Thomas E. Jackson

Career timeline

1. 1886 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1929 · Screen debut

   Broadway (Movie)

3. 1934 · Breakthrough

   The Thin Man (Movie)

4. 1966 · Latest release

   A Big Hand for the Little Lady (Movie)

5. 1967 · Died

   September 7, 1967

Career in numbers

1 1920s

38 1930s

24 1940s

12 1950s

5 1960s

• Crime42
• Drama39
• Comedy17
• Mystery17
• Romance15
• Thriller8

Highest-rated title Scarlet Street 1945 7.6 Most popular title Four Star Playhouse 1952 6.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Thomas E. Jackson in our catalogue.

Nat Pendleton

3 titles together

Constance Worth

3 titles together

Pat O'Brien

3 titles together

Albert Hackett

2 titles together

Guy Kibbee

2 titles together

Basil Rathbone

2 titles together

William Beaudine

2 titles together

1. 1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Rt. Rev. Mr. Monckton (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
2. 1963 Temple Houston TV
3. 1963 Critic's Choice as Joe (uncredited) Movie
4. 1962 Gypsy as Station Master (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
5. 1961 A Fever in the Blood as Peters Movie
6. 1959 The Deputy as Potter (uncredited) TV
7. 1958 The Last Hurrah as Man (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
8. 1958 Bronco as Elderly Gentleman TV
9. 1957 Alcoa Theatre as Detective TV
10. 1957 Reform School Girl as Judge of the Juvenile Court (Uncredited) Movie
11. 1956 It Conquered the World as George Haskell 4.8 Movie
12. 1954 Waterfront as Pop Hartley TV
13. 1953 Crime Wave as Bank Guard (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
14. 1953 Meet Me at the Fair as Billy Gray Movie
15. 1952 Four Star Playhouse as Detective TV
16. 1952 Phone Call from a Stranger 6.4 Movie
17. 1950 Union Station as Detective (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
18. 1948 The Fuller Brush Man as Policeman in Park (uncredited) Movie
19. 1948 Big Town Scandal as Police Chief (uncredited) Movie
20. 1948 Here Comes Trouble as Chief McClure (as Thomas Jackson) Movie
21. 1947 The Guilty as Tim McGinnis 5.4 Movie
22. 1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames as (uncredited) Movie
23. 1946 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as Police Lt. Milo Jones Movie
24. 1946 Valley of the Zombies as Detective Blair Movie
25. 1946 The Devil's Mask as Det. Capt. Quinn Movie
26. 1946 Blonde Alibi as Lawyer Allen (Uncredited) Movie
27. 1946 The Face of Marble as Inspector Norton Movie
28. 1945 Scarlet Street as Chief of Detectives (uncredited) 7.6 Movie
29. 1945 How DOooo You Do as Detective Movie
30. 1945 Why Girls Leave Home as Police Captain Reilly Movie
31. 1945 The Hidden Eye as Insp. Delaney (as Thomas Jackson) Movie
32. 1945 Circumstantial Evidence as Detective Movie
33. 1944 The Woman in the Window as Inspector Jackson 7.4 Movie
34. 1943 The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case as Detective Yarnell Movie
35. 1940 Lady with Red Hair as Mr. Frank Harper (uncredited) Movie
36. 1940 City for Conquest as Pep - Sportswriter (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
37. 1940 Millionaires in Prison as Warden Tom Hammond Movie
38. 1940 A Fugitive from Justice as Corkery Movie
39. 1940 Free, Blonde and 21 as Inspector Saunders Movie
40. 1940 Women Without Names as Detective Sergeant Reardon Movie
41. 1940 Castle on the Hudson as Seated Reporter on Train (uncredited) Movie
42. 1939 Another Thin Man as Detective (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
43. 1939 Beau Geste as Colonel in Recruiting Office (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
44. 1939 Stronger Than Desire as Tom Thompson - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited) Movie
45. 1939 Mystery of the White Room as Sergeant Macintosh Spencer (as Thomas Jackson) Movie
46. 1939 Nancy Drew... Reporter as City Editor Bostwick 6.1 Movie
47. 1938 Torchy Gets Her Man as Henchman Gloomy (as Tommy Jackson) Movie
48. 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Inspector Connors (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
49. 1938 The Lady in the Morgue as Police Lieutenant Strom Movie
50. 1938 Blondes at Work as Parker Movie
51. 1938 The Jury's Secret as Jackson, Editor Movie
52. 1937 Dead End as Police Lieutenant at Killing (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
53. 1936 Fugitive in the Sky as Dave Brandon Movie
54. 1936 The Accusing Finger as Lead Investigator Logan Movie
55. 1936 Hollywood Boulevard as Detective Movie
56. 1936 Little Miss Nobody as Dutch Miller Movie
57. 1936 The Preview Murder Mystery as Detective McKane Movie
58. 1935 The Last Days of Pompeii as The Lanista (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
59. 1935 She Couldn't Take It as Spieler at Car Exhibition Movie
60. 1935 Special Agent as State Police Commander's Assistant (uncredited) Movie
61. 1935 Call of the Wild as 'Tex' Rickard 6.3 Movie
62. 1935 The Irish in Us as Doc Mullins (as Thomas Jackson) Movie
63. 1935 The Case of the Curious Bride as Toots Howardv 6.0 Movie
64. 1935 Carnival as Mac Movie
65. 1934 The Thin Man as Reporter (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
66. 1934 Manhattan Melodrama as Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow 7.0 Movie
67. 1933 Advice to the Lovelorn Movie
68. 1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum as Detective at Morgue 6.5 Movie
69. 1933 Parachute Jumper as Detective Lt. Coffey 6.0 Movie
70. 1932 Big City Blues as Detective Quelkin Movie
71. 1932 Doctor X as Daily World Editor 6.0 Movie
72. 1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Police Sergeant Movie
73. 1932 Behind the Mask as Agent Burke Movie
74. 1931 The Devil Plays as Captain Brown Movie
75. 1931 24 Hours as Police Commissioner Movie
76. 1931 Little Caesar as Sgt. Flaherty 6.9 Movie
77. 1930 The Doorway to Hell as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
78. 1930 For the Defense as Daly Movie
79. 1930 The Fall Guy as 'Nifty' Herman Movie
80. 1929 Broadway as Dan McCorn Movie

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