Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1899-01-06
Day of Death
1967-01-26
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Kenneth Thomson
Biography
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.
Filmography (59)
Rivals of the Dragon
1980
Show-Business at War
1943
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
Blackmailer
1936
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
Behind the Green Lights
1935
Behold My Wife!
1934
In Old Santa Fe
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Cross Streets
1934
Many Happy Returns
1934
Change of Heart
1934
Son of a Sailor
1933
