Thomas Beck (actor)

Thomas Beck
Trailer for Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
Born(1909-12-29)December 29, 1909
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 23, 1995(1995-09-23) (aged 85)
Miami Shores, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeLoudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
OccupationActor
Years active1934–1988

Thomas Beck (December 29, 1909 – September 23, 1995) was an American film and stage actor during the mid to late 1930s, who first attracted attention playing juvenile leads in several Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto films.

Early life

Born in New York City,[1] Beck entered college with the intention of becoming a doctor but abandoned that for engineering.[citation needed]

Career

His first professional work was in a stock company and he later played on Broadway. His work interested film executives who sent him to Hollywood. Beck was featured in 28 films in his career, with notable roles in several Charlie Chan films:[2] Charlie Chan in Paris (1935), Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935), Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936), and Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936). He also worked opposite Will Rogers in Life Begins at 40 (1935), in which he played the spoiled son of a landowner; appeared as a French legionnaire in Under Two Flags (1936), played Pastor Schultz, the village priest, in Shirley Temple's 1937 film Heidi;[2] and appeared opposite Temple's counterpart Jane Withers in Can This Be Dixie? (1936). He was seen to good advantage in two 1936 Fox motion pictures, in which he had leading roles: as a pilot in Peter Lorre's first American film, the espionage thriller Crack-Up and as a rich socialite in Champagne Charlie.

He also worked to promote the Screen Actors Guild to improve working conditions for actors, and when his career seemed ready to take off he suddenly left movie work in 1939 after the studio tried to reduce his wages.[3] He then served in the Army, serving in the Pacific theatre during World War II, finishing as a major in 1945. He briefly returned to the theatre in 1946, appearing with Blanche Yurka in Temper the Wind, in New York City.[4]

Death

Beck died after battling Alzheimer's disease and heart conditions in Miami Shores, Florida on September 23, 1995.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dashing '30s actor left film studios, regrets far behind". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Florida, Fort Lauderdale. June 14, 1992. p. 72. Retrieved January 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas Beck; Screen Actor in 1930s". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1995. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Thomas Beck - actor (obituary)". Albany Herald. October 1, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Ankerich, Michael G. The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies. McFarland, 1998.
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