Robert Homans


Biography

Robert Homans was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Homans landed roles in various films, including the Wallace MacDonald western "Fighting With Buffalo Bill" (1926), "Ride 'Em High" (1927) with Buddy Roosevelt and "Burning the Wind" (1928) with Hoot Gibson. He also appeared in "Fury of the Wild" (1929), "The Thoroughbred" (1930) and "Son...

Biography

Robert Homans was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Homans landed roles in various films, including the Wallace MacDonald western "Fighting With Buffalo Bill" (1926), "Ride 'Em High" (1927) with Buddy Roosevelt and "Burning the Wind" (1928) with Hoot Gibson. He also appeared in "Fury of the Wild" (1929), "The Thoroughbred" (1930) and "Son of the Gods" (1930). His film career continued throughout the thirties in productions like the dramatic adaptation "The Plough and the Stars" (1936) with Barbara Stanwyck, "The Kid Comes Back" (1937) and the Billy Mauch adventure "Penrod and Sam" (1937). He also appeared in "Jim Hanvey, Detective" (1937). In the latter half of his career, he continued to act in "The Gang's All Here" (1941), "Fingers at the Window" (1942) and "It Happened in Flatbush" (1942). He also appeared in "The Sombrero Kid" (1942) and the Irene Hervey thriller "Night Monster" (1942). Homans more recently acted in "The Scarlet Clue" (1945). Homans passed away in July 1947 at the age of 70.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

No Leave, No Love (1946)
Conductor
Badman's Territory (1946)
Judge
Because of Him (1946)
Police sergeant
Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)
Pop Edgar
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Policeman
Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
Doorman
Girl on the Spot (1946)
Clancy
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Railroad clerk
They Were Expendable (1945)
Bartender at the Manila Hotel
Captain Eddie (1945)
Policeman
Music for Millions (1945)
Railroad conductor
Mama Loves Papa (1945)
O'Connell
Beyond the Pecos (1945)
Editor Remington
Come Out Fighting (1945)
[Tom] Riley
Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
Handyman at railroad station
The Clock (1945)
Guard at desk
The Phantom Speaks (1945)
Dan, a guard
A Medal for Benny (1945)
Chief of police
Man Alive (1945)
Uncle Barney
Nothing But Trouble (1945)
Guard
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
Capt. Flynn
River Gang (1945)
Police captain
Blonde Ransom (1945)
Policeman
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Old cop
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
Policeman
Bowery to Broadway (1944)
Policeman
Louisiana Hayride (1944)
Officer Conlon
Christmas Holiday (1944)
Policeman
The Merry Monahans (1944)
Policeman
The Whistler (1944)
Dock watchman
Pin Up Girl (1944)
Stage doorman
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Mulcahey
Can't Help Singing (1944)
Policeman
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Policeman
Army Wives (1944)
Music in Manhattan (1944)
Justice of Peace
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Muldoon, policeman
Show Business (1944)
Bartender
Cover Girl (1944)
Doorman
Destiny (1944)
Grogan
U-Boat Prisoner (1944)
Cleric captain
The Impatient Years (1944)
Old man
Haunted Harbor (1944)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
Barney
Shantytown (1943)
Dugan
She Has What It Takes (1943)
Capt. Pat O'Neal
Frontier Badmen (1943)
Sheriff
Nearly Eighteen (1943)
Judge
You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
Duncan
Murder in Times Square (1943)
Meehan
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Police lieutenant
City Without Men (1943)
Captain
Jack London (1943)
Capt. Allen
Nobody's Darling (1943)
Policeman
The Good Fellows (1943)
Roman
It Ain't Hay (1943)
Policeman
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Shipbuilding executive
A Stranger in Town (1943)
Sergeant
No Time for Love (1943)
Pop Murphy
G-Men Vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Nazi Agent (1942)
Captian
I Married a Witch (1942)
Fire chief
In Old California (1942)
Town marshal
Night Monster (1942)
Cap Beggs
Lady in a Jam (1942)
Faro Bill
X Marks the Spot (1942)
Sgt. Timothy J. Delaney
The Sombrero Kid (1942)
Tom Holden, Sr.
It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
Collins
The Lone Star Ranger (1942)
Bartender
Fingers at the Window (1942)
Officer O'Garrity
North to the Klondike (1942)
Officer of the river boat
Moonlight in Havana (1942)
Mac
Holiday Inn (1942)
Doorman
The Forest Rangers (1942)
Lumberman
Joe Smith, American (1942)
Old man
Yokel Boy (1942)
Policeman
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Captain in the coffee shop
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Doorman at the Palace Theatre
The Spoilers (1942)
Sea captain
Pacific Blackout (1941)
Desk sergeant
It Started with Eve (1941)
Conductor
Back Street (1941)
Station master
The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941)
Watchman
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Policeman
Blues in the Night (1941)
Bill, the bartender
Flight from Destiny (1941)
Jailer
Honky Tonk (1941)
Man at tar party
Out of the Fog (1941)
Officer Magruder
Red River Valley (1941)
Sheriff Sutherland
The Gang's All Here (1941)
Pop Wallace
Double Cross (1941)
Captain Murray
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Stage doorman
Unholy Partners (1941)
Inspector Brody
The Feminine Touch (1941)
Policeman on subway
Sierra Sue (1941)
George Larrabee
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Policeman
The Get-Away (1941)
Mac
Mr. Dynamite (1941)
Police captain
Rise and Shine (1941)
Policeman
Marry the Bo$$'$ Daughter (1941)
Policeman
Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Harbor captain
Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
Watchman
Unexpected Uncle (1941)
Police sergeant
Glamour Boy (1941)
Policeman at stage door
Virginia City (1940)
Southerner
Johnny Apollo (1940)
Guard
High School (1940)
Policeman
Youth Will Be Served (1940)
Second revenue officer
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
Reporter
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Spencer
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Dooley
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Sergeant
Barnyard Follies (1940)
Fire inspector
I Take This Oath (1940)
Deputy Inspector Mike Hannigan
West of Carson City (1940)
Judge Harkins
Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
["Roaring"] Dan McPhail
East of the River (1940)
Patrolman Shanahan
Black Diamonds (1940)
Fred Norton
The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
Clem
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Clyde Burton
Enemy Agent (1940)
Doorman
Street of Memories (1940)
Detective
Lillian Russell (1940)
Stage doorman
Pop Always Pays (1940)
Police lieutenant
Double Alibi (1940)
McCarthy
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
Turnkey
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Constable Dunn
Blackwell's Island (1939)
Guard
Stagecoach (1939)
Editor
Ambush (1939)
Deputy
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
Old cop
On Trial (1939)
Jailer
King of Chinatown (1939)
Pat, the doorman
Inside Information (1939)
Casey
Smuggled Cargo (1939)
Kincaid
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
Sergeant Murphy
King of the Turf (1939)
Sgt. Branningan
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
Police captain
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
Irishman
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Hardy
Ex-Champ (1939)
Policeman
Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
Policeman
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Mac
Unmarried (1939)
Watchman
Scandal Sheet (1939)
McHale
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Keeper Burns
Unexpected Father (1939)
Mr. Callahan
Dodge City (1939)
Mail clerk
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Mr. Clay
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
Policeman
Let Us Live (1939)
Cop
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Policeman
Missing Evidence (1939)
Policeman
Little Tough Guy (1938)
Truant officer
The Jury's Secret (1938)
Cop
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
Hollywood Bowl watchman
The Sisters (1938)
Editor
Walking Down Broadway (1938)
Policeman
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)
Officer
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Policeman
The Devil's Party (1938)
Cop
Over the Wall (1938)
John Davis
The Kid Comes Back (1938)
Mike Dougherry
Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
Captain Filsom
Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
"Lucky" Langham
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
Officer O'Reilly
Crashing Through Danger (1938)
Pop Foster
The Night Hawk (1938)
Mulruney
The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse (1938)
Lt. Johnson
Outside of Paradise (1938)
Uncle Terence
Heart of the North (1938)
Captain Ashmun
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
Chief Flynn
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Grogan
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
Captain of ship
Exposed (1938)
Policeman
Hunted Men (1938)
Traffic cop
Hot Water (1937)
Desk sergeant
Easy Living (1937)
Private guard
A Star Is Born (1937)
Bailiff
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
Doorman
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
Tim
The 13th Man (1937)
Lt. Tom O'Hara
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
Garrett
The Plough and the Stars (1937)
Barman
Penrod and Sam (1937)
Sheriff
Forlorn River (1937)
Jeff Winters
Partners in Crime (1937)
Policeman
Dead End (1937)
Policeman
Carnival Queen (1937)
Captain Charters
Varsity Show (1937)
Sergeant
Submarine D-1 (1937)
Sailor
Crack-Up (1937)
Captain
Breezing Home (1937)
The Great O'Malley (1937)
Dugan
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
Bank policeman
Time Out for Romance (1937)
Cop
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Principal keeper
Fifty Roads to Town (1937)
Policeman
Song of the City (1937)
Policeman
Smart Blonde (1937)
Policeman
Black Legion (1937)
Policeman
Girl Overboard (1937)
Policeman
Parnell (1937)
Irish cop
Stella Dallas (1937)
Policeman outside wedding
Strike Me Pink (1936)
Joe, the cop
A Son Comes Home (1936)
Cop
Bridge of Sighs (1936)
Below the Deadline (1936)
Captain Symonds
Easy Money (1936)
Sam Beldon
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) (1936)
Lt. O'Neill
Here Comes Trouble (1936)
MacWinney
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
Judge
Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)
Announcer
Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
Colonel Summerall
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Conductor
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Gray
Sworn Enemy (1936)
Cop
Florida Special (1936)
Police captain
Rose of the Rancho (1936)
Passenger
Song and Dance Man (1936)
Sergeant
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Sergeant
The President's Mystery (1936)
Sergeant
Her Master's Voice (1936)
Stationmaster
Sinner Take All (1936)
Sergeant Donovan
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
Policeman
Fury (1936)
Incoming watchman
Women Are Trouble (1936)
Lieutenant Mayer
Suicide Squad (1935)
[Captain] Tim [O'Connor]
Your Uncle Dudley (1935)
Customer
Ship Cafe (1935)
Derrick man
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Detective
She Married Her Boss (1935)
Detective
The Woman in Red (1935)
Guard
Stormy (1935)
Conductor
Nevada (1935)
Carver
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
Race official
Vagabond Lady (1935)
Old cronie
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
Captain
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)
Sheriff
Have a Heart (1934)
Policeman
The Key (1934)
Bartender
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
Irish cop
Straight Is the Way (1934)
Policeman
Thirty Day Princess (1934)
First detective
The Thin Man (1934)
Bill
Private Scandal (1934)
Clancy
From Headquarters (1933)
Sergeant-orderly
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Doheney
Young America (1932)
Officer Weems
Son of Oklahoma (1932)
John Clayton
The Man from Hell's Edges (1932)
Sheriff Williams
Beast of the City (1932)
Policeman
Madame Racketeer (1932)
Chief of police
Wild Girl (1932)
Sheriff
If I Had a Million (1932)
Detective
City Streets (1931)
Inspector
Alias--The Bad Man (1931)
Mr. Warner
Clearing the Range (1931)
Dad Moran
The Lightning Flyer (1931)
John Nelson
Silence (1931)
Detective
The Black Camel (1931)
Chