Arthur Thalasso Explained

Arthur Thalasso
Birth Date:	26 November 1883
Birth Place:	Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Death Place:	Torrance, California, US
Yearsactive:	1919–1945

Arthur Thalasso (November 26, 1883  - February 13, 1954) was an American stage actor of vaudeville and musical comedy in the 1910s and, subsequently, a screen actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1919 and 1945. He was born the son of German immigrants Frank Thalasso (1852-1895) and Pauline Thalasso (1848-1919) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died at Harbor General Hospital^[1] in Torrance, California.

Selected filmography

• La La Lucille (1920) - Janitor
• The Forbidden Thing (1920) - Joe Portega
• The Kid (1921) - Car Thief with gun (uncredited)
• Children of Darkness (1921) - Vance
• Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) - The Stranger
• The Sign of the Rose (1922) - Detective Lynch
• Black Gold (1924) - Tim Endicott
• Wine (1924) - Amoti
• Secrets of the Night (1924) - Detective Reardon (uncredited)
• The Movies (1925, Short) - The Villain - Bull Buckley
• The Strong Man (1926) - 'Zandow the Great'
• The Buckaroo Kid (1926) - Bodyguard (uncredited)
• Venus of Venice (1927) - Ludvico
• Horse Shoes (1927) - Conductor
• Speedy Smith (1927) - James Mortimer Dorfee
• Three's a Crowd (1927) - Harry's Boss
• A Perfect Gentleman (1928) - Ship's Officer
• Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928)
• Out with the Tide (1928) - Clancey
• Into the Night (1928) - Pat Shannon
• The Avenging Rider (1928) - Dance professor
• Air Police (1931) - Panama Joe
• The Secret Six (1931) - Stockyard Worker (uncredited)
• The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931) - Hoffman - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• The Impatient Maiden (1932) - Neighbor (uncredited)
• Two-Fisted Law (1932) - Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Reckless Rider (1932) - Bartender
• My Pal, the King (1932) - Council Member (uncredited)
• Trapped in Tia Juana (1932) - Billy - Bank Guard
• Lucky Larrigan (1932) - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Fugitive (1933) - Courtroom Attendant (uncredited)
• Her Forgotten Past (1933) - Police Detective (uncredited)
• Secret Sinners (1933) - Policeman (uncredited)
• The Kennel Murder Case (1933) - Detective (uncredited)
• Viva Villa! (1934) - Butcher (uncredited)
• Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934, Serial) - Detective [Ch. 5, 10] (uncredited)
• Blind Date (1934) - Man at Gate (uncredited)
• The Moonstone (1934) - Detective (uncredited)
• Lady by Choice (1934) - Bouncer (uncredited)
• The Firebird (1934) - Policeman (uncredited)
• I Am a Thief (1934) - Jewel Guard (uncredited)
• Mills of the Gods (1934) - Guard
• When a Man's a Man (1935) - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Whole Town's Talking (1935) - Gatekeeper (uncredited)
• Big Calibre (1935) - Butch (uncredited)
• Border Brigands (1935) - 2nd Bartender (uncredited)
• Girl in the Case (1935)
• Branded a Coward (1935) - Man Who Calls Johnny a Coward (uncredited)
• Westward Ho (1935) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935) - Blacksmith (uncredited)
• Thunder Mountain (1935) - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) - 3rd Bartender (uncredited)
• Escape from Devil's Island (1935) - Adjutant (uncredited)
• Midnight Phantom (1935) - Police Officer (uncredited)
• The Cheyenne Tornado (1935) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Border Caballero (1936) - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Millionaire Kid (1936) - Morley
• Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936) - Blacksmith Joe (uncredited)
• Winds of the Wasteland (1936) - Race Starter (uncredited)
• The Lion's Den (1936) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Prison Shadows (1936) - Coroner (uncredited)
• Anthony Adverse (1936) - Italian Man (uncredited)
• Cain and Mabel (1936) - Nero (uncredited)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) - Sepoy (uncredited)
• Wild Brian Kent (1936) - Flunky (uncredited)
• Law and Lead (1936) - Bartender Johnny (uncredited)
• Park Avenue Logger (1937) - Contest Official (uncredited)
• Behind the Headlines (1937) - Bartender Johnny
• A Day at the Races (1937) - Policeman Pursuing Hugo (uncredited)
• Slaves in Bondage (1937) - Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
• State Police (1938) - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) - Forensic (uncredited)
• Honor of the West (1939) - Rodeo Announcer
• Mystery Plane (1939) - Detective (uncredited)
• Zenobia (1939) - Townsman (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Doorman (uncredited)
• The Pal from Texas (1939) - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Honeymoon's Over (1939) - Doorman (uncredited)
• Florian (1940) - Peasant (uncredited)
• Wagons Westward (1940) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Three Men from Texas (1940) - Bartender (uncredited)
• Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) - Santa Claus (uncredited)
• Border Vigilantes (1941) - Bartender (uncredited)
• We Go Fast (1941) - Train Conductor (uncredited)
• Borrowed Hero (1941) - Turnkey (uncredited)
• Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942) - Bartender (uncredited)
• The Payoff (1942) - Police Officer (uncredited)
• The Boss of Big Town (1942) - Court Clerk (uncredited)
• Quiet Please, Murder (1942) - Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
• Hitler's Madman (1943) - Guard (uncredited)
• Nob Hill (1945) - Politician (uncredited)
• Ramrod (1947) - Barfly (uncredited)

Notes and References

1. "Obituary: Arthur Thalasso," Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 1954, p. 10, part II