Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

1905-07-10 – 1971-06-18 (age 65) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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Thomas Gomez (July 10, 1905 – June 18, 1971) was an American actor.

Born Sabino Tomas Gomez in New York City, Gomez began his acting career in theater during the 1920s and was a student of the actor Walter Hampden. He made his first film Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror in 1942 and by the end of his career had appeared in sixty films.

Gomez was the first Hispanic-American to be nominated for an Academy Award when he was nominated for his performance in the 1947 film Ride the Pink Horse. Directed by and starring Robert Montgomery, it was later used as the basis for an episode of the same name for the television series Robert Montgomery Presents in which Gomez reprised his role.

His other film roles include Who Done It? (1942), Key Largo (1948), Force of Evil (1948), The Conqueror (1956) and his final film Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). A frequent performer on television, Gomez also appeared in guest roles in such series as The Twilight Zone, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Mr. Ed, Burke's Law, The Virginian, It Takes a Thief, Bewitched, The Rifleman, and Gunsmoke.

Gomez had many notable stage roles, such as the one in the original Broadway run of A Man for All Seasons.

Thomas Gomez died in Santa Monica, California, from injuries sustained in a car accident.

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Known For

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Key Largo
Key Largo

1948

as Richard 'Curly' Hoff

Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke

1961

as Papa Zacharias

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1952

as King of Marshovia

Trapeze
Trapeze

1956

as Bouglione

Anne of the Indies
Anne of the Indies

1951

as Captaine Edward Teach alias Blackbeard

Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile

1947

as Father Bartolome Romero

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights

1942

as Hakim

Force of Evil
Force of Evil

1950

as Leo Morse

Stay Away, Joe
Stay Away, Joe

1968

as Grandpa

John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones

1959

as Esek Hopkins

But Not for Me
But Not for Me

1959

as Demetrios Bacos

The Conqueror
The Conqueror

1956

as Wang Khan

The Furies
The Furies

1950

as El Tigre

Kim
Kim

1950

as Emissary

Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225

1943

as Smithy

Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady

1944

as Inspector Burgess

Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise

1946

as King Croesus

Singapore
Singapore

1947

as Mr. Mauribus

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror