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Al Thompson (September 21, 1884 – March 1, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1916 and 1958. Well known in the industry for performing the more difficult stunts, he kept busy as a stunt double for
Andy Clyde Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967), was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned some 45 years. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer Day''. H ...
in the latter's many movies and also appeared in many '' Three Stooges'' shorts. The wiry, athletic Thompson performed in a variety of bit parts and was equally comfortable in roles as varied as laundry worker, professor, desk clerk, or sign painter.


Selected filmography

* '' Dull Care'' (1919, Short) * '' The Stage Hand'' (1920, Short) - The Show Manager * '' The Bakery'' (1921, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Fall Guy'' (1921, Short) * '' The Bell Hop'' (1921, Short) * '' The Sawmill'' (1922, Short) - The boss * '' The Show'' (1922, Short) - Man who Smuggles Family In * ''
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'' (1922, Short) - The father * '' The Agent'' (1922, Short) * '' The Counter Jumper'' (1922, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Barnyard'' (1923, Short) * '' The Midnight Cabaret'' (1923, Short) * '' Lightning Love'' (1923, Short) - Father * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1924, Short) * '' Racing Luck'' (1924) - Member of Tony's gang * '' The Better 'Ole'' (1926) - The Daughter in the Skit (uncredited) * ''
Listen Lena ''Listen Lena'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Clem Beauchamp. According to the Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, televis ...
'' (1927, Short) * '' The Missing Link'' (1927) - Sailor (uncredited) * ''At It Again'' (1928) - Man (uncredited) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1929) - Mechanic (uncredited) * '' That's My Line'' (1931, Short) - Henchman * ''
Beach Pajamas ''Beach Pajamas'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle and released by RKO Radio Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, is an American film production and distributio ...
'' (1931, Short) * ''
Westward Passage ''Westward Passage'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and starring Ann Harding, Laurence Olivier, ZaSu Pitts and Irving Pichel. The screenplay concerns a woman who falls in love and marries, but soon discovers ...
'' (1932) - Chauffeur (uncredited) * ''
Sons of the Desert ''Sons of the Desert'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. Directed by William A. Seiter, it was released in the United States on December 29, 1933. In the United Kingdom, the film was originally released under ...
'' (1933) - Son of the Desert (uncredited) * ''
The Gold Ghost ''The Gold Ghost'' is a 1934 short American pre-code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Two wealthy fathers Jim and George try to arrange their children Gloria and Wally to marry in order to strengthen their families. Gloria refuses to ...
'' (1934, Short) - Miner (uncredited) * '' Manhattan Melodrama'' (1934) - Street Spectator (uncredited) * '' Sons of Steel'' (1934) - Carson * '' Restless Knights'' (1935, Short) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Pop Goes the Easel'' (1935, Short) - Man in Car (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) - Mosher (uncredited) * '' Roaring Roads'' (1935) - Parkins * '' Adventurous Knights'' (1935) - Parkins - the Butler * '' Pardon My Scotch'' (1935, Short) - Jones (uncredited) * '' The Big Broadcast of 1936'' (1935) - Servant (uncredited) * '' Oh, My Nerves'' (1935, Short) * '' The Lady in Scarlet'' (1935) - Mr. Quigley (uncredited) * '' False Pretenses'' (1935) - Avery - Restaurant Manager (uncredited) * ''Just My Luck'' (1935) - Worker in Montage (uncredited) * '' Ants in the Pantry'' (1936, Short) - Guest with moustache & glasses (uncredited) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1936) - Chasseur Soldier (uncredited) * ''
Disorder in the Court ''Disorder in the Court'' is a 1936 short film, short subject directed by Jack White (film producer), Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 15th entry in the ...
'' (1936, Short) - Bailiff (uncredited) * '' Below the Deadline'' (1936) - Sparring Partner Al * '' Missing Girls'' (1936) - Joey * ''
Whoops, I'm an Indian! ''Whoops, I'm an Indian!'' is a 1936 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 18th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starr ...
'' (1936, Short) - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) * '' Ditto'' (1937, Short) - Man in stable * '' Dizzy Doctors'' (1937, Short) - Second Surgeon (uncredited) * '' 3 Dumb Clucks'' (1937, Short) - Pop's Butler (uncredited) * '' Bank Alarm'' (1937) - Auto Camp Manager (uncredited) * '' Tarzan's Revenge'' (1938) - Sign Painter (uncredited) * '' The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938, Serial) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Violent Is the Word for Curly'' (1938, Short) - Professor Frankfurter (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1938) - Party Waiter (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1938) - Sidewalk Fight Participant (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1938, Short) - Volunteer (uncredited) * '' Three Little Sew and Sews'' (1939, Short) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1939) - Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited) * '' Lucky Night'' (1939) - Bum (uncredited) * '' Saved by the Belle'' (1939, Short) - Wagon Driver (uncredited) * '' Little Accident'' (1939) - Laundry Worker (uncredited) * '' Heroes in Blue'' (1939) - Man at Race Track (uncredited) * '' A Chump at Oxford'' (1939) - Manhole Worker (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1940, Serial) - Henchman hs. 2, 10, 15(uncredited) * ''
You Nazty Spy! ''You Nazty Spy!'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard). It is the 44th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the c ...
'' (1940, Short) - Axis Minister (uncredited) * '' Young Tom Edison'' (1940) - Man at Station (uncredited) * '' Saps at Sea'' (1940) - (uncredited) * '' Sandy Is a Lady'' (1940) - Craneman (uncredited) * '' From Nurse to Worse'' (1940, Short) - Orderly (uncredited) * '' King of the Royal Mounted'' (1940, Serial) - Paralytic #4 h.4(uncredited) * ''
The Monster and the Girl ''The Monster and the Girl'' is a 1941 American black-and-white horror film directed by Stuart Heisler and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film revolves around a small-town church organist named Scott Webster ( Philip Terry) attemptin ...
