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name: "Nick Thompson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nick-thompson-178757"
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born: "11 September 1889"
died: "22 April 1980"
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average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T23:05:19.541874+00:00"
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# Nick Thompson

Actor. Born 11 September 1889 in Houston, Texas, USA. Died 22 April 1980.

## Details

- **Born:** 11 September 1889, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 22 April 1980
- **Also known as:** Nick J. Thompson
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28357777, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860549/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/178757

## Biography

Nick Thompson (also credited as Nick J. Thompson) was an American character actor. Born on 11 September 1889 in Houston, Texas, he appeared in numerous films from the silent era through the 1950s, often in uncredited or supporting roles.

He is credited in films including *Scarface* (1932), *Top Hat* (1935) as an Italian Police Officer, *Libeled Lady* (1936), *The Devil-Doll* (1936), *Union Pacific* (1939), *The Cat and the Canary* (1939), *Viva Zapata!* (1952) and many Westerns, frequently portraying Native Americans or other ethnic characters. Thompson died on 22 April 1980 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, findagrave.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Top Hat* (1935), Fi1m 87, as Italian Police Officer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/top-hat.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Apache Warrior* (1957), as Horse Trader
- *Kismet* (1955), as Businessman with Jug (uncredited)
- *Phantom of the Rue Morgue* (1954), as Man (uncredited)
- *The Story of Three Loves* (1953), as Coachman
- *Carson City* (1952), as Worker (uncredited)
- *Viva Zapata!* (1952), as Delegate (uncredited)
- *The Toast of New Orleans* (1950), as Fisherman (uncredited)
- *The Locket* (1946), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Jungle Raiders* (1945), as Arzec Chief
- *A Bell for Adano* (1945), as Italian Man
- *Lost in a Harem* (1944), as Native (uncredited)
- *The Conspirators* (1944), as Cascais Old Fisherman (uncredited)
- *The Mask of Dimitrios* (1944), as Porter on Train (uncredited)
- *The Last Horseman* (1944), as Henchman Karp
- *Sailor's Holiday* (1944), Actor
- *Passport to Suez* (1943), as Henchman in Laundry
- *Background to Danger* (1943), as Butler (uncredited)
- *Hit the Ice* (1943), as Husband (uncredited)
- *Perils of the Royal Mounted* (1942), as Black Bear
- *Lawless Plainsmen* (1942), as Indian Chief Ochella
- *The Son of Davy Crockett* (1941), as Henchman
- *In Old Cheyenne* (1941), as Settler Dancer
- *The Phantom Cowboy* (1941), as Pancho
- *The Cat and the Canary* (1939), as Indian Guide
- *Union Pacific* (1939), as Indian (uncredited)
- *Blockade* (1938), as Seppo
- *Libeled Lady* (1936), as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)
- *The Devil-Doll* (1936), as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- *Give Us This Night* (1936), as Fisherman
- *Top Hat* (1935), as Italian Police Officer (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/top-hat.md)
- *Three Cornered Moon* (1933), as Apple Peddler (uncredited)
- *Corruption* (1933), as Tony
- *Zoo in Budapest* (1933), as Gate Guard (uncredited)
- *Scarface* (1932), as One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited)
- *Those Who Dance* (1930), as Hood
- *Tonight at Twelve* (1929), as Joe
- *The Riding Renegade* (1928), as Chief White Cloud
- *Married?* (1926), as Joe Pinto
- *The Snow Bride* (1923), as Indian Charlie
- *When the Desert Calls* (1922), as Nazim
- *A Virgin's Sacrifice* (1922), as Jacques
- *Unconquered Woman* (1922), as Antonio
- *His Picture in the Papers* (1916), as Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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