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Kenneth Thomson
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 e…
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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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1980
Rivals of the Dragon
Movie
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1943
Show-Business at War
Movie Self
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1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Movie W. B. Elwood
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1936
Blackmailer
Movie Mr. Porter
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1935
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Movie Jack Anthony
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1935
Whispering Smith Speaks
Movie J. Wesley Hunt
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1935
Behind the Green Lights
Movie Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
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1934
Behold My Wife!
Movie Jim Curson
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1934
In Old Santa Fe
Movie Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
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1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1934
Cross Streets
Movie Mort Talbot
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1934
Many Happy Returns
Movie Motion Picture Director
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1934
Change of Heart
Movie Howard Jackson
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1933
Son of a Sailor
Movie Williams
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1933
From Headquarters
Movie Gordon Bates
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1933
Female
Movie Red
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1933
The Little Giant
Movie John Stanley
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1933
Hold Me Tight
Movie Dolan
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1933
Daring Daughters
Movie Alan Preston
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1933
Jungle Bride
Movie John Franklin
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1932
Lawyer Man
Movie Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
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1932
Fast Life
Movie Mr. Williams
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1932
Her Mad Night
Movie Schuyler Durkin
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1932
Movie Crazy
Movie Vance
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1932
Young Onions
Movie Pete Boyle
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1932
Thirteen Women
Movie Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
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1932
70,000 Witnesses
Movie Dr. Collins
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1932
By Whose Hand?
Movie Chambers
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1932
Man Wanted
Movie Fred Ames
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1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie Bob Parks
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1931
Murder at Midnight
Movie Jim Kennedy
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1931
Woman Hungry
Movie Leonard Temple
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1931
The Bride's Mistake
Movie George Reynolds
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1930
Just Imagine
Movie MT-3
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1930
The Doorway to Hell
Movie Captain of Academy
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1930
Reno
Movie Richard Belden
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1930
Sweethearts on Parade
Movie Hendricks
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1930
Lawful Larceny
Movie Andrew Dorsey
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1930
Sweet Mama
Movie Joe Palmer
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1930
Wild Company
Movie Joe Hardy
