Al Thompson

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Al Thompson
Born	(1884-09-21)September 21, 1884 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	March 1, 1960(1960-03-01) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, USA
Other names	Albert Thompson
Occupation(s)	Actor, stunt double
Years active	1916–1958

Al Thompson (September 21, 1884 – March 1, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in 176 films between 1916 and 1958.

Well known in the industry for performing the more difficult stunts, he kept busy as a stunt double for Andy Clyde in the latter's many movies and also appeared in many Three Stooges shorts. The wiry, athletic Thompson performed in a variety of bit parts and was equally comfortable in roles as varied as laundry worker, professor, desk clerk, or sign painter.

Selected filmography

• Dull Care (1919)
• The Stage Hand (1920)
• The Bakery (1921)
• The Fall Guy (1921)
• The Bell Hop (1921)
• The Sawmill (1922)
• The Show (1922)
• Golf (1922)
• The Agent (1922)
• The Counter Jumper (1922)
• The Barnyard (1923)
• The Midnight Cabaret (1923)
• Lightning Love (1923)
• Trouble Brewing (1924)
• Listen Lena (1927)
• That's My Line (1931)
• Beach Pajamas (1931)
• The Gold Ghost (1934)
• Oh, My Nerves (1935)
• Restless Knights (1935)
• Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
• Pardon My Scotch (1935)
• Ants in the Pantry (1936)
• Disorder in the Court (1936)
• Whoops, I'm an Indian! (1936)
• Dizzy Doctors (1937)
• 3 Dumb Clucks (1937)
• Ditto (1937)
• Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)
• Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
• Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
• Saved by the Belle (1939)
• You Nazty Spy! (1940)
• From Nurse to Worse (1940)
• A Chump at Oxford (1940)
• I'll Never Heil Again (1941)
• In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
• Loco Boy Makes Good (1942)
• Matri-Phony (1942)
• Back From the Front (1943)
• Three Little Twirps (1943)
• I Can Hardly Wait (1943)
• Dizzy Pilots (1943)
• A Gem of a Jam (1943)
• The Yoke's on Me (1944)
• Idiots Deluxe (1945) - Courtroom spectator
• If a Body Meets a Body (1945) - Bob O. Link (uncredited)
• Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)
• G.I. Wanna Home (1946)
• Three Little Pirates (1946)
• Half-Wits Holiday (1947)
• All Gummed Up (1947)
• Fiddlers Three (1948)
• Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
• Blunder Boys (1955)
• Scheming Schemers (1956)

External links

• Al Thompson at IMDb