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Robert Homans | The Couch Critic

Robert Homans

Born

November 7, 1877

Place of Birth

Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Acting

Robert Homans

Biography

Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

as Policeman (uncredited)

October 18, 1941

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

as Ed the Editor (uncredited)

Beyond Tomorrow

Beyond Tomorrow

The Scarlet Clue

The Scarlet Clue

You and Me

You and Me

as Security Guard in Store (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)

November 8, 1930

Wolves of the North

Wolves of the North

September 21, 1924

Midnight Court

Midnight Court

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

as Old Cop (uncredited)

August 13, 1945

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)

Dodge City

Dodge City

as Mail Clerk (uncredited)

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

as Billy the Detective (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay

It Ain't Hay

as Policeman (uncredited)

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

October 30, 1942

Fury

Fury

as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs

as Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron

February 14, 1936

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

as Man (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

as Mr. Clay (uncredited)

Dead End

Dead End

as Policeman on Morning Beat (Uncredited)

August 27, 1937

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)

December 7, 1945

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct

February 18, 1933

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

February 28, 1936

The Informer

The Informer

Cover Girl

Cover Girl

as Pop (uncredited)

Let Us Live

Let Us Live

as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)

Lady Killer

Lady Killer

December 9, 1933

Stormy

Stormy

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

October 21, 1935

Black Legion

Black Legion

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

January 30, 1937

The Black Camel

The Black Camel

as Chief of Police (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid

as Bartender (uncredited)

Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

as 1st Captain (uncredited)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

as Stage Doorman

She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

February 9, 1933

In Old California

In Old California

as Marshal Alvin Thompson

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

February 19, 1943

High School

High School

January 26, 1940

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

as Gray (uncredited)

August 20, 1936

Heart of the North

Heart of the North

as Boat Captain Ashman

December 10, 1938

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

as Man at Tar Party

October 1, 1941

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

as Mac - a Guard (uncredited)

August 19, 1939

Virginia City

Virginia City

as Southerner (uncredited)

Wild Girl

Wild Girl

as Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)

November 9, 1932

Double Alibi

Double Alibi

as Policeman at Diner

Easy Living

Easy Living

as Private Guard (uncredited)

No Time for Love

No Time for Love

as Pop Murphy (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

as Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)

February 1, 1942

A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny

as Police Chief (uncredited)

The Phantom Speaks

The Phantom Speaks

as Death Row Guard (Uncredited)

Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde

as Cop (uncredited)

January 2, 1937

Come and Get It

Come and Get It

as Cookie (uncredited)

November 6, 1936

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

as Dock Guard (uncredited)

January 24, 1939

Young America

Young America

as Patrolman Weems

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

as Receptionist Guard (uncredited)

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

December 27, 1940

The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

as Cop on the Beat (uncredited)

November 17, 1934

The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

as Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)

February 13, 1937

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)

December 6, 1944

East of the River

East of the River

as Patrolman Shanahan

November 9, 1940

Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

January 5, 1997

Blackmail

Blackmail

as Cooper (uncredited)

September 8, 1939

Born Reckless

Born Reckless

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

as Judge (uncredited)

Make Your Own Bed

Make Your Own Bed

Full Confession

Full Confession

as Bartender (uncredited)

September 8, 1939

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday

Sensations of 1945

Sensations of 1945

as Cop (uncredited)

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon

as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

February 22, 1935

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

as Officer Magruder

Jim Hanvey, Detective

Jim Hanvey, Detective

as Sheriff Garrett

City Streets

City Streets

as Police inspector

Women Are Trouble

Women Are Trouble

as Police Lieutenant Mayer

Mr. Skitch

Mr. Skitch

as Norville - Flat River Sheriff

December 22, 1933

Swanee River

Swanee River

December 29, 1939

Coquette

Coquette

as Court Bailiff

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

as Police Lieutenant

Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

as Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

as Policeman (uncredited)

Easy Money

Easy Money

as Det. Sam Belden

Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival

Rhythm on the River

Rhythm on the River

August 28, 1940

One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

as Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)

September 1, 1933

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

January 31, 1942

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Keeper Burns (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

as Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

as Reporter (uncredited)

October 19, 1940

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

as Timothy J. Delaney

November 4, 1942

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Varsity Show

Varsity Show

as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)

September 4, 1937

Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

as Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

as Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)

February 17, 1940

The Valiant

The Valiant

as Newspaper Printer (uncredited)

Missing Evidence

Missing Evidence

December 15, 1939

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

as Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)

November 22, 1940

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout

as Police Desk Sergeant

December 31, 1941

River Gang

River Gang

as Police Captain

September 21, 1945

Exposed

Exposed

November 5, 1938

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

January 16, 1938

Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

as Sheriff (uncredited)

February 28, 1937

Penrod and His Twin Brother

Penrod and His Twin Brother

February 26, 1938

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)

The Nuisance

The Nuisance

as Streetcar Driver (uncredited)

Son of the Gods

Son of the Gods

as Dugan (uncredited)

Time Out for Romance

Time Out for Romance

February 10, 1937

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Blondie Brings Up Baby

as Police Capt. James (uncredited)

November 8, 1939

Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It

as Miner Grogan (uncredited)

February 12, 1938

King of the Turf

King of the Turf

as Sgt. Brannigan

February 17, 1939

Sinner Take All

Sinner Take All

as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)

December 18, 1936

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

February 3, 1933

Parnell

Parnell

as Irish Cop in New York

Union Depot

Union Depot

as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)

January 14, 1932

The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery

Over the Wall

Over the Wall

The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

as Timmy, Barman

December 26, 1936

Double Cross

Double Cross

as Capt. Murray

Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

as Joe - the Cop (uncredited)

January 24, 1936

Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline

as Police Captain Symonds

Consolation Marriage

Consolation Marriage

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

November 21, 1931

The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back

as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)

Silence

Silence

as Tim - Detective

August 29, 1931

Son of Oklahoma

Son of Oklahoma

as John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair

as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)

November 30, 1940

Music for Madame

Music for Madame

as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

October 8, 1937

Vagabond Lady

Vagabond Lady

as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)

Spurs

Spurs

as Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)

August 24, 1930

Rulers of the Sea

Rulers of the Sea

as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)

November 8, 1939

Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess

as Detective #1 (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)

August 18, 1939

Sierra Sue

Sierra Sue

as George Larrabee

November 12, 1941

West of Carson City

West of Carson City

as Judge Harkins

January 19, 1940

Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective

November 17, 1932

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

as Police Lt. O'Neill

I Take This Oath

I Take This Oath

as Mike Hanagan

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

as New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)

October 21, 1942

The Whistler

The Whistler

as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

as Officer O'Garrity

A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town

Hot Water

Hot Water

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

September 24, 1937

Crashing Through Danger

Crashing Through Danger

September 14, 1938

G-men vs. the Black Dragon

G-men vs. the Black Dragon

as Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]

January 16, 1943

The Big Show-Off

The Big Show-Off

as Police Captain

January 22, 1945

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

as Detective (uncredited)

November 18, 1932

King of Chinatown

King of Chinatown

as Detective (uncredited)

Inside Information

Inside Information

Smuggled Cargo

August 21, 1939

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

as Capt. Tim O'Connor

December 2, 1935

Trigger Tricks

as Thomas Kingston

Night Monster

Night Monster

October 20, 1942

Son of Roaring Dan

Son of Roaring Dan

as Roaring Dan McPhail

The Princess from Hoboken

The Princess from Hoboken

The Merry Monahans

The Merry Monahans

September 15, 1944

Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)

December 9, 1941

Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry

December 9, 1938

Branded Men

Branded Men

November 7, 1931

'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

as Dock Policeman (uncredited)

She Has What It Takes

She Has What It Takes

as Captain Pat O'Neal

Flight from Destiny

Flight from Destiny

February 8, 1941

Smiling Irish Eyes

Smiling Irish Eyes

as Shamus O'Connor

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

Florida Special

Florida Special

as Police Captain (uncredited)

His Family Tree

His Family Tree

as Pub Sailor at Bar

September 29, 1935

The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships

October 16, 1929

The Widow from Chicago

The Widow from Chicago

as Patrolman (uncredited)

November 23, 1930

Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

Blindfold

Blindfold

as Captain Jenkins

December 9, 1928

Gold Mine in the Sky

Gold Mine in the Sky

as Lucky Langham

Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

as Chief of Police

Red River Valley

Red River Valley

as Sheriff Sutherland

December 12, 1941

The Sombrero Kid

The Sombrero Kid

as Marshal Thomas Holden

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

Gambling Ship

December 16, 1938

Man Alive

Man Alive

as Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)

November 16, 1945

Maid's Night Out

Maid's Night Out

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Little Miss Thoroughbred

Little Miss Thoroughbred

as Pat O'Reilly

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Yes, My Darling Daughter

as Sergeant Murphy

February 25, 1939

Confidential

Confidential

as Fat Pool Player

October 16, 1935

The President's Mystery

The President's Mystery

September 28, 1936

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

as Jonesy, Policeman

September 29, 1939

Murder in Times Square

Murder in Times Square

Clearing the Range

Clearing the Range

The 13th Man

as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara

Ship Cafe

as Derrick Man (uncredited)

November 9, 1935

Ride, Ranger, Ride

Ride, Ranger, Ride

as Colonel Summeral

November 30, 1936

Playing Around

Playing Around

as Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)

January 10, 1930

Hollywood Stadium Mystery

Hollywood Stadium Mystery

as Captain Joseph Filsom

February 21, 1938

Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway

Her Master's Voice

Her Master's Voice

as Stationmaster

January 17, 1936

Come Out Fighting

Come Out Fighting

as Police Sergeant Tom Riley

September 29, 1945

Pop Always Pays

Pop Always Pays

as Police Lieutenant

Shantytown

Shantytown

The Silent Power

The Silent Power

as David Webster

November 1, 1926

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

Steamboat Round the Bend

Steamboat Round the Bend

as Race Official

September 6, 1935

The Public Pays

The Public Pays

as Officer Donovan (uncredited)

October 10, 1936

Say Uncle

as Errol's Real Uncle

February 8, 1944

Laughing Irish Eyes

Laughing Irish Eyes

You Can't Beat the Law

You Can't Beat the Law

January 29, 1943

Alias French Gertie

Alias French Gertie

as Prison Warden

The Night Hawk

The Night Hawk

October 1, 1938

Sworn Enemy

Sworn Enemy

as 1st Policeman (uncredited)

September 11, 1936

Think It Over

Slander House

Slander House

as The Irish Policeman

October 4, 1938

Nobody's Darling

Nobody's Darling

as Policeman (uncredited)

August 27, 1943

Alias: The Bad Man

Alias: The Bad Man

as Silas Warner

Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

February 21, 1936

Nearly Eighteen

Nearly Eighteen

November 12, 1943

Frontier Days

Frontier Days

as Mail Clerk (uncredited)

December 8, 1945

Obey Your Husband

Obey Your Husband

Heroes in Blue

as Police Officer

November 7, 1939

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

Radio Hams

as Lighthouse Keeper

The Man from Hell's Edges

The Man from Hell's Edges

The One Way Trail

The One Way Trail

October 15, 1931

The Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred

The Prairie King

The Prairie King

as Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)

Burning the Wind

Burning the Wind

as Richard Gordon Sr

February 10, 1929

Guardians of the Wild

Guardians of the Wild

September 15, 1928

Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man

December 2, 1932

Law of the Badlands

Law of the Badlands

The Breathless Moment

The Breathless Moment

as Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)

February 3, 1924

The Concentratin' Kid

The Concentratin' Kid

October 26, 1930