Andrew Tombes: Difference between revisions
Moving from Category:Vaudeville performers to Category:American vaudeville performers using Cat-a-lot |
|||
(27 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|American actor (1885–1976)}} |
|||
{{more citations needed|date=March 2013}} |
{{more citations needed|date=March 2013}} |
||
{{Use American English|date=June 2021}} |
|||
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} |
|||
{{Infobox person |
|||
| name = Andrew Tombes |
|||
| image = Andrew Tombes in Meet John Doe (1941).jpg |
|||
| alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> |
|||
| caption = Tombes in ''[[Meet John Doe]]'' (1941) |
|||
| birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> |
|||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1885|06|29}} |
|||
| birth_place = [[Ashtabula, Ohio]], U.S. |
|||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1976|03|17|1885|06|29}} |
|||
| death_place = [[New York City]], U.S. |
|||
| other_names = |
|||
| education = [[Phillips Exeter Academy]] |
|||
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Character actor]]|[[comedian]]}} |
|||
| years_active = 1917–1956 |
|||
}} |
|||
'''Andrew Tombes''' (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and [[character actor]]. |
'''Andrew Tombes''' (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and [[character actor]]. |
||
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
||
The son of a grocer, originally from [[Ashtabula, Ohio]], Tombes was educated at [[Phillips Exeter Academy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=Dr Roger L. |title=Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures |date=2018 |publisher=Dorrance Publishing |isbn=9781480944992 |page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwZTDwAAQBAJ& |
The son of a grocer, originally from [[Ashtabula, Ohio]], Tombes was educated at [[Phillips Exeter Academy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=Dr Roger L. |title=Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures |date=2018 |publisher=Dorrance Publishing |isbn=9781480944992 |page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwZTDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Andrew+Tombes%22&pg=PA45 |access-date=11 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Early in his career, he worked as a [[vaudeville]] comic. By December 1914 he had appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] [[Orpheum Circuit|Orpheum Theatre]].<ref>The enchanted years of the stage: Kansas City at the crossroads of American ... by [[Felicia Hardison Londré]], David Austin Latchaw, page 230</ref> |
||
He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue [[Miss 1917]], and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in ''[[Poor Little Ritz Girl]]'' in 1920, ''[[Tip-Toes]]'' in 1925, and the [[Ziegfeld Follies]] of 1922 and 1927.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Tombes |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/andrew-tombes-68903 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League | |
He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue ''[[Miss 1917]]'', and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in ''[[Poor Little Ritz Girl]]'' in 1920, ''[[Tip-Toes]]'' in 1925, and the [[Ziegfeld Follies]] of 1922 and 1927.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Tombes |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/andrew-tombes-68903 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=11 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211024519/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/andrew-tombes-68903 |archive-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> |
||
Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, already approaching 50 years old. |
Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, as he was already approaching 50 years old. He made a total of about 150 films for various studios. |
||
==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
||
Line 38: | Line 57: | ||
* ''[[Big City (1937 film)|Big City]]'' (1937) - Inspector Matthews |
* ''[[Big City (1937 film)|Big City]]'' (1937) - Inspector Matthews |
||
* ''[[45 Fathers]]'' (1937) - Judge |
* ''[[45 Fathers]]'' (1937) - Judge |
||
* ''[[Checkers (film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) - Tobias Somers |
* ''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) - Tobias Somers |
||
* ''[[Borrowing Trouble]]'' (1937) - Uncle George |
* ''[[Borrowing Trouble]]'' (1937) - Uncle George |
||
* ''[[Everybody Sing]]'' (1938) - Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited) |
* ''[[Everybody Sing (1938 film)|Everybody Sing]]'' (1938) - Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film)|Sally, Irene and Mary]]'' (1938) - Judge Wyler |
* ''[[Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film)|Sally, Irene and Mary]]'' (1938) - Judge Wyler |
||
* ''[[Battle of Broadway]]'' (1938) - Judge Hutchins |
* ''[[Battle of Broadway]]'' (1938) - Judge Hutchins |
||
* ''[[Romance on the Run]]'' (1938) - J.W. Ridgeway |
* ''[[Romance on the Run]]'' (1938) - J.W. Ridgeway |
||
* ''[[One Wild Night (film)|One Wild Night]]'' (1938) - Police Chief William Nolan |
* ''[[One Wild Night (film)|One Wild Night]]'' (1938) - Police Chief William Nolan |
||
* ''[[A Desperate Adventure (film)|A Desperate Adventure]]'' (1938) - Cosmo Carrington |
* ''[[A Desperate Adventure (1938 film)|A Desperate Adventure]]'' (1938) - Cosmo Carrington |
||
* ''[[Vacation from Love]]'' (1938) - Judge Brandon |
* ''[[Vacation from Love]]'' (1938) - Judge Brandon |
||
* ''[[Five of a Kind]]'' (1938) - Dr. Bruno |
* ''[[Five of a Kind]]'' (1938) - Dr. Bruno |
||
* ''[[Always in Trouble]]'' (1938) - J. C. Darlington |
* ''[[Always in Trouble]]'' (1938) - J. C. Darlington |
||
* ''[[Thanks for Everything (film)|Thanks for Everything]]'' (1938) - Mayor |
* ''[[Thanks for Everything (1938 film)|Thanks for Everything]]'' (1938) - Mayor |
||
* ''[[Boy Trouble]]'' (1939) - Mr. Svively |
* ''[[Boy Trouble]]'' (1939) - Mr. Svively |
||
* ''[[What a Life (film)|What a Life]]'' (1939) - Professor Abernathy |
* ''[[What a Life (film)|What a Life]]'' (1939) - Professor Abernathy |
||
* ''[[Too Busy to Work]]'' (1939) - Wilbur Wentworth |
* ''[[Too Busy to Work (1939 film)|Too Busy to Work]]'' (1939) - Wilbur Wentworth |
||
* ''Nick Carter, Master Detective'' (1939) - Robinson (uncredited) |
* ''[[Nick Carter, Master Detective (film)|Nick Carter, Master Detective]]'' (1939) - Robinson (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[Balalaika (film)|Balalaika]]'' (1939) - Wilbur Allison (uncredited) |
* ''[[Balalaika (film)|Balalaika]]'' (1939) - Wilbur Allison (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[Money to Burn (1939 film)|Money to Burn]]'' (1939) - Brown |
* ''[[Money to Burn (1939 film)|Money to Burn]]'' (1939) - Brown |
||
Line 76: | Line 95: | ||
* ''[[A Dangerous Game (1941 film)|A Dangerous Game]]'' (1941) - Silas Biggsby |
* ''[[A Dangerous Game (1941 film)|A Dangerous Game]]'' (1941) - Silas Biggsby |
||
* ''[[Last of the Duanes (1941 film)|Last of the Duanes]]'' (1941) - Sheriff Frank Taylor |
* ''[[Last of the Duanes (1941 film)|Last of the Duanes]]'' (1941) - Sheriff Frank Taylor |
||
* ''[[Texas (film)|Texas]]'' (1941) - Tennessee |
* ''[[Texas (1941 film)|Texas]]'' (1941) - Tennessee |
||
* ''[[Down Mexico Way]]'' (1941) - Mayor Tubbs |
* ''[[Down Mexico Way]]'' (1941) - Mayor Tubbs |
||
* ''[[Louisiana Purchase (film)|Louisiana Purchase]]'' (1941) - Dean Albert Manning |
* ''[[Louisiana Purchase (film)|Louisiana Purchase]]'' (1941) - Dean Albert Manning |
||
* ''[[Bedtime Story (1941 film)|Bedtime Story]]'' (1941) - Pierce |
* ''[[Bedtime Story (1941 film)|Bedtime Story]]'' (1941) - Pierce |
||
* ''[[Hellzapoppin' (film)|Hellzapoppin']]'' (1941) - Max Kane (uncredited) |
* ''[[Hellzapoppin' (film)|Hellzapoppin']]'' (1941) - Max Kane (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[Don't Get Personal]]'' (1942) - James M. Snow |
* ''[[Don't Get Personal (1942 film)|Don't Get Personal]]'' (1942) - James M. Snow |
||
* ''[[Blondie Goes to College]]'' (1942) - J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth |
* ''[[Blondie Goes to College]]'' (1942) - J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth |
||
* ''[[Call Out the Marines]]'' (1942) - Mr. Woods (uncredited) |
* ''[[Call Out the Marines]]'' (1942) - Mr. Woods (uncredited) |
||
* ''A Close Call for Ellery Queen'' (1942) - Bates |
* ''[[A Close Call for Ellery Queen]]'' (1942) - Bates |
||
* ''[[Obliging Young Lady]]'' (1942) - First Train Conductor |
* ''[[Obliging Young Lady]]'' (1942) - First Train Conductor |
||
* ''[[Larceny, Inc.]]'' (1942) - Oscar Engelhart |
* ''[[Larceny, Inc.]]'' (1942) - Oscar Engelhart |
||
Line 101: | Line 120: | ||
* ''[[Honeymoon Lodge]]'' (1943) - Judge Wilkins |
* ''[[Honeymoon Lodge]]'' (1943) - Judge Wilkins |
||
* ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' (1943) - Mike |
* ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' (1943) - Mike |
||
* ''[[Let's Face It (film)|Let's Face It]]'' (1943) - Judge Henry Clay Pigeon |
|||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[I Dood It]]'' (1943) - Mr. Spelvin |
||
* ''[[Crazy House (1943 film)|Crazy House]]'' (1943) |
* ''[[Crazy House (1943 film)|Crazy House]]'' (1943) - Horace L. Gregory |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[My Kingdom for a Cook]]'' (1943) - Abe Mason (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Swing Fever]]'' (1943) - Dr. Clyde L. Star |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Riding High (1943 film)|Riding High]]'' (1943) - P.D. Smith (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Mad Ghoul]]'' (1943) - Eagan |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[His Butler's Sister]]'' (1943) - Brophy |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Phantom Lady (film)|Phantom Lady]]'' (1944) - Bartender |
||
* ''[[Week-End Pass]]'' ( |
* ''[[Week-End Pass]]'' (1944) - Constable |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Show Business (1944 film)|Show Business]]'' (1944) - Judge (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Bathing Beauty]]'' (1944) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Kansas City Kitty]]'' (1944) - Judge (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Reckless Age]]'' (1944) - Mr. Cook |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Merry Monahans]]'' (1944) - Osborne (uncredited) |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[San Fernando Valley (film)|San Fernando Valley]]'' (1944) - Cyclone Kenyon |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Singing Sheriff]]'' (1944) - Jonas |
||
* ''[[ |
* ''[[Goin' to Town (1944 film)|Goin' to Town]]'' (1944) - Parker |
||
* ''[[Murder in the Blue Room]]'' (1944) - Dr. Carroll |
|||
⚫ | |||
* ''[[Something for the Boys (film)|Something for the Boys]]'' (1944) - Southern Colonel (uncredited) |
|||
* '' |
|||
* ''[[Lake Placid Serenade]]'' (1944) - Skating Club Head |
|||
* '' |
|||
* ''[[Can't Help Singing]]'' (1944) - Sad Sam |
|||
* '' |
|||
* ''[[Night Club Girl]]'' (1945) - Simmons |
|||
* '' |
|||
* ''[[Bring On the Girls (film)|Bring On the Girls]]'' (1945) - Dr. Spender |
|||
* '' |
|||
* ''[[G.I. Honeymoon]]'' (1945) - Reverend Horace |
|||
* '' |
|||
* ''[[Patrick the Great]]'' (1945) - Sam Bassett |
|||
* '' |
|||
* ''[[Rhapsody in Blue (film)|Rhapsody in Blue]]'' (1945) - Mr. Million |
|||
* ''[[You Came Along]]'' (1945) - Drunk |
|||
* ''[[Incendiary Blonde]]'' (1945) - Hadley (uncredited) |
|||
* ''[[Don't Fence Me In (film)|Don't Fence Me In]]'' (1945) - Cartwright |
|||
* ''[[Frontier Gal]]'' (1945) - Judge Prescott |
|||
* ''[[Two Sisters from Boston]]'' (1946) - Recording Session Director (uncredited) |
|||
* ''[[Badman's Territory]]'' (1946) - Doc Grant |
|||
* ''[[Sing While You Dance]]'' (1946) - Gorman |
|||
* ''[[Beat the Band (film)|Beat the Band]]'' (1947) - 'Professor' Enrico Blanchetti / Mr. Dillingham |
|||
* ''[[The Devil Thumbs a Ride]]'' (1947) - Joe Brayden, Night Watchman |
|||
* ''[[The Fabulous Dorseys]]'' (1947) - De Witt (uncredited) |
|||
* ''[[Copacabana (1947 film)|Copacabana]]'' (1947) - Anatole Murphy (uncredited) |
|||
* ''[[Hoppy's Holiday]]'' (1947) - Mayor Patton |
|||
* ''[[Christmas Eve (1947 film)|Christmas Eve]]'' (1947) - Auctioneer |
|||
* ''[[Louisiana (1947 film)|Louisiana]]'' (1947) |
|||
* ''[[My Wild Irish Rose]]'' (1947) - Herman Baxter - Bartender (uncredited) |
|||
* ''[[Two Guys from Texas]]'' (1948) - The Texan |
|||
⚫ | |||
* ''[[Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance]]'' (1950) - Sheriff Grogan |
|||
* ''[[The Jackpot]]'' (1950) - Attorney Pritchett (uncredited) |
|||
* ''[[Watch the Birdie (1950 film)|Watch the Birdie]]'' (1950) - Doctor (uncredited) |
|||
* ''[[A Wonderful Life (film)|A Wonderful Life]]'' (1951) – Harry Jenkins |
|||
* ''[[Belle Le Grand]]'' (1951) - Cartwright (uncredited) |
* ''[[Belle Le Grand]]'' (1951) - Cartwright (uncredited) |
||
* ''Oklahoma Annie'' (1952) - Mayor of Eureka |
* ''[[Oklahoma Annie]]'' (1952) - Mayor of Eureka |
||
* ''[[I Dream of Jeanie (film)|I Dream of Jeanie]]'' (1952) - R.E. Howard |
* ''[[I Dream of Jeanie (film)|I Dream of Jeanie]]'' (1952) - R.E. Howard |
||
* ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' (1955) - Police Sgt. Moon |
* ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' (1955) - Police Sgt. Moon |
||
* ''The Go-Getter'' (1956) - Mr. Symington |
* ''[[The Go-Getter (1956 film)|The Go-Getter]]'' (1956) - Mr. Symington (final film role) |
||
{{div col end}} |
{{div col end}} |
||
Line 138: | Line 179: | ||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
{{Commons category}} |
|||
*{{IMDb name|0866558}} |
*{{IMDb name|0866558}} |
||
*{{IBDB name}} |
*{{IBDB name}} |
||
Line 146: | Line 188: | ||
[[Category:1885 births]] |
[[Category:1885 births]] |
||
[[Category:1976 deaths]] |
[[Category:1976 deaths]] |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:20th-century American male singers]] |
|||
[[Category:American male comedians]] |
|||
[[Category:American male film actors]] |
[[Category:American male film actors]] |
||
[[Category:American male musical theatre actors]] |
[[Category:American male musical theatre actors]] |
||
[[Category:Comedians from Ohio]] |
|||
[[Category:Male actors from Ohio]] |
|||
[[Category:People from Ashtabula, Ohio]] |
[[Category:People from Ashtabula, Ohio]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:American vaudeville performers]] |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ |
Latest revision as of 10:07, 20 July 2024
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2013) |
Andrew Tombes | |
---|---|
Born | Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. | June 29, 1885
Died | March 17, 1976 New York City, U.S. | (aged 90)
Education | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1917–1956 |
Andrew Tombes (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor.
