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Al Thompson (September 21, 1884 – March 1, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1916 and 1958. Well known in the industry for performing the more difficult stunts, he kept busy as a stunt double for Andy Clyde in the latter's many movies and also appeared in many ''
Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared ...
'' shorts. The wiry, athletic Thompson performed in a variety of bit parts and was equally comfortable in roles as varied as laundry worker, professor, desk clerk, or sign painter.


Selected filmography

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Dull Care ''Dull Care'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Larry Semon as Larry, a Detective * William Hauber as Chief Crook (as Bill Hauber) * Frank Alexander as Chief of Police * Lucille Carlisle as Chief of Polic ...
'' (1919, Short) * ''
The Stage Hand ''The Stage Hand'' is a 1920 American silent short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Larry Semon as The Stage Hand * Lucille Carlisle as The Leading Lady * Frank Alexander as The Stage Manager * Thelma Percy as The Animal Trainer * ...
'' (1920, Short) - The Show Manager * ''
The Bakery ''The Bakery'' is a 1921 American short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy that was directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog. Cast * Larry Semon as Larry, a Bakery Clerk * Oliver Hardy as Foreman (credited as Babe Hardy) * Frank Alexander as ...
'' (1921, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1921, Short) * ''
The Bell Hop ''The Bell Hop'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog and featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Larry Semon as The bellhop * Oliver Hardy as Hotel manager (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Alexander as A governme ...
'' (1921, Short) * ''
The Sawmill ''The Sawmill'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film, comedy short film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. ''The Sawmill'' was shot at Hume Lake. Cast * Larry Semon as The dumb-bell * Oliver Hardy as The foreman (credited as B ...
'' (1922, Short) - The boss * '' The Show'' (1922, Short) - Man who Smuggles Family In * ''
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'' (1922, Short) - The father * '' The Agent'' (1922, Short) * ''
The Counter Jumper ''The Counter Jumper'' is a 1922 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. It is a remake of the 1919 film ''The Grocery Clerk'', which was also directed by Semon. The film was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in 200 ...
'' (1922, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
The Barnyard ''The Barnyard'' is a 1923 American film featuring Oliver Hardy and directed by Larry Semon. Cast * Larry Semon - Lay Zee, Farm Hand * Kathleen Myers - The Farmer's Daughter * Oliver Hardy - Farm Hand (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Hayes - The Fa ...
'' (1923, Short) * ''
The Midnight Cabaret ''The Midnight Cabaret'' is a 1923 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Larry Semon as Larry, a Waiter * Kathleen Myers as Kathleen, a Cabaret Performer * Oliver Hardy as Oliver, an Impetuous Suitor (as Bab ...
'' (1923, Short) * ''
Lightning Love ''Lightning Love'' is a 1923 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Larry Semon - Larry, a Suitor * Kathleen Myers - Rhea * Oliver Hardy - Oliver, the Other Suitor (as Babe Hardy) * Spencer Bell - Butler * Al Thompson - Father * W ...
'' (1923, Short) - Father * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1924, Short) * '' Racing Luck'' (1924) - Member of Tony's gang * ''
The Better 'Ole ''The Better 'Ole'', also called ''The Romance of Old Bill'', is an Edwardian musical comedy with a book by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot, music by Herman Darewski, and lyrics by Percival Knight and James Heard, based on the cartoon chara ...
'' (1926) - The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited) * ''
Listen Lena ''Listen Lena'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Clem Beauchamp. According to the Internet Movie Database, Fatty Arbuckle appears in this film as a "fat man with strategically covered face", although the role is uncredited and unconf ...
'' (1927, Short) * '' The Missing Link'' (1927) - Sailor (uncredited) * ''At It Again'' (1928) - Man (uncredited) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1929) - Mechanic (uncredited) * ''
That's My Line ''That's My Line'' is a summer CBS reality show developed by Mark Goodson. Conceived in response to the success of NBC's ''Real People'' and ABC's ''That's Incredible!'', ''That's My Line'' borrowed its name from one of Goodson and Bill Todman's ...
