R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Known for
Acting
Born
September 24, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

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What We Have Left poster

What We Have Left

Movie

2024
Murder in a Small Town poster

Murder in a Small Town

TV · as Carlyle Burke · 1 ep

2023
The Last Curlew poster

The Last Curlew

Movie · as Grandpa

2022
Stellar poster

Stellar

Movie · as Professor

2022
Charlotte poster

Charlotte

Movie · as Mr. Schmidt

2018
Clara poster

Clara

Movie · as Dr. John Rickman

2017
Anne with an E poster

Anne with an E

TV · as Matthew Cuthbert · 27 eps

2016
Love's Complicated poster

Love's Complicated

Movie · as Senator Douglas Townsend

2015
Five Stories poster

Five Stories

Movie · as Self

2015
Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven

Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven

Movie · as voice of J.E.H. MacDonald

2013
The Land Between poster

The Land Between

TV · as Narrator · 3 eps

2011
Whirligig poster

Whirligig

Movie · as Andre

2010
Chloe poster

Chloe

Movie · as Frank

2010
Republic of Doyle poster

Republic of Doyle

TV · as Francis Chafe · 1 ep

2008
Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia poster

Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia

Movie · as Manuel

2008
The Englishman's Boy poster

The Englishman's Boy

TV · as Tom Hardwick · 2 eps

2008
Murdoch Mysteries poster

Murdoch Mysteries

TV · as Chief Inspector Stewart · 1 ep

2007
Hamlet {Solo} poster

Hamlet {Solo}

Movie · as Self

2006
Who Loves the Sun poster

Who Loves the Sun

Movie · as Arthur Bloom

2006
Population 436 poster

Population 436

Movie · as Sheriff Calcutt

2006
October 1970

October 1970

TV · as James Richard Cross · 8 eps

2006
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story poster

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

TV · as Dr. Moulds · 2 eps

2003
Full-Court Miracle poster

Full-Court Miracle

Movie · as Rabbi Lewis

2003
The Piano Man's Daughter poster

The Piano Man's Daughter

Movie · as Frederick Wyatt

2002
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay poster

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

Movie · as Richard Rogers

2002
Trudeau poster

Trudeau

Movie · as Mitchell Sharp

2002
The Stork Derby poster

The Stork Derby

Movie · as Huge McLean

2001
The Royal Scandal poster

The Royal Scandal

Movie · as Mycroft Holmes

2001
The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins poster

The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins

Movie · as Narrator

2001
The Associates

The Associates

TV · as Angus MacGregor · 13 eps

2000
The Dinosaur Hunter poster

The Dinosaur Hunter

Movie · as Reverend Smythe

1999
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly poster

Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly

Movie · as Ray Marcassi

1999
P.T. Barnum poster

P.T. Barnum

Movie · as James Anthony Bailey

1999
P.T. Barnum poster

P.T. Barnum

TV · as James Anthony Bailey · 2 eps

1998
Bone Daddy poster

Bone Daddy

Movie · as Stone

1998
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream poster

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1997
Silent Cradle poster

Silent Cradle

Movie · as David Greg

1997
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs poster

Twilight of the Ice Nymphs

Movie · as Dr. Issac Solti

1997
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight poster

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

Movie · as Dr. Isaac Solti (during prod. of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)

1996
Murder at My Door poster

Murder at My Door

Movie · as Ed McNair

1995
Net Worth poster

Net Worth

Movie · as Milton Mound

1994
My Breast poster

My Breast

Movie · as Dr. Luke

1994
Max poster

Max

Movie · as Andy Blake

1994
The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story poster

The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

Movie · as Bill Castellano

1993
The Lotus Eaters poster

The Lotus Eaters

Movie · as Hal Kingswood

1993
Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

Movie

1993
Bonds of Love poster

Bonds of Love

Movie · as Jake Hobart

1991
Mark Twain and Me poster

Mark Twain and Me

Movie · as Albert Paine

1991
The Quarrel poster

The Quarrel

Movie · as Chaim Kovler

1990
Road to Avonlea poster

Road to Avonlea

TV · as Jasper Dale · 1 ep

1989
The First Season

The First Season

Movie · as Eric Anderson

1989
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher poster

Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher

Movie · as Gerry Allbright

1988
Glory Enough For All poster

Glory Enough For All

Movie · as Dr Frederick Banting

1987
Heaven On Earth poster

Heaven On Earth

Movie · as Wilf Hawthorne

1987
Ford: The Man and the Machine poster

Ford: The Man and the Machine

Movie · as Edsel Ford

1987
And Then You Die poster

And Then You Die

Movie · as Det. Sgt. James McGrath

1987
Stranger in My Bed poster

Stranger in My Bed

Movie · as Dr. Davidson

1986
The Marriage Bed poster

The Marriage Bed

Movie · as Dr. Jeff Reilly

1985
Martin's Day poster

Martin's Day

Movie · as Paul Mennen

1985
Charlie Grant's War poster

Charlie Grant's War

Movie · as Charlie Grant

1985
Samuel Lount poster

Samuel Lount

Movie · as Samuel Lount

1985
Vision Quest poster

Vision Quest

Movie · as Kevin

1985
Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

Movie

1985
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks poster

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

Movie

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · 1 ep

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Dr. Steve Hill (as R.H. Thompson) · 2 eps

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

TV · as Morgan · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Wilf Hawthorne · 1 ep

1983
The Terry Fox Story poster

The Terry Fox Story

Movie · as Dr. Simon

1982
If You Could See What I Hear poster

If You Could See What I Hear

Movie · as Will Sly

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Chaim Kovler · 1 ep

1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper poster

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper

Movie · as Lee Schatz

1981
Happy Memories poster

Happy Memories

Movie · as Rick

1981
Surfacing poster

Surfacing

Movie · as David

1981
Ticket to Heaven poster

Ticket to Heaven

Movie · as Linc Strunc

1979
Jig-Saw poster

Jig-Saw

Movie · as Borke

1979
An American Christmas Carol poster

An American Christmas Carol

Movie · as Thatcher

1976
For the Record poster

For the Record

TV · 1 ep