Evan Thomas

Biography

From Wikipedia

Evan Thomas, also known as Peter Evan Thomas was a Canadian-born British character actor, whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He began his career in England, in Lady Windermere's Fan, written by Oscar Wilde.

Born Elystan Owen Evan Thomas in Vancouver, he appeared in silent films in Great Britain. Starting in 1930, he worked in both Hollywood and England beginning in 1930, before returning permanently to the British film industry after 1946. Over his fifty-year career, he would appear in dozens of films, usually in small roles, although he did have several featured performances, as in 1928's Warned Off, and 1935's Lend Me Your Husband.

Known For

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

The Saint

Dr. Beamish

Inside the Lines

Major Bishop

The Little Princess

Doctor

My Name Is Julia Ross

Dr. Keller (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Constable

North West Mounted Police

Capt. Gower

If I Were King

Officer (uncredited)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1955	Children Galore	Lord Redscarfe
1946	Tomorrow Is Forever	Ship's Doctor
1945	My Name Is Julia Ross	Dr. Keller (uncredited)
1945	Kitty	Chaplain (uncredited)
1944	Our Hearts Were Young and Gay	Bus Driver (uncredited)
1944	Frenchman's Creek	Robert Penrose (uncredited)
1941	The Blonde from Singapore
1941	Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.	Plant Heavy 9
1941	The Royal Mounted Patrol	Commander
1940	Drums of Fu Manchu	Maj. Carlton
1940	North West Mounted Police	Capt. Gower
1939	The Little Princess	Doctor
1939	British Intelligence	Maj. Andrews
1938	Arrest Bulldog Drummond	Smith
1938	Bulldog Drummond in Africa	Sergeant
1938	Kidnapped	Sergeant
1938	The Buccaneer	Sir Harry Smith
1938	Lord Jeff	Captain Wilson
1938	If I Were King	Officer (uncredited)
1938	Bulldog Drummond's Peril	Constable
1937	O.H.M.S.	General
1937	For Valour	Prison Governor
1937	The High Command	Chief Justice
1935	Lend Me Your Husband	Tony
1933	Mrs. Dane's Defence	James Risby
1933	The Girl from Maxim's	Lieutenant Corrignon
1933	Ask Beccles	Sir Frederick Boyne
1932	Women Who Play	Willie
1932	Tin Gods	Robert Staveley
1930	Inside the Lines	Major Bishop
1930	Warned Off	Colonel Cornwallis
1919	Wisp o' the Woods	Richard Blake
1916	Lady Windermere's Fan	Cecil Graham

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self
1962	The Saint	Dr. Beamish