
Robert Homans
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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
Credits

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Policeman (uncredited)

Stagecoach (1939)
as Ed the Editor (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Spencer

Mr. Skitch (1933)
as Norville - Flat River Sheriff
Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926)
as Caleb Crosby

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
as Mr. Clay (uncredited)

The Thin Man (1934)
as Billy (uncredited)

They Were Expendable (1945)
as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)

I Married a Witch (1942)
as Fire Chief (uncredited)

Cover Girl (1944)
as Pop (uncredited)

Parnell (1937)
as Irish Cop in New York

Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Old Cop (uncredited)

Jimmy the Gent (1934)
as Paddy (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
as Sergeant (uncredited)

Fury (1936)
as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)

Destiny (1944)
as Grogan, Watchman (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
as Bartender (uncredited)

Radio Hams (1939)
as Lighthouse Keeper

Let Us Live (1939)
as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)

Dodge City (1939)
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)

Time Out for Romance (1937)
as Cop

Hell's Kitchen (1939)
as Hardy

Double Cross (1941)
as Capt. Murray

Shantytown (1943)
as Dugan

The Public Enemy (1931)
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)

Wild Girl (1932)
as Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Lt. Johnson

Union Pacific (1939)
as Man (uncredited)

Girl on the Spot (1946)
as Clancy (uncredited)

Exposed (1938)
as Policeman

Slander House (1938)
as The Irish Policeman

Maid's Night Out (1938)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Go-Getter (1937)
as Policeman (uncredited)

Here Comes Trouble (1936)
Actor

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
as Miner Grogan (uncredited)

The 13th Man (1937)
as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara

Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
as Captain Joseph Filsom

Each Dawn I Die (1939)
as Mac - a Guard (uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody (1936)
as Policeman

Her Master's Voice (1936)
as Stationmaster

The Gang's All Here (1941)
as Pop Wallace

You and Me (1938)
as Security Guard in Store (uncredited)

Black Legion (1937)
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Dead End (1937)
as Policeman on Morning Beat (uncredited)

Dark Stairways (1924)
as 'Dippy' Blake

Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as Sheriff Garrett

She Done Him Wrong (1933)
as Doheney

In Old California (1942)
as Marshal Alvin Thompson

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct

Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
as Sergeant Murphy

Spurs (1930)
as Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)

I Take This Oath (1940)
as Mike Hanagan

You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as Keeper Burns (uncredited)

Honky Tonk (1941)
as Man at Tar Party (uncredited)

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Actor

Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

Abraham Lincoln (1930)
as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)

Son of Oklahoma (1932)
as John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay

The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)

Virginia City (1940)
as Southerner (uncredited)

Out of the Fog (1941)
as Officer Magruder

Five Came Back (1939)
as Police Captain (uncredited)

Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
as 'Big Bill' Wright

Fingers at the Window (1942)
as Officer O'Garrity

Christmas Holiday (1944)
as Policeman (uncredited)

Come and Get It (1936)
as Cookie (uncredited)

Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
as Sergeant

No Time for Love (1943)
as Pop Murphy (uncredited)

Madame Sherry (1917)
as Undetermined Role

The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
as McCoy

Badman's Territory (1946)
as Judge (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay (1943)
as Policeman (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)

If I Had a Million (1932)
as Detective (uncredited)

The Informer (1935)
as Detractor (uncredited)

Easy Living (1937)
as Private Guard (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam (1942)
as Faro Bill

For Me and My Gal (1942)
as New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)

She Has What It Takes (1943)
as Captain Pat O'Neal

The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
as C.C. Stile

Coquette (1929)
as Court Bailiff

Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
as Police Capt. James (uncredited)

The Whistler (1944)
as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
as Gray (uncredited)

East of the River (1940)
as Patrolman Shanahan
Say Uncle (1944)
as Errol's Real Uncle

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
as Policeman (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music (1939)
as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)

Born Reckless (1930)
as Policeman

Lady Killer (1933)
as Jailer (uncredited)

After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
as Police Lieutenant
Fury of the Wild (1929)
as Matt Roark

The Plough and the Stars (1936)
as Timmy, Barman

'Til We Meet Again (1940)
as Dock Policeman (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Receptionist Guard (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Joseph

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

Union Depot (1932)
as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)

The Silent Avenger (1927)
as Steven Gilmore

Nazi Agent (1942)
as 1st Captain (uncredited)

The Man from Hell's Edges (1932)
as The Sheriff

Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
as Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
as Cop

Rhythm on the River (1940)
as Detective

The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)

Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
as Chief Flynn

Son of the Gods (1930)
as Dugan (uncredited)

Alias: The Bad Man (1931)
as Silas Warner

G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
as Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]

Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
as Race Official

The Lightning Flyer (1931)
as John Nelson

Heart of the North (1938)
as Boat Captain Ashman

You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
as Mr. Duncan

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Actor

Flight from Destiny (1941)
as Jailer

Rogues' Gallery (1944)
as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)

Night Monster (1942)
as Captain "Cap" Beggs

The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
as Bank Guard

One Sunday Afternoon (1933)
as Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)

Lillian Russell (1940)
as Stage Doorman

Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
as Roaring Dan McPhail

Crashing Through Danger (1938)
as Pop Foster

Below the Deadline (1936)
as Police Captain Symonds

Make Your Own Bed (1944)
as Policeman

The Silent Power (1926)
as David Webster

Man Alive (1945)
as Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)

Thirty Day Princess (1934)
as Detective #1 (uncredited)

The Jury's Secret (1938)
as Cop

The Great O'Malley (1937)
as Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)

Sensations of 1945 (1944)
as Cop (uncredited)

King of the Turf (1939)
as Sgt. Brannigan

A Man Betrayed (1941)
as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)

A Stranger in Town (1943)
as Sergeant

The Big Show-Off (1945)
as Police Captain

Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Joe - the Cop (uncredited)

Rulers of the Sea (1939)
as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)

A Medal for Benny (1945)
as Police Chief (uncredited)

The President's Mystery (1936)
as Sergeant

The Phantom Speaks (1945)
as Death Row Guard (Uncredited)

Tugboat Annie (1933)
as Old Salt on Schooner (uncredited)

Murder in Times Square (1943)
as Meehan

A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
as Reporter (uncredited)

City Streets (1931)
as Police inspector

Young America (1932)
as Patrolman Weems

Blackmail (1939)
as Cooper (uncredited)

Under-Cover Man (1932)
as Flannagan

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) (1936)
as Police Lt. O'Neill

The Spellbinder (1939)
as Court Policeman at Door (uncredited)

Pacific Blackout (1941)
as Police Desk Sergeant

Sworn Enemy (1936)
as 1st Policeman (uncredited)

Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
as Jonesy, Policeman

The Black Camel (1931)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)

Sierra Sue (1941)
as George Larrabee

Whistling in the Dark (1941)
as Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)

X Marks the Spot (1942)
as Timothy J. Delaney

King of Chinatown (1939)
as Detective (uncredited)

Music for Madame (1937)
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Extravagance (1930)
as Process Server (uncredited)

Smart Blonde (1937)
as Cop (uncredited)

The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
as Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron

The Widow from Chicago (1930)
as Patrolman (uncredited)

Ship Cafe (1935)
as Derrick Man (uncredited)

Double Alibi (1940)
as Policeman at Diner

It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
as Mr. Collins

Ever Since Eve (1937)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Missing Evidence (1939)
as Policeman

Music in Manhattan (1944)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Afraid to Talk (1932)
as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective

The Valiant (1929)
as Newspaper Printer (uncredited)

Red River Valley (1941)
as Sheriff Sutherland

Penrod and Sam (1937)
as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Scarlet Clue (1945)
as Capt. Flynn

Clearing the Range (1931)
as 'Dad' Moran

West of Carson City (1940)
as Judge Harkins

The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
as Mr. Burke

Swanee River (1939)
as Sheriff

Next Time I Marry (1938)
as Bailiff (uncredited)

Burning the Wind (1929)
as Richard Gordon Sr

Lady with Red Hair (1940)
as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
as Turnkey

Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
as Lucky Langham

Blindfold (1928)
as Captain Jenkins

Walking Down Broadway (1938)
as Cop

The President Vanishes (1934)
as Cop on the Beat (uncredited)

The Night Hawk (1938)
as Mulruney

Wolves of the North (1924)
as Simon Blake

Blackwell's Island (1939)
as Dock Guard (uncredited)

Full Confession (1939)
as Bartender (uncredited)

Law of the Badlands (1945)
Actor

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
as Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)

Varsity Show (1937)
as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)

Silence (1931)
as Tim - Detective

Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
as Tim

The One Way Trail (1931)
as George Beck

Stormy (1935)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Come Out Fighting (1945)
as Police Sergeant Tom Riley

Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Police Lieutenant

Heroes in Blue (1939)
as Police Officer

The Masked Angel (1928)
as Detective Bives

Midnight Court (1937)
as Policeman

Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
as Colonel Summeral

Playing Around (1930)
as Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)

Winter Carnival (1939)
as Conductor

The Public Pays (1936)
as Officer Donovan (uncredited)

Vagabond Lady (1935)
as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)

Consolation Marriage (1931)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Confidential (1935)
as Fat Pool Player

Main Street on the March! (1941)
as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)

Hot Water (1937)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Nobody's Darling (1943)
as Policeman (uncredited)

River Gang (1945)
as Police Captain

The Sombrero Kid (1942)
as Marshal Thomas Holden

Ex-Champ (1939)
as Policeman

Florida Special (1936)
as Police Captain (uncredited)

The Thoroughbred (1930)
as Riley

Joe Smith, American (1942)
as Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Blonde Ransom (1945)
as Policeman (uncredited)

His Family Tree (1935)
as Pub Sailor at Bar

Smuggled Cargo (1939)
as Kincaid

Over the Wall (1938)
as John Davis

Sinner Take All (1936)
as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)

Suicide Squad (1935)
as Capt. Tim O'Connor

Frontier Days (1945)
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)

The Prairie King (1927)
as Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)

High School (1940)
as Policeman

Think It Over (1938)
Actor

Guardians of the Wild (1928)
as John Warren

The Nuisance (1933)
as Streetcar Driver (uncredited)

Nearly Eighteen (1943)
as Judge

Fast and Furious (1927)
as Doctor

The Merry Monahans (1944)
as Policeman

Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
as Pat O'Reilly

Women Are Trouble (1936)
as Police Lieutenant Mayer
Gambling Ship (1938)
Actor

Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)
as Announcer

Easy Money (1936)
as Det. Sam Belden

Branded Men (1931)
as Chairman

Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
as Shamus O'Connor

Alias French Gertie (1930)
as Prison Warden

Obey Your Husband (1928)
as Stephens

Inside Information (1939)
as Casey

Trigger Tricks (1930)
as Thomas Kingston

Madame Racketeer (1932)
as Chief of Police

The Breathless Moment (1924)
as Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)




