Thomas Meighan Biography

Fast Facts

• Had such a happy, long-lasting marriage to actress Frances Ring that one Hollywood writer once remarked that "Thomas Meighan and Rin Tin Tin were the only Hollywood stars who had never seen a divorce court․"
• While studying medicine in college he decided to pursue an acting career, joining Henrietta Crosman's stock company in Pittsburgh
• Made his screen acting debut in the short film "Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman" in 1914
• Was semi-retired from filmmaking as talkies became popular, and he began getting involved in the real estate business in Florida
• Best known for his role as William Crichton in "Male and Female" and as Captain McQuigg in "The Racket․"
• Appeared in stage productions of "The Dictator," "The Two Orphans," and "The College Widow․"
• He and writer Ring Lardner were good friends, and he was mentioned in Lardner's short story "Haircut․"