Henry Thomas

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Biography

American country blues singer and musician, born in 1874 in Big Sandy, Texas, USA, died presumably in 1930.

  • Name variations
  • H. Thomas·H.Thomas·Henry·Henry 'Ragtime' Thomas·Henry \Ragtime Texas\ Thomas·Henry Rag Thomas·Henry Thomas \Rag Time Texas\·Henry Thomas \Ragtime Texas\·Henry Thomas “Ragtime Texas”·Henry Thomas (Ragtime Texas)·Thomas
  • Aliases
  • Ragtime Texas
  • Primary profession
  • Actor·producer·soundtrack
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 09 September 1971
  • Place of birth
  • San Antonio
  • Death date
  • 1980-01-05
  • Death age
  • 75
  • Place of death
  • New York City
  • Children
  • Spouses
  • Marie Zielcke
  • Education
  • Eisenhower High School
  • Knows language
  • English language·English language
  • Member of
  • Sale Sharks·Bath Rugby·England national rugby union team·Minnesota Vikings·Detroit Lions·New England Patriots
  • Parents
  • Henry Thomas

Music

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Performs with the band The Blueheelers.

Attended Blinn College in Brenham, Texas.

Ranked #24 in VH1s list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".

Married Marie Zielcke in Las Vegas in the same Chapel in which Britney Spears married Jason Allen Alexander.

The godfather of his daughter Hazel is Mika Kaurismki. He was the one who introduced him to his future wife Marie Zielcke.

His wife, Marie Zielcke, is a popular actress in Germany.

Was ranked #4 in Es 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.

Was turned down for the role of Eric Bates in The Toy . The role went to Scott Schwartz.

He was originally cast in the four-hour miniseries, "Merlin" , but when Thomas arrived at Londons Heathrow Airport, much to the actors surprise, he was informed that his official working papers were not in order, apparently the result of an administrative mess up back home, and he was denied entrance to the country. His reps called the incident an "unfortunate misunderstanding," adding that her client "did not do anything illegal." Be that as it may, Thomas was dropped from the "Merlin" cast and subsequently replaced by actor Paul Curran.

He dropped out of Texass Blinn College (where he studied philosophy and history) after one year to act full-time.

He said that at age 8, he wanted to become an actor after watching a PBS special on acting and decided he had found his calling.

At an open audition in a San Antonio, Texas hotel he promptly landed a part in the 1981 Sissy Spacek film Raggedy Man .

The only child of Carolyn, a homemaker, and Henry Sr., a hydraulic machinist.

He and his wife, Marie Zielcke , have a daughter named Hazel Thomas.

Filed for legal separation from wife Marie Zielcke in May 2007.

Met Marie Zielcke on the set of Honey Baby .

Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 7, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

(1996-) Producing and making films.

He was considered for the role of Norman Bates in Psycho before Vince Vaughn was cast. He had previously played Bates as a teenager in Psycho IV: The Beginning .

Though he played her younger brother on "The Mentalist" , he is nine months older than Robin Tunney.

Ranks 37th on NFL All-Time Sacks List (93.5).

Quotes

I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me.

Carloads of tourists would photograph the family mailbox, and there was,weird mail, death threats.

I probably complicate things unnecessarily now just to give the illusion,of professionalism.

The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a,fantasy today.

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