Frank M. Thomas: movies and TV shows
Frank M. Thomas has 105 credits in the archive: 98 films and 7 TV series, from 1917 to 1954. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1917 – 1954 · busiest year: 1937 (19 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Shadow | Commissioner Weston | Film | 4.5 | 64 |
| 1953 | Horace Mann's Miracle | Horace | Film | — | 63 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | TV | 8.8 | 61 | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 60 | |
| 1950 | The Sleeping City | Police Lt. Lally (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1949 | Lights Out | TV | 6.0 | 59 | |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye | TV | 7.3 | 59 | |
| 1949 | The Clock | TV | — | 59 | |
| 1949 | Wesley | Mr. Eggleston | TV | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Marley's Ghost | TV | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1946 | Doctor in Industry: The Story of Kennethh W. Randall, M.D. | John Randall | Film | — | 56 |
| 1943 | Hello, Frisco, Hello | Auctioneer | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady | Webley, club owner | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1943 | Mountain Rhythm | Dr. Elihu Prindle | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Dr. Jepson | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Tweed | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1942 | Eyes in the Night | Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert | Judge Alvin Kirby | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | Apache Trail | Maj. Lowden | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | The Postman Didn't Ring | Prosecutor | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Capt. H.T. Daley | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1942 | Sunset Serenade | Clifford Sheldon | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | Ralph Bryan | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Frisbee | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1941 | Among the Living | Sheriff | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1941 | Life with Henry | Joe Nye | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1941 | A Shot in the Dark | Klein | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1941 | Wyoming Wildcat | Frank Gannon | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | Arkansas Judge | August Huston | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | Sierra Sue | Banker Bromfield | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Reynolds | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Hubert Crum | Film | 4.6 | 50 |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Official | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Doctor | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1940 | City of Chance | Publisher | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1940 | Chad Hanna | Burke | Film | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1940 | High School | History Teacher | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | Prison Warden | Film | 4.7 | 50 |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Calvin Pritchard | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1940 | Maryland | Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Hendricks (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 49 |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Bert | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1939 | They Made Her a Spy | Col. John Shaw | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1939 | They All Come Out | Superintendent - Chillicothe | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother | Doctor | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Doc | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1939 | Saga of Death Valley | Ed Tasker | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | Lt. Stevens | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1939 | Geronimo | Politician | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1939 | Scandal Sheet | District Attorney | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss X | District Attorney Al Ross | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1939 | The Rookie Cop | Police Chief Gordon H. Lane | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1939 | Grand Jury Secrets | Benton | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1939 | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Jim Nixon | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1939 | Disbarred | Dist. Atty. G.H. Blanchard | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1939 | $1,000 a Touchdown | Dr. Black (uncredited) | Film | 3.7 | 49 |
| 1939 | Two Thoroughbreds | Reeves | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1938 | Strange Faces | Ward | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1938 | This Marriage Business | Mayor Frisbee | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Police Chief | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1938 | Maid's Night Out | 'Mac' McCarthy | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld | Police Captain Gargan | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Judge Wend | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1938 | Everybody's Doing It | Charlie | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember | Jode Harkness | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1938 | Night Spot | Headwaiter | Film | 4.6 | 48 |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Arthur (Uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | Prosecutor (Uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1938 | Crashing Hollywood | Detective Decker | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Thomas Redwine | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Coach Hammond | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1938 | Blind Alibi | Larson | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1937 | Racing Lady | Bradford | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls | Jeff "Pops" Plummer | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Mr. Roberts | Film | 8.5 | 47 |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Railroad Official (Uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer | William Walker | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1937 | Breakfast for Two | Sam Ransome | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife | Insperator Mallory | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | We Who Are About to Die | M.L. Carter | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | Quick Money | Jim Clark | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Lieutenant Bond | Film | 4.7 | 47 |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury | Mr. Van Cobb | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1937 | Danger Patrol | Rocky Sanders | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1937 | China Passage | Captain Williams | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1937 | High Flyers | Officer Collins | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1937 | The Big Shot | A.C. Murdock | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1937 | Meet the Missus | Barney Lott | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1937 | Behind The Headlines | Naylor | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1937 | They Wanted to Marry | Detective | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Mr. Redford | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys | Phillip Browning | Film | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Mike North (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1936 | Without Orders | Arthur Trueman | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1936 | Wanted: Jane Turner | Banks | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1936 | The Big Game | Coach | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1936 | Grand Jury | John Taylor | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1936 | The Last Outlaw | Dr. Charles Mason | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1936 | Don't Turn 'em Loose | Attorney Pierce | Film | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1936 | M'Liss | Alf Edwards | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1934 | Wednesday's Child | Attorney for Mr. Phillips (in some prints as Tom Franklin) | Film | 3.8 | 44 |
| 1920 | Deadline at Eleven | Jack Rawson | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1917 | Nearly Married | Harry Lindsey | Film | — | 27 |