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Andrew Tombes (1885–1976)

You'd think with a last name like that, character player Andrew Tombes was doomed to play gravediggers in horrors or coroners in crime drama. Not usually, and when he did, it was often played for laughs. Born June 29, 1885 in Ohio, he was an athletic sort who played a lively, talented game of college baseball at Phillips-Exeter Academy but the dreams of entertaining quickly took over... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1956 The Go-Getter
Mr. Symington
 
1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular
Police Sgt. Moon
 
1953 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Doc
Riley, the Animal Lover (1953) … Doc
 
1953 My Little Margie (TV series)
 
1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
Mr. Millhaver
Blessed Expense (1952) … Mr. Millhaver
 
1952 I Dream of Jeanie
R.E. Howard
 
1952 Oklahoma Annie
Mayor of Eureka
 
1951 Belle Le Grand
Cartwright (uncredited)
 
1950 Watch the Birdie
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1950 The Jackpot
Attorney Pritchett (uncredited)
 
1950 A Wonderful Life (short)
Harry Jenkins
 
1949 Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Ted Held
 
1948 Two Guys from Texas
The Texan
 
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Herman Baxter - Bartender (uncredited)
 
1947 Louisiana
 
1947 Christmas Eve
Auctioneer
 
1947 Hoppy's Holiday
Mayor Frank Patton
 
1947 Copacabana
Anatole Murphy, Movie Producer (uncredited)
 
1947 The Fabulous Dorseys
De Witt (uncredited)
 
1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
 
1947 Beat the Band
'Professor' Enrico Blanchetti/Mr. Dillingham
 
1946 Sing While You Dance
Gorman
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Recording Session Director (uncredited)
 
1946 Badman's Territory
Doc Grant
 
1945 Frontier Gal
Judge Prescott
 
1945 Don't Fence Me In
Cartwright
 
1945 Incendiary Blonde
Hadley (uncredited)
 
1945 You Came Along
Drunk
 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue
Mr. Million
 
1945 Patrick the Great
Sam Bassett
 
1945 G.I. Honeymoon
Rev, Horace
 
1945 Bring on the Girls
Dr. Spender
 
1945 Night Club Girl
Simmons
 
1944 Can't Help Singing
Sad Sam
 
1944 Lake Placid Serenade
Skating Club Head
 
1944 Something for the Boys
Southern Colonel (uncredited)
 
1944 Murder in the Blue Room
Dr. Carroll
 
1944 The Singing Sheriff
Jonas
 
1944 Goin' to Town
Parker
 
1944 San Fernando Valley
Cyclone Kenyon
 
1944 The Merry Monahans
Osborne (uncredited)
 
1944 Reckless Age
Mr. Cook
 
1944 Kansas City Kitty
Judge (uncredited)
 
1944 Bathing Beauty
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
 
1944 Show Business
Judge (uncredited)
 
1944 Weekend Pass
Constable
 
1944 Phantom Lady
Bartender
 
1943 His Butler's Sister
Brophy
 
1943 The Mad Ghoul
Eagan
 
1943 Riding High
P.D. Smith (uncredited)
 
1943 Swing Fever
Dr. Clyde L. Star
 
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook
Abe Mason (uncredited)
 
1943 Crazy House
Horace L. Gregory
 
1943 I Dood It
Mr. Alfred Spelvin
 
1943 Let's Face It
Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
 
1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
Mike, the Doorman
 
1943 Honeymoon Lodge
Judge Wilkins
 
1943 Coney Island
Horace Carter (uncredited)
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
Mr. McGowan (uncredited)
 
1943 It's a Great Life
Insurance Agent (uncredited)
 
1943 A Stranger in Town
Roscoe Swade
 
1943 It Ain't Hay
Big Hearted Charlie
 
1943 Hi'ya, Chum
Jerry MackIntosh, Cook
 
1943 The Meanest Man in the World
Judge (uncredited)
 
1943 Reveille with Beverly
Mr. Smith
 
1942 Road to Morocco
Oso Bucco (uncredited)
 
1942 Between Us Girls
Doctor
 
1942 My Gal Sal
Corbin
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
Oscar Engelhart
 
1942 Obliging Young Lady
First train conductor
 
1942 Call Out the Marines
Mr. Woods (uncredited)
 
1942 Blondie Goes to College
J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth
 
1942 Don't Get Personal
James M. Snow
 
1941 Louisiana Purchase
Dean Albert Manning
 
1941 Hellzapoppin'
Max Kane (uncredited)
 
1941 Bedtime Story
Pierce
 
1941 Down Mexico Way
Mayor Tubbs
 
1941 Texas
Tennessee
 
1941 Last of the Duanes
Sheriff Frank Taylor
 
1941 A Dangerous Game
Silas Biggsby (as Andrew Toombes)
 
1941 World Premiere
Nixon
 
1941 Lady Scarface
Art Seidel (hotel detective)
 
1941 Mountain Moonlight
Sen. Marvin
 
1941 Melody for Three
Mickey Delany
 
1941 Caught in the Draft
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
 
1941 Sis Hopkins
Mayor
 
1941 Double Date
Judge Perkins
 
1941 Meet John Doe
Spencer
 
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Bus Conductor (uncredited)
 
1941 Take the Air (short)
 
1941 Meet the Chump
Revello
 
1941 The Wild Man of Borneo
'Doc' Dunbar
 
1940 Charter Pilot
Brady
 
1940 Third Finger, Left Hand
Mr. Kelland (uncredited)
 
1940 Captain Caution
Sad Eyes
 
1940 In Old Missouri
Attorney
 
1940 Alex in Wonderland (short)
Mr. J.D. Swinnerton
 
1940 Village Barn Dance
James Rutherford Sr.
 
1940 Wolf of New York
Sylvester Duncan
 
1939 Money to Burn
Brown
 
1939 Balalaika
Wilbur Allison (uncredited)
 
1939 Nick Carter, Master Detective
Robinson (uncredited)
 
1939 Too Busy to Work
Wilbur Wentworth
 
1939 What a Life
Professor Abernathy
 
1939 Boy Trouble
Mr. Svively
 
1938 Thanks for Everything
Mayor
 
1938 Men of Steel (short)
J.J. Stevens
 
1938 Always in Trouble
J. C. Darlington
 
1938 Five of a Kind
Dr. Bruno
 
1938 Vacation from Love
Judge Brandon
 
1938 A Desperate Adventure
Cosmo Carrington
 
1938 One Wild Night
Police Chief William Nolan
 
1938 Romance on the Run
J.W. Ridgeway
 
1938 Battle of Broadway
Judge Hutchins
 
1938 Sally, Irene and Mary
Judge
 
1938 Everybody Sing
Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited)
 
1937 Checkers
Tobias Somers
 
1937 45 Fathers
Judge
 
1937 Big City
Inspector Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes)
 
1937 Meet the Boy Friend
J. Ardmore Potts
 
1937 Easy Living
E.J. Hulgar
 
1937 Sing and Be Happy
Thomas Lane
 
1937 Riding on Air
Eddie Byrd
 
1937 Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Police Chief Scott
 
1937 Turn Off the Moon
Dr. Wakefield
 
1937 Fair Warning
J.C. Farnham
 
1937 Time Out for Romance
James Blanchard
 
1937 The Holy Terror
Commander Otis
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Muldoon - a Policeman (uncredited)
 
1936 Stage Struck
Burns Heywood
 
1936 Hot Money
Willie
 
1936 Ticket to Paradise
Nirney
 
1936 The Country Beyond
Sen. Rawlings
 
1936 Here Comes Trouble
Adams
 
1936 It Had to Happen
Dooley
 
1936 King of Burlesque
Slattery
 
1935 Thanks a Million
Mr. Grass
 
1935 Music Is Magic
Ben Pomeroy
 
1935 Here Comes Cookie
Botts
 
1935 Doubting Thomas
Huxley Hossefrosse
 
1934 Moulin Rouge
McBride
 
1933 Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Sidney - Columnist (uncredited)
 
1933 The Bowery
Shill (uncredited)
 
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1947 My Wild Irish Rose (performer: "Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May?" 1905 - uncredited)
 
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1952 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Blue Eyes (1921). Musical comedy. See more »

Alternate Names:

Andrew J. Tombes | Andrew Toombes

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Despite his rather morose last name, Tombes was a natural comedian -- a minstrel, vaudeville comic, and musical revue player long before he arrived in films in 1933. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer