Thomas Meighan: Thomas Meighan. Actor: The Racket. This once popular silent screen star and older matinee idol for Paramount Studios is all but forgotten today; however, Thomas "Tommy" Meighan was one of the rulers of the Hollywood roost, between the years 1915 and 1928. He was born in Pittsburgh, his father a president of a major manufacturing company. Meighan switched interests from medicine to acting during his mid-college years, joining Henrietta Crosman's Pittsburgh...
Known For: The Racket (Captain James McQuigg), The Confidence Man (Dan Corvan), The Mating Call (Leslie Hatten), Irish Luck (Lord FitzhughTom Donahue)