Thomas Gomez

From Wikipedia Thomas Gomez July 10 1905 June 18 1971 was an American actor Born Sabino Tomas Gomez in New York City Gomez began his acting career in theater during the 1920s and was a student of the actor Walter Hampden He made his first film Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror in 1942 and by the end of his career had appeared in sixty films Gomez was the first HispanicAmerican to be nominated for an Academy Award when he was nominated for his performance in the 1947 film Ride the Pink Horse Directed by and starring Robert Montgomery it was later used as the basis for an episode of the same name for the television series Robert Montgomery Presents in which Gomez reprised his role His other film roles include Who Done It 1942 Key Largo 1948 Force of Evil 1948 The Conqueror 1956 and his final film Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970 A frequent performer on television Gomez also appeared in guest roles in such series as The Twilight Zone Route 66 Dr Kildare Mr Ed Burkes Law The Virginian It Takes a Thief Bewitched The Rifleman and Gunsmoke Gomez had many notable stage roles such as the one in the original Broadway run of A Man for All Seasons Thomas Gomez died in Santa Monica California from injuries sustained in a car accident