Thomas Edward Jackson (1886-1968) Started his career on Broadway in the 1920's. He gained notoriety in his characterization of a tough sarcastic detective, Dan McCorn, in George Abbot's show Broadway. He reprised his role in an adaptation of the play into one of Universal's first all talking pictures. He used his well-honed detective persona into the role of Thomas Flaherety in the classic Little Caesar (1930) as Edward G. Robinson's nemesis. His career as a detective continued (ex. In Fritz ...[Read Story]