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Robert Holmes "R. H." Thomson, (born September 24, 1947) is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

television, film and stage actor.

Thomson was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...

. He studied at the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

, and the National Theatre School. His own play The Lost Boys was staged at the Great Canadian Theatre Company

Great Canadian Theatre Company

The Great Canadian Theatre Company, known for short as GCTC, is a professional theatre company based in Ottawa, Canada. It was established in 1975. The company specialises in the production of Canadian plays....

in March 2000 and at Canadian Stage

Canadian Stage

Nationally and internationally acclaimed, The Canadian Stage Company is Canada's third largest not-for-profit contemporary theatre company. Founded in 1987 with the merger of CentreStage and Toronto Free Theatre, the Company is dedicated to programming international contemporary theatre and to...

in February 2002. Thomson has also hosted programming for CBC Radio

CBC Radio

CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...

and CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

. In 2010, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada

Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...

.

Thomson has portrayed a number of historical figures including Charlie Grant, Samuel Lount

Samuel Lount

Samuel Lount was a businessman and political figure in the province of Upper Canada. He participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837....

, Edsel Ford

Edsel Ford

Edsel Bryant Ford , son of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943.-Life and career:...

, Dr. Frederick Banting

Frederick Banting

Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE, MC, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the main discoverers of insulin....

, Duncan Campbell Scott

Duncan Campbell Scott

Duncan Campbell Scott was a Canadian poet and prose writer. With Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, and Archibald Lampman, he is classed as one of Canada's Confederation Poets....

, Mitchell Sharp

Mitchell Sharp

Mitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...

, and James Cross

James Cross

James Richard Cross, CMG was a British diplomat in Canada who was kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec terrorist group during the October Crisis of October 1970....

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Tyler
1979	L'homme en colère	Borke
1981	Surfacing	David
1981	Ticket to Heaven Ticket to Heaven Ticket to Heaven is a 1981 Canadian film about the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a cult, and his life in the group until forcibly extracted by his family and friends. The film was directed by Ralph L. Thomas...	Linc Strunc
1981	Happy Memories	Rick
1982	If You Could See What I Hear If You Could See What I Hear If You Could See What I Hear is a 1982 biography/drama movie about blind musician Tom Sullivan, starring Marc Singer and Shari Belafonte, directed by Eric Till.Tagline: The true story of a born winner!-Plot summary:...	Will Sly
1983	Snow	Jim	Short film
1985			Short film
1985	Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem		Short film
1985	Vision Quest Vision Quest Vision Quest is a 1985 coming of age drama film starring Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, and Ronny Cox. It is based on Terry Davis' novel of the same name. In some countries, it was released as Crazy for You to market on Madonna's emerging fame and the popularity of the song...	Kevin
1985	Martin's Day	Paul Mennen
1985	Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks is a Canadian docudrama, written and produced by Donald Brittain. It aired in 1985 on CBC Television....
1985	Samuel Lount Samuel Lount Samuel Lount was a businessman and political figure in the province of Upper Canada. He participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837....	Samuel Lount
1987	And Then You Die	Det. Sgt. James McGrath
1987	Wednesday's Children: David	Jim	Short film
1988
1988		Eric Anderson
1990	Defy Gravity	Bill Fiddich
1991		Chaim
1993	Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys		Short film
1993		Hal Kingswood
1994	Max	Andy Blake
1995	Duncan Campbell Scott: The Poet and the Indians	Duncan Campbell Scott Duncan Campbell Scott Duncan Campbell Scott was a Canadian poet and prose writer. With Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, and Archibald Lampman, he is classed as one of Canada's Confederation Poets....
1997	Home Game		Short film
1997	Silent Cradle	David Greg
1997	Twilight of the Ice Nymphs Twilight of the Ice Nymphs Twilight of the Ice Nymphs is a 1997 Canadian fantasy film directed by Guy Maddin. It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....	Dr. Issac Solti
1998	Bone Daddy	Stone
2000	Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace	Knobloch
2006	Find	Man	Short film
2006	Who Loves the Sun Who Loves the Sun Who Loves the Sun is a 2006 Canadian comedy/drama/romance film directed and written by Matt Bissonnette.- Plot :Will Morrison and Daniel Bloom were the best of friends. They grew up together, went to the same schools, liked the same records, loved the same girls. Daniel was Will’s best man at his...	Arthur Bloom
2008	Well Kept Secrets - Athanassia	Manuel
2009	Chloe Chloe (film) Chloe is a 2009 erotic thriller directed by Atom Egoyan, a remake of the 2004 French film Nathalie.... This version stars Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried in the title role...	Frank
2010	Whirligig	Andre
2011	Jesus Henry Christ Jesus Henry Christ (film) Jesus Henry Christ is a comedy based on Dennis Lee's Student Academy Award-winning short film of the same name.-Plot:At the age of ten, young genius Henry James Hermin , a boy who was conceived in a petri dish and raised by his feminist mother, decides his mother's love is not enough...	Billy Herman
2011	New Year	Terry Cook	Completed

