Occupation Actress Years active 1910s – 1985 | Name Madoline Thomas Role Actress | |
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Born 2 January 1890 ( 1890-01-02 ) Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Died December 30, 1989, Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom Movies Second Fiddle, The Last Days of Dolwyn, Suspended Alibi Similar People Maurice Elvey, Emlyn Williams, Alfred Shaughnessy | ||
Madoline Thomas (born Madoline Mary Price; 2 January 1890 – 30 December 1989) was a Welsh actress whose career encompassed stage, film and television roles. Thomas' stage credits included a number of roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company during the 1960s in productions including The Comedy of Errors, Richard II, Richard III, Henry V and Henry VI, Part 2. She also appeared in supporting parts in 13 films between 1945 and 1972, while television credits included shows such as Dixon of Dock Green, Coronation Street, Angels and When the Boat Comes In.
Thomas died on 30 December 1989, three days shy of her 100th birthday.
Filmography
Actress
1985
Past Caring (TV Movie) as
Em
1983
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) as
Old Lady
- Who's Your Friend? (1983) - Old Lady
1973
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Nanny / Aunt Bunty
- Country (1981) - Nanny
- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (1973) - Aunt Bunty
1981
Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself (TV Series) as
Gloria Hayworth
- Dress Optional (1981) - Gloria Hayworth
1981
John Keats (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Jennings
- This Living Hand (1981) - Mrs. Jennings
1981
When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) as
Downey
- Roll of Honour (1981) - Downey
1981
The Incredible Mr Tanner (TV Series) as
Amy
- The Wallet (1981) - Amy
1981
Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (TV Mini Series) as
Tearoom lady
- Episode #1.5 (1981) - Tearoom lady
1980
Shelley (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ratcliffe
- Christmas with Shelley (1980) - Mrs. Ratcliffe
- Dearly Beloved (1980) - Mrs. Ratcliffe
- Tea and Sympathy (1980) - Mrs. Ratcliffe
- Nowt So Queer (1980) - Mrs. Ratcliffe
1980
The Two Ronnies (TV Series) as
Second Shop Customer
- Episode #8.7 (1980) - Second Shop Customer
1980
Shoestring (TV Series) as
Lettie Ross
- Room with a View (1980) - Lettie Ross
1980
Keep It in the Family (TV Series) as
Woman at the Bank
- The Non-Mechanical Man (1980) - Woman at the Bank
1979
Angels (TV Series) as
Mrs. Carr
- Episode #5.24 (1979) - Mrs. Carr
- Episode #5.21 (1979) - Mrs. Carr
1978
Kilvert's Diary (TV Series) as
Hannah Jones
- A Baby at the Vicarage (1978) - Hannah Jones
1977
Just William (TV Series) as
Miss Amelia Blake
- It All Began with the Typewriter (1977) - Miss Amelia Blake
1976
Beasts (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Ogden
- Special Offer (1976) - Mrs. Ogden
1976
Dickens of London (TV Mini Series) as
Grandmother Dickens
- Blacking (1976) - Grandmother Dickens
1976
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Bertha Lumley
- Episode #1.1622 (1976) - Bertha Lumley
- Episode #1.1621 (1976) - Bertha Lumley
- Episode #1.1620 (1976) - Bertha Lumley
- Episode #1.1619 (1976) - Bertha Lumley
- Episode #1.1618 (1976) - Bertha Lumley
1976
Clayhanger (TV Series) as
Lucy Watchett
- Marriage (1976) - Lucy Watchett
- Brighton (1976) - Lucy Watchett
1975
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series)
- Christmas Special (1975)
1975
My Brother's Keeper (TV Series) as
Mrs. Johnson
- Nothing Is for Nothing (1975) - Mrs. Johnson
1974
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Millicent Conway
- Arson: Part 3 (1974) - Millicent Conway
- Arson: Part 2 (1974) - Millicent Conway
- Arson: Part 1 (1974) - Millicent Conway
1974
Justice (TV Series) as
Nanny Kempton
- Decisions, Decisions (1974) - Nanny Kempton
1974
New Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Mrs. Travers
- For All Their Faults (1974) - Mrs. Travers
- Death by Misadventure (1974) - Mrs. Travers
1973
Late Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Granny
- The Eagle Has Landed (1973) - Granny
1973
Love Story (TV Series) as
Miss Farmer
- Forsaking All Others (1973) - Miss Farmer
1972
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bennett
- Bust Up (1972) - Mrs. Bennett
1972
The Frighteners (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cobb
- Miss Mouse (1972) - Mrs. Cobb
1972
Something to Hide as
3rd Old Lady
1972
The Befrienders (TV Series) as
Mrs. Haddon
- Lots of Friends in the Big City (1972) - Mrs. Haddon
1972
Burke & Hare as
Mary Docherty
1971
Please Sir! (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ewell
- Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo and Georgie (1971) - Mrs. Ewell
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Grandma / Emma
- Fly on the Wall: The Designer (1971) - Grandma
- Fly on the Wall: The Reformer (1971) - Grandma
- Fly on the Wall: The General (1971) - Grandma
- The Exiles: Zo (1970) - Emma
- The Exiles: Emma (1970) - Emma
- The Exiles: Jennie (1970) - Emma
1970
Confession (TV Series) as
Auntie Blodwen
- Under the Carpet (1970) - Auntie Blodwen
1969
The Newcomers (TV Series) as
Mrs. Watson
- Episode #1.398 (1969) - Mrs. Watson
- Episode #1.397 (1969) - Mrs. Watson
1965
The Wars of the Roses (TV Mini Series) as
Duchess of York / Margery Jourdain
- The Fearful King (1966) - Duchess of York
- The Lord Protector (1965) - Duchess of York
- Margaret of Anjou (1965) - Duchess of York
- The Inheritance (1965) - Margery Jourdain
1964
Festival (TV Series) as
Aemilia, an abbess at Ephesus and wife to Aegeon
- The Comedy of Errors (1964) - Aemilia, an abbess at Ephesus and wife to Aegeon
1960
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hall
- Episode #2.9 (1960) - Mrs. Hall
1958
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Annie / Mrs. Morgan / Annie Morris / ...
- The Bachelor Brothers (1960) - Annie
- Home and the Heart (1960) - Mrs. Morgan
- Murder on the Agenda (1959) - Annie Morris
- A Young Affair (1958) - Mrs. Teck
1959
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Mrs. Evans, the Milk / Winnie's Mother
- The Patchwork Quilt (1960) - Mrs. Evans, the Milk
- The Secret Agent (1959) - Winnie's Mother
1960
How Green Was My Valley (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Nicholas
- New Ways of Living (1960) - Mrs. Nicholas
- New Lives for Old (1960) - Mrs. Nicholas
1959
The Flying Doctor (TV Series) as
Mrs. Clarke
- Brainstorm (1959) - Mrs. Clarke
1959
The Food of Love (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Briggs
1958
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Roberts / Aunt Clara
- One a Penny, Two a Penny (1959) - Mrs. Roberts
- Sunday Out of Season (1959)
- Miss Em (1958) - Aunt Clara
1959
Fly Away Peter (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Hapgood
1959
The Wanderer (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jones
- Detective Story (1959) - Mrs. Jones
1959
Barbed Wire and Bracken (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Powell
1958
A Shaft of Light (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Scanlon
1958
The Music Master (TV Movie) as
Sarah Price
1958
White Hunter (TV Series) as
Mrs. Rosehill
- Run to Earth (1958) - Mrs. Rosehill (as Madeline Thomas)
1958
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series)
- The Up and Coming Man (1958)
1958
She Too Was Young (TV Movie) as
Cook
1958
Pride and Prejudice (TV Series) as
Mrs. Reynolds
- Episode #1.4 (1958) - Mrs. Reynolds
1958
Gentlemen at Twilight (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Evans
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Nan Cecil / Kate / Hannah Madoline
- Cuckoo (1957) - Nan Cecil
- The Paragon (1955) - Kate
- The Toby Chair (1954) - Hannah Madoline
- Time and the Conways (I) (1950)
1957
Rogue's Yarn as
Cook
1957
Any Old Iron? (TV Movie) as
Kindly lady
1957
Villette (TV Mini Series) as
Goton
- Episode #1.5 (1957) - Goton
- Episode #1.4 (1957) - Goton
- Episode #1.2 (1957) - Goton
1957
Second Fiddle as
Fenny
1955
The Grove Family (TV Series) as
Mrs. Prescott-Grayland / Miss Blossom / Mrs. Platt
- Gran's Birthday (1957) - Mrs. Prescott-Grayland
- An Englishman's Home (1957) - Mrs. Prescott-Grayland
- Old Folks (1956) - Mrs. Platt
- The Duchess (1955) - Miss Blossom
- Pneumonia (1955) - Miss Blossom
1957
The Prodigal Tenor (TV Movie) as
Annie
1957
Suspended Alibi as
Granny
1956
Ivor Novello (TV Movie) as
Clara Novello Davies
1956
Jinny Morgan (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Hughes
1956
Big City (TV Mini Series) as
Old Lady
- London - Nobby Clark and Showgirl (1956) - Old Lady
1954
Radio Cab Murder as
Apex Charlady (uncredited)
1954
Bless This House (TV Movie) as
Betsan
1953
The Square Ring as
Mrs. Lloyd
1953
Valley of Song as
Auntie Mary
1952
Ghost Ship as
Mrs. Morgan, Housekeeper
1951
The Black Widow as
Sherwin Ex-Housekeeper
1951
The Passing Show (TV Series)
- 1920-1929: The Turbulent Twenties (1951)
1950
Blackout as
Housekeeper
1950
No Trace as
Mrs. Green
1949
Family Affairs (TV Series) as
Maggie
- Pigging It (1950) - Maggie
- The Laughing Cavalier (1950) - Maggie
- Tony and the Fatal Dart (1950) - Maggie
- A Slight Case of Hyacinths (1950) - Maggie
- Ah! The Peace of It All (1950) - Maggie
- Henry's Folly (1950) - Maggie
- Henry Tries His Hand (1949) - Maggie
- Tony Cultivates Some Swedes (1949) - Maggie
- Linda Lays a Ghost (1949) - Maggie
- Bunty Makes a Book (1949) - Maggie
- Marion Digs for Gold (1949) - Maggie
- Tony Buys a Hypnotist (1949) - Maggie
- Linda and the Love Racket (1949) - Maggie
- Henry Breaks the News (1949) - Maggie
1950
For the Children (TV Series) as
Mother
- Toad of Toad Hall (1950) - Mother
1949
Blue Scar as
Granny
1949
Choir Practice (TV Movie) as
Auntie Mary
1949
Woman of Dolwyn as
Mrs. Thomas Shop
1948
A Policeman at the Door (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Miles
1948
Emma (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Goddard
1948
Triple Bill: Exit/Murder Over Draughts/The Body Was Not Disturbed (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Mayton
1948
Fly Away Peter (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Hapgood
1947
Toad of Toad Hall (TV Movie) as
Mother
1947
Shipwreck (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Davies
1945
The Girl of the Canal as
His Mother
Archive Footage
2010
The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters (Video) as
Bertha Lumley
References
Madoline Thomas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA