Thomas E. Jackson
Date of birth: 1886-07-02
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Thomas Jackson, Tommy Jackson, Tom Jackson
Biography
Thomas E. Jackson (July 4, 1886 – September 7, 1967) was an American stage and screen actor. His 67-year career spanned eight decades and two centuries, during which time he appeared in over a dozen Broadway plays, produced two others, acted in over a 130 films, as well as numerous television shows. He was most frequently credited as Thomas Jackson and occasionally as Tom Jackson or Tommy Jackson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Jackson (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933-02-18
A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed hi
Big Town
1946-08-23
A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.
Name the Woman
1934-07-25
The fate of a city hangs upon the innocence of a girl charged with murder. A young, inexperienced, b
Little Caesar
1931-01-25
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
Dead End
1937-08-27
Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, droppin
Manhattan Melodrama
1934-05-04
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and
The Guilty
1947-03-22
Two friends land in hot water when they begin dating twins and one of the women ends up dead.
Circumstantial Evidence
1945-04-20
A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938-07-20
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming o
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946-09-03
Janet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly innocuo
The Woman in the Window
1944-10-25
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
No More Women
1934-03-03
Two deep-sea divers, known only by their nicknames of "Three-Time" and "Forty-Fathoms," find that no
The Face of Marble
1946-01-19
The story of Dr. Charles Randolph, a scientist dedicated to deciphering the secrets of life and deat
The Hidden Eye
1945-08-31
A perfumed message provides the only clue for a blind detective bent on clearing a man accused of mu
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935-10-18
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, thou
Terror Aboard
1933-04-14
An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out wh
Valley of the Zombies
1946-05-26
A woman falls under the hypnotic spell of a resurrected madman.
Mystery of the White Room
1939-03-17
A doctor and nurse solve an operating-room murder.
Broadway
1929-05-27
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder
Big City Blues
1932-09-18
An Indiana boy comes into an inheritance and moves to New York City, living it up with his girlfrien
Blondes at Work
1938-02-05
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself a
Parachute Jumper
1933-01-28
An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depr
Here Comes Trouble
1948-03-15
A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the p
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938-11-12
A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to unwi
Reckless Living
1931-10-20
In order to be able to buy a gas station, a young couple run a speakeasy. Complications arise when t
I'd Give My Life
1936-08-13
The movie, like the play "The Noose" on which it is based, is the story of a young man wrongfully co
I'd Give My Life
1936-08-13
The movie, like the play "The Noose" on which it is based, is the story of a young man wrongfully co
The Reckoning
1932-02-15
Two young lovers caught up in the underworld decide to get out and go straight, but a gang leader ha
International Crime
1938-04-23
The second and final Grand National Pictures film to feature The Shadow, played again by Rod La Rocq
Below the Deadline
1936-06-07
After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a tra
A Man Betrayed
1936-12-27
A businessman during the Great Depression discovers that his partners are crooked con-men, and he tr
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936-02-28
Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. A
For the Defense
1930-07-19
William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks
A Fever in the Blood
1961-01-28
A judge, a district attorney and a U. S. senator--each hoping to be elected the next governor--attem
Dangerous Holiday
1937-06-06
A young violin prodigy is assumed kidnapped after he runs away from home.
Unashamed
1932-07-02
A debutante's (Helen Twelvetrees) brother (Robert Young) stands trial for killing her no-good lover.
Little Miss Nobody
1936-06-05
A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.
24 Hours
1931-10-03
A nightclub singer is carrying on an affair with a married man. When she is found murdered, her love
The Fall Guy
1930-06-15
Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile,
Good News
1930-08-22
A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.
Strange Justice
1932-10-07
Socialite banker Henry Judson maintains his extravagant lifestyle by embezzling from his bank, but i
The Lady in the Morgue
1938-04-22
A detective investigates the disappearance of a girl's body from the city morgue.
Call of the Wild
1935-08-09
Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold f
Law of the Tropics
1941-10-04
Jim Conway, who works on a South American rubber plantation, leaves to meet a girl from the United S
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932-05-28
A fast-talking reporter befriends a young woman and her male companion who are wanted for a policema
Myrt and Marge
1933-11-25
Myrt has a show chock full of talented performers that deserves to be on Broadway, but can't raise t
I Stand Accused
1938-10-29
Fred, a young lawyer fresh out of school, climbs quickly to success as the mouthpiece for a gangland
Blazing Across the Pecos
1948-07-01
This time the Durango Kid confronts an expert gambler.
It Had to Happen
1936-02-14
A poor boy rises to power in politics.
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936-12-04
Investigators set out to capture a gang of thieves transporting stolen cash through the U.S. mail.
