Al Thompson

Biography

Career Overview

Al Thompson has 116 screen credits in a career dating back to 1920. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Keep Smiling, Eats for Two, Breezing Along. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

116

Birth Date

1884-09-21 00:00:00

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

• Keep Smiling
• Eats for Two
• 

  Breezing Along
• Papa's Boy
• 

  The Sportsman
• Mopey Dope

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) Collection (1 titles)
• Rusty (1 titles)
• Rusty Collection (1 titles)
• George Briggs, FBI (1 titles)
• Edison Collection (1 titles)
• The Shadow Collection (1 titles)
• The Leather Pushers (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Norman Taurog (4 collaborations)
• Larry Semon (4 collaborations)
• Lloyd Hamilton (2 collaborations)
• Robert Graves (2 collaborations)
• Del Lord (2 collaborations)
• Jimmy Aubrey (1 collaborations)
• Jules White (1 collaborations)
• Phil Dunham (1 collaborations)
• Lucille Hutton (1 collaborations)
• Derelys Perdue (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (116 credits)

  • Pies and Guys

    Party Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Three Faces of Eve

    Man at Funeral (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Pardon My Nightshirt

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Scheming Schemers

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Guys and Dolls

    Drunk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Blunder Boys

    (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Gypped in the Penthouse

    Club Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • A Star Is Born

    Vagrant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Musty Musketeers

    King’s Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • We're Not Married!

    Minister (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Belles on Their Toes

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Stooge

    Audience Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Merry Mavericks

    Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Love at First Bite

    Napping Diner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Kill the Umpire

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • All the King's Men

    Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Wha' Happen?

    Thief

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Doolins of Oklahoma

    Coffeyville Citizen Outside Bank (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Riders of the Whistling Pines

    Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Ladies of the Chorus

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Rusty Leads the Way

    Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Street with No Name

    Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • All Gummed Up

    Pen Customer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Good Bad Egg

    Florobelle's Father (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Three Little Pirates

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Hoodlum Saint

    Mug (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Harvey Girls

    Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • A Hit with a Miss

    Ringside Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • If a Body Meets a Body

    Uncle Bob O. Link (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Idiots Deluxe

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Open Season for Saps

    Bearded guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • In Society

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Pick a Peck of Plumbers

    A. Skinner - Plumbing Store Owner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Mopey Dope

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Yoke's on Me

    Sheriff (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Bachelor Daze

    Dinner guest

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • A Gem of a Jam

    Policeman in Alley

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dizzy Pilots

    Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Top Man

    Guard

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Pitchin' in the Kitchen

    Man in Office (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Three Little Twirps

    Ticket Window Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Back from the Front

    German Officer / German Sailor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Forest Rangers

    Lumberjack (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • How Spry I Am

    Checkers Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • What's the Matador?

    Audience Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Napping Station Agent (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • In the Sweet Pie and Pie

    Prison Warden (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Texas

    Doc

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • King of the Royal Mounted

    Paralytic #4

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • From Nurse to Worse

    Orderly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Boobs in the Woods

    Piano Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Saps at Sea

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Young Tom Edison

    Man at Station

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Heckler

    Baseball Spectator

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • A Chump at Oxford

    Manhole Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • You Nazty Spy!

    Axis Minister (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Shadow

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Heroes in Blue

    Man at Race Track

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Saved by the Belle

    Wagon Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Lucky Night

    Bum (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Zenobia

    Townsman at Zeke's Recitation

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Three Little Sew and Sews

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Flat Foot Stooges

    Volunteer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Sue My Lawyer

    Photographer

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Violent Is the Word for Curly

    Professor Frankfurter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • 3 Dumb Clucks

    Pop's Butler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • New News

    Agency Man

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Ditto

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sailor Maid

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Knee Action

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Whoops, I'm an Indian!

    Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Mister Smarty

    Lead Floor Polisher

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Below the Deadline

    Sparring Partner Al

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Peppery Salt

    Lunch Customer Al

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Share the Wealth

    Telegrapher

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Ants in the Pantry

    Guest with Mustache & Glasses (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Honeymoon Bridge

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Adventurous Knights

    Parkins - the Butler

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Mosher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Pop Goes the Easel

    Man in Car (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Restless Knights

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Street Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Thundering Taxis

    Traffic Cop

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Druggist's Dilemma

    Zeno Brother with Back Problem

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Westward Passage

    Chauffeur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Idle Roomers

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Beach Pajamas

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • That's My Line

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Western Knights

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Oh Darling!

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Howling Hollywood

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • All in Fun

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Keep Smiling

    Hardboiled Haggerty

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Papa's Boy

    Her Father

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Eats for Two

    2nd Husband

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Breezing Along

    Mr. De Spout

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Draw-Back

    College President

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Listen Lena

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • High Sea Blues

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Better 'Ole

    The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Lightning Love

    Father

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Barnyard

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Counter Jumper

    Bit Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Golf

    The father

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Payment Through the Nose

    Valet (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Show

    Man who Smuggles Family In

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Sawmill

    The Boss

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Bell Hop

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Fall Guy

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Bakery

    Bit Part (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Sportsman

    The Tourist

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Suitor

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Stage Hand

    The Show Manager

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • School Days

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Fly-Cop

    actor

    actors
    1920