'' (1931, Short) - Henchman * ''
Beach Pajamas ''Beach Pajamas'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Cast * Addie McPhail * Ena Gregory * Charlotte Mineau * Vernon Dent * James Finlayson * Charles R. Moore * Al Thompson ...
'' (1931, Short) * ''
Westward Passage ''Westward Passage'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and starring Ann Harding, Laurence Olivier, ZaSu Pitts and Irving Pichel. The screenplay concerns a woman who falls in love and marries, but soon discovers ho ...
'' (1932) - Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Sons of the Desert'' (1933) - Son of the Desert (uncredited) * ''
The Gold Ghost ''The Gold Ghost'' is a 1934 short American pre-code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Two wealthy fathers Jim and George try to arrange their children Gloria and Wally to marry in order to strengthen their families. Gloria refuses to ...
'' (1934, Short) - Miner (uncredited) * ''
Manhattan Melodrama ''Manhattan Melodrama'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film, produced by MGM, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy. The movie also provided one of Mickey Rooney's earliest film roles. (Rooney ...
'' (1934) - Street Spectator (uncredited) * '' Sons of Steel'' (1934) - Carson * ''
Restless Knights ''Restless Knights'' is a 1935 short subject directed by Charles Lamont starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the sixth entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starri ...
'' (1935, Short) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''
Pop Goes the Easel ''Pop Goes the Easel'' is a 1935 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the seventh entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starrin ...
'' (1935, Short) - Man in Car (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) - Mosher (uncredited) * ''
Roaring Roads ''Roaring Roads'' is a 1935 American action film directed by Charles E. Roberts and Ray Nazarro. It featured three actors from the ''Our Gang'' films: David Sharpe, Mary Kornman and Mickey Daniels. It was the second and last film in the series '' ...
'' (1935) - Parkins * ''Adventurous Knights'' (1935) - Parkins - the Butler * ''
Pardon My Scotch ''Pardon My Scotch'' is a 1935 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the ninth entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the c ...
'' (1935, Short) - Jones (uncredited) * ''
The Big Broadcast of 1936 ''The Big Broadcast of 1936'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, and is the second in the series of ''Big Broadcast'' movies. The musical comedy starred Jack Oakie, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, Nic ...
'' (1935) - Servant (uncredited) * ''
Oh, My Nerves ''Oh, My Nerves'' is a 1935 American short comedy film directed by Del Lord. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 8th Academy Awards, held in March 1936, for Best Short Subject (Comedy). The Academy Film Archive preserved ''Oh, My Nerv ...
'' (1935, Short) * ''
The Lady in Scarlet ''The Lady in Scarlet'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Lamont. It was made by Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation. Plot In New York City, Dr. Phillip Boyer purchases an antique clock at the premises of antique d ...
'' (1935) - Mr. Quigley (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) - Avery - Restaurant Manager (uncredited) * ''Just My Luck'' (1935) - Worker in Montage (uncredited) * ''
Ants in the Pantry ''Ants in the Pantry'' is a 1936 short film, short subject directed by Jack White (film producer), Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 12th entry in the seri ...
'' (1936, Short) - Guest with moustache & glasses (uncredited) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1936) - Chasseur Soldier (uncredited) * ''
Disorder in the Court ''Disorder in the Court'' is a 1936 short subject directed by Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 15th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures sta ...
'' (1936, Short) - Bailiff (uncredited) * '' Below the Deadline'' (1936) - Sparring Partner Al * ''
Missing Girls ''Missing Girls'' is a 1936 American film directed by Phil Rosen. Cast *Roger Pryor as Reporter Jimmie Dugan *Muriel Evans as Dorothy Benson * Sidney Blackmer as Dan Collins *Noel Madison as Ben Davis *Ann Doran as Ann Jason * George Cooper a ...
'' (1936) - Joey * ''
Whoops, I'm an Indian! ''Whoops, I'm an Indian!'' is a 1936 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 18th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures star ...
'' (1936, Short) - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1937, Short) - Man in stable * ''
Dizzy Doctors ''Dizzy Doctors'' is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 21st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the co ...
'' (1937, Short) - Second Surgeon (uncredited) * ''
3 Dumb Clucks ''3 Dumb Clucks'' is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 22nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the c ...
