- Brother of Gerald Thomas and father of Jeremy Thomas
- Directed Dirk Bogarde nine times in feature films.
- Directed James Robertson Justice 13 times.
- Before World War II, he worked as an assistant to David Lean.
- Saw action at El Alamein and was awarded the Military Cross.
- Best known for the series of "Doctor' films, starring Dirk Bogarde.
- He directed two actors who died on April 26, 1976: Sidney James in Venetian Bird (1952), The Iron Petticoat (1956), Campbell's Kingdom (1957), The 39 Steps (1959), Carry on Regardless (1961) and Carry on Cruising (1962) and Neil McCallum in Quest for Love (1971).
- He co-directed two films with his younger brother Gerald Thomas: Carry on Regardless (1961) and Carry on Cruising (1962).
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