veiled Woman
Behind the Green Lights
Almost Human
He Trumped Her Ace
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