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.

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

The Grapes of Wrath

Stagecoach

Dead End

I Married a Witch

The Thin Man

They Were Expendable

Anchors Aweigh

All Movies (242)

• Bogart: The Untold Story1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Badman's Territory1946 · as Judge (uncredited)
• Girl on the Spot1946 · as Clancy (uncredited)
• Frontier Days1945 · as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
• They Were Expendable1945 · as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
• Man Alive1945 · as Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)
• Come Out Fighting1945 · as Police Sergeant Tom Riley
• River Gang1945 · as Police Captain
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Old Cop (uncredited)
• The Scarlet Clue1945 · as Capt. Flynn
• Blonde Ransom1945 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• A Medal for Benny1945 · as Police Chief (uncredited)
• Law of the Badlands1945
• The Phantom Speaks1945 · as Death Row Guard (Uncredited)
• The Big Show-Off1945 · as Police Captain
• Rogues' Gallery1944 · as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)
• Music in Manhattan1944 · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• The Merry Monahans1944 · as Policeman
• Sensations of 19451944 · as Cop (uncredited)
• Christmas Holiday1944 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Make Your Own Bed1944 · as Policeman
• It Happened Tomorrow1944
• The Whistler1944 · as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
• Cover Girl1944 · as Pop (uncredited)
• Say Uncle1944 · as Errol's Real Uncle
• Nearly Eighteen1943 · as Judge
• Nobody's Darling1943 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Shantytown1943 · as Dugan
• She Has What It Takes1943 · as Captain Pat O'Neal
• No Time for Love1943 · as Pop Murphy (uncredited)
• A Stranger in Town1943 · as Sergeant
• Murder in Times Square1943 · as Meehan
• After Midnight with Boston Blackie1943 · as Police Lieutenant
• It Ain't Hay1943 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943
• You Can't Beat the Law1943 · as Mr. Duncan
• G-men vs. the Black Dragon1943 · as Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]
• X Marks the Spot1942 · as Timothy J. Delaney
• I Married a Witch1942
• Night Monster1942 · as Captain "Cap" Beggs
• For Me and My Gal1942 · as New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)
• The Sombrero Kid1942 · as Marshal Thomas Holden
• Lady in a Jam1942 · as Faro Bill
• In Old California1942 · as Marshal Alvin Thompson
• It Happened in Flatbush1942 · as Mr. Collins
• Fingers at the Window1942 · as Officer O'Garrity
• Nazi Agent1942 · as 1st Captain (uncredited)
• Joe Smith, American1942 · as Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · as Joseph
• Pacific Blackout1941 · as Police Desk Sergeant
• Red River Valley1941 · as Sheriff Sutherland
• Main Street on the March!1941 · as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
• Sierra Sue1941 · as George Larrabee
• The Maltese Falcon1941 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Honky Tonk1941 · as Man at Tar Party (uncredited)
• Whistling in the Dark1941 · as Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
• Double Cross1941 · as Capt. Murray
• Out of the Fog1941 · as Officer Magruder
• The Gang's All Here1941 · as Pop Wallace
• A Man Betrayed1941 · as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
• Flight from Destiny1941 · as Jailer
• Love Thy Neighbor1940 · as Turnkey
• Lady with Red Hair1940 · as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
• Little Nellie Kelly1940 · as Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
• East of the River1940 · as Patrolman Shanahan
• A Dispatch from Reuters1940 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Rhythm on the River1940 · as Detective
• Son of Roaring Dan1940 · as Roaring Dan McPhail
• Pop Always Pays1940 · as Police Lieutenant
• Lillian Russell1940 · as Stage Doorman
• I Take This Oath1940 · as Mike Hanagan
• Beyond Tomorrow1940 · as Sergeant
• 'Til We Meet Again1940 · as Dock Policeman (uncredited)
• Johnny Apollo1940 · as Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
• Virginia City1940 · as Southerner (uncredited)
• The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Spencer
• Double Alibi1940 · as Policeman at Diner
• Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)
• High School1940 · as Policeman
• West of Carson City1940 · as Judge Harkins
• Swanee River1939 · as Sheriff
• Missing Evidence1939 · as Policeman
• Blondie Brings Up Baby1939 · as Police Capt. James (uncredited)
• Rulers of the Sea1939 · as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
• Heroes in Blue1939 · as Police Officer
• Here I Am a Stranger1939 · as Jonesy, Policeman
• Full Confession1939 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Blackmail1939 · as Cooper (uncredited)
• Smuggled Cargo1939 · as Kincaid
• Each Dawn I Die1939 · as Mac - a Guard (uncredited)
• They Shall Have Music1939 · as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
• When Tomorrow Comes1939 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Spellbinder1939 · as Court Policeman at Door (uncredited)
• Winter Carnival1939 · as Conductor
• Hell's Kitchen1939 · as Hardy
• Five Came Back1939 · as Police Captain (uncredited)
• Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · as Mr. Clay (uncredited)
• Inside Information1939 · as Casey
• Radio Hams1939 · as Lighthouse Keeper
• Ex-Champ1939 · as Policeman
• Union Pacific1939 · as Man (uncredited)
• Calling Dr. Kildare1939 · as Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)
• Dodge City1939 · as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
• Let Us Live1939 · as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
• You Can't Get Away with Murder1939 · as Keeper Burns (uncredited)
• King of Chinatown1939 · as Detective (uncredited)
• The Oklahoma Kid1939 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• The Saint Strikes Back1939 · as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
• Stagecoach1939 · as Ed the Editor (uncredited)
• Yes, My Darling Daughter1939 · as Sergeant Murphy
• King of the Turf1939 · as Sgt. Brannigan
• Blackwell's Island1939 · as Dock Guard (uncredited)
• Gambling Ship1938
• Heart of the North1938 · as Boat Captain Ashman
• Next Time I Marry1938 · as Bailiff (uncredited)
• Exposed1938 · as Policeman
• Slander House1938 · as The Irish Policeman
• The Night Hawk1938 · as Mulruney
• Crashing Through Danger1938 · as Pop Foster
• Think It Over1938
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Lt. Johnson
• Gold Mine in the Sky1938 · as Lucky Langham
• Little Miss Thoroughbred1938 · as Pat O'Reilly
• You and Me1938 · as Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
• Over the Wall1938 · as John Davis
• Walking Down Broadway1938 · as Cop
• Maid's Night Out1938 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Penrod and His Twin Brother1938 · as Chief Flynn
• Hollywood Stadium Mystery1938 · as Captain Joseph Filsom
• Gold Is Where You Find It1938 · as Miner Grogan (uncredited)
• The Jury's Secret1938 · as Cop
• Music for Madame1937 · as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
• Hot Water1937 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Varsity Show1937 · as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
• Dead End1937 · as Policeman on Morning Beat (uncredited)
• Easy Living1937 · as Private Guard (uncredited)
• Ever Since Eve1937 · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Dance Charlie Dance1937 · as Tim
• The 13th Man1937 · as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
• Parnell1937 · as Irish Cop in New York
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Great Hospital Mystery1937 · as Bank Guard
• Jim Hanvey, Detective1937 · as Sheriff Garrett
• Midnight Court1937 · as Policeman
• Penrod and Sam1937 · as Sheriff (uncredited)
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)
• Time Out for Romance1937 · as Cop
• Black Legion1937 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• Smart Blonde1937 · as Cop (uncredited)
• The Plough and the Stars1936 · as Timmy, Barman
• Sinner Take All1936 · as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
• Ride, Ranger, Ride1936 · as Colonel Summeral
• Come and Get It1936 · as Cookie (uncredited)
• The Public Pays1936 · as Officer Donovan (uncredited)
• The President's Mystery1936 · as Sergeant
• Sworn Enemy1936 · as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
• Hollywood Boulevard1936 · as Gray (uncredited)
• It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)1936 · as Police Lt. O'Neill
• Women Are Trouble1936 · as Police Lieutenant Mayer
