
R.H. Thomson
Department: Acting
Biography
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

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981

Who Loves the Sun
2006

Chloe
2010

Heaven On Earth
1987

The Dinosaur Hunter
2000

The Last Curlew
2023

The Royal Scandal
2001

Ford: The Man and the Machine
1987

Mark Twain and Me
1991

Net Worth
1995

Full-Court Miracle
2003

Martin's Day
1985

If You Could See What I Hear
1982

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002

The Lotus Eaters
1993

And Then You Die
1987

Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler
1993

Glory Enough For All
1988

Silent Cradle
1997

Happy Memories
1981

Trudeau
2002

Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia
2008

The Quarrel
1991

Surfacing
1981

Stellar
2022

The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins
2001

Ticket to Heaven
1981

Charlotte
2022

Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
1999

L'Homme en colère
1979

Charlie Grant's War
1985

Bonds of Love
1993

An American Christmas Carol
1979

My Breast
1994

Murder at My Door
1996

The Marriage Bed
1986

Bone Daddy
1998

Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1997

Samuel Lount
1985

The Piano Man's Daughter
2003

Stranger in My Bed
1987

Love's Complicated
2016

Max
1994

The Stork Derby
2002

Vision Quest
1985

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
1998

Population 436
2006

Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
1985

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997

Clara
2018

The Terry Fox Story
1983

The First Season
1989

P.T. Barnum
1999

Hamlet {Solo}
2007

Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985

Five Stories
2015

What We Have Left
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Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven
2015

Whirligig
2011

The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
1994

The Twilight Zone
1985

Moonlighting
1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985

The Associates
2001

October 1970
2006

Anne with an E
2017

The Englishman's Boy
2008

For the Record
1976

Republic of Doyle
2010

Murder in a Small Town
2024

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006

Murdoch Mysteries
2008

P.T. Barnum
1999