Evan Thomas (actor)

Evan Thomas (February 17, 1891 - 1982), 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.[1]

Evan Thomas
Born
Elystan Owen Evan Thomas

(1891-02-17)17 February 1891
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died1982
Kent, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1916–1965

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,[2] and 1935's Lend Me Your Husband.[3]

Filmography

(Per AFI and BFI databases)[4][5]

References
  1. "Lady Windermere's Fan". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. "Warned Off". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. "Lend Me Your Husband". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. "Evan Thomas profile". American Film Institute. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. "Evan Thomas profile". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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