Biography
[edit]The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy.[1] Early in his career, he worked as a vaudeville comic. By December 1914 he had appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the Kansas City Orpheum Theatre.[2]
He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue Miss 1917, and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in Poor Little Ritz Girl in 1920, Tip-Toes in 1925, and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 and 1927.[3]
Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, as he was already approaching 50 years old. He made a total of about 150 films for various studios.
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Bowery (1933) - Shill (uncredited)
- Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933) - Sidney - Columnist (uncredited)
- Moulin Rouge (1934) - McBride
- Doubting Thomas (1935) - Huxley Hossefrosse
- Here Comes Cookie (1935) - Botts
- Music Is Magic (1935) - Ben Pomeroy
- Thanks a Million (1935) - Mr. Grass
- King of Burlesque (1936) - Slattery
- It Had to Happen (1936) - Dooley
- Here Comes Trouble (1936) - Adams
- The Country Beyond (1936) - Sen. Rawlings
- Half Angel (1936) - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- Ticket to Paradise (1936) - Nirney
- Hot Money (1936) - Willie
- Stage Struck (1936) - Burns Heywood
- The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) - Muldoon - a Policeman (uncredited)
- The Holy Terror (1937) - Commander J.J. Otis
- Time Out for Romance (1937) - James Blanchard
- Fair Warning (1937) - J.C. Farnham
- Turn Off the Moon (1937) - Dr. Wakefield
- Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) - Police Chief Scott
- Sing and Be Happy (1937) - Thomas Lane
- Riding on Air (1937) - Eddie Byrd
- Easy Living (1937) - E.J. Hulgar
- Meet the Boyfriend (1937) - J. Ardmore Potts
- Big City (1937) - Inspector Matthews
- 45 Fathers (1937) - Judge
- Checkers (1937) - Tobias Somers
- Borrowing Trouble (1937) - Uncle George
- Everybody Sing (1938) - Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited)
- Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) - Judge Wyler
- Battle of Broadway (1938) - Judge Hutchins
- Romance on the Run (1938) - J.W. Ridgeway
- One Wild Night (1938) - Police Chief William Nolan
- A Desperate Adventure (1938) - Cosmo Carrington
- Vacation from Love (1938) - Judge Brandon
- Five of a Kind (1938) - Dr. Bruno
- Always in Trouble (1938) - J. C. Darlington
- Thanks for Everything (1938) - Mayor
- Boy Trouble (1939) - Mr. Svively
- What a Life (1939) - Professor Abernathy
- Too Busy to Work (1939) - Wilbur Wentworth
- Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) - Robinson (uncredited)
- Balalaika (1939) - Wilbur Allison (uncredited)
- Money to Burn (1939) - Brown
- Wolf of New York (1940) - Sylvester Duncan
- Village Barn Dance (1940) - James Rutherford Sr.
- In Old Missouri (1940) - Attorney
- Captain Caution (1940) - Sad Eyes
- Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) - Mr. Kelland (uncredited)
- Melody and Moonlight (1940) - Promoter (uncredited)
- Charter Pilot (1940) - Brady
- The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) - 'Doc' Dunbar
- Meet the Chump (1941) - Revello
- A Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941) - Bus Conductor (uncredited)
- Meet John Doe (1941) - Spencer
- Double Date (1941) - Judge Perkins
- Melody for Three (1941) - Mickey Delany
- Sis Hopkins (1941) - Mayor
- Caught in the Draft (1941) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- Mountain Moonlight (1941) - Sen. Marvin
- Lady Scarface (1941) - Art Seidel - hotel detective
- World Premiere (1941) - Nixon
- A Dangerous Game (1941) - Silas Biggsby
- Last of the Duanes (1941) - Sheriff Frank Taylor
- Texas (1941) - Tennessee
- Down Mexico Way (1941) - Mayor Tubbs
- Louisiana Purchase (1941) - Dean Albert Manning
- Bedtime Story (1941) - Pierce
- Hellzapoppin' (1941) - Max Kane (uncredited)
- Don't Get Personal (1942) - James M. Snow
- Blondie Goes to College (1942) - J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth
- Call Out the Marines (1942) - Mr. Woods (uncredited)
- A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) - Bates
