Thomas Gomez
- Acting
- July 10, 1905 · New York City, New York, USA
- June 18, 1971
Biography
From Wikipedia Thomas Gomez (July 10, 1905 – June 18, 1971) was an American actor. Born Sabino Tomas Gomez in New York City, Gomez began his acting career in theater during the 1920s and was a student of the actor Walter Hampden. He made his first film Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror in 1942 and by the end of his career had appeared in sixty films. Gomez was the first Hispanic-American to be nominated for an Academy Award when he was nominated for his performance in the 1947 film Ride the Pink Horse. Directed by and starring Robert Montgomery, it was later used as the basis for an episode of the same name for the television series Robert Montgomery Presents in which Gomez reprised his role. His other film roles include Who Done It? (1942), Key Largo (1948), Force of Evil (1948), The Conqueror (1956) and his final film Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). A frequent performer on television, Gomez also appeared in guest roles in such series as The Twilight Zone, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Mr. Ed, Burke's Law, The Virginian, It Takes a Thief, Bewitched, The Rifleman, and Gunsmoke. Gomez had many notable stage roles, such as the one in the original Broadway run of A Man for All Seasons. Thomas Gomez died in Santa Monica, California, from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Known for
Filmography
- Bogart: The Untold Story · Self
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes · Minister
- The Outsider
- Stay Away, Joe · Grandpa
- Shadow Over Elveron · Arturo Silvera
- The F.B.I. · El Presidente
- Laredo
- Bewitched
- The Bing Crosby Show
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Burke's Law · Caligula Foxe, Herr Otto Kraus
- The Power and the Glory · Delgado
- The Virginian · Fedencio
- Summer and Smoke · Papa Zacharias
- Target: The Corruptors!
- Dr. Kildare · Truxton Bramley
- Mister Ed
- Route 66
- The Islanders · Darius
- The Aquanauts · Hakim
- Adventures in Paradise · Bello
- The Twilight Zone · Cadwallader
- Riverboat · Gustaf Tourette
- But Not for Me · Demetrios Bacos
- John Paul Jones · Esek Hopkins
- The Rifleman
- The Texan · Jake Romer
- The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Plot to Kill Stalin · Malenkov
- Shirley Temple's Storybook · Kasim
- Collector’s Item · Ivor Hager
- Trapeze · Bouglione
- The Conqueror · Wang Khan
- Playwrights '56
- Gunsmoke · Agustin
- Night Freight · Haight
- The Magnificent Matador · Don David
- Las Vegas Shakedown · Al 'Gimpy' Sirago
- The Looters · George Parkinson
- Climax! · Senor Torres, Commandante of Police
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba · Osman Aga
- The Gambler from Natchez · Antoine Barbee
- Medallion Theatre
- Sombrero · Don Homero Calderon
- General Electric Theater · McMaster
- Life with Luigi · Pasquale
- The Merry Widow · King of Marshovia
- The Sellout · Sherrif Kellwin C. 'Casey' Burke
- Macao · Lt. Sebastian
- Pony Soldier · Natayo Smith
- Anne of the Indies · Captaine Edward Teach alias Blackbeard
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- The Harlem Globetrotters · Coach Abe Saperstein
- Kim · Emissary
- Lux Video Theatre · The Boss
- The Eagle and the Hawk · Gen. Liguras - The Hawk
- Force of Evil · Leo Morse
- The Furies · El Tigre
- The Woman on Pier 13 · Vanning
- Robert Montgomery Presents · Pancho
- That Midnight Kiss · Guido Russino Betelli
- Come to the Stable · Luigi Rossi
- Sorrowful Jones · Reardon
- Angel in Exile · Dr. Esteban Chavez
- Key Largo · Richard 'Curly' Hoff
- Casbah · Louvain
- A Double Life · Cassio (voice) (uncredited)
- Captain from Castile · Father Bartolome Romero
- Ride the Pink Horse · Pancho
- Singapore · Mr. Mauribus
- Johnny O'Clock · Pete Marchettis
- Swell Guy · Dave Vinson
- Night in Paradise · King Croesus
- The Daltons Ride Again · 'Professor' J.K.McKenna
- I'll Tell the World · J.B. Kindell
- Patrick the Great · Max Wilson
- Frisco Sal · Police Capt. Dan Martin
- Enemy Bacteria
- Can't Help Singing · Carstairs
- Dead Man's Eyes · Police Capt. Drury