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