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Frankie Thomas

Highest Rated: 100% Nancy Drew -- Reporter (1939)

Lowest Rated: 86% Boys Town (1938)

Birthday: Apr 9, 1921

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Frankie Thomas got his start in the world of acting at the ripe age of 13. Thomas's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as "Wednesday's Child" (1934), "Tim Tyler's Luck" (1937) and the Spencer Tracy drama "Boys Town" (1938). He also appeared in the Mischa Auer comedy "Little Tough Guys in Society" (1938) and the Bonita Granville mystery "Nancy Drew - Detective" (1938). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the Ann Sheridan crime picture "Angels Wash Their Faces" (1939), "Code of the Streets" (1939) and "Nancy Drew - Reporter" (1939). He also appeared in the crime flick "Invisible Stripes" (1940) with George Raft. In the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the biographical drama "One Foot in Heaven" (1941) with Fredric March, the drama "Always in My Heart" (1942) with Kay Francis and the comedic adaptation "The Major and the Minor" (1942) with Ginger Rogers. He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "A Woman to Remember" (DuMont TV, 1948-49). Thomas last acted on "First Love" (NBC, 1953-56). Thomas passed away in May 2006 at the age of 85.

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Highest rated movies

100% 69% Nancy Drew -- Reporter
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100% 56% One Foot in Heaven
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100% 83% The Major and the Minor
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86% 81% Boys Town
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On Dress Parade
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A Dog of Flanders
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Code of the Streets
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70% Always in My Heart
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Angels Wash Their Faces
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43% Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
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Filmography

Movies

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100% 83% The Major and the Minor Cadet Osborne (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 70% Always in My Heart Martin "Marty" Scott (Character) - 1942
100% 56% One Foot in Heaven Hartzell Spence, age 18 years (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Angels Wash Their Faces Gabe Ryan (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 56% Invisible Stripes Tommy (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 43% Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Ted Nickerson (Character) - 1939
100% 69% Nancy Drew -- Reporter Ted Nickerson (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet On Dress Parade Cadet Lt. `'Murph'` Murphy (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Code of the Streets Bob Lewis (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 57% Nancy Drew, Trouble Shooter Ted Nickerson (Character) - 1939
86% 81% Boys Town Freddie Fuller (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Tough Guys in Society Danny (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet 68% Nancy Drew, Detective Theodore "Ted" Nickerson (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dog of Flanders Nello Daas (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wednesday's Child Bobby Phillips (Character) - 1934

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspense Unknown (Character) 1949