Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939.
Biography
He was born in St George Hanover Square, 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. Piccadilly was a smash hit in England, where reviewers called it "by far the best production yet made at Elstree" and "one of the finest films that has ever come from a British studio." The film, however, only received a tepid response in the U.S. where it had a limited run. Today, Piccadilly is 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 Capra's comedy It Happened One Night. He died from tuberculosis in Sierra Madre, California and was interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood.
Filmography
Chu-Chin-Chow - OmarDecameron Nights - ImliffThe Sins Ye Do - Captain BarringtonAfraid of Love - Philip BryceA Daughter of Love - Dr. Eden BrentThe Apache - Gaston d'HarcourtThe [Gold Cure (1925 film)|The Gold Cure] - Lansing CarterThe Hound of the Deep - 'Black' DarleyJungle Woman - 'Black' DarleyBlighty - David MarshallThe Antidote - Prof. Gilbert OlivesRoses of Picardy - Georges d'ArchevillePoppies of Flanders - Jim BrownThe White Sheik - WestwynThe Farmer's Wife - Farmer SweetlandTesha - Robert DobreeThe Apache - Minor Role The Rising Generation - Major KentPiccadilly - Valentine WilmotHigh Treason - Michael DeaneWeek-End Wives - Henri MonardPower Over Men - Philippe GarnierThe Love of the Brothers Rott - RobertThe Feather - Roger DaltonThe Hate Ship - Vernon WolfeElstree Calling - HimselfExtravagance - Harrison MorrellNight Birds - Deacon LakeLover Come Back - YatesChances - Lt. Taylor Night Life in Reno - John WyattConvicted - Bruce AllanThe Devil Plays - Harry ForrestThree Wise Girls - Arthur PhelpsEscapade - John WhitneyThe Trial of Vivienne Ware - Damon FenwickThe Phantom President - JerridoNo More Orchids - Prince CarlosSelf Defense - Jeff BowmanThe Secret of Madame Blanche - Jones - a Private Detective Brief Moment - Count ArmandThe Solitaire Man - Inspector Kenyon The Invisible Man - Hospital Doctor Bombay Mail - Capt. Gerald WorthingA Woman's Man - Roger Pentley - PlayboyBeggars in Ermine - James 'Jim' MarleyIt Happened One Night - "King" WestleyStolen Sweets - Barrington ThorneThe Scarlet Empress - Lt. Ovitsyn Call It Luck - Colonel Sir Ridley Quigley Jane Eyre - Charles CraigThe Moonstone - Godfrey AblewhiteA Lost Lady - Lord VerringtonThe [Curtain Falls (1934 film)|The Curtain Falls] - Martin DeveridgeHappiness Ahead - Bradford Servant in Kitchen Crimson Romance - English OfficerA Successful Failure - Jerry Franklin, Ruth's BeauThe World Accuses - Jerome RogersSing Sing Nights - Robert McCaighThe Man Who Reclaimed His Head - Board Director The [Lives of a Bengal Lancer (film)|The Lives of a Bengal Lancer] - HendricksonRumba - Jack SolangerMister Dynamite - Carey WilliamsCharlie Chan in Egypt - Dr. Anton RacineThe Last Outpost - CullenThe Lady in Scarlet - Dr. Phillip J. BoyerCoronado - CarltonMr. Deeds Goes to Town - Mr. Semple Lady Luck - Jack ConroyHouse of Secrets - CoventryGirl Loves Boy - Lawyer MackThe League of Frightened Men - Michael AyersParnell - Judge Nanan Souls at Sea - Pelton The Man Who Cried Wolf - George BradleyOne Hundred Men and a Girl - RussellDeath Goes North - Robert Druid, alias Herbert Barlow