Add/Update Information: Thomas Beck - Actor

An American actor, born on December 29, 1909 in New York. He studied piano at the Peabody Institute of Music, and painting at the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts, and appeared in many plays with the Baltimore theater group, established by Henry Fonda. Beck finally studied engineering, but after graduating in 1932 he appeared on Broadway, then went to Hollywood. He appeared in 28 films in his career, starring in many Charlie Chan films. He died on September 23, 1995 in the United States due to Alzheimer's disease. He worked in the movies Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), 45 Fathers (1937), and Heidi (1937).