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Thelma Todd
Born · July 29, 1906
Died · December 16, 1935 (29 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in Wheeler and Woolsey farces, several Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was truncated by her suspicious death at the age of 29. During the silent film era, Todd appeared in numerous supporting roles that made full use of her beauty but gave her little chance to act. With the advent of the talkies, Todd was given opportunity to expand her roles when producer Hal Roach signed her to appear with such comedy stars as Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy. In 1931, Roach cast Todd in her own series of slapstick comedy shorts, running 17 to 27 minutes each. In an attempt to create a female version of Laurel and Hardy, Roach teamed Todd with ZaSu Pitts for 17 shorts, from "Let's do Things" (June 1931) through "One Track Minds" (May 1933). When Pitts left in 1933, she was replaced by Patsy Kelly, appearing with Todd in 21 shorts, from "Beauty and the Bus" (September 1933) through "An All American Toothache" (January 1936). These Roach shorts often cast Todd as a working girl having all sorts of problems, and trying her best to remain poised and charming despite the embarrassing antics of her sidekick. Todd also appeared successfully in such dramas as the original 1931 film version of The Maltese Falcon starring Ricardo Cortez as Sam Spade, in which she played Miles Archer's treacherous widow. During her career she appeared in 119 films although many of these were short films, and was sometimes publicized as "The Ice Cream Blonde." Todd continued her short-subject series through 1935, and was featured in the full-length Laurel and Hardy comedy The Bohemian Girl. This was her last film; she died after completing all of her scenes, but most of them were re-shot. Producer Roach deleted all of Todd's dialogue and limited her appearance to one musical number.
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Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
8.0
2016
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
(archive footage)
0.0
1987
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
0.0
1953
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1942
The Bohemian Girl
Gypsy Queen's Daughter
6.1
1936
An All American Toothache
Thelma Alice Todd
0.0
1936
Top Flat
Thelma Todd
0.0
1935
Hot Money
Miss Thelma Todd
0.0
1935
Twin Triplets
Thelma
0.0
1935
Two for Tonight
Lilly
6.5
1935
Slightly Static
Thelma
0.0
1935
After the Dance
Mabel Kane
6.0
1935
The Misses Stooge
Thelma Todd
0.0
1935
The Tin Man
Thelma Todd
7.0
1935
Sing Sister Sing
Thelma
6.0
1935
Treasure Blues
Thelma
0.0
1935
Bum Voyage
Thelma
6.0
1934
Lightning Strikes Twice
Judy Nelson
4.7
1934
Done in Oil
Thelma Todd aka Mlle. La Todd
0.0
1934
Opened by Mistake
Thelma
0.0
1934
Take the Stand
Miss Sally Oxford
4.0
1934
One-Horse Farmers
Thelma
0.0
1934
Three Chumps Ahead
Thelma Todd
0.0
1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Lady Genevieve
6.0
1934
I'll Be Suing You
Miss Todd
0.0
1934
Maid in Hollywood
Thelma
0.0
1934
Bottoms Up
Judith Marlowe
4.3
1934
Soup and Fish
Miss Thelma Todd
0.0
1934
The Poor Rich
Gwendolyn Fetherstone
0.0
1934
Babes in the Goods
Thelma Todd
9.0
1934
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Miss Amelia Frisby
5.8
1934
Palooka
Trixie
2.9
1934
Counsellor at Law
Lillian La Rue
6.6
1933
Air Fright
Thelma
5.0
1933
Son of a Sailor
The Baroness
5.0
1933
Sitting Pretty
Gloria Duval
7.5
1933
Backs to Nature
Thelma
5.0
1933
You Made Me Love You
Pamela Berne
6.9
1933
Beauty and the Bus
Thelma
0.0
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Lois Cavanaugh
6.0
1933
One Track Minds
0.0
1933
The Devil's Brother
Lady Pamela Rocburg
6.7
1933
Cheating Blondes
Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners
5.0
1933
The Bargain of the Century
Thelma
1.5
1933
Maids a la Mode
Miss Todd
0.0
1933
Asleep in the Feet
Thelma
1.0
1933
Air Hostess
Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton
5.8
1933
Sneak Easily
Miss Thelma Todd - Attorney for the Defense
0.0
1932
Call Her Savage
Sunny De Lane
5.8
1932
Deception
Lola Del Mont
6.0
1932
The Soilers
Thelma
6.2
1932
Alum and Eve
Thelma
7.0
1932
Klondike
Klondike
5.3
1932
Show Business
Thelma
6.0
1932
Horse Feathers
Connie Bailey
6.9
1932
Speak Easily
Eleanor Espere
5.8
1932
The Old Bull
Thelma
3.0
1932
Strictly Unreliable
Miss Thelma Todd
5.5
1932
This Is the Night
Claire Mathewson
5.6
1932
Red Noses
Miss Todd
7.0
1932
The Nickel Nurser
Thelma Todd
1.0
1932
The Big Timer
Kay Mitchell
3.5
1932
Sealskins
Thelma Todd
5.5
1932
On the Loose
Thelma
6.8
1931
Corsair
Alison Corning
4.4
1931
War Mamas
Thelma
0.0
1931
The Pajama Party
Thelma
7.0
1931
Monkey Business
Lucille Briggs
7.0
1931
Catch-As Catch-Can
Thelma
1.0
1931
Broadminded
Gertie Gardner
3.7
1931
Let's Do Things
Thelma Todd
0.0
1931
The Maltese Falcon
Iva Archer
6.4
1931
Aloha
Winifred Bradford
0.0
1931
Rough Seas
Antoinette
0.0
1931
Love Fever
Thelma Todd
4.0
1931
The Hot Heiress
Lola
5.3
1931
The Pip from Pittsburg
Thelma
6.5
1931
Swanee River
Caroline
0.0
1931
Chickens Come Home
Mrs. Hardy
6.7
1931
Command Performance
Lydia
4.1
1931
No Limit
Betty Royce
6.0
1931
High C's
Antoinette
3.8
1930
Another Fine Mess
Lady Plumtree (uncredited)
6.8
1930
Looser Than Loose
Thelma, Charley's Fiancee
4.0
1930
Dollar Dizzy
Thelma Todd
6.0
1930
Follow Thru
Mrs. Van Horn
7.2
1930
Her Man
Nelly
5.3
1930
The King
The Queen
4.3
1930
The Shrimp
Jim's Girlfriend
0.0
1930
All Teed Up
Thelma
3.3
1930
Whispering Whoopee
Miss Todd
5.8
1930
The Fighting Parson
The Blonde Dance Hall Girl
0.0
1930
The Real McCoy
Thelma
6.5
1930
The Head Guy
The Star
4.0
1930
Stepping Out
Charley's Wife
5.0
1929
Sky Boy
0.0
1929
Crazy Feet
Dancer
5.5
1929
Her Private Life
Mrs. Leslie
1.0
1929
Look out Below
Thelma
5.0
1929
Hotter Than Hot
0.0
1929
Snappy Sneezer
Mary White
6.5
1929
Careers
Hortense
0.0
1929
The Bachelor Girl
Gladys
0.0
1929
Hurdy Gurdy
Blondie
0.0
1929
Unaccustomed as We Are
Mrs. Kennedy
6.8
1929
House of Horror
Thelma
0.0
1929
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
The Woman
0.0
1929
Trial Marriage
Grace Logan
0.0
1929
Seven Footprints to Satan
Eve
6.0
1929
Naughty Baby
Bonnie Le Vonne
4.5
1928
Fashion News
Self (1929)
5.0
1928
The Haunted House
The Nurse
0.0
1928
The Crash
Daisy McQueen
0.0
1928
Heart to Heart
Ruby Boyd
0.0
1928
Vamping Venus
Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus
0.0
1928
The Noose
Phyllis
7.0
1928
The Shield of Honor
Rose aka Flora Fisher
4.3
1927
The Gay Defender
Ruth Ainsworth
0.0
1927
Nevada
Hettie Ide
6.0
1927
Fireman, Save My Child
(uncredited)
0.0
1927
Rubber Heels
Princess Aline
0.0
1927
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
0.0
1926
Fascinating Youth
Lorraine Lane
0.0
1926