R. H. Thomson

For the Seattle civil engineer, see Reginald H. Thomson.

R.H. Thomson
Born	Robert Holmes Thomson (1947-09-24) September 24, 1947 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978  - present

Robert Holmes "R. H." Thomson, CM (born September 24, 1947) is a Canadian television, film and stage actor.

Thomson was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto, and the National Theatre School. His own play The Lost Boys was staged at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in March 2000 and at Canadian Stage in February 2002. Thomson has also hosted programming for CBC Radio and CBC Television. In 2010, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

Thomson has portrayed a number of historical figures including Charlie Grant, Samuel Lount, Edsel Ford, Dr. Frederick Banting, Duncan Campbell Scott, Mitchell Sharp, and James Cross.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Tyler
1979	L'homme en colère	Borke
1981	Surfacing	David
1981	Ticket to Heaven	Linc Strunc
1981	Happy Memories	Rick
1982	If You Could See What I Hear	Will Sly
1983	Snow	Jim	Short film
1985	The Legs of the Lame		Short film
1985	Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem		Short film
1985	Vision Quest	Kevin
1985	Martin's Day	Paul Mennen
1985	Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985	Samuel Lount	Samuel Lount
1987	And Then You Die	Det. Sgt. James McGrath
1987	Wednesday's Children: David	Jim	Short film
1988	The King Chronicle, Part 3: Mackenzie King and the Zombie Army
1988	The First Season	Eric Anderson
1990	Defy Gravity	Bill Fiddich
1991	The Quarrel	Chaim
1993	Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys		Short film
1993	The Lotus Eaters	Hal Kingswood
1994	Max	Andy Blake
1995	Duncan Campbell Scott: The Poet and the Indians	Duncan Campbell Scott
1997	Home Game		Short film
1997	Silent Cradle	David Greg
1997	Twilight of the Ice Nymphs	Dr. Issac Solti
1998	Bone Daddy	Stone
2000	Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace	Knobloch
2006	Find	Man	Short film
2006	Who Loves the Sun	Arthur Bloom
2008	Well Kept Secrets - Athanassia	Manuel
2009	Chloe	Frank
2010	Whirligig	Andre
2011	New Year	Terry Cook
2012	Jesus Henry Christ	Billy Herman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	The Newcomers		Segment: "1911"
1979	An American Christmas Carol	Thatcher	TV movie
1981	Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper	Lee Schatz	TV movie
1983	The Terry Fox Story	Dr. Simon	TV movie
1983	Cornet at Night	The Stranger	TV movie
1984	Charlie Grant's War	Charlie Grant	TV movie
1985	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Morgan	Episode: "The Crowd"
1986	The Marriage Bed	Dr. Jeff Reilly	TV movie
1986	Philip Marlowe, Private Eye	Frank Barsley	Episode: "Red Wind"
1987	Stranger in My Bed	Dr. Davidson	TV movie
1987	Screen Two		Episode: "Heaven on Earth"
1987	Ford: The Man and the Machine	Edsel Ford	TV movie
1987	Moonlighting	Dr. Steven 'Steve' Hill	Episode: "Tale in Two Cities" Episode: "Father Knows Last"
1988	Glory Enough for All	Dr. Frederick Banting	TV movie
1988	The Campbells	Andrew Jordan	Episode: "Last Time Around"
1988	The Twilight Zone	Dr. Burrell	Episode: "Our Selena Is Dying"
1989	Champagne Charlie	Robert Morgan	TV series
1990	Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher	Gerry Allbright	TV movie
1990–1996	Road to Avonlea	Jasper Dale	17 episodes
1991	Mark Twain and Me	Albert Paine	TV movie
1992	By Way of the Stars	Priest	TV miniseries
1993	Bonds of Love	Jake Hobart	TV movie
1994	The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story	Bill Castellano	TV movie
1994	My Breast	Luke	TV movie
1994	Bizet's Dream	Delaborde / Escamillo	TV movie
1995	Net Worth	Milton Mound	TV movie
1996	Murder at My Door	Ed McNair	TV movie
1999	Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly	Ray Marcassi	TV movie
1999	Foolish Hearts	Other Judge	Episode: "The Correct Decision"
1999	P.T. Barnum	James Anthony Bailey	TV movie
1999	Made in Canada		Episode: "It's a Science"
2000	The Dinosaur Hunter	Rev. Smythe	TV movie
2000	The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne	Count Nicolai Kugarin	Episode: "Rocket to the Moon"
2001	University	Harry Copeland	TV series
2001	The Associates	Angus MacGregor	Episode: "Headfirst Into Hell"
2001	The Royal Scandal	Mycroft Holmes	TV movie
2002	The Stork Derby	Hugh McLean	TV movie
2002	Trudeau	Mitchell Sharp	TV movie
2002	Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay	Richard Rogers	TV movie
2002	Tom Stone	Peter Krieghoff	Episode: "Deal"
2003	Bugs	Reynolds	TV movie
2003	The Piano Man's Daughter	Frederick Wyatt	TV movie
2003	Full-Court Miracle	Rabbi Lewis	TV movie
2004	Human Cargo	Peter Fowler	TV miniseries
2005	Ten Days to Victory	Narrator	TV movie
2006	Prairie Giant	Dr. Moulds	TV miniseries
2006	Population 436	Sheriff Colcutt	Video
2006	October 1970	James Richard Cross	8 episodes
2008	The Englishman's Boy	Tom Hardwick	TV miniseries
2010	Republic of Doyle	Francis Chafe	Episode: "The Tell-Tale Safe"
2011	King	Randall King	Episode: "Freddy Boise"

Awards

Wins

1989

Gemini Award, for Glory Enough for All

1983

Gemini Award, for If You Could See What I Hear

Nominations

2008

Gemini Award, for The Englishman's Boy

1994

Gemini Award, for Road to Avonlea

1993

Genie Award, for The Lotus Eaters

1988

Gemini Award, for And Then You Die

1987

Gemini Award, for Screen Two

Gemini Award, for Ford: The Man and the Machine

1986

Gemini Award, for Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

1986

Genie Award, for Samuel Lount

1982

Genie Award, for Ticket to Heaven

Sources

• R. H. Thomson. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. Access date: 2010-01-25.

External links

• R.H. Thomson at IMDb
• Canadian Encyclopedia entry

Related video

• R. H. Thomson chats with George Stroumboulopoulos, CBC News: The Hour, 29 November 2005.