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979			Segment: "1911"
1979	An American Christmas Carol	Thatcher	TV movie
1981	Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper	Lee Schatz	TV movie
1983		Dr. Simon	TV movie
1983	Cornet at Night	The Stranger	TV movie
1984	Charlie Grant's War	Charlie Grant	TV movie
1985		Morgan	Episode: "The Crowd"
1986		Dr. Jeff Reilly	TV movie
1986	Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series featured Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.-Synopsis:The series...	Frank Barsley	Episode: "Red Wind"
1987	Stranger in My Bed	Dr. Davidson	TV movie
1987	Screen Two		Episode: "Heaven on Earth"
1987	Ford: The Man and the Machine	Edsel Ford Edsel Ford Edsel Bryant Ford , son of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943.-Life and career:...	TV movie
1987	Moonlighting Moonlighting (TV series) Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes...	Dr. Steven 'Steve' Hill	Episode: "Tale in Two Cities" Episode: "Father Knows Last"
1988	Glory Enough for All Glory Enough for All Glory Enough for All is the 1988 television movie depicting the discovery and isolation of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Herbert Best. It won the 1989 Gemini award for best miniseries....	Dr. Frederick Banting	TV movie
1988		Andrew Jordan	Episode: "Last Time Around"
1988		Dr. Burrell	Episode: "Our Selena Is Dying Our Selena Is Dying (The Twilight Zone) "Our Selena is Dying" is the forty-third episode "Our Selena is Dying" is the forty-third episode "Our Selena is Dying" is the forty-third episode (the eighth episode of the third season (1988–1989) of the television series The New Twilight Zone.-Opening narration:-Synopsis:... "
1989	Champagne Charlie Champagne Charlie (TV series) Champagne Charlie is a 1989 French-Canadian drama television series directed by Allan Eastman and starring Hugh Grant, Megan Gallagher and Megan Follows. It is based on the novel by Jacqueline Lefèvre and depicts the life of the nineteenth century wine merchant Charles Heidsieck....	Robert Morgan	TV series
1990	Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher	Gerry Allbright	TV movie
1990-1996	Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...	Jasper Dale	17 episodes
1991	Mark Twain and Me	Albert Paine	TV movie
1992	By Way of the Stars	Priest	TV miniseries
1993	Bonds of Love	Jake Hobart	TV movie
1994		Bill Castellano	TV movie
1994	My Breast	Luke	TV movie
1994	Bizet's Dream	Delaborde / Escamillo	TV movie
1995	Net Worth Net Worth (TV film) Net Worth is a 1995 television film that starred Aidan Devine, Al Waxman, R.H. Thomson and Kevin Conway. It was directed by Jerry Ciccoritti from a script written by Don Truckey, Phil Savath, David Cruise and Allison Griffiths...	Milton Mound	TV movie
1996	Murder at My Door	Ed McNair	TV movie
1999	Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly is based on the life of Alex Kelly. It was released on March 16, 1999.-Plot:...	Ray Marcassi	TV movie
1999	Foolish Hearts	Other Judge	Episode: "The Correct Decision"
1999	P.T. Barnum	James Anthony Bailey	TV movie
1999	Made in Canada Made in Canada Made in Canada is a Canadian television situation comedy which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2003. Rick Mercer co-created the program and starred as mercenary TV producer Richard Strong....		Episode: "It's a Science"
2000		Rev. Smythe	TV movie
2000		Count Nicolai Kugarin	Episode: "Rocket to the Moon"
2001	University	Harry Copeland	TV series
2001		Angus MacGregor	Episode: "Headfirst Into Hell"
2001		Mycroft Holmes	TV movie
2002		Hugh McLean	TV movie
2002	Trudeau Trudeau (film) Trudeau is a 2002 television miniseries dramatizing the life of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. It aired on CBC Television and was written by Wayne Grigsby and directed by Jerry Ciccoritti....	Mitchell Sharp	TV movie
2002	Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay is a 2002 television film directed by Ed Gernon.-Plot:Biopicture about Mary Kay Ash, cosmetics queen and business woman. She tells her story of her rise to fame to the inquiring reporter Annika Kern. Her powerful position is threatened by the much younger...	Richard Rogers	TV movie
2002	Tom Stone Tom Stone (TV series) Tom Stone is a crime drama series that ran in Canada on the CBC for two 13-episode seasons beginning in 2002. In the United States, the series is syndicated by Program Partners and Sony Pictures Television under the title Stone Undercover...	Peter Krieghoff	Episode: "Deal"
2003	Bugs	Reynolds	TV movie
2003		Frederick Wyatt	TV movie
2003	Full-Court Miracle	Rabbi Lewis	TV movie
2004	Human Cargo Human Cargo Human Cargo is a 2004 Canadian television miniseries. The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada Awards. It premiered on CBC Television on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan, Cara Pifko, and Nicholas Campbell....	Peter Fowler	TV miniseries
2005	Ten Days to Victory	Narrator	TV movie
2006	Prairie Giant Prairie Giant Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story is a CBC Television miniseries first aired in two consecutive parts on March 12 and March 13, 2006. It dramatizes and fictionalizes the life and career of Tommy Douglas, the Canadian politician who oversaw the legislation of Canada's first public healthcare...	Dr. Moulds	TV miniseries
2006	Population 436 Population 436 Population 436 is a 2006 mystery-thriller film starring Jeremy Sisto, Fred Durst, Peter Outerbridge, and Charlotte Sullivan.-Synopsis:Steve Kady , a US Census Bureau researcher is sent to the remote and seemingly idyllic village of Rockwell Falls to interview residents concerning the population...	Sheriff Colcutt	Video
2006	October 1970 October 1970 (film) October 1970 is an eight-part made-for-television series that played on Canadian television in October and November 2006. It is a dramatization of the actual events surrounding the October Crisis in the province of Quebec, Canada when members of the nationalist terrorist group the Front de...	James Richard Cross	8 episodes
2008		Tom Hardwick	TV miniseries
2010	Republic of Doyle Republic of Doyle Republic of Doyle is a Canadian comedy-drama television series, which debuted 6 January 2010 on CBC Television.The show stars Seán McGinley and Allan Hawco as Malachy and Jake Doyle, a father and son who partner as private investigators in St...	Francis Chafe	Episode: "The Tell-Tale Safe"

Wins

1989 :Gemini Award

Gemini Award

The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...

, for Glory Enough for All
Glory Enough for All
Glory Enough for All is the 1988 television movie depicting the discovery and isolation of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Herbert Best. It won the 1989 Gemini award for best miniseries....

1983 :Gemini Award

Gemini Award

, for If You Could See What I Hear
If You Could See What I Hear
If You Could See What I Hear is a 1982 biography/drama movie about blind musician Tom Sullivan, starring Marc Singer and Shari Belafonte, directed by Eric Till.Tagline: The true story of a born winner!-Plot summary:...

Nominations

2008 :Gemini Award

Gemini Award

, for The Englishman's Boy
The Englishman's Boy
The Englishman's Boy is a novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe, published in 1996 by McClelland and Stewart. It won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction in 1996, and was a nominee for the Giller Prize...

1994 :Gemini Award

Gemini Award

, for Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...

1993 :Genie Award

Genie Award

Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

, for The Lotus Eaters
1988 :Gemini Award

Gemini Award

, for And Then You Die
1987 :Gemini Award

Gemini Award

, for Screen Two

Gemini Award

, for Ford: The Man and the Machine

1986 :Gemini Award

Gemini Award

, for Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks is a Canadian docudrama, written and produced by Donald Brittain. It aired in 1985 on CBC Television....

1986 :Genie Award

Genie Award

Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

, for Samuel Lount
Samuel Lount
Samuel Lount was a businessman and political figure in the province of Upper Canada. He participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837....

1982 :Genie Award

Genie Award

Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

, for Ticket to Heaven
Ticket to Heaven
Ticket to Heaven is a 1981 Canadian film about the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a cult, and his life in the group until forcibly extracted by his family and friends. The film was directed by Ralph L. Thomas...

Sources

R. H. Thomson. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. Access date: 2010-01-25.

External links

Canadian Encyclopedia entry

Filmography

Wins

Nominations

Sources

External links

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