Andrew Tombes

Known For

Phantom Lady Bartender

(1944)

Sing and Be Happy Thomas Lane

(1937)

Hoppy's Holiday Mayor Patton

(1947)

Riding on Air Eddie Byrd

(1937)

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Actor (151 credits)

1956 The Go-Getter
Mr. Symington

1956 Crossroads (TV Series)

- God in the Street (1956)

1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular
Police Sgt. Moon

1953 The Life of Riley (TV Series)
Doc Fishblow

- Riley, the Animal Lover (1953) ... Doc Fishblow

1953 My Little Margie (TV Series)

- Father's Little Helper (1953)

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

1950 Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Sheriff Grogan

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 Patton

1947 Copacabana
Anatole Murphy (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 Badman's Territory
Doc Grant

1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Recording Session Director (uncredited)

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
Reverend 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 Goin' to Town
Parker

1944 The Singing Sheriff
Jonas

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 Week-End 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. Spelvin

1943 Let's Face It
Judge Henry Clay Pigeon

1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
Mike

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 They All Kissed the Bride
Crane

1942 My Gal Sal
Corbin

1942 Larceny, Inc.
Oscar Engelhart

1942 Obliging Young Lady
First Train Conductor

1942 A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Bates

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 Bedtime Story
Pierce

1941 Hellzapoppin'
Max Kane (uncredited)

1941 Louisiana Purchase
Dean Albert Manning

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 Caught in the Draft
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1941 Sis Hopkins
Mayor

1941 Melody for Three
Mickey Delany

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 Screw Drivers of 1940 (Short)
Mr. Screwdriver (as Andy Tombes)

1940 Charter Pilot
Brady

1940 Melody and Moonlight
Promoter (uncredited)

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 Wyler

1938 Everybody Sing
Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited)

1937 The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble
Uncle George

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 Riding on Air
Eddie Byrd

1937 Sing and Be Happy
Thomas Lane

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 J.J. 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 Half Angel
Jury Foreman (uncredited)

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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Soundtrack (1 credit)

1947 My Wild Irish Rose (performer: "Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May?" (1905) - uncredited)

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Archive footage (1 credit)

1952 Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series)
Mayor Patton

- Hoppy's Holiday (1947) (1952) ... Mayor Patton

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Miss 1917 (1917). Musical revue. Music by Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern. Based on material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. Musical Direction by Robert Hood Bowers. Additional lyrics by Benny Davis, Hugh Morton, Ren Shields, Harry B. Smith, Edgar Smith, Otto A. Harbach, James O'Dea, Henry Blossom, Stanley Murphy, Bob Cole, J.... See more »

Alternate Names:

Andrew J. Tombes | Andy Tombes | Andrew Toombes

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)

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Trivia:

Bald-headed character player in US films for two decades from 1934, often portraying genial individuals but just as often weak-willed, shady types. See more »