R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Acting

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.…

Filmography

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Murder in a Small Town ★ 6.9 Murder in a Small Town 2024 The Last Curlew The Last Curlew 2023 Stellar ★ 1.0 Stellar 2022 Charlotte ★ 6.3 Charlotte 2022 Clara ★ 7.4 Clara 2018 Anne with an E ★ 8.7 Anne with an E 2017 Love's Complicated ★ 6.2 Love's Complicated 2016 Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven ★ 9.5 Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven 2015 Five Stories Five Stories 2015 Whirligig Whirligig 2011 Chloe ★ 6.1 Chloe 2010 Republic of Doyle ★ 7.0 Republic of Doyle 2010 Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia ★ 6.2 Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia 2008 The Englishman's Boy ★ 3.2 The Englishman's Boy 2008 Murdoch Mysteries ★ 7.7 Murdoch Mysteries 2008 Hamlet {Solo} Hamlet {Solo} 2007 October 1970 ★ 7.0 October 1970 2006 Population 436 ★ 5.8 Population 436 2006 Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story ★ 5.8 Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story 2006 Who Loves the Sun ★ 5.3 Who Loves the Sun 2006 Full-Court Miracle ★ 5.7 Full-Court Miracle 2003 The Piano Man's Daughter ★ 10.0 The Piano Man's Daughter 2003 Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay ★ 6.3 Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay 2002 Trudeau ★ 8.4 Trudeau 2002 The Stork Derby ★ 6.5 The Stork Derby 2002 The Royal Scandal ★ 5.9 The Royal Scandal 2001 The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins ★ 6.4 The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins 2001 The Associates ★ 7.5 The Associates 2001 The Dinosaur Hunter ★ 6.1 The Dinosaur Hunter 2000 P.T. Barnum ★ 7.0 P.T. Barnum 1999 P.T. Barnum ★ 5.7 P.T. Barnum 1999 Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly ★ 5.0 Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly 1999 Bone Daddy ★ 4.6 Bone Daddy 1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream ★ 7.3 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream 1998 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs ★ 5.9 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs 1997 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight ★ 7.3 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight 1997 Silent Cradle ★ 6.8 Silent Cradle 1997 Murder at My Door ★ 3.7 Murder at My Door 1996 Net Worth ★ 6.9 Net Worth 1995 Max ★ 6.1 Max 1994 My Breast ★ 7.0 My Breast 1994 The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story ★ 6.0 The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story 1994 The Lotus Eaters ★ 8.5 The Lotus Eaters 1993 Bonds of Love ★ 5.8 Bonds of Love 1993 Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler 1993 Mark Twain and Me ★ 7.6 Mark Twain and Me 1991 The Quarrel ★ 6.3 The Quarrel 1991 Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher ★ 7.7 Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher 1989 The First Season ★ 9.0 The First Season 1989 Glory Enough For All ★ 10.0 Glory Enough For All 1988 Ford: The Man and the Machine ★ 7.3 Ford: The Man and the Machine 1987 Heaven On Earth ★ 8.0 Heaven On Earth 1987 Stranger in My Bed ★ 4.6 Stranger in My Bed 1987 And Then You Die ★ 6.5 And Then You Die 1987 The Marriage Bed ★ 8.5 The Marriage Bed 1986 The Twilight Zone ★ 7.7 The Twilight Zone 1985 Samuel Lount ★ 9.0 Samuel Lount 1985 Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks ★ 7.0 Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ★ 6.9 The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985 Moonlighting ★ 7.5 Moonlighting 1985 Martin's Day ★ 6.4 Martin's Day 1985 Vision Quest ★ 6.4 Vision Quest 1985 Charlie Grant's War ★ 8.0 Charlie Grant's War 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem ★ 9.0 Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem 1985 The Terry Fox Story ★ 6.2 The Terry Fox Story 1983 If You Could See What I Hear ★ 5.0 If You Could See What I Hear 1982 Ticket to Heaven ★ 6.9 Ticket to Heaven 1981 Happy Memories ★ 5.3 Happy Memories 1981 Surfacing ★ 4.7 Surfacing 1981 Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper ★ 8.0 Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper 1981 An American Christmas Carol ★ 6.2 An American Christmas Carol 1979 L'Homme en colère ★ 5.6 L'Homme en colère 1979 For the Record ★ 9.0 For the Record 1976 What We Have Left What We Have Left