Filmography
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Known For
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Tom Corbett (1950-1955) -
Nancy Drew: Detective Ted Nickerson (1938) -
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Ted Nickerson (1939) -
Known For
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter Ted Nickerson (1939) -
Actor
The Phil Silvers Show Seaman Freddie (1958) -
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Tom Corbett (1950-1955)
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First Love Chris (1954-1955) -
Ethel and Albert (1954)
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Hands of Mystery (1951) -
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1951) -
The Clock (1949-1950) -
The Ford Theatre Hour (1950) -
Escape Bellhop (1950) -
One Man's Family Cliff Barbour #1 (1949) (1949) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense Art (1949) -
![Volume One]( "Volume One")
Volume One Bellhop (1949) -
A Woman to Remember Charley Anderson (1949)
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The Borden Show (1947)
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![The Major and the Minor]( "The Major and the Minor")
The Major and the Minor Cadet Osborne (1942) -
![Always in My Heart]( "Always in My Heart")
Always in My Heart Martin Scott (1942) -
![Flying Cadets]( "Flying Cadets")
Flying Cadets Newton R. Adams / Ames (1941) -
![One Foot in Heaven]( "One Foot in Heaven")
One Foot in Heaven Hartzell Spence (1941) -
![Invisible Stripes]( "Invisible Stripes")
Invisible Stripes Tommy (1939) -
![On Dress Parade]( "On Dress Parade")
On Dress Parade Cadet Lt. Murphy (1939) -
![Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase]( "Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase")
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Ted Nickerson (1939) -
![Angels Wash Their Faces]( "Angels Wash Their Faces")
Angels Wash Their Faces Gabe Ryan (1939) -
![Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter]( "Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter")
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter Ted Nickerson (1939) -
![Code of the Streets]( "Code of the Streets")
Code of the Streets Bob Lewis (1939) -
![Nancy Drew... Reporter]( "Nancy Drew... Reporter")
Nancy Drew... Reporter Ted Nickerson (1939) -
![Nancy Drew: Detective]( "Nancy Drew: Detective")
Nancy Drew: Detective Ted Nickerson (1938) -
![Little Tough Guys in Society]( "Little Tough Guys in Society")
Little Tough Guys in Society Danny (1938) -
![Boys Town]( "Boys Town")
Boys Town Freddie Fuller (1938) -
![Tim Tyler's Luck]( "Tim Tyler's Luck")
Tim Tyler's Luck Tim Tyler (1937) -
![A Dog of Flanders]( "A Dog of Flanders")
A Dog of Flanders Nello Daas (1935) -
Actor
![Wednesday's Child]( "Wednesday's Child")
Wednesday's Child Bobby Phillips (1934) -
Soundtrack
![Always in My Heart]( "Always in My Heart")
Always in My Heart (1942) -
Soundtrack
![Nancy Drew... Reporter]( "Nancy Drew... Reporter")
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) -
Writer
![Tom Corbett, Space Cadet]( "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet")
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950) -
Archive footageThe Mercurian Invasion (1998)
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They Went to the Stars (1980)
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Did You Know
Trivia
There were over 100 different products bearing the name of Frankie's space character Tom Corbett during the early 1950s. One product was called Kellogg's Pep, the "Solar Cereal," which had Frankie's picture on the box.
Quotes
I have no regrets. I got all the breaks I had coming. I consider myself to have been very lucky during my career, especially in knowing when to leave it. I smile when I think of those years but I've never missed any part of acting.
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Frank M. Thomas
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 85)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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