'' (1937, Short) - Pop's Butler (uncredited) * ''
Bank Alarm ''Bank Alarm'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Conrad Nagel and Eleanor Hunt in the last of their four film G-Man film series. Plot A G-Man (Conrad Nagel) and his girlfriend (Eleanor Hunt) follow a trail ...
'' (1937) - Auto Camp Manager (uncredited) * ''
Tarzan's Revenge ''Tarzan's Revenge'' is a 1938 American adventure film starring Glenn Morris in his only outing as Tarzan. Eleanor Holm, a popular swimming star, co-starred as Eleanor Reed. The film was produced by Sol Lesser, written by Robert Lee Johnson an ...
'' (1938) - Sign Painter (uncredited) * ''
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) is a Columbia Pictures movie serial. It was the fourth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and the studio's first Western serial. The serial was the first to be produced by Columbia personn ...
'' (1938, Serial) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''
Violent Is the Word for Curly ''Violent is the Word for Curly'' is a 1938 short subject directed by Charley Chase starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 32nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pict ...
'' (1938, Short) - Professor Frankfurter (uncredited) * ''
Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
'' (1938) - Party Waiter (uncredited) * ''
Block-Heads ''Block-Heads'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach Studios for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, a reworking of elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts ''We Fa ...
'' (1938) - Sidewalk Fight Participant (uncredited) * ''
Flat Foot Stooges ''Flat Foot Stooges'' is a 1938 short subject directed by Charley Chase starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 35th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starri ...
'' (1938, Short) - Volunteer (uncredited) * ''
Three Little Sew and Sews ''Three Little Sew and Sews'' is a 1939 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 36th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starri ...
'' (1939, Short) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1939) - Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited) * ''
Lucky Night ''Lucky Night'' (1939) is a comedy movie from MGM starring Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy, directed by Norman Taurog. Plot Two people meet in a park (Cora, played by Myrna Loy, and William "Bill" Overton, played by Robert Taylor). They becom ...
'' (1939) - Bum (uncredited) * ''
Saved by the Belle ''Saved by the Belle'' is a 1939 short subject directed by Charley Chase starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 40th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starr ...
'' (1939, Short) - Wagon Driver (uncredited) * ''
Little Accident ''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...
'' (1939) - Laundry Worker (uncredited) * '' Heroes in Blue'' (1939) - Man at Race Track (uncredited) * ''
A Chump at Oxford ''A Chump at Oxford'' is a Hal Roach comedy film produced in 1939 and released in 1940 by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred J. Goulding and was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Roach studio. The title echoes the film '' ...
'' (1939) - Manhole Worker (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1940, Serial) - Henchman hs. 2, 10, 15(uncredited) * ''
You Nazty Spy! ''You Nazty Spy!'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard). It is the 44th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedi ...
'' (1940, Short) - Axis Minister (uncredited) * ''
Young Tom Edison ''Young Tom Edison'' is a 1940 biographical film about the early life of inventor Thomas Edison directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mickey Rooney. The film was the first of a complementary pair of Edison biopics that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releas ...
'' (1940) - Man at Station (uncredited) * ''
Saps at Sea ''Saps at Sea'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, distributed by United Artists. It was Laurel and Hardy's last film produced by the Hal Roach Studios, as well as the last film to feature Ben Turpin and Harry Bernard. ...
'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''
Sandy Is a Lady ''Sandy Is a Lady'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Baby Sandy, Billy Lenhart, Kenneth Brown, Eugene Pallette, Nan Grey, Tom Brown, Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert and Edgar K ...
'' (1940) - Craneman (uncredited) * '' From Nurse to Worse'' (1940, Short) - Orderly (uncredited) * ''
King of the Royal Mounted ''King of the Royal Mounted'' is an American comics series which debuted February 17, 1935 by Stephen Slesinger, based on popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed as ''Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted''. The series' protagonist ...
'' (1940, Serial) - Paralytic #4 h.4(uncredited) * ''
The Monster and the Girl ''The Monster and the Girl'' is a 1941 American black-and-white horror film directed by Stuart Heisler and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film revolves around a small-town church organist named Scot Webster ( Philip Terry) attempti ...
