Kenneth Thomson
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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.
Known for
Credits
Jungle Bride (1933)
as John Franklin
Sweet Mama (1930)
as Joe Palmer
Turkish Delight (1927)
as Donald Sims
The Broadway Melody (1929)
as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Man Bait (1927)
as Gerald Sanford
Cross Streets (1934)
as Mort Talbot
The King of Kings (1927)
as Lazarus
Just Imagine (1930)
as MT-3
Behold My Wife! (1934)
as Jim Curson
Man Wanted (1932)
as Fred Ames
Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
as Jack Anthony
Thirteen Women (1932)
as Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as W. B. Elwood
Change of Heart (1934)
as Howard Jackson
The Secret Hour (1928)
as Joe
By Whose Hand? (1932)
as Chambers
The Little Giant (1933)
as John Stanley
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
The Street of Illusion (1928)
as Curtis Drake
Her Mad Night (1932)
as Schuyler Durkin
Behind the Green Lights (1935)
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
The Other Tomorrow (1930)
as Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
Female (1933)
as Red
From Headquarters (1933)
as Gordon Bates
Movie Crazy (1932)
as Vance
Lawyer Man (1932)
as Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
as Captain of Academy
Children of Pleasure (1930)
as Rod Peck
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
as Bob Parks
Son of a Sailor (1933)
as Williams
The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)
as Self (uncredited)
Risky Business (1926)
as Ted Pyncheon
Murder at Midnight (1931)
as Jim Kennedy
The Girl from Havana (1929)
as William Dane
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Motion Picture Director
Reno (1930)
as Richard Belden
Say It with Songs (1929)
as Arthur Phillips
In Old Santa Fe (1934)
as Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
The Careless Age (1929)
as Owen
Wild Company (1930)
as Joe Hardy
Fast Life (1932)
as Mr. Williams
The Bride's Mistake (1931)
as George Reynolds
Blackmailer (1936)
as Mr. Porter
Daring Daughters (1933)
as Alan Preston
A Notorious Affair (1930)
as Dr. Alan Pomeroy
White Gold (1927)
as Alec Carson
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
as Dr. Collins
Woman Hungry (1931)
as Leonard Temple
Rivals of the Dragon (1980)
Actor
Sweethearts on Parade (1930)
as Hendricks
Hold Me Tight (1933)
as Dolan
The Bellamy Trial (1929)
as Stephen Bellamy
Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
as J. Wesley Hunt
Lawful Larceny (1930)
as Andrew Dorsey
The Veiled Woman (1929)
as Dr. Donald Ross
He Trumped Her Ace (1930)
as George Wilson
Almost Human (1927)
as John Livingston
Young Onions (1932)
as Pete Boyle
Corporal Kate (1926)
as Jack