- Obliging Young Lady (1942) - First Train Conductor
- Larceny, Inc. (1942) - Oscar Engelhart
- My Gal Sal (1942) - Corbin
- They All Kissed the Bride (1942) - Crane
- Between Us Girls (1942) - Doctor
- Road to Morocco (1942) - Oso Bucco (uncredited)
- Reveille with Beverly (1943) - Mr. Smith
- The Meanest Man in the World (1943) - Judge (uncredited)
- Hi'ya, Chum (1943) - Jerry MackIntosh, Cook
- It Ain't Hay (1943) - Big-Hearted Charlie
- A Stranger in Town (1943) - Roscoe Swade
- It's a Great Life (1943) - Insurance Agent (uncredited)
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) - Mr. McGowan (uncredited)
- Coney Island (1943) - Horace Carter (uncredited)
- Honeymoon Lodge (1943) - Judge Wilkins
- Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) - Mike
- Let's Face It (1943) - Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
- I Dood It (1943) - Mr. Spelvin
- Crazy House (1943) - Horace L. Gregory
- My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) - Abe Mason (uncredited)
- Swing Fever (1943) - Dr. Clyde L. Star
- Riding High (1943) - P.D. Smith (uncredited)
- The Mad Ghoul (1943) - Eagan
- His Butler's Sister (1943) - Brophy
- Phantom Lady (1944) - Bartender
- Week-End Pass (1944) - Constable
- Show Business (1944) - Judge (uncredited)
- Bathing Beauty (1944) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- Kansas City Kitty (1944) - Judge (uncredited)
- Reckless Age (1944) - Mr. Cook
- The Merry Monahans (1944) - Osborne (uncredited)
- San Fernando Valley (1944) - Cyclone Kenyon
- The Singing Sheriff (1944) - Jonas
- Goin' to Town (1944) - Parker
- Murder in the Blue Room (1944) - Dr. Carroll
- Something for the Boys (1944) - Southern Colonel (uncredited)
- Lake Placid Serenade (1944) - Skating Club Head
- Can't Help Singing (1944) - Sad Sam
- Night Club Girl (1945) - Simmons
- Bring On the Girls (1945) - Dr. Spender
- G.I. Honeymoon (1945) - Reverend Horace
- Patrick the Great (1945) - Sam Bassett
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945) - Mr. Million
- You Came Along (1945) - Drunk
- Incendiary Blonde (1945) - Hadley (uncredited)
- Don't Fence Me In (1945) - Cartwright
- Frontier Gal (1945) - Judge Prescott
- Two Sisters from Boston (1946) - Recording Session Director (uncredited)
- Badman's Territory (1946) - Doc Grant
- Sing While You Dance (1946) - Gorman
- Beat the Band (1947) - 'Professor' Enrico Blanchetti / Mr. Dillingham
- The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) - Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
- The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) - De Witt (uncredited)
- Copacabana (1947) - Anatole Murphy (uncredited)
- Hoppy's Holiday (1947) - Mayor Patton
- Christmas Eve (1947) - Auctioneer
- Louisiana (1947)
- My Wild Irish Rose (1947) - Herman Baxter - Bartender (uncredited)
- Two Guys from Texas (1948) - The Texan
- Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) - Ted Held
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) - Sheriff Grogan
- The Jackpot (1950) - Attorney Pritchett (uncredited)
- Watch the Birdie (1950) - Doctor (uncredited)
- A Wonderful Life (1951) – Harry Jenkins
- Belle Le Grand (1951) - Cartwright (uncredited)
- Oklahoma Annie (1952) - Mayor of Eureka
- I Dream of Jeanie (1952) - R.E. Howard
- How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) - Police Sgt. Moon
- The Go-Getter (1956) - Mr. Symington (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Dr Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures. Dorrance Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9781480944992. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ The enchanted years of the stage: Kansas City at the crossroads of American ... by Felicia Hardison Londré, David Austin Latchaw, page 230
- ^ "Andrew Tombes". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1885 births
- 1976 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American male singers
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male musical theatre actors
- Comedians from Ohio
- Male actors from Ohio
- People from Ashtabula, Ohio
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- American vaudeville performers