'' (1941) - Juryman (uncredited) * ''
I'll Never Heil Again ''I'll Never Heil Again'' is a 1941 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 56th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starr ...
'' (1941, Short) - Heilstone's Servant (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1941) - Doc (uncredited) * ''
In the Sweet Pie and Pie ''In the Sweet Pie and Pie'' is a 1941 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 58th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures s ...
'' (1941, Short) - Prison Warden (uncredited) * '' Holt of the Secret Service'' (1941, Serial) - Gambler (uncredited) * ''
Freckles Comes Home ''Freckles Comes Home'' is a 1942 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough based on the novel by Jeannette Stratton-Porter that was a sequel to '' Freckles'' by her mother Gene Stratton-Porter. Plot summary Freckles Winslow (Johnny Downs) is o ...
'' (1942) - Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) * '' Loco Boy Makes Good'' (1942, Short) - Dancing Partner (uncredited) * '' Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1942) - Napping Station Agent (uncredited) * '' The Forest Rangers'' (1942) - Lumberjack (uncredited) * ''
Matri-Phony ''Matri-Phony'' is a 1942 short subject directed by Harry Edwards starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 63rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring th ...
'' (1942, Short) * ''
The Desperadoes ''The Desperadoes'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan. Based on a story by Max Brand, the film is about a wanted outlaw who arriv ...
'' (1943) - Townsman Shown Paper Money (uncredited) * ''
Back From the Front ''Back from the Front'' is a 1943 short film, short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 70th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictur ...
'' (1943, Short) - German Officer / German Sailor (uncredited) * ''
Three Little Twirps ''Three Little Twirps'' is a 1943 short subject directed by Harry Edwards starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 71st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures star ...
'' (1943, Short) - Ticket Window Clerk (uncredited) * '' I Can Hardly Wait'' (1943, Short) - Patient (uncredited) * '' Top Man'' (1943) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Dizzy Pilots'' (1943, Short) - Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited) * ''
Hi'ya, Sailor ''Hi'ya, Sailor'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Stanley Roberts. The film stars Donald Woods, Elyse Knox, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks, Phyllis Brooks and Jerome Cowan. The film was released on October 8 ...
'' (1943) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''
A Gem of a Jam ''A Gem of a Jam'' is a 1943 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 76th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the come ...
'' (1943, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Her Primitive Man'' (1944) - Explorer (uncredited) * '' The Yoke's on Me'' (1944, Short) - Sheriff (uncredited) * ''
In Society ''In Society'' is a 1944 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was the first of five Abbott and Costello films to be directed by Jean Yarbrough. It was re-released in 1953. Plot Eddie Harrington and Albert Mansfield are plumb ...
'' (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
Cry of the Werewolf ''Cry of the Werewolf'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Henry Levin and starring Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka and Barton MacLane. Plot A Romani princess descended from Marie LaTour has the ability to change in ...
'' (1944) - Sheep Rancher (uncredited) * ''
The Soul of a Monster ''The Soul of a Monster'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Will Jason and starring Rose Hobart, George Macready, Jim Bannon, Jeanne Bates and Erik Rolf. The film involves the near-death of George Winson, leading to Anne Winson to call ...
'' (1944) - Disabled Warehouseman (uncredited) * '' The Merry Monahans'' (1944) - Tramp (uncredited) * ''
Carolina Blues ''Carolina Blues'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Joseph Hoffman, Al Martin (screenwriter), Al Martin and Jack Henley. The film stars Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, Jeff Donnell, Howard Freeman, Georgi ...
'' (1944) - Telegram Messenger (uncredited) * ''
Both Barrels Blazing ''Both Barrels Blazing'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Charles Starrett. Plot The outlaw gangs are robbing the railroads and the Rangers cannot follow them when they move to New Mexico. So Kip decides ...
'' (1945) - Poker-Playing Henchman (uncredited) * ''
Idiots Deluxe ''Idiots Deluxe'' is a 1945 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 85th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the co ...
'' (1945, Short) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) * ''
If a Body Meets a Body ''If a Body Meets a Body'' is a 1945 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 86th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures sta ...
