Charles Kenneth Thomson (January 7, 1899 â€" 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.(Per AFI database)
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.(Per AFI database)
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