'' (1941) - Juryman (uncredited) * '' I'll Never Heil Again'' (1941, Short) - Heilstone's Servant (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1941) - Doc (uncredited) * '' In the Sweet Pie and Pie'' (1941, Short) - Prison Warden (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1941, Serial) - Gambler (uncredited) * '' Freckles Comes Home'' (1942) - Dance Floor Extra (uncredited) * '' Loco Boy Makes Good'' (1942, Short) - Dancing Partner (uncredited) * '' Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1942) - Napping Station Agent (uncredited) * '' The Forest Rangers'' (1942) - Lumberjack (uncredited) * '' Matri-Phony'' (1942, Short) * '' The Desperadoes'' (1943) - Townsman Shown Paper Money (uncredited) * '' Back From the Front'' (1943, Short) - German Officer / German Sailor (uncredited) * '' Three Little Twirps'' (1943, Short) - Ticket Window Clerk (uncredited) * '' I Can Hardly Wait'' (1943, Short) - Patient (uncredited) * '' Top Man'' (1943) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Dizzy Pilots'' (1943, Short) - Sky Aircraft Co. Representative (uncredited) * '' Hi'ya, Sailor'' (1943) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' A Gem of a Jam'' (1943, Short) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Her Primitive Man'' (1944) - Explorer (uncredited) * ''
The Yoke's on Me ''The Yoke's on Me'' is a 1944 short film, short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 79th entry in the series released by Columbia Picture ...
'' (1944, Short) - Sheriff (uncredited) * '' In Society'' (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Cry of the Werewolf'' (1944) - Sheep Rancher (uncredited) * '' The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) - Disabled Warehouseman (uncredited) * '' The Merry Monahans'' (1944) - Tramp (uncredited) * '' Carolina Blues'' (1944) - Telegram Messenger (uncredited) * '' Both Barrels Blazing'' (1945) - Poker-Playing Henchman (uncredited) * '' Idiots Deluxe'' (1945, Short) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) * ''
If a Body Meets a Body ''If a Body Meets a Body'' is a 1945 short film, short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 86th entry in the series released by Columbia P ...
'' (1945, Short) - Uncle Bob O. Link (uncredited) * '' Beer Barrel Polecats'' (1946, Short) - Al - Police Photographer (uncredited) * '' The Harvey Girls'' (1946) - Townsman at Dance (uncredited) * '' The Hoodlum Saint'' (1946) - Mug (uncredited) * '' The Runaround'' (1946) - Sign Painter (uncredited) * '' Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' (1946) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' G.I. Wanna Home'' (1946, Short) - Motorist (uncredited) * '' Three Little Pirates'' (1946, Short) - Pirate (uncredited) * ''
Half-Wits Holiday ''Half-Wits Holiday'' is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard in his final starring role). It is the 97th entry in the series released by ...
'' (1947, Short) - Mr. Toms (uncredited) * '' Blondie's Anniversary'' (1947) - Acme Loan Company Owner (uncredited) * '' All Gummed Up'' (1947, Short) - Pen Customer (uncredited) * '' The Wreck of the Hesperus'' (1948) - York (uncredited) * ''My Dog Rusty'' (1948) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Fury at Furnace Creek'' (1948) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Fiddlers Three'' (1948, Short) - King's Attendant (uncredited) * '' Best Man Wins'' (1948) - Creditor (uncredited) * ''
The Street with No Name ''The Street with No Name'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Keighley. A follow-up to ''The House on 92nd Street'' (1945), it tells the story of an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent, Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens ...
'' (1948) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' Borrowed Trouble'' (1948) - Barfly (uncredited) * '' Black Eagle'' (1948) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Rusty Leads the Way'' (1948) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) * '' Words and Music'' (1948) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Ladies of the Chorus'' (1948) - Mae's Fan (uncredited) * '' Riders of the Whistling Pines'' (1949) - Townsman at Hearing (uncredited) * '' The Younger Brothers'' (1949) - Deputy (uncredited) * ''
The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Randolph Scott as Bill Doolin ...
'' (1949) - Coffeyville Citizen Outside Bank (uncredited) * '' Blondie Hits the Jackpot'' (1949) - Delivery Man (uncredited) * '' That Midnight Kiss'' (1949) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''
All the King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U. ...
'' (1949) - Man in Cheap Bar (uncredited) * '' Father Is a Bachelor'' (1950) - Court Clerk (uncredited) * '' Kill the Umpire'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Tougher They Come'' (1950) - Tom * '' Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' (1950) - Janitor (uncredited) * '' Snake River Desperadoes'' (1951) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Rich, Young and Pretty'' (1951) - French Reporter (uncredited) * '' The Stooge'' (1951) - Audience Member (uncredited) * '' Belles on Their Toes'' (1952) - Porter (uncredited) * '' We're Not Married!'' (1952) - Minister (uncredited) * '' Lure of the Wilderness'' (1952) - Shep Rigby (uncredited) * '' The Caddy'' (1953) - Mr. Phillips - Man on Ladder (uncredited) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) - Vagrant #1 (uncredited) * '' Gypped in the Penthouse'' (1955, Short) - Club Guest (uncredited) * '' Bring Your Smile Along'' (1955) - Burlesque Audience Member (uncredited) * '' Blunder Boys'' (1955, Short) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' Scheming Schemers'' (1956, Short) - Party Guest (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Stagecoach'' (1957) - Murphy (uncredited) * '' The Three Faces of Eve'' (1957) - Man at Funeral (uncredited) * '' Visit to a Small Planet'' (1960) - Drunk (uncredited)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Al 1884 births 1960 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians