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
The Thin Man (1934)
as Billy (uncredited)
The Public Enemy (1931)
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
I Married a Witch (1942)
Actor
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Old Cop (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
as Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Cover Girl (1944)
as Pop (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939)
as Man (uncredited)
They Were Expendable (1945)
as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
Dead End (1937)
as Policeman on Morning Beat (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
Easy Living (1937)
as Private Guard (uncredited)
Dark Stairways (1924)
as 'Dippy' Blake
Dodge City (1939)
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia City (1940)
as Southerner (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Informer (1935)
as Detractor (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Fury (1936)
as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
Wild Girl (1932)
as Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)
Honky Tonk (1941)
as Man at Tar Party (uncredited)
Slander House (1938)
as The Irish Policeman
Black Legion (1937)
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Double Cross (1941)
as Capt. Murray
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Lt. Johnson
Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
Exposed (1938)
as Policeman
Come and Get It (1936)
as Cookie (uncredited)
In Old California (1942)
as Marshal Alvin Thompson
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
as Policeman (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Actor
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
as Miner Grogan (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch (1933)
as Norville - Flat River Sheriff
Spurs (1930)
as Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)
It Ain't Hay (1943)
as Policeman (uncredited)
You and Me (1938)
as Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
as Mac - a Guard (uncredited)
Out of the Fog (1941)
as Officer Magruder
Lady Killer (1933)
as Jailer (uncredited)
Let Us Live (1939)
as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
as Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
as Sergeant
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
as Doheney
Radio Hams (1939)
as Lighthouse Keeper
If I Had a Million (1932)
as Detective (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as Sheriff Garrett
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
as Sergeant Murphy
City Streets (1931)
as Police inspector
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
as Hardy
For Me and My Gal (1942)
as New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
as Dock Policeman (uncredited)
Thirty Day Princess (1934)
as Detective #1 (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday (1944)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Madame Sherry (1917)
as Undetermined Role
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
as Police Capt. James (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley (1937)
as Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)
Badman's Territory (1946)
as Judge (uncredited)
Lillian Russell (1940)
as Stage Doorman
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
as Timmy, Barman
Nazi Agent (1942)
as 1st Captain (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as Keeper Burns (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
as Paddy (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam (1942)
as Faro Bill
A Man Betrayed (1941)
as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
The President Vanishes (1934)
as Cop on the Beat (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble (1936)
Actor
Girl on the Spot (1946)
as Clancy (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
The Widow from Chicago (1930)
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
as Policeman
The Black Camel (1931)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
as Captain Joseph Filsom
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Smart Blonde (1937)
as Cop (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Actor
The Whistler (1944)
as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
Five Came Back (1939)
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Ex-Champ (1939)
as Policeman
No Time for Love (1943)
as Pop Murphy (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
Maid's Night Out (1938)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
X Marks the Spot (1942)
as Timothy J. Delaney
Fingers at the Window (1942)
as Officer O'Garrity
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
as Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice (1936)
as Stationmaster
Vagabond Lady (1935)
as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance (1937)
as Cop
Pacific Blackout (1941)
as Police Desk Sergeant
The Go-Getter (1937)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Union Depot (1932)
as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
as Gray (uncredited)
Born Reckless (1930)
as Policeman
Night Monster (1942)
as Captain "Cap" Beggs
Joe Smith, American (1942)
as Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Parnell (1937)
as Irish Cop in New York
The Gang's All Here (1941)
as Pop Wallace
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Joseph
They Shall Have Music (1939)
as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
as Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
as Race Official
A Stranger in Town (1943)
as Sergeant
Shantytown (1943)
as Dugan
A Medal for Benny (1945)
as Police Chief (uncredited)
King of Chinatown (1939)
as Detective (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy (1936)
as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
as Mr. Collins
Florida Special (1936)
as Police Captain (uncredited)
I Take This Oath (1940)
as Mike Hanagan
The Silent Avenger (1927)
as Steven Gilmore
Midnight Court (1937)
as Policeman
East of the River (1940)
as Patrolman Shanahan
Nobody's Darling (1943)
as Policeman (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon (1933)
as Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)
Consolation Marriage (1931)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Public Pays (1936)
as Officer Donovan (uncredited)
Young America (1932)
as Patrolman Weems
Murder in Times Square (1943)
as Meehan
Heart of the North (1938)
as Boat Captain Ashman
Next Time I Marry (1938)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Swanee River (1939)
as Sheriff
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
as Capt. Flynn
Sinner Take All (1936)
as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
as Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron
Music for Madame (1937)
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926)
as Caleb Crosby
King of the Turf (1939)
as Sgt. Brannigan
High School (1940)
as Policeman
Branded Men (1931)
as Chairman
Below the Deadline (1936)
as Police Captain Symonds
The Jury's Secret (1938)
as Cop
Blackmail (1939)
as Cooper (uncredited)
The Valiant (1929)
as Newspaper Printer (uncredited)
Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)
as Announcer
Flight from Destiny (1941)
as Jailer
Rhythm on the River (1940)
as Detective
The Masked Angel (1928)
as Detective Bives
Winter Carnival (1939)
as Conductor
Blackwell's Island (1939)
as Dock Guard (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk (1932)
as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
Full Confession (1939)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
as Jonesy, Policeman
The President's Mystery (1936)
as Sergeant
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
as Policeman
Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Joe - the Cop (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan (1944)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Playing Around (1930)
as Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
as Cop
Fury of the Wild (1929)
as Matt Roark
Over the Wall (1938)
as John Davis
The 13th Man (1937)
as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
Extravagance (1930)
as Process Server (uncredited)
The Night Hawk (1938)
as Mulruney
Varsity Show (1937)
as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
Red River Valley (1941)
as Sheriff Sutherland
Son of the Gods (1930)
as Dugan (uncredited)
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
as Bank Guard
Confidential (1935)
as Fat Pool Player
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Missing Evidence (1939)
as Policeman
Coquette (1929)
as Court Bailiff
The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
as C.C. Stile
Ship Cafe (1935)
as Derrick Man (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
as Tim
Alias French Gertie (1930)
as Prison Warden
Walking Down Broadway (1938)
as Cop
Nearly Eighteen (1943)
as Judge
The Phantom Speaks (1945)
as Death Row Guard (Uncredited)
Son of Oklahoma (1932)
as John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
as Turnkey
The Sombrero Kid (1942)
as Marshal Thomas Holden
Smuggled Cargo (1939)
as Kincaid
Suicide Squad (1935)
as Capt. Tim O'Connor
Penrod and Sam (1937)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Clearing the Range (1931)
as 'Dad' Moran
Wolves of the North (1924)
as Simon Blake
Blonde Ransom (1945)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Rogues' Gallery (1944)
as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)
Sensations of 1945 (1944)
as Cop (uncredited)
Double Alibi (1940)
as Policeman at Diner
The Spellbinder (1939)
as Court Policeman at Door (uncredited)
Law of the Badlands (1945)
Actor
Women Are Trouble (1936)
as Police Lieutenant Mayer
Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
as 'Big Bill' Wright
Under-Cover Man (1932)
as Flannagan
Think It Over (1938)
Actor
Madame Racketeer (1932)
as Chief of Police
Man Alive (1945)
as Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
as Pat O'Reilly
The Big Show-Off (1945)
as Police Captain
Easy Money (1936)
as Det. Sam Belden
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
as Police Lieutenant
Alias: The Bad Man (1931)
as Silas Warner
The Silent Power (1926)
as David Webster
Crashing Through Danger (1938)
as Pop Foster
Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
as Roaring Dan McPhail
The Lightning Flyer (1931)
as John Nelson
The Merry Monahans (1944)
as Policeman
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) (1936)
as Police Lt. O'Neill
Sierra Sue (1941)
as George Larrabee
Come Out Fighting (1945)
as Police Sergeant Tom Riley
Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
as Colonel Summeral
The Nuisance (1933)
as Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
as McCoy
She Has What It Takes (1943)
as Captain Pat O'Neal
Inside Information (1939)
as Casey
You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
as Mr. Duncan
Stormy (1935)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
River Gang (1945)
as Police Captain
Ever Since Eve (1937)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Say Uncle (1944)
as Errol's Real Uncle
His Family Tree (1935)
as Pub Sailor at Bar
Heroes in Blue (1939)
as Police Officer
Blindfold (1928)
as Captain Jenkins
Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
as Lucky Langham
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
as Chief Flynn
The Prairie King (1927)
as Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
as Mr. Burke
Gambling Ship (1938)
Actor
West of Carson City (1940)
as Judge Harkins
The One Way Trail (1931)
as George Beck
Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Police Lieutenant
Main Street on the March! (1941)
as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
Silence (1931)
as Tim - Detective
G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
as Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]
Hot Water (1937)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Frontier Days (1945)
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Burning the Wind (1929)
as Richard Gordon Sr
Fast and Furious (1927)
as Doctor
The Breathless Moment (1924)
as Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)
The Thoroughbred (1930)
as Riley
Guardians of the Wild (1928)
as John Warren
The Man from Hell's Edges (1932)
as The Sheriff
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
as Shamus O'Connor
Obey Your Husband (1928)
as Stephens
Trigger Tricks (1930)
as Thomas Kingston