R.H. Thomson
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.
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Movies (61)
The Last Curlew
2023 · Grandpa
Stellar
2022 · Professor
Charlotte
2022 · Mr. Schmidt
Clara
2018 · Dr. John Rickman
Love's Complicated
2016 · Senator Douglas Townsend
Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven
2015 · voice of J.E.H. MacDonald
Five Stories
2015 · Self
Whirligig
2011 · Andre
Chloe
2010 · Frank
Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia
2008 · Manuel
Hamlet {Solo}
2007 · Self
Ciudad maldita 436
2006 · Sheriff Calcutt
Who Loves the Sun
2006 · Arthur Bloom
Full-Court Miracle
2003 · Rabbi Lewis
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003 · Frederick Wyatt
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002 · Richard Rogers
Trudeau
2002 · Mitchell Sharp
The Stork Derby
2002 · Huge McLean
The Royal Scandal
2001 · Mycroft Holmes
The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins
2001 · Narrator
The Dinosaur Hunter
2000 · Reverend Smythe
P.T. Barnum
1999 · James Anthony Bailey
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
1999 · Ray Marcassi
Bone Daddy
1998 · Stone
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
1998 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1997 · Dr. Issac Solti
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997 · Dr. Isaac Solti (during prod. of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs)
Silent Cradle
1997 · David Greg
Murder at My Door
1996 · Ed McNair
Net Worth
1995 · Milton Mound
Max
1994 · Andy Blake
My Breast
1994 · Dr. Luke
The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
1994 · Bill Castellano
The Lotus Eaters
1993 · Hal Kingswood
Bonds of Love
1993 · Jake Hobart
Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler
1993
Mark Twain and Me
1991 · Albert Paine
The Quarrel
1991 · Chaim Kovler
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989 · Gerry Allbright
The First Season
1989 · Eric Anderson
Glory Enough For All
1988 · Dr Frederick Banting
Ford: The Man and the Machine
1987 · Edsel Ford
Heaven On Earth
1987 · Wilf Hawthorne
Stranger in My Bed
1987 · Dr. Davidson
And Then You Die
1987 · Det. Sgt. James McGrath
The Marriage Bed
1986 · Dr. Jeff Reilly
Samuel Lount
1985 · Samuel Lount
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
1985
Martin's Day
1985 · Paul Mennen
Vision Quest
1985 · Kevin
Charlie Grant's War
1985 · Charlie Grant
Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
1985
The Terry Fox Story
1983 · Dr. Simon
If You Could See What I Hear
1982 · Will Sly
Ticket to Heaven
1981 · Linc Strunc
Happy Memories
1981 · Rick
Surfacing
1981 · David
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981 · Lee Schatz
An American Christmas Carol
1979 · Thatcher
Jig-Saw
1979 · Borke
What We Have Left
TV shows (17)
Murder in a Small Town
2024 · Carlyle Burke
Anne with an E
2017 · Matthew Cuthbert
The Land Between
2013 · Narrator
Republic of Doyle
2010 · Francis Chafe
The Englishman's Boy
2008 · Tom Hardwick
Murdoch Mysteries
2008 · Chief Inspector Stewart
October 1970
2006 · James Richard Cross
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006 · Dr. Moulds
The Associates
2001 · Angus MacGregor
P.T. Barnum
1999 · James Anthony Bailey
Road to Avonlea
1990 · Jasper Dale
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · Morgan
Moonlighting
1985 · Dr. Steve Hill (as R.H. Thompson)
Screen Two
1985 · Wilf Hawthorne
American Playhouse
1982 · Chaim Kovler
For the Record
1976