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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.
Birth Name
Elystan Owen Evan Thomas
Born
Tuesday, 17 February 1891
Died
Friday, 01 January 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Frontline | Himself - Newsweek | 1983 |
| Secret Agent | Vicar | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Mr. Marshall | 1964 |
| The Saint | Dr. Beamish | 1962 |
| Out of This World | Furrier | 1962 |
| Ghost Squad | Det. Insp. Russell | 1961 |
| Family Solicitor | Mr. Quinn | 1961 |
| Maigret | Doctor | 1959 |
| Children Galore | Lord Redscarfe | 1955 |
| Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Prof. Bennett | 1946 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Frontline | Himself - Newsweek | 1983 |
| Secret Agent | Vicar | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Mr. Marshall | 1964 |
| The Saint | Dr. Beamish | 1962 |
| Out of This World | Furrier | 1962 |
| Ghost Squad | Det. Insp. Russell | 1961 |
| Family Solicitor | Mr. Quinn | 1961 |
| Maigret | Doctor | 1959 |
| Children Galore | Lord Redscarfe | 1955 |
| Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Prof. Bennett | 1946 |
| Rendezvous 24 | Sinclair - Carstairs' Aide | 1946 |
| Tomorrow Is Forever | Ship's Doctor | 1946 |
| Kitty | Chaplain | 1946 |
| My Name Is Julia Ross | Dr. Keller | 1945 |
| Diamond Horseshoe | Duke of Duchess | 1945 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Club Member | 1945 |
| Frenchman's Creek | Robert Penrose | 1944 |
| Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Bus Driver | 1944 |
| The Uninvited | Colonel Carlton | 1944 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | British Military Officer | 1943 |
| The Man from Down Under | Doctor | 1943 |
| First Comes Courage | Ship's Captain | 1943 |
| Appointment in Berlin | Durkin | 1943 |
| Two Tickets to London | Burton | 1943 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | Plant Heavy 9 | 1941 |
| The Royal Mounted Patrol | Commander | 1941 |
| The Blonde from Singapore | Major | 1941 |
| A Yank in the R.A.F. | Group Captain | 1941 |
| They Met in Bombay | Officer | 1941 |
| One Night in Lisbon | Diplomat | 1941 |
| North West Mounted Police | Capt. Gower | 1940 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Maj. Carlton | 1940 |
| British Intelligence | Maj. Andrews | 1940 |
| The Little Princess | Doctor | 1939 |
| Arrest Bulldog Drummond | Smith | 1938 |
| If I Were King | Officer | 1938 |
| Bulldog Drummond in Africa | Sergeant | 1938 |
| Lord Jeff | Captain Wilson | 1938 |
| Kidnapped | Sergeant | 1938 |
| Bulldog Drummond's Peril | Constable | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Sir Harry Smith | 1938 |
| The High Command | Chief Justice | 1937 |
| For Valour | Prison Governor | 1937 |
| Spy of Napoleon | Minor Role | 1937 |
| You're in the Army Now | General | 1937 |
| Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Agent 1 | 1936 |
| Lend Me Your Husband | Tony | 1935 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Member of the League | 1935 |
| The Girl from Maxim's | Corignon | 1933 |
| Ask Beccles | Sir Frederick Boyne | 1933 |
| Inside the Lines | Major Bishop | 1930 |
| Warned Off | Colonel Cornwallis | 1930 |
| Once Aboard the Lugger | George | 1920 |
| A Non-conformist Parson | Harry Yule | 1919 |
| Wisp o' the Woods | Richard Blake | 1919 |
| Lady Windermere's Fan | Cecil Graham | 1916 |
| The Love of an Actress | Peer | 1914 |