Tell No Tales
1939-06-12
A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save
The Personality Kid
1934-06-06
An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.
Strictly Personal
1933-03-17
Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a smal
Fugitive in the Sky
1936-11-28
Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline host
Doctor X
1932-08-03
A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
George White's Scandals
1934-03-15
Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest e
Stronger Than Desire
1939-06-30
An attorney handling a murder case is unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939-02-18
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a
It Conquered the World
1956-07-14
An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, a
Another Thin Man
1939-11-17
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a
Beau Geste
1939-07-24
When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped
Gypsy
1962-11-01
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge b
The Escape
1939-10-05
An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952-02-01
Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survi
Big Town Scandal
1948-05-27
A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out
You, the People
1940-11-30
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "
A Son Comes Home
1936-07-31
A mother experiences the torment of discovering that her own son is a killer.
Crime Wave
1953-10-22
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out fo
The Last Hurrah
1958-12-31
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a yo
Hollywood Boulevard
1936-08-20
With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of
Scarlet Street
1945-12-25
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kit
The Thin Man
1934-05-25
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed f
Why Girls Leave Home
1945-10-09
In this crime drama, a young woman leaves her unhappy life at home to become a sophisticated night c
Double Cross Roads
1930-04-20
Ex-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and falls
Just Before Dawn
1946-03-07
In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway is summon
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966-06-08
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopar
The Irish in Us
1935-07-31
A boxer and his policeman brother feud over a police captain's daughter.
City for Conquest
1940-09-21
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and strug
Castle on the Hudson
1940-02-17
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
Lady with Red Hair
1940-11-30
An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Millionaires in Prison
1940-07-12
A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton wa
Behind the Mask
1932-02-25
A Secret Service agent nabs a scalpel-happy doctor who runs drugs in caskets.
Women Without Names
1940-03-14
Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of
Carnival
1935-02-15
"Chick" Thompson is a puppet-master in a traveling carnival whose wife dies in childbirth and leaves
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935-04-13
After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China.
La Conga Nights
1940-05-31
In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The st
Afraid to Talk
1932-11-17
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taki
Free, Blonde and 21
1940-03-28
Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; an
The Devil's Mask
1946-05-23
A San Francisco airplane bound for South America crashes, and among the scorched debris is found a s
How DOooo You Do
1945-12-24
Murder occurs when several of the most popular radio personalities of the '40s converge on a desert
The Devil Plays
1931-12-15
A mystery novelist's detective skills are put to the test when he attends a party where a murder is
Melody in Spring
1934-04-07
It's love at first sight for singer John Craddock and Jane Blodgett who meet while John is seeking a
The Westland Case
1937-10-30
A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows wer
Escapade
1932-04-01
Upon release from the penitentiary, Phillip Whitney tells his friend, Bennie, that he is going strai
A Fugitive from Justice
1940-06-15
Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the ru
The Accusing Finger
1936-11-17
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly c
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943-12-09
The Crime Doctor gets involved in the case of the poisoning of a wealthy industrialist.
No Place for a Lady
1943-02-11
A private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder charge,
Blonde Alibi
1946-03-01
Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspic
The Jury's Secret
1938-01-16
A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fia
Let Them Live
1937-04-25
A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
She Couldn't Take It
1935-10-08
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustra
The Doorway to Hell
1930-10-18
A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides
Special Agent
1935-09-14
A reporter turned tax agent infiltrates a crime ring to catch a racketeer, working with the mobster'
Girl from God's Country
1940-07-30
Jim Holden, a young doctor practicing in Alaska, eagerly awaits the arrival of his new nurse, Anne W
Reform School Girl
1957-08-01
A young man steals a car and ends up involved in a pedestrian fatality. The only witness is a girl h
Meet Me at the Fair
1953-01-01
In 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller, gives a ride to a young b
The Lawless Woman
1931-05-05
Dancer June Page is charged with the murder of gangster "Honest Ed" Baker. Allan Perry, an ambitiou
Union Station
1950-10-04
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station.
Crime Takes a Holiday
1938-10-05
A district attorney uses psychology to expose a criminal gang by publicizing the prosecution of an i
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947-03-06
A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his life du
The Avenger
1933-08-10
A disgraced former District Attorney plots his revenge on the members of a criminal gang who had him
The Fuller Brush Man
1948-06-01
Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make goo
Women Go on Forever
1931-08-15
In a New York boarding house, owner Daisy Bowman becomes romantically involved with new tenant Jake
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933-12-01
Los Angeles newspaper reporter Toby Prentiss is continually in trouble with his editor. He is demote
Critic's Choice
1963-02-24
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be ver