R.H. Thomson
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2024
Murder in a Small Town as Carlyle Burke
2023The Last Curlew as Grandpa
2022Stellar as Professor
2022Charlotte as Mr. Schmidt
2018Clara as Dr. John Rickman
2017Anne with an E as Matthew Cuthbert
2016Love's Complicated as Senator Douglas Townsend
2015Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven as voice of J.E.H. MacDonald
2015Five Stories as Self
2011Whirligig as Andre
2010Chloe as Frank
2010Republic of Doyle as Francis Chafe
2008Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia as Manuel
2008The Englishman's Boy as Tom Hardwick
2008Murdoch Mysteries as Chief Inspector Stewart
2007Hamlet {Solo} as Self
2006October 1970 as James Richard Cross
2006Population 436 as Sheriff Calcutt
2006Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story as Dr. Moulds
2006Who Loves the Sun as Arthur Bloom
2003Full-Court Miracle as Rabbi Lewis
2003The Piano Man's Daughter as Frederick Wyatt
2002Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay as Richard Rogers
2002Trudeau as Mitchell Sharp
2002The Stork Derby as Huge McLean
2001The Royal Scandal as Mycroft Holmes
2001The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins as Narrator
2001The Associates as Angus MacGregor
2000The Dinosaur Hunter as Reverend Smythe
1999P.T. Barnum as James Anthony Bailey
1999P.T. Barnum as James Anthony Bailey
1999Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly as Ray Marcassi
1998Bone Daddy as Stone
1998Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream as Narrator
1997Twilight of the Ice Nymphs as Dr. Issac Solti
1997Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight as Dr. Isaac Solti (during prod. of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)
1997Silent Cradle as David Greg
1996Murder at My Door as Ed McNair
1995Net Worth as Milton Mound
1994Max as Andy Blake
1994My Breast as Dr. Luke
1994The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story as Bill Castellano
1993The Lotus Eaters as Hal Kingswood
1993Bonds of Love as Jake Hobart
1993Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler
1991Mark Twain and Me as Albert Paine
1991The Quarrel as Chaim Kovler
1989Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher as Gerry Allbright
1989The First Season as Eric Anderson
1988Glory Enough For All as Dr Frederick Banting
1987Ford: The Man and the Machine as Edsel Ford
1987Heaven On Earth as Wilf Hawthorne
1987Stranger in My Bed as Dr. Davidson
1987And Then You Die as Det. Sgt. James McGrath
1986The Marriage Bed as Dr. Jeff Reilly
1985The Twilight Zone
1985Samuel Lount as Samuel Lount
1985Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater as Morgan
1985Moonlighting as Dr. Steve Hill (as R.H. Thompson)
1985Martin's Day as Paul Mennen
1985Vision Quest as Kevin
1985Charlie Grant's War as Charlie Grant
1985Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
1983The Terry Fox Story as Dr. Simon
1982If You Could See What I Hear as Will Sly
1981Ticket to Heaven as Linc Strunc
1981Happy Memories as Rick
1981Surfacing as David
1981Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper as Lee Schatz
1979An American Christmas Carol as Thatcher
1979L'Homme en colère as Borke
1977For The Record
—What We Have Left