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
| Birth Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891-02-17 |
| Died | 1982-01-01 |
Movies
Children Galore
as Lord Redscarfe
1955
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Ship's Doctor
1946
Kitty
as Chaplain (uncredited)
1945
Frenchman's Creek
as Robert Penrose (uncredited)
1944
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Plant Heavy 9
1941
The Royal Mounted Patrol
as Commander
1941
North West Mounted Police
as Capt. Gower
1940
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Maj. Carlton
1940
British Intelligence
as Maj. Andrews
1939
The Little Princess
as Doctor
1939
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
as Smith
1938
If I Were King
as Officer
1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
as Sergeant
1938
Lord Jeff
as Captain Wilson
1938
Kidnapped
as Sergeant
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Constable
1938
The Buccaneer
as Sir Harry Smith
1938
The High Command
as Chief Justice
1937
For Valour
as Prison Governor
1937
O.H.M.S.
as General
1937
Lend Me Your Husband
as Tony
1935
Mrs. Dane's Defence
as James Risby
1933
The Girl from Maxim's
as Lieutenant Corrignon
1933
Ask Beccles
as Sir Frederick Boyne
1933
Tin Gods
as Robert Staveley
1932
Women Who Play
as Willie
1932
Inside the Lines
as Major Bishop
1930
Warned Off
as Colonel Cornwallis
1930
Wisp o' the Woods
as Richard Blake
1919
Lady Windermere's Fan
as Cecil Graham
1916
Evan Thomas hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows