Thomas Gomez
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-07-10 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1971-06-18
Biography
From Wikipedia Thomas Gomez (July 10, 1905 – June 18, 1971) was an American actor. Born Sabino Tomas Gomez in New York City, Gomez began his acting career in theater during the 1920s and was a student of the actor Walter Hampden. He made his first film Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror in 1942 and by the end of his career had appeared in sixty films. Gomez was the first Hispanic-American to be nominated for an Academy Award when he was nominated for his performance in the 1947 film Ride the Pink Horse. Directed by and starring Robert Montgomery, it was later used as the basis for an episode of the same name for the television series Robert Montgomery Presents in which Gomez reprised his role. His other film roles include Who Done It? (1942), Key Largo (1948), Force of Evil (1948), The Conqueror (1956) and his final film Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). A frequent performer on television, Gomez also appeared in guest roles in such series as The Twilight Zone, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Mr. Ed, Burke's Law, The Virginian, It Takes a Thief, Bewitched, The Rifleman, and Gunsmoke. Gomez had many notable stage roles, such as the one in the original Broadway run of A Man for All Seasons. Thomas Gomez died in Santa Monica, California, from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Most Known For
The Twilight Zone
as Cadwallader
Bewitched
The Rifleman
The Virginian
as Fedencio
Dr. Kildare
as Truxton Bramley
Climax!
as Senor Torres, Commandante of Police
Route 66
The F.B.I.
as El Presidente
Gunsmoke
as Agustin
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Pancho
The Texan
Burke's Law
as Caligula Foxe
Burke's Law
as Herr Otto Kraus
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Adventures in Paradise
as Bello
Mister Ed
Laredo
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Kasim
Riverboat
as Gustaf Tourette
