Thomas Weston (1737 – 18 January 1776) was an English actor.

Life

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

Weston was considered as “Foote's most faithful trouper and a gifted comedian.

He was in debt and had a problem with alcohol abuse. He died of a condition related to excessive consumption of alcohol. He died on 18 January 1776.

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File:Portrait of Thomas Weston in character - DPLA - 082944f3d792dfe949ace132532b9cdc.jpg|Weston in character

File:Thomas Weston as Scrub in the prologue "Scrub's Trip to The Jubilee" - DPLA - 6546887ab1e09b9208fb047b47f414b0.jpg|Weston as Scrub in Scrub's Trip to The Jubilee

File:Thomas Weston as Scrub in "The Beaux' Stratagem" - DPLA - d1aefd59af822a177916f97536e28b57.jpg|Weston as Scrub in The Beaux' Stratagem

File:Thomas Weston as Costard in "Love's Labour's Lost" - DPLA - 7c79d51b94502974ac3bfc3fe0beed8c.jpg|Weston as Costard in Love's Labour's Lost

File:Thomas Weston as Dr. Last in "The Devil Upon Two Sticks" - DPLA - f0a270f8fc660cab21b4053f173e5a9e.jpg|Weston as Dr. Last in The Devil on Two Sticks

File:Thomas Weston as Dr. Last in "The Devil Upon Two Sticks" - DPLA - 64d356a48973dada1fcb707f46398dc0.jpg|Weston as Dr. Last

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