'' (1945, Short) - Uncle Bob O. Link (uncredited) * '' Beer Barrel Polecats'' (1946, Short) - Al - Police Photographer (uncredited) * ''
The Harvey Girls ''The Harvey Girls'' is a 1946 Technicolor American musical film produced by Arthur Freed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1942 The Harvey Girls (novel), novel of the same name by Samuel Hopkins Adams, about Fred Harvey (entrepreneur ...
'' (1946) - Townsman at Dance (uncredited) * ''
The Hoodlum Saint ''The Hoodlum Saint'' is a 1946 American drama film starring William Powell and Esther Williams. Plot Major Terry O'Neill (William Powell) returns to Baltimore in 1919, after the end of World War I, expecting to get his old newspaper night edit ...
'' (1946) - Mug (uncredited) * '' The Runaround'' (1946) - Sign Painter (uncredited) * ''
Our Hearts Were Growing Up ''Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell and written by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Frank Waldman. It is the sequel to the 1944 film ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay''. The film stars Gail ...
'' (1946) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
G.I. Wanna Home ''G.I. Wanna Home'' is a 1946 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 94th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the ...
'' (1946, Short) - Motorist (uncredited) * ''
Three Little Pirates ''Three Little Pirates'' is a 1946 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 96th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures sta ...
'' (1946, Short) - Pirate (uncredited) * ''
Half-Wits Holiday ''Half-Wits Holiday'' is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard in his final starring role). It is the 97th entry in the series released by C ...
'' (1947, Short) - Mr. Toms (uncredited) * ''
Blondie's Anniversary ''Blondie's Anniversary'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the twenty-second of the 28 Blondie films. Plot Dagwood is holding a watch, a gift that his bos ...
'' (1947) - Acme Loan Company Owner (uncredited) * ''
All Gummed Up ''All Gummed Up'' is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 103rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the c ...
'' (1947, Short) - Pen Customer (uncredited) * ''
The Wreck of the Hesperus "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is a narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in ''Ballads and Other Poems'' in 1842. It is a story that presents the tragic consequences of a skipper's pride. On an ill-fated voyag ...
'' (1948) - York (uncredited) * ''My Dog Rusty'' (1948) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Fury at Furnace Creek'' (1948) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Fiddlers Three'' (1948, Short) - King's Attendant (uncredited) * ''
Best Man Wins ''Best Man Wins'' is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It it based on the story ''The Celebrated Jumping F ...
'' (1948) - Creditor (uncredited) * ''
The Street with No Name ''The Street with No Name'' is a 1948 film noir directed by William Keighley. A follow-up to ''The House on 92nd Street'' (1945), it tells the story of an undercover FBI agent, Gene Cordell ( Mark Stevens), who infiltrates a deadly crime gang. Cor ...
'' (1948) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''
Borrowed Trouble ''Borrowed Trouble'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Charles Belden. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Helen Chapman, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish and Cliff Clark. The film was rel ...
'' (1948) - Barfly (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1948) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Rusty Leads the Way'' (1948) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) * '' Words and Music'' (1948) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''
Ladies of the Chorus ''Ladies of the Chorus'' is a 1948 American musical romance film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe and Rand Brooks. The screenplay, written by Harry Sauber and Joseph Carole, was based on a story by Sauber. Rel ...
'' (1948) - Mae's Fan (uncredited) * '' Riders of the Whistling Pines'' (1949) - Townsman at Hearing (uncredited) * '' The Younger Brothers'' (1949) - Deputy (uncredited) * ''
The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyvill ...
'' (1949) - Coffeyville Citizen Outside Bank (uncredited) * ''
Blondie Hits the Jackpot ''Blondie Hits the Jackpot'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the 26th of the 28 Blondie films. Plot Dagwood is hired on a construc ...
'' (1949) - Delivery Man (uncredited) * ''
That Midnight Kiss ''That Midnight Kiss'' is a 1949 Technicolor American musical romance film also starring Mario Lanza (in his first leading role) and Kathryn Grayson. Among the supporting cast were Ethel Barrymore, conductor/pianist Jose Iturbi (playing himself) ...
'' (1949) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''
All the King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U.S ...
