Clifford Thompson

born: 18 October 1904 Rigby, North Dakota, United States of America

died: 15 October 1955 Portland, Oregon, United States of America (liver ailments and gallstones, age 50)

Very tall American actor; nicknamed 'Count Olaf'.  He was born in North Dakota, but was raised in Scandinavia, Wisconsin. In his later years he became a lawyer, graduating from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Class of '44.

Real name: Clifford Marshall Thompson Height: 7'5"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1932 Sealskins Tall tenant 1933 The Rummy Tall mechanic Acknowledgements: http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g49971-i114290582-Rugby_North_Dakota.html http://phreeque.tripod.com/cliff_thompson.html http://www.genesis6giants.com/index.php?s=553 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13020953 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZHB-683 http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2010/01/22/giant-of-the-law-received-his-legal-training-at-marquette/ Jesse Brisson (help and assistance) This page was last updated on: 11 February 2015