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Evan Thomas

1891-02-17 – 1982-01-01 (age 90) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Biography

From Wikipedia

Evan Thomas, also known as Peter Evan Thomas was a Canadian-born British character actor, whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He began his career in England, in Lady Windermere's Fan, written by Oscar Wilde.

Born Elystan Owen Evan Thomas in Vancouver, he appeared in silent films in Great Britain. Starting in 1930, he worked in both Hollywood and England beginning in 1930, before returning permanently to the British film industry after 1946. Over his fifty-year career, he would appear in dozens of films, usually in small roles, although he did have several featured performances, as in 1928's Warned Off, and 1935's Lend Me Your Husband.

Known For

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Warned Off

1930

as Colonel Cornwallis

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police

1940

as Capt. Gower

The Little Princess
The Little Princess

1939

as Doctor

Lend Me Your Husband
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

1938

as Sir Harry Smith

My Name Is Julia Ross
My Name Is Julia Ross

1945

as Dr. Keller (uncredited)

O.H.M.S.
O.H.M.S.

1937

as General

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Wisp o' the Woods

1919

as Richard Blake

Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

as Ship's Doctor

Drums of Fu Manchu
Drums of Fu Manchu

1940

as Maj. Carlton

Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek

1944

as Robert Penrose (uncredited)

British Intelligence
British Intelligence

1939

as Maj. Andrews

Lord Jeff
Lord Jeff

1938

as Captain Wilson

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

as Constable

Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
If I Were King
If I Were King

1938

as Officer (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

as Plant Heavy 9

Women Who Play
Women Who Play

1932

as Willie