Jameson Thomas

Jameson Thomas
Born	Thomas Roland Jameson (1888-03-24)24 March 1888 St George Hanover Square, London, England
Died	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. 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.

Selected filmography

• Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
• The Drum (1924)
• Chester Forgets Himself (1924)
• Decameron Nights (1924)
• The Gold Cure (1925)
• A Daughter of Love (1925)
• Afraid of Love (1925)
• The Apache (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)
• The Love of the Brothers Rott (1929)
• Piccadilly (1929)
• Night Birds (1930)
• Elstree Calling (1930) cameo appearance as Himself
• Night Life in Reno (1931)
• Three Wise Girls (1932)
• The Phantom President (1932)
• No More Orchids (1932)
• It Happened One Night (1934)
• Jane Eyre (1934)
• A Lost Lady (1934)
• The Curtain Falls (1934)
• Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
• The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
• Lady Luck (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)

External links

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