Portrait of Frank M. Thomas

Acting

Frank M. Thomas

Career

Active from 1917 to 1954, with a break from 1921 to 1935, busiest in 1937 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank M. Thomas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Western 4
  • 1930s Crime 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

105
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 72
The Shadow
The Shadow (1954)

as Commissioner Weston

Horace Mann's Miracle
Horace Mann's Miracle (1953)

as Horace

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

The Sleeping City
The Sleeping City (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)

1940s

36 titles ยท average score 59
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949)

TV show

Lights Out
Lights Out (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Wesley
Wesley (1949)

TV show ยท as Mr. Eggleston

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Marley's Ghost

No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady (1943)

as Webley, club owner

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)

as Capt. H.T. Daley

Sunset Serenade
Sunset Serenade (1942)

as Clifford Sheldon

Wyoming Wildcat
Wyoming Wildcat (1941)

as Frank Gannon

Sierra Sue
Sierra Sue (1941)

as Banker Bromfield

Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge (1941)

as August Huston

Shooting High
Shooting High (1940)

as Calvin Pritchard

Brigham Young
Brigham Young (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hubert Crum

1930s

62 titles ยท average score 61
They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Col. John Shaw

They All Come Out
They All Come Out (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Superintendent - Chillicothe

Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air (1939)
GoodWatch score 49

as Doc

Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley (1939)

as Ed Tasker

Racing Lady
Racing Lady (1937)

as Bradford

Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jeff "Pops" Plummer

Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Insperator Mallory

Breakfast for Two
Breakfast for Two (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sam Ransome

The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mr. Roberts

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Redford

Mummy's Boys
Mummy's Boys (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Phillip Browning

Wanted: Jane Turner
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

as Banks

1920s

1 title
Deadline at Eleven
Deadline at Eleven (1920)

as Jack Rawson

1910s

1 title
Nearly Married
Nearly Married (1917)

as Harry Lindsey