'' (1949) - Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited) * ''
Father Is a Bachelor ''Father Is a Bachelor'' is a 1950 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and Norman Foster. It stars William Holden and Coleen Gray. Plot Carefree vagabond Johnny Rutledge is stuck in a small town when his medicine show ...
'' (1950) - Court Clerk (uncredited) * ''
Kill the Umpire ''Kill the Umpire'' is a 1950 baseball comedy film starring William Bendix and Una Merkel, directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Frank Tashlin. Bendix two years earlier had portrayed baseball player Babe Ruth in the biographical film ''The B ...
'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
The Tougher They Come ''The Tougher They Come'' is a 1950 American lumberjack drama film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by George Bricker. The film stars Wayne Morris, Preston Foster, Kay Buckley, William Bishop, Frank McHugh and Gloria Henry. The film was rele ...
'' (1950) - Tom * ''
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone ''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' is a 1950 comedy/murder mystery film set on board a train. It stars Marjorie Main and James Whitmore. It is based on the short story "Once Upon a Train (The Loco Motive)" by Stuart Palmer and Craig Rice. Plot M ...
'' (1950) - Janitor (uncredited) * ''
Snake River Desperadoes ''Snake River Desperadoes'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Don Reynolds, Tommy Ivo, Monte Blue and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on May 30, 19 ...
'' (1951) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''
Rich, Young and Pretty ''Rich, Young and Pretty'' is a 1951 musical film produced by Joe Pasternak for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Norman Taurog. Written by Dorothy Cooper and adapted as a screenplay by Cooper and Sidney Sheldon, it stars Jane Powell, Daniell ...
'' (1951) - French Reporter (uncredited) * ''
The Stooge ''The Stooge'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. The film was released nationally in the United States in February 1953 by Paramount Pictures. Plot In 1930, entertainer Bil ...
'' (1951) - Audience Member (uncredited) * ''
Belles on Their Toes ''Belles on Their Toes'' is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1948), which covered the period after Frank Gil ...
'' (1952) - Porter (uncredited) * ''
We're Not Married! ''We're Not Married!'' is a 1952 American anthology romantic comedy film directed by Edmund Goulding. It was released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25 ...
'' (1952) - Minister (uncredited) * ''
Lure of the Wilderness ''Lure of the Wilderness'' is a 1952 romantic adventure Technicolor film directed by Jean Negulesco and based on the 1941 novel ''Swamp Water'' by Vereen Bell. The film is a remake of Jean Renoir's 1941 adaption of the novel. Walter Brennan ...
'' (1952) - Shep Rigby (uncredited) * ''
The Caddy ''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American semi- musical-comedy- sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song "That's Amore". Plot Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is ...
'' (1953) - Mr. Phillips - Man on Ladder (uncredited) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) - Vagrant #1 (uncredited) * ''
Gypped in the Penthouse ''Gypped in the Penthouse'' is a 1955 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 161st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures star ...
'' (1955, Short) - Club Guest (uncredited) * ''
Bring Your Smile Along ''Bring Your Smile Along'' is a 1955 American Technicolor comedy film by Blake Edwards. It was Edwards' directorial debut and the motion picture debut of Constance Towers. Edwards wrote the script for this Frankie Laine musical with his mentor, ...
'' (1955) - Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited) * ''
Blunder Boys ''Blunder Boys'' is a 1955 short film, short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 166th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures sta ...
'' (1955, Short) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''
Scheming Schemers ''Scheming Schemers'' is a 1956 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 173rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starrin ...
'' (1956, Short) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''
The Phantom Stagecoach ''The Phantom Stagecoach'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring William Bishop, Kathleen Crowley, Richard Webb, Hugh Sanders, John Doucette, and Frank Ferguson. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on Ap ...
'' (1957) - Murphy (uncredited) * ''
The Three Faces of Eve ''The Three Faces of Eve'' is a 1957 American film noir mystery drama film presented in CinemaScope, based on the book of the same name about the life of Chris Costner Sizemore, which was written by psychiatrists Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. ...
'' (1957) - Man at Funeral (uncredited) * ''
Visit to a Small Planet ''Visit to a Small Planet'' is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was produced by ...
'' (1960) - Drunk (uncredited)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Al 1884 births 1960 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians