Thomas Weston (actor)

Thomas Weston (1737–1776) was an English actor.

Life

Weston was the son of a cook. He made his first London appearance in about 1759, and from 1763 until his death, he was considered to be the most amusing comedian on the English stage.[1]

Samuel Foote wrote for him the part of Jerry Sneak in The Mayor of Garratt. Abel Drugger in the Alchemist was one of his famous performances; and Garrick, who also played this part, praised him highly for it.[1]

References
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Weston, Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 555.
  • Knight, John Joseph (1899). "Weston, Thomas (1737-1776)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  • Batty, Mark. "Weston, Thomas (1737–1776)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29135. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


  1. Chisholm 1911.
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