Calvin Louis Thomas (1885 – September 26, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor, and a theatre director.
He began performing on Broadway in 1907 as Louis Thomas,[2] making his debut as a bit player in Peer Gynt with Richard Mansfield in the starring role.
[3] Also in 1907 and again as Louis Thomas, he appeared as Servius in a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre, with Robert Mantell as Marcus Brutus.
[5] Thomas made his film debut in 1915 in The Money Master, but performed mostly on the Broadway stage, appearing in nearly 40 plays and musicals.
[8] Thomas also appeared in several television series, including Hallmark Hall of Fame and, in its first (1955–56) season, The Honeymooners (in the episodes "'Twas the Night before Christmas," "Oh My Aching Back," and "The Safety Award.