Acting

R.H. Thomson

Born 1947-09-24 · Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Robert Holmes "R. H." Thomson, CM (born September 24, 1947) is a Canadian television, film and stage actor. Thomson was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto, and the National Theatre School. His own play The Lost Boys was staged at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in March 2000 and at Canadian Stage in February 2002. Thomson has also hosted programming for CBC Radio and CBC Television. In 2010, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. Thomson has portrayed a number of historical figures including Charlie Grant, Samuel Lount, Edsel Ford, Dr. Frederick Banting, Duncan Campbell Scott, Mitchell Sharp, and James Cross. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Credits

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Murder in a Small Town
as Carlyle Burke
2024
The Last Curlew
as Grandpa
2023
Stellar
as Professor
2022
Charlotte
as Mr. Schmidt
2022
Clara
as Dr. John Rickman
2018
Anne with an E
as Matthew Cuthbert
2017
Love's Complicated
as Senator Douglas Townsend
2016
Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven
as voice of J.E.H. MacDonald
2015
Five Stories
as Self
2015
The Land Between
as Narrator
2013
Whirligig
as Andre
2011
Chloe
as Frank
2010
Republic of Doyle
as Francis Chafe
2010
Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia
as Manuel
2008
The Englishman's Boy
as Tom Hardwick
2008
Murdoch Mysteries
as Chief Inspector Stewart
2008
Hamlet {Solo}
as Self
2007
October 1970
as James Richard Cross
2006
Population 436
as Sheriff Calcutt
2006
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
as Dr. Moulds
2006
Who Loves the Sun
as Arthur Bloom
2006
Full-Court Miracle
as Rabbi Lewis
2003
The Piano Man's Daughter
as Frederick Wyatt
2003
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
as Richard Rogers
2002
Trudeau
as Mitchell Sharp
2002
The Stork Derby
as Huge McLean
2002
The Royal Scandal
as Mycroft Holmes
2001
The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins
as Narrator
2001
The Associates
as Angus MacGregor
2001
The Dinosaur Hunter
as Reverend Smythe
2000
P.T. Barnum
as James Anthony Bailey
1999
P.T. Barnum
as James Anthony Bailey
1999
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
as Ray Marcassi
1999
Bone Daddy
as Stone
1998
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
as Dr. Issac Solti
1997
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
as Dr. Isaac Solti (during prod. of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)
1997
Silent Cradle
as David Greg
1997
Murder at My Door
as Ed McNair
1996
Net Worth
as Milton Mound
1995
Max
as Andy Blake
1994
My Breast
as Dr. Luke
1994
The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
as Bill Castellano
1994
The Lotus Eaters
as Hal Kingswood
1993
Bonds of Love
as Jake Hobart
1993
Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler
1993
Mark Twain and Me
as Albert Paine
1991
The Quarrel
as Chaim Kovler
1991
Road to Avonlea
as Jasper Dale
1990
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
as Gerry Allbright
1989
The First Season
as Eric Anderson
1989
Glory Enough For All
as Dr Frederick Banting
1988
Ford: The Man and the Machine
as Edsel Ford
1987
Heaven On Earth
as Wilf Hawthorne
1987
Stranger in My Bed
as Dr. Davidson
1987
And Then You Die
as Det. Sgt. James McGrath
1987
The Marriage Bed
as Dr. Jeff Reilly
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Samuel Lount
as Samuel Lount
1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Morgan
1985
Moonlighting
as Dr. Steve Hill (as R.H. Thompson)
1985
Martin's Day
as Paul Mennen
1985
Vision Quest
as Kevin
1985
Charlie Grant's War
as Charlie Grant
1985
Screen Two
as Wilf Hawthorne
1985
Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
1985
The Terry Fox Story
as Dr. Simon
1983
American Playhouse
as Chaim Kovler
1982
If You Could See What I Hear
as Will Sly
1982
Ticket to Heaven
as Linc Strunc
1981
Happy Memories
as Rick
1981
Surfacing
as David
1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
as Lee Schatz
1981
An American Christmas Carol
as Thatcher
1979
L'Homme en colère
as Borke
1979
For the Record
1976
What We Have Left
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