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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Saint (1962) — Dr. Beamish
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The Little Princess (1939) — Doctor
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My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) — Dr. Keller (uncredited)
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North West Mounted Police (1940) — Capt. Gower
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Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) — Ship's Doctor
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The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) — Self
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British Intelligence (1939) — Maj. Andrews
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Frenchman's Creek (1944) — Robert Penrose (uncredited)
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Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) — Constable
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Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) — Smith
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If I Were King (1938) — Officer (uncredited)
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Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938) — Sergeant
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Kitty (1945) — Chaplain (uncredited)
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The Buccaneer (1938) — Sir Harry Smith
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The High Command (1937) — Chief Justice
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Inside the Lines (1930) — Major Bishop
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Lord Jeff (1938) — Captain Wilson
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Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) — Maj. Carlton
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Theatre 625 (1964) — Mr Marshall
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The Blonde from Singapore (1941)
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Kidnapped (1938) — Sergeant
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) — Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) — Plant Heavy 9
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Out of This World (1962) — Furrier
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O.H.M.S. (1937) — General
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Children Galore (1955) — Lord Redscarfe
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Lend Me Your Husband (1935) — Tony
- For Valour (1937) — Prison Governor
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Lady Windermere's Fan (1916) — Cecil Graham
- Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933) — James Risby
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The Girl from Maxim's (1933) — Lieutenant Corrignon
- Wisp o' the Woods (1919) — Richard Blake
- Ask Beccles (1933) — Sir Frederick Boyne
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The Royal Mounted Patrol (1941) — Commander
- Warned Off (1930) — Colonel Cornwallis
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Women Who Play (1932) — Willie
- Tin Gods (1932) — Robert Staveley