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Henry Thomas
Born Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr.
(1971-09-09) September 9, 1971 (age 40)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actor/Musician
Years active 1981 – present
Spouse Kelly Hill (2000–2002)
Marie Zielcke (2004–2007)

Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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Early life [link]

Thomas was born an only child in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Carolyn L. (née Davis), a homemaker, and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulic machinist.[1] In San Antonio he attended East Central High School, in the ECISD district, and Blinn College in Bryan, Texas.[2]

Career [link]

Acting career [link]

Shortly after his appearance in E.T., Thomas also made some appearances in commercials for the Intellivision console by Mattel, alongside George Plimpton,[3] whom he always referred to as "Mr. Intellivision". In all these commercials, Plimpton always asked what Thomas's name is, but is never mentioned. According to Intellivision Products, Inc., Atari threatened to sue Mattel if Thomas was identified in the commercials, since Atari was securing the rights for the Atari 2600 E.T. video game at the time.

After E.T., Thomas returned to Texas, occasionally acting in film and on TV while attending school.

Thomas returned to film in the late 1980s and early 1990s and began to prove himself in adult roles, most notably as the younger version of Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates character in Psycho IV: The Beginning. His most prominent adult role to date was as Samuel Ludlow in 1994's Legends of the Fall. He is currently both an actor and musician. He starred in the 2011 film The Last Ride, in the lead role as Hank Williams Sr..

Music [link]

Thomas wrote songs, sang, and played guitar for the San Antonio, Texas band The Blue Heelers from the mid to late '90s. Although the band was never signed to a record label, their self-produced album Twister was warmly received and enjoyed statewide radio play. Moving to Los Angeles in 1998, the band dissolved, but Thomas continued to write and record songs. In 1998, his song "Truckstop Coffee" (recorded with the Blue Heelers) appeared on V2's soundtrack to the film Niagara, Niagara in which Henry Thomas also acted. In 2003, Thomas worked with Nikki Sudden on the music for Mika Kaurismaki's film Honey Baby which featured four original songs written and performed by Thomas as the fictitious musician Tom Brackett. An album was in the works, but their collaboration was ended by Sudden's death in 2006. Thomas continues to live and play in the LA area with the band Farspeaker.

Awards and honors [link]

  • VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
  • 2005, ranked #4, E!'s "50 Cutest Child Stars All Grown-up"

Filmography [link]

Year Title Role Other notes
Film
1981 Raggedy Man Harry, Jr.
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Elliott
1984 Misunderstood Andrew
1984 Cloak & Dagger Davey Osborne
1986 Frog Dreaming (aka The Quest) Cody
1988 Murder One Billy Isaacs
1989 Valmont Raphael Danceny
1990 Psycho IV: The Beginning Young Norman Bates
1993 Fire in the Sky Greg Hayes
1994 Curse of the Starving Class Wesley Tate
1994 Legends of the Fall Samuel Ludlow
1996 Bombshell Buck Hogan
1997 Hijacking Hollywood Kevin
1997 Niagara, Niagara Seth
1997 Suicide Kings Avery Chasten
1999 Fever Nick Parker
2000 A Good Baby Raymond Toker
2000 All the Pretty Horses Lacey Rawlins
2001 The Quickie Alex
2002 Dead in the Water Jeff
2002 I'm with Lucy Barry
2002 Gangs of New York Johnny Sirocco
2003 I Capture the Castle Simon Cotton
2003 Briar Patch (aka Plain Dirty) Edgar MacBeth
2003 11:14 Jack
2003 Honey Baby Tom
2004 Dead Birds William
2005 The Hard Easy Paul Weston
2006 Desperation Peter Jackson TV movie
2007 The Last Sin Eater Man of God
2007 Suffering Man's Charity Eric Rykell
2009 Red Velvet Aaron
2009 Don't Look Up
2009 Sweet Flame Bill
2010 Dear John Tim
2012 Big Sur Philip Whalen
Television
1981 The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid The Kid
1990 Psycho IV: The Beginning Young Norman Bates
1992 A Taste for Killing Cary Sloan
1994 Beyond Obsession John Thompson
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial Ray Buckey
1996 Riders of the Purple Sage Bern Venters
1998 Moby Dick Ishmael
1999 Happy Face Murders Dylan McCarthy
2005 Masters of Horror Jamie One episode
2007–2008 Without a Trace Franklin Romar Two episodes
2009 CSI Jeremy Kent Episode 214
2011 The Mentalist Thomas Lisbon Season 4, Episode 6

References [link]

  1. ^ Henry Thomas Biography (1971-)
  2. ^ East Central High School
  3. ^ Intellivision News

External links [link]


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Henry Thomas (blues musician)

Henry Thomas (1874–1930) was an American country blues singer, songster and musician, who enjoyed a brief recording career in the late 1920s which has latterly been influential. He was often billed as "Ragtime Texas". His style was an early example of what later became known as Texas blues guitar.

Life and career

Thomas was born into a family of freed slaves in Big Sandy, Texas in 1874. He began traveling the Texas railroad lines as a hobo after leaving home in his teens. He eventually earned his way as an itinerant songster, entertaining local populaces as well as railway employees.

