All but forgotten today, Fred Thomson was a silent movie westerner who at one time rivaled 1920s heroes Tom Mix and Hoot Gibson in popularity. Unlike the early, myth-inducing demise of a Rudolph Valentino or Jean Harlow, Fred's untimely death of tetanus prevented the actor, who was at one time billed "The World's Greatest Western Star," from ...
Only one of Fred's 24 feature films is today available to the public.
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Fred and Frances were married in November of 1919 in New York City, with screen star Mary Pickford, who introduced the couple, serving as maid of honor.
Before he became an actor, Thomson had been a Presbyterian minister in the Nevada gold fields, and had been appointed as Nevada state commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kit Carson
1928
Kit Carson
The Sunset Legion
1928
Masked Rider / Whittling Cowboy
Pioneer Scout
1928
Fred
Jesse James
1927
Jesse James
Arizona Nights
1927
Fred Coulter
Silver Comes Through
1927
Fred
Don Mike
1927
Don Miguel Arguella
A Regular Scout
1926
Fred Blake
Lone Hand Saunders
1926
Fred Saunders
The Two-Gun Man
1926
Dean Randall
Hands Across the Border
1926
Ted Drake
The Tough Guy
1926
Fred Saunders
All Around Frying Pan
1925
Bart Andrews
Ridin' the Wind
1925
Jim Harkness
The Wild Bull's Lair
1925
Dan Allen
The Bandit's Baby
1925
Tom Bailey
That Devil Quemado
1925
Quemado
Thundering Hoofs
1924
Dave Marshall
The Fighting Sap
1924
Craig Richmond
The Dangerous Coward
1924
Bob Trent (The Lightning Kid)
The Silent Stranger
1924
Jack Taylor
Galloping Gallagher
1924
Short
Bill Gallagher
North of Nevada
1924
Tom Taylor
The Mask of Lopez
1924
Jack O'Neil
A Chapter in Her Life
1923
Nat Bonnell
The Eagle's Talons
1923
Jack Alden
Oath-Bound
1922
Jim Bradbury
Penrod
1922
uncredited
Just Around the Corner
1921
The Real Man
The Love Light
1921
Joseph
Stunts
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Eagle's Talons
1923
stunts
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Johanna Enlists
1918
technical advisor
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood