Jameson Thomas
| Jameson Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Thomas Roland Jameson 24 March 1888 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
| Died |
10 January 1939 (aged 50) Sierra Madre, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jamison Thomas |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1923–1939 |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Dix |
Jameson Thomas (24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in 82 films between 1923 and 1939.
He was born Thomas Roland Jameson in St George Hanover Square, London.[1] On the stage from his early teens, Jameson first appeared as a half-breed boy in The Squaw Man. He made his screen debut in 1923 in the film Chu Chin Chow. In 1929, he starred in Piccadilly as Valentine Wilmot opposite Anna May Wong. At the time, Piccadilly was not well received, but has since been recognised as an accomplished melodrama and one of the best films of the late British silent era.
Thomas moved to Hollywood, appearing on the stage with Bebe Daniels in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. He continued to appear in minor roles in various films until his death. Thomas played "King" Westley, the fortune-hunting husband/fiancé of Claudette Colbert in Frank Capras comedy It Happened One Night. He died from tuberculosis in Sierra Madre, California.
Filmography
- Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
- Decameron Nights (1924)
- The Sins Ye Do (1924)
- The Gold Cure (1925)
- A Daughter of Love (1925)
- Afraid of Love (1925)
- The Apache (1925)
- Pearl of the South Seas (1926)
- Jungle Woman (1926)
- Poppies of Flanders (1927)
- Blighty (1927)
- Roses of Picardy (1927)
- The Antidote (1927) short film made in DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process
- The White Sheik (1928)
- The Rising Generation (1928)
- Tesha (1928)
- The Farmer's Wife (1928)
- High Treason (1929)
- The Feather (1929)
- The Hate Ship (1929)
- Power Over Men (1929)
- Week-End Wives (1929)
- The Love of the Brothers Rott (1929)
- Piccadilly (1929)
- Night Birds (1930)
- Elstree Calling (1930) cameo appearance as Himself
- Extravagance (1930)
- Night Life in Reno (1931)
- Lover Come Back (1931)
- Changes (1931)
- Convicted (1931)
- The Murdock Affair (1931)
- Dangerous Ground (1932)
- The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)
- Three Wise Girls (1932)
- Escapade (1932)
- The Phantom President (1932)
- No More Orchids (1932)
- Self Defense (1932)
- The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)
- Brief Moment (1933)
- The Solitaire Man (1933)
- The Invisible Man (1933)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Jane Eyre (1934)
- The Moonstone (1934)
- Call It Luck (1934)
- The Scarlet Empress (1934)
- Stolen Sweets (1934)
- Beggars in Ermine (1934)
- A Woman's Man (1934)
- Bombay Mail (1934)
- A Lost Lady (1934)
- The World Accuses (1934)
- A Successful Failure (1934)
- Crimson Romance (1934)
- Happiness Ahead (1934)
- Courageous (1934)
- The Curtain Falls (1934)
- Reprieved (1934)
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
- Rumba (1935)
- Mister Dynamite (1935)
- Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
- The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
- Coronado (1935)
- The Last Outpost (1935)
- Lady Luck (1936)
- House of Secrets (1936)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- Girl Loves Boy (1937)
- The League of Frightened Men (1937)
- Parnell (1937)
- Souls at Sea (1937)
- The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
- One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
- Death Goes North (1939)
References
- ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Thomas, Jameson (1888-1939) Biography". Retrieved 22 September 2016.