Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

1905-07-10 – 1971-06-18 (age 65) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Key Largo
Key Largo

1948

as Richard 'Curly' Hoff

John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones

1959

as Esek Hopkins

Force of Evil
Force of Evil

1950

as Leo Morse

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1952

as King of Marshovia

The Conqueror
The Conqueror

1956

as Wang Khan

Trapeze
Trapeze

1956

as Bouglione

Who Done It?
Who Done It?

1942

as Col. J.R. Andrews

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights

1942

as Hakim

The Furies
The Furies

1950

as El Tigre

Stay Away, Joe
Stay Away, Joe

1968

as Grandpa

Macao
Macao

1952

as Lt. Sebastian

Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady

1944

as Inspector Burgess

Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke

1961

as Papa Zacharias

A Double Life
A Double Life

1947

as Cassio (voice) (uncredited)

Anne of the Indies
Anne of the Indies

1951

as Captaine Edward Teach alias Blackbeard

But Not for Me
But Not for Me

1959

as Demetrios Bacos

Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225

1943

as Smithy

The Magnificent Matador
The Magnificent Matador

1955

as Don David

The Adventures of Hajji Baba