Born in Montreal, Canada, Frederick A. Thomson--not to be confused with
cowboy star
Fred Thomson--had a 20-year
career on the stage as an actor and producer before entering the film
industry. He was a longtime director at Vitagraph, although he would
occasionally appear in the studio's films as an actor. He directed his
last film in 1921, and after appearing in
A Tailor-Made Man (1922) for
United Artists in 1922, he left the business.
He died in Hollywood of heart problems in 1925. He was 55.