R.H. Thomson

Acting

R.H. Thomson

Born September 24, 1947Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada74 credits

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Murder in a Small Town
6.8

Murder in a Small Town

TV

2024

The Last Curlew

The Last Curlew

Movie

2023

Stellar
1.0

Stellar

Movie

2022

Charlotte
6.3

Charlotte

Movie

2022

Clara
7.4

Clara

Movie

2018

Anne with an E
8.7

Anne with an E

TV

2017

Filmography

Murder in a Small Town
2024Murder in a Small Townas Carlyle BurkeTV
The Last Curlew
2023The Last Curlewas GrandpaMovie
Stellar
2022Stellaras ProfessorMovie
Charlotte
2022Charlotteas Mr. SchmidtMovie
Clara
2018Claraas Dr. John RickmanMovie
Anne with an E
2017Anne with an Eas Matthew CuthbertTV
Love's Complicated
2016Love's Complicatedas Senator Douglas TownsendMovie
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2015Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Sevenas voice of J.E.H. MacDonaldMovie
Five Stories
2015Five Storiesas SelfMovie
Whirligig
2011Whirligigas AndreMovie
Chloe
2010Chloeas FrankMovie
Republic of Doyle
2010Republic of Doyleas Francis ChafeTV
Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia
2008Well Kept Secrets: Athanasiaas ManuelMovie
The Englishman's Boy
2008The Englishman's Boyas Tom HardwickTV
Murdoch Mysteries
2008Murdoch Mysteriesas Chief Inspector StewartTV
Hamlet {Solo}
2007Hamlet {Solo}as SelfMovie
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2006October 1970as James Richard CrossTV
Population 436
2006Population 436as Sheriff CalcuttMovie
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Storyas Dr. MouldsTV
Who Loves the Sun
2006Who Loves the Sunas Arthur BloomMovie
Full-Court Miracle
2003Full-Court Miracleas Rabbi LewisMovie
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003The Piano Man's Daughteras Frederick WyattMovie
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kayas Richard RogersMovie
Trudeau
2002Trudeauas Mitchell SharpMovie
The Stork Derby
2002The Stork Derbyas Huge McLeanMovie
The Royal Scandal
2001The Royal Scandalas Mycroft HolmesMovie
The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins
2001The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkinsas NarratorMovie
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2001The Associatesas Angus MacGregorTV
The Dinosaur Hunter
2000The Dinosaur Hunteras Reverend SmytheMovie
P.T. Barnum
1999P.T. Barnumas James Anthony BaileyMovie
P.T. Barnum
1999P.T. Barnumas James Anthony BaileyTV
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
1999Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kellyas Ray MarcassiMovie
Bone Daddy
1998Bone Daddyas StoneMovie
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
1998Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dreamas NarratorMovie
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1997Twilight of the Ice Nymphsas Dr. Issac SoltiMovie
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilightas Dr. Isaac Solti (during prod. of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)Movie
Silent Cradle
1997Silent Cradleas David GregMovie
Murder at My Door
1996Murder at My Dooras Ed McNairMovie
Net Worth
1995Net Worthas Milton MoundMovie
Max
1994Maxas Andy BlakeMovie
My Breast
1994My Breastas Dr. LukeMovie
The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
1994The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Storyas Bill CastellanoMovie
The Lotus Eaters
1993The Lotus Eatersas Hal KingswoodMovie
Bonds of Love
1993Bonds of Loveas Jake HobartMovie
I
1993Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest BucklerMovie
Mark Twain and Me
1991Mark Twain and Meas Albert PaineMovie
The Quarrel
1991The Quarrelas Chaim KovlerMovie
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcheras Gerry AllbrightMovie
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1989The First Seasonas Eric AndersonMovie
Glory Enough For All
1988Glory Enough For Allas Dr Frederick BantingMovie
Ford: The Man and the Machine
1987Ford: The Man and the Machineas Edsel FordMovie
Heaven On Earth
1987Heaven On Earthas Wilf HawthorneMovie
Stranger in My Bed
1987Stranger in My Bedas Dr. DavidsonMovie
And Then You Die
1987And Then You Dieas Det. Sgt. James McGrathMovie
The Marriage Bed
1986The Marriage Bedas Dr. Jeff ReillyMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight ZoneTV
Samuel Lount
1985Samuel Lountas Samuel LountMovie
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. BanksMovie
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985The Ray Bradbury Theateras MorganTV
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas Dr. Steve Hill (as R.H. Thompson)TV
Martin's Day
1985Martin's Dayas Paul MennenMovie
Vision Quest
1985Vision Questas KevinMovie
Charlie Grant's War
1985Charlie Grant's Waras Charlie GrantMovie
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1985Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic ProblemMovie
The Terry Fox Story
1983The Terry Fox Storyas Dr. SimonMovie
If You Could See What I Hear
1982If You Could See What I Hearas Will SlyMovie
Ticket to Heaven
1981Ticket to Heavenas Linc StruncMovie
Happy Memories
1981Happy Memoriesas RickMovie
Surfacing
1981Surfacingas DavidMovie
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caperas Lee SchatzMovie
An American Christmas Carol
1979An American Christmas Carolas ThatcherMovie
L'Homme en colère
1979L'Homme en colèreas BorkeMovie
For the Record
1976For the RecordTV
W
—What We Have LeftMovie