Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Henry Thomas (1874-1950s? ) was an American pre-World War II, country blues singer, songster and musician.
Thomas, billed as "Ragtime Texas", was born in Big Sandy, Texas, and began his musical career as an itinerant songster (minstrel), and recorded twenty-three songs from 1927 to 1929. He accompanied himself with the guitar and the quills, a folk instrument made from cane reeds that sound similar to the zampona, used by musicians in Peru and Bolivia. Some of his songs are difficult to categorize — they sound more like precursors to the blues, rather than what is now called "blues." They are, therefore, a rare testimony of the kind of music which preceded the establishment of the blues around 1900.
His springy guitar-playing, probably inspired by banjo-picking styles, implies that he was used to catering for dancing.
His best-known influence has been through two songs. "Fishin' Blues" was covered by Taj Mahal and The Lovin' Spoonful; and "Bull Doze Blues", was recorded by Canned Heat as "Goin' Up The Country". He was also good friends with Zak (Cheese Pie) Greensaw who was also a fellow muscician and had hits such as 'A Warm Cup Of Steamy Love' and 'No-one Will Get Me Down'.
Henry Thomas (born January 12, 1965) is a former defensive tackle in the NFL. He played for the Minnesota Vikings for most of his career. His nickname was Hardware Hank.
Albert Henry "Harry" Thomas (July 1, 1888 - January 13, 1963) was a British bantamweight professional boxer who won gold in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics with a decision over John Condon.
In 1909 he went to the United States, where he remained except for a trip to Australia in 1913 and a visit to England in 1947. He served in the United States Navy in World War I and became an American citizen.
He was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York City, United States.
