Actor
Jameson Thomas
Born 24 March 1888 · St George Hanover Square, London, England, UK — died 10 January 1939
Jameson Thomas (1888–1939) was an English actor who worked in British silent and early sound films before moving to Hollywood. He is best remembered for starring opposite Anna May Wong in Piccadilly (1929) and for playing Claudette Colbert's fiancé King Westley in Frank Capra's It Happened One Night.
Key films
Piccadilly (1929)
His major starring role, opposite Anna May Wong, in a British late-silent film now highly regarded.
It Happened One Night (1934)
Played King Westley, Claudette Colbert's fortune-hunting fiancé, in Frank Capra's celebrated comedy.
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Appeared in an early British silent directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
The Invisible Man (1933)
Hollywood-era supporting role in a classic Universal horror film.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Supporting part in another well-known Frank Capra comedy.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 66
- 1924The Sins Ye Do · as Captain BarringtonActor
- 1924Decameron Nights · as ImliffActor
- 1924Chu-Chin-Chow · as OmarActor
- 1924Chester Forgets Himself · as Chester MeredithActor
- 1925The Apache · as Gaston d'HarcourtActor
- 1925A Daughter of Love · as Dr. Eden BrentActor
- 1926Jungle Woman · as Stephen MardykeActor
- 1926The Hound of the Deep · as 'Black' DarleyActor
- 1927Blighty · as David MarshallActor
- 1927Poppies of Flanders · as Jim BrownActor
- 1927Roses of Picardy · as Georges d'ArchevilleActor
- 1928The Farmer's Wife · as Samuel SweetlandActor
- 1928The Rising Generation · as Major KentActor
- 1928The White Sheik · as WestwynActor
- 1929Piccadilly · as Valentine WilmotActor
- 1929High Treason · as Michael DeaneActor
- 1929Week-End Wives · as Henri MonardActor
- 1929The Hate Ship · as Vernon WolfeActor
- 1929The Feather · as Roger DaltonActor
- 1930Elstree CallingActor
- 1930Extravagance · as Harrison MorrellActor
- 1930Night Birds · as Deacon LakeActor
- 1931The Devil Plays · as Harry ForrestActor
- 1931Night Life in Reno · as John WyattActor
- 1931Chances · as Lt. Taylor (uncredited)Actor
- 1931Convicted · as Bruce AllanActor
- 1931Lover Come Back · as YatesActor
- 1932Three Wise Girls · as Arthur PhelpsActor
- 1932No More Orchids · as Prince CarlosActor
- 1932The Phantom President · as JerridoActor
- 1932Escapade · as John WhitneyActor
- 1932The Trial of Vivienne Ware · as Damon FenwickActor
- 1932Self Defense · as Jeff BowmanActor
- 1933The Invisible Man · as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)Actor
- 1933The Solitaire Man · as Inspector KenyonActor
- 1933The Secret of Madame Blanche · as Jones (Uncredited)Actor
- 1933Brief Moment · as Count ArmandActor
- 1934It Happened One Night · as King WestleyActor
- 1934The Scarlet EmpressActor
- 1934A Lost Lady · as Lord VerringtonActor
- 1934Jane Eyre · as Charles CraigActor
- 1934The Moonstone · as Godfrey AblewhiteActor
- 1934Stolen Sweets · as Barrington ThorneActor
- 1934Sing Sing Nights · as Robert McCaighActor
- 1934Beggars in Ermine · as James 'Jim' MarleyActor
- 1934A Successful Failure · as Jerry FranklinActor
- 1934The Curtain Falls · as Martin DeveridgeActor
- 1934Bombay Mail · as Capt. Gerald WorthingActor
- 1934A Woman's Man · as Roger Pentley - PlayboyActor
- 1934The World Accuses · as Jerome RogersActor
- 1935The Lives of a Bengal Lancer · as HendricksonActor
- 1935Charlie Chan in Egypt · as Dr. Anton RacineActor
- 1935The Last Outpost · as CullenActor
- 1935The Lady in Scarlet · as Dr. Phillip J. BoyerActor
- 1935Coronado · as CarltonActor
- 1935Mister Dynamite · as Carey WilliamsActor
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as Mr. Semple (uncredited)Actor
- 1936The House of Secrets · as CoventryActor
- 1936Lady Luck · as Jack Conroy / Voice of announcer at racetrackActor
- 1937One Hundred Men and a Girl · as RussellActor
- 1937Souls at Sea · as Pelton (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Parnell · as Judge NananActor
- 1937The League of Frightened Men · as Michael AyersActor
- 1937The Man Who Cried Wolf · as George BradleyActor
- 1937Girl Loves Boy · as MackActor
- 1939Death Goes North · as Robert Druid, alias Herbert BarlowActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.