Frank Marion Thomas Jr. (April 9, 1921 – May 11, 2006), was an American actor, author and bridge-strategy expert who played both lead and supporting roles on Broadway, in films, in post-World War II radio, and in early television.

[3] Thomas portrayed a Kiowan youth in the Broadway play Carry Nation (1932).

He appeared in six other Broadway plays between 1932 and 1936, including Little Ol' Boy, Thunder on the Left, Wednesday's Child, The First Legion, Remember the Day, and Seen But Not Heard.

[4] Thomas's last "A" film was Boys' Town (1938) with Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney.

Thomas died in 2006 at age 85 at a Sherman Oaks, California, hospital of respiratory failure, following a stroke.