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