- Born
- Died
- Birth nameThomas Roland Jameson
- Height5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
- On the British stage from his teens, he first appeared as a half-breed boy in "The Squaw Man." His screen debut was in 1923 in the film "Chu Chin Chow." Dissatisfied with the British film industry, he moved to Hollywood and played a number of minor roles up to the time of his death. On the English stage he appeared with such greats as Anna May Wong, Alice Joyce and Gilda Grey.
- IMDb mini biography by: vicdru@hotmail.com
- SpousesEvelyn Dudson(1927 - August 11, 1931) (her death)Dorothy Dix(February 12, 1916 - May 4, 1921) (divorced)
- He moved to California in 1930, as his wife was suffering from tuberculosis, and they thought the warm weather would help.
- Made his American stage debut with Bebe Daniels in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney."
- Was in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: It Happened One Night (1934), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937), with only the first of these winning in the category.
- If one wants to live by playing in British films, it is better to be miscast than never to be cast at all.
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