• Easy Money1936 · as Det. Sam Belden
• Below the Deadline1936 · as Police Captain Symonds
• Fury1936 · as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
• Little Miss Nobody1936 · as Policeman
• Florida Special1936 · as Police Captain (uncredited)
• Laughing Irish Eyes1936 · as Announcer
• The Prisoner of Shark Island1936 · as Sergeant (uncredited)
• Here Comes Trouble1936
• The Bridge of Sighs1936 · as Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron
• Strike Me Pink1936 · as Joe - the Cop (uncredited)
• Her Master's Voice1936 · as Stationmaster
• Suicide Squad1935 · as Capt. Tim O'Connor
• Ship Cafe1935 · as Derrick Man (uncredited)
• Stormy1935 · as Train Conductor (uncredited)
• Confidential1935 · as Fat Pool Player
• His Family Tree1935 · as Pub Sailor at Bar
• Steamboat Round the Bend1935 · as Race Official
• The Informer1935 · as Detractor (uncredited)
• Vagabond Lady1935 · as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
• Murder on a Honeymoon1935 · as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
• The President Vanishes1934 · as Cop on the Beat (uncredited)
• The Thin Man1934 · as Billy (uncredited)
• Thirty Day Princess1934 · as Detective #1 (uncredited)
• Jimmy the Gent1934 · as Paddy (uncredited)
• Mr. Skitch1933 · as Norville - Flat River Sheriff
• Lady Killer1933 · as Jailer (uncredited)
• One Sunday Afternoon1933 · as Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)
• The Nuisance1933 · as Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
• Mystery of the Wax Museum1933 · as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
• She Done Him Wrong1933 · as Doheney
• Hallelujah, I'm a Bum1933 · as Cop
• Under-Cover Man1932 · as Flannagan
• If I Had a Million1932 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Afraid to Talk1932 · as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
• Wild Girl1932 · as Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)
• Madame Racketeer1932 · as Chief of Police
• Son of Oklahoma1932 · as John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay
• The Man from Hell's Edges1932 · as The Sheriff
• Young America1932 · as Patrolman Weems
• Union Depot1932 · as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
• Consolation Marriage1931 · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• Branded Men1931 · as Chairman
• The One Way Trail1931 · as George Beck
• Silence1931 · as Tim - Detective
• Alias: The Bad Man1931 · as Silas Warner
• The Black Camel1931 · as Chief of Police (uncredited)
• The Lawyer's Secret1931 · as Chief of Police (uncredited)
• The Public Enemy1931 · as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
• City Streets1931 · as Police inspector
• Clearing the Range1931 · as 'Dad' Moran
• The Lightning Flyer1931 · as John Nelson
• The Widow from Chicago1930 · as Patrolman (uncredited)
• Abraham Lincoln1930 · as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
• The Concentratin' Kid1930 · as C.C. Stile
• Extravagance1930 · as Process Server (uncredited)
• Spurs1930 · as Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)
• The Thoroughbred1930 · as Riley
• Trigger Tricks1930 · as Thomas Kingston
• Born Reckless1930 · as Policeman
• Alias French Gertie1930 · as Prison Warden
• Son of the Gods1930 · as Dugan (uncredited)
• Playing Around1930 · as Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)
• The Isle of Lost Ships1929 · as Mr. Burke
• Smiling Irish Eyes1929 · as Shamus O'Connor
• The Valiant1929 · as Newspaper Printer (uncredited)
• Coquette1929 · as Court Bailiff
• Burning the Wind1929 · as Richard Gordon Sr
• Fury of the Wild1929 · as Matt Roark
• Blindfold1928 · as Captain Jenkins
• Guardians of the Wild1928 · as John Warren
• The Masked Angel1928 · as Detective Bives
• Obey Your Husband1928 · as Stephens
• Fast and Furious1927 · as Doctor
• Mountains of Manhattan1927 · as 'Big Bill' Wright
• The Prairie King1927 · as Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)
• The Silent Avenger1927 · as Steven Gilmore
• The Princess from Hoboken1927 · as McCoy
• The Silent Power1926 · as David Webster
• Fighting with Buffalo Bill1926 · as Caleb Crosby
• Wolves of the North1924 · as Simon Blake
• Dark Stairways1924 · as 'Dippy' Blake
• The Breathless Moment1924 · as Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)
• Madame Sherry1917 · as Undetermined Role