Jameson Thomas

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 in London. 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. He died from tuberculosis in Sierra Madre, California.

Selected filmography

• Chu Chin Chow (1923)
• The Drum (1924)
• Chester Forgets Himself (1924)
• Decameron Nights (1924)
• The Gold Cure (1925)
• Afraid of Love (1925)
• Pearl of the South Seas (1926)
• Poppies of Flanders (1927)
• Blighty (1927)
• The Antidote (1927) short film made in DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process
• The White Sheik (1928)
• High Treason (1928)
• The Farmer's Wife (1928)
• High Treason (1929)
• The Feather (1929)
• Power Over Men (1929)
• Week-End Wives (1929)
• Piccadilly (1929)
• Night Birds (1930)
• Elstree Calling (1930) cameo appearance as Himself
• Three Wise Girls (1932)
• The Phantom President (1932)
• No More Orchids (1932)
• It Happened One Night (1934)
• Jane Eyre (1934)
• A Lost Lady (1934)
• Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
• 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)

External links

• Jameson Thomas at the Internet Movie Database
• Jameson Thomas at Find a Grave