He recorded 24 sides for Vocalion Records between 1927 and 1929, 23 of which were released. They include reels, gospel songs, minstrel songs, ragtime numbers, and blues. Besides guitar, Thomas accompanied himself on quills, a folk instrument fabricated from cane reeds whose sound is similar to the zampona played by musicians in Peru and Bolivia. His style of playing guitar was probably derived from banjo-picking styles.

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Henry Thomas (athlete)

Henry Thomas (born July 10, 1967) is a former American sprinter known for running at the high school and collegiate levels. A versatile athlete, he was successful at 100 metres through 400 metres, holding the World Youth best for 100 metres (for over 10 years), set in a race 7 days after he set the world Youth best in the 400 metres. He is the only athlete to simultaneously appear in both the 100m and 400m top lists.

Thomas led the team at Hawthorne High School, in Hawthorne, California of the 1980s to win the CIF California State Meet in both 1983 and 1984. Individually, he won the 200 metres in both 1983 and 1984—setting the state record that lasted 14 years, the 100 metres in 1984 after finishing second as a sophomore the previous year—setting the state record that lasted 5 years, and anchored his team to 4 × 400 metres relay victories in both years. The 1983 relay was a "come from behind" race passing Danny Harris on the final straightaway. Harris won a silver medal at the Olympics the following year. The time of that 1984 victory is still ranked #3, and 1983 is ranked #4 on the all-time list. Hawthorne won that relay 6 years in a row. His 100 metres record was beaten by Hawthorne's Curtis Conway who played in the NFL, and the 200 metres record was beaten by Kareem Kelly who also played in the NFL. Early in the 1985 season, the Hawthorne team, anchored by Thomas' 44.5 split, won the Texas Relays in what is still the National High School record 3:07.40. Joining Thomas on that team, as the "slow" newcomer was future Olympic gold medalist Mike Marsh. Shortly after the record, Thomas suffered from appendicitis, requiring surgery. He was unable to compete in the championship meet his senior year, Marsh won the state meet 200 metres in his place.

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Henry Thomas (boxer)

Albert Henry "Harry" Thomas (1 July 1888 – 13 January 1963) was a British bantamweight professional boxer who won gold in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics with a decision over John Condon.

In 1909 he went to the United States, where he remained except for a trip to Australia in 1913 and a visit to England in 1947. He served in the United States Navy in World War I and became an American citizen.

He was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York City, United States.

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  • Professional boxing record for Henry Thomas from BoxRec
  • Olympics database profile


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    Spontaneous human combustion

    Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is a term encompassing reported cases of the combustion of a living (or very recently deceased) human body without an apparent external source of ignition. In addition to reported cases, examples of SHC appear in literature, and both types have been observed to share common characteristics regarding circumstances and remains of the victim.

    Forensic investigations have attempted to analyze reported instances of SHC and have resulted in hypotheses regarding potential causes and mechanisms, including victim behavior and habits, alcohol consumption and proximity to potential sources of ignition, as well as the behavior of fires that consume melted fats. Natural explanations, as well as unverified natural phenomena, have been proposed to explain reports of SHC. Current scientific consensus is that most, if not all, cases of SHC involve overlooked external sources of ignition.

    Overview

    "Spontaneous human combustion" refers to the death from a fire originating without an apparent external source of ignition; the fire is believed to start within the body of the victim. This idea and the term 'spontaneous human combustion' were first both proposed in 1746 by Paul Rolli in an article published in the Philosophical Transactions. Writing in the British Medical Journal, coroner Gavin Thurston describes the phenomenon as having "attracted the attention not only of the medical profession but of the laity" as early as 1834 (more than one hundred years prior to Thurston's 1938 article). In his 1995 book Ablaze!, Larry E. Arnold wrote that there had been about 200 cited reports of spontaneous human combustion worldwide over a period of around 300 years.

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    Henry Thomas (disambiguation)

    Henry Thomas is an American actor.

    Henry Thomas may refer to:

  • Henri Joseph Thomas (1878-1972), Belgian painter, sculptor and etcher
  • Henri Thomas (1912–1993), French writer and poet
  • Henry Thomas (blues musician) (1874–1930), American country blues singer and musician
  • Henry Thomas (athlete) (born 1967), former American high school sprinter
  • Henry Thomas (American football) (born 1965), former defensive tackle in the National Football League
  • Henry Thomas (suspected combustion death) (1907–1980)
  • Henry F. Thomas (1843–1912), U.S. Representative from Michigan
  • Henry Thomas (MP), UK MP from the Irish constituency of Kinsale, 1835–1837 and 1838–1841
  • Henry Thomas (boxer) (1888–1963), British Olympic boxer
  • Henry Thomas (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union player
  • Henry Goddard Thomas (1837–1897), Union general in the American Civil War
  • Henry Haberfield Thomas (1886–1918), English aircraft designer
  • Henry James Thomas (born 1941), American civil rights activist
  • Henry Wirtz Thomas (1812–1890), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
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    Thru the door... one fine morn
    On its back... ears hung
    Forty pounds of feet and tongue
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