Thomas Gomez
Biography
Thomas Gomez was an American actor whose stage work began in 1923, when he trained with Walter Hampden on a Syracuse, New York production of Cyrano de Bergerac. Born in New York City, he went on to appear in roughly sixty films, starting with Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942). He became the first Spanish-American nominated for an Academy Award, for Ride the Pink Horse (1947), a part he later repeated for Robert Montgomery Presents. Among his other movies were Who Done It? (1942), Key Largo (1948), Force of Evil (1948), The Conqueror (1956) and his last, Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). He also worked steadily in television, with guest appearances on The Twilight Zone, Route 66 and Gunsmoke, and on Broadway, where he took over as Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1956. He died in 1971.
65years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Sabino Tomas Gomez
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 28 years1942 to 1970
Genres
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A first
Gomez was the first Spanish-American to receive an Academy Award nomination, honored for his role in the 1947 movie Ride the Pink Horse. Robert Montgomery directed and starred in it, and Gomez later played the same part in a TV episode.
Early training
Gomez started acting on the stage in 1923. In Syracuse, New York, he studied under actor Walter Hampden during a production of Cyrano de Bergerac.
Thomas Gomez movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Rawlins directed two of these films. Harry Cording appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Harry Cording's page
Fred Aldrich's page
Marc Lawrence's page
Regis Toomey's page
Lee J. Cobb's page
Brooks Benedict's page
John RawlinsDirector, 2 films, 1942
All films by John Rawlins
Also two films together15 more actors
- Holmes HerbertAnne of the Indies (1951) and Singapore (1947)
- Roy RobertsForce of Evil (1948) and Captain from Castile (1947)
- Tyrone PowerPony Soldier (1952) and Captain from Castile (1947)
- Virginia BrissacCaptain from Castile (1947) and Phantom Lady (1944)
- Earl HollimanSummer and Smoke (1961) and Pony Soldier (1952)
- Fred GrahamThe Woman on Pier 13 (1950) and Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
- William BendixMacao (1952) and Who Done It? (1942)
- John DaheimThe Conqueror (1956) and Macao (1952)
- Edgar BarrierArabian Nights (1942) and Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
- Katy JuradoStay Away, Joe (1968) and Trapeze (1956)
- Eumenio BlancoSummer and Smoke (1961) and The Furies (1950)
- Jean PetersAnne of the Indies (1951) and Captain from Castile (1947)
- Turhan BeyThe Climax (1944) and Arabian Nights (1942)
- Rico AlanizSummer and Smoke (1961) and Macao (1952)
- Ray BeltramSummer and Smoke (1961) and The Furies (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Thomas Gomez's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$50.3 million
7 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 7 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 14 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 14Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$19M37.8% of the total
- 2$14M28.6% of the total
- 3$9.0M17.9% of the total
- 4$3.5M6.9% of the total
- 5$1.8M3.5% of the total
- 6$1.5M3.0% of the total
- 7$1.2M2.3% of the total
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