Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1877-11-07
- Day of Death1947-07-28 (69 years)
- Place of BirthMalden, Massachusetts, USA
- Also Known AsRobert Edward HomansRobert E. HomansBob HomansRobert E. HomasRobert A. Homans
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.
Acting Career
- 1946
Badman's Territory
As: Judge (uncredited)
- 1945
Frontier Days
As: Mail Clerk (uncredited)
- 1945
They Were Expendable
As: Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
- 1945
Man Alive
As: Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)
- 1945
Come Out Fighting
As: Police Sergeant Tom Riley
- 1945
River Gang
As: Police Captain
- 1945
Anchors Aweigh
As: Old Cop (uncredited)
- 1945
The Scarlet Clue
As: Capt. Flynn
1945A Medal for Benny
As: Police Chief (uncredited)
1945The Phantom Speaks
As: Death Row Guard (Uncredited)
1945The Big Show-Off
As: Police Captain
1944Rogues' Gallery
As: Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)
1944The Merry Monahans
As: Policeman
1944Christmas Holiday
As: Policeman
1944Sensations of 1945
As: Cop (uncredited)
1944Make Your Own Bed
As: Policeman
1944The Whistler
As: Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
1944Cover Girl
As: Pop (uncredited)
1943Nearly Eighteen
As: Judge
1943Nobody's Darling
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1943Shantytown
As: Dugan
1943She Has What It Takes
As: Captain Pat O'Neal
1943No Time for Love
As: Pop Murphy (uncredited)
1943A Stranger in Town
As: Sergeant
1943Murder in Times Square
As: Meehan
1943After Midnight with Boston Blackie
As: Police Lieutenant
1943It Ain't Hay
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1943You Can't Beat the Law
As: Mr. Duncan
1943G-men vs. the Black Dragon
As: Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]
1942X Marks the Spot
As: Timothy J. Delaney
1942For Me and My Gal
As: New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)
1942Night Monster
As: 'Cap' Beggs
1942The Sombrero Kid
As: Marshal Thomas Holden
1942Lady in a Jam
As: Faro Bill
1942In Old California
As: Marshal Alvin Thompson
1942It Happened in Flatbush
As: Mr. Collins
1942Fingers at the Window
As: Officer O'Garrity
1942Nazi Agent
As: 1st Captain (uncredited)
1942Joe Smith, American
As: Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides
As: Joseph
1941Pacific Blackout
As: Police Desk Sergeant
1941Red River Valley
As: Sheriff Sutherland
1941Main Street on the March!
As: Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
1941Sierra Sue
As: George Larrabee
- 1941
The Maltese Falcon
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1941Honky Tonk
As: Man at Tar Party (uncredited)
1941Whistling in the Dark
As: Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
1941Double Cross
As: Capt. Murray
1941Out of the Fog
As: Officer Magruder
1941The Gang's All Here
As: Pop Wallace
1941A Man Betrayed
As: Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
1941Flight from Destiny
As: Jailer
1940Love Thy Neighbor
As: Turnkey
1940Lady with Red Hair
As: Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
1940Little Nellie Kelly
As: Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
1940East of the River
As: Patrolman Shanahan
1940A Dispatch from Reuters
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1940Rhythm on the River
As: Detective
1940Son of Roaring Dan
As: Roaring Dan McPhail
1940Pop Always Pays
As: Police Lieutenant
1940Lillian Russell
As: Stage Doorman
1940I Take This Oath
As: Mike Hanagan
1940Beyond Tomorrow
As: Sergeant
1940'Til We Meet Again
As: Dock Policeman (uncredited)
1940Johnny Apollo
As: Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
1940Virginia City
As: Southerner (uncredited)
- 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
As: Spencer
1940Double Alibi
As: Policeman at Diner
1940Castle on the Hudson
As: Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)
1940High School
As: Policeman
1940West of Carson City
As: Judge Harkins
1939Swanee River
As: Sheriff
1939Missing Evidence
As: Policeman
1939Blondie Brings Up Baby
As: Police Capt. James (uncredited)
1939Rulers of the Sea
As: Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
1939Heroes in Blue
As: Police Officer
1939Here I Am a Stranger
As: Jonesy, Policeman
1939Full Confession
As: Bartender (uncredited)
1939Blackmail
As: Cooper (uncredited)
1939Smuggled Cargo
As: Kincaid
1939Each Dawn I Die
As: Mac - a Guard (uncredited)
1939They Shall Have Music
As: Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
1939The Spellbinder
As: Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)
1939Winter Carnival
As: Conductor
1939Hell's Kitchen
As: Hardy
1939Five Came Back
As: Police Captain (uncredited)
1939Young Mr. Lincoln
As: Mr. Clay (uncredited)
1939Inside Information
As: Casey
1939Radio Hams
As: Lighthouse Keeper
1939Ex-Champ
As: Policeman
1939Union Pacific
As: Man (uncredited)
1939Calling Dr. Kildare
As: Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)
1939Dodge City
As: Mail Clerk (uncredited)
1939Let Us Live
As: Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
1939You Can't Get Away with Murder
As: Keeper Burns (uncredited)
1939King of Chinatown
As: Detective (uncredited)
1939The Oklahoma Kid
As: Bartender (uncredited)
1939The Saint Strikes Back
As: Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
- 1939
Stagecoach
As: Ed the Editor (uncredited)
1939Yes, My Darling Daughter
As: Sergeant Murphy
1939King of the Turf
As: Sgt. Brannigan
1939Blackwell's Island
As: Dock Guard (uncredited)
1938Heart of the North
As: Boat Captain Ashman
1938Next Time I Marry
As: Bailiff
1938Exposed
As: Policeman
1938Slander House
As: The Irish Policeman
1938The Night Hawk
As: Mulruney
1938Crashing Through Danger
As: Pop Foster
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
As: Lt. Johnson
1938Gold Mine in the Sky
As: Lucky Langham
1938Little Miss Thoroughbred
As: Pat O'Reilly
1938You and Me
As: Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
1938Over the Wall
As: John Davis
1938Walking Down Broadway
As: Cop
1938Maid's Night Out
As: Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1938Penrod and His Twin Brother
As: Chief Flynn
1938Hollywood Stadium Mystery
As: Captain Joseph Filsom
1938Gold Is Where You Find It
As: Miner Grogan (uncredited)
1938The Jury's Secret
As: Cop
1937Music for Madame
As: Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
1937Hot Water
As: Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1937Varsity Show
As: Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
1937Dead End
As: Policeman on Morning Beat (Uncredited)
1937Easy Living
As: Private Guard (uncredited)
1937Ever Since Eve
As: Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1937Dance Charlie Dance
As: Tim
1937The 13th Man
As: Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
1937Parnell
As: Irish Cop in New York
1937The Go-Getter
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1937The Great Hospital Mystery
As: Bank Guard
1937Jim Hanvey, Detective
As: Sheriff Garrett
1937Midnight Court
As: Policeman
1937Penrod and Sam
As: Sheriff (uncredited)
1937The Great O'Malley
As: Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)
1937Time Out for Romance
As: Cop
1937Black Legion
As: Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1937Smart Blonde
As: Cop (uncredited)
1936The Plough and the Stars
As: Timmy, Barman
1936Sinner Take All
As: Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
1936Ride, Ranger, Ride
As: Colonel Summeral
1936Come and Get It
As: Cookie (uncredited)
1936The Public Pays
As: Officer Donovan (uncredited)
1936The President's Mystery
As: Sergeant
1936Sworn Enemy
As: 1st Policeman (uncredited)
1936Hollywood Boulevard
As: Gray (uncredited)
1936It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
As: Police Lt. O'Neill
1936Women Are Trouble
As: Police Lieutenant Mayer
1936Easy Money
As: Det. Sam Belden
1936Below the Deadline
As: Police Captain Symonds
1936Fury
As: Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
1936Little Miss Nobody
As: Policeman
1936Florida Special
As: Police Captain (uncredited)
1936Laughing Irish Eyes
As: Announcer
1936The Prisoner of Shark Island
As: Sergeant
1936The Bridge of Sighs
As: Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron
1936Strike Me Pink
As: Joe - the Cop (uncredited)
1936Her Master's Voice
As: Stationmaster
1935Suicide Squad
As: Capt. Tim O'Connor
1935Ship Cafe
As: Derrick Man (uncredited)
1935Stormy
As: Train Conductor (uncredited)
1935Confidential
As: Fat Pool Player
1935His Family Tree
As: Pub Sailor at Bar
1935Steamboat Round the Bend
As: Race Official
1935The Informer
As: Detractor
1935Vagabond Lady
As: Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
1935Murder on a Honeymoon
As: Police Stenographer (uncredited)
1934The President Vanishes
As: Cop on the Beat (uncredited)
- 1934
The Thin Man
As: Billy the Detective (uncredited)
1934Thirty Day Princess
As: Detective #1 (uncredited)
1933Mr. Skitch
As: Norville - Flat River Sheriff
1933Lady Killer
As: Jailer (uncredited)
1933One Sunday Afternoon
As: Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)
1933The Nuisance
As: Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
1933Mystery of the Wax Museum
As: Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
1933She Done Him Wrong
As: Doheney
1933Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
As: Cop
1932Under-Cover Man
As: Flannagan
1932If I Had a Million
As: Detective (uncredited)
1932Afraid to Talk
As: Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
1932Wild Girl
As: Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)
1932Madame Racketeer
As: Chief of Police
1932Son of Oklahoma
As: John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay
1932The Man from Hell's Edges
As: The Sheriff
1932Young America
As: Patrolman Weems
1932Union Depot
As: Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
1931Consolation Marriage
As: Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1931Branded Men
As: Chairman
1931The One Way Trail
As: George Beck
1931Silence
As: Tim - Detective
1931Alias: The Bad Man
As: Silas Warner
1931The Black Camel
As: Chief of Police (uncredited)
- 1931
The Public Enemy
As: Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
1931City Streets
As: Police inspector
1931Clearing the Range
As: 'Dad' Moran
1930The Widow from Chicago
As: Patrolman (uncredited)
1930Abraham Lincoln
As: A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
1930The Concentratin' Kid
As: C.C. Stile
1930Spurs
As: Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)
1930The Thoroughbred
As: Riley
1930Trigger Tricks
As: Thomas Kingston
1930Born Reckless
As: Policeman
1930Alias French Gertie
As: Prison Warden
1930Son of the Gods
As: Dugan (uncredited)
1930Playing Around
As: Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)
1929The Isle of Lost Ships
As: Mr. Burke
1929Smiling Irish Eyes
As: Shamus O'Connor
1929The Valiant
As: Newspaper Printer (uncredited)
1929Coquette
As: Court Bailiff
1929Burning the Wind
As: Richard Gordon Sr
1928Blindfold
As: Captain Jenkins
1928Guardians of the Wild
As: John Warren
1928Obey Your Husband
As: Stephens
1927Fast and Furious
As: Doctor
1927The Prairie King
As: Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)
1927The Princess from Hoboken
As: McCoy
1926The Silent Power
As: David Webster
1924Wolves of the North
As: Simon Blake
1924The Breathless Moment
As: Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)