Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born January 6, 1899
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.
MovieRivals of the Dragon
1980
MovieShow-Business at War
1943
as Self
MovieJim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as W. B. Elwood
MovieBlackmailer
1936
as Mr. Porter
MovieHop-a-long Cassidy
1935
as Jack Anthony
MovieWhispering Smith Speaks
1935
as J. Wesley Hunt
MovieBehind the Green Lights
1935
as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad
MovieBehold My Wife!
1934
as Jim Curson
MovieIn Old Santa Fe
1934
as Matt Korber - alias Mr. Chandler
MovieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
MovieCross Streets
1934
as Mort Talbot
MovieMany Happy Returns
1934
as Motion Picture Director
MovieChange of Heart
1934
as Howard Jackson
MovieSon of a Sailor
1933
as Williams
MovieFrom Headquarters
1933
as Gordon Bates
MovieFemale
1933
as Red
MovieThe Little Giant
1933
as John Stanley
MovieHold Me Tight
1933
as Dolan
MovieDaring Daughters
1933
as Alan Preston
MovieJungle Bride
1933
as John Franklin
MovieLawyer Man
1932
as Dr. Frank Gresham (uncredited)
MovieFast Life
1932
as Mr. Williams
MovieHer Mad Night
1932
as Schuyler Durkin
MovieMovie Crazy
1932
as Vance
MovieYoung Onions
1932
as Pete Boyle
MovieThirteen Women
1932
as Mr. Cousins (uncredited)
Movie70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Dr. Collins
MovieBy Whose Hand?
1932
as Chambers
MovieMan Wanted
1932
as Fred Ames
MovieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Bob Parks
MovieMurder at Midnight
1931
as Jim Kennedy
MovieWoman Hungry
1931
as Leonard Temple
The Bride's Mistake
1931
as George Reynolds
MovieJust Imagine
1930
as MT-3
MovieThe Doorway to Hell
1930
as Captain of Academy
MovieReno
1930
as Richard Belden
MovieSweethearts on Parade
1930
as Hendricks
MovieLawful Larceny
1930
as Andrew Dorsey
MovieSweet Mama
1930
as Joe Palmer
MovieWild Company
1930
as Joe Hardy
MovieA Notorious Affair
1930
as Dr. Alan Pomeroy
MovieChildren of Pleasure
1930
as Rod Peck
He Trumped Her Ace
1930
as George Wilson
MovieThe Other Tomorrow
1930
as Nort Larrison (as Kenneth Thompson)
MovieThe Girl from Havana
1929
as William Dane
MovieThe Careless Age
1929
as Owen
MovieSay It with Songs
1929
as Arthur Phillips
MovieThe Veiled Woman
1929
as Dr. Donald Ross
MovieThe Broadway Melody
1929
as Jock Warriner (uncredited)
The Bellamy Trial
1929
as Stephen Bellamy
MovieThe Street of Illusion
1928
as Curtis Drake
MovieThe Secret Hour
1928
as Joe
MovieAlmost Human
1927
as John Livingston
MovieTurkish Delight
1927
as Donald Sims
MovieThe King of Kings
1927
as Lazarus
MovieWhite Gold
1927
as Alec Carson
MovieMan Bait
1927
as Gerald Sanford
MovieCorporal Kate
1926
as Jack
MovieRisky Business
1926
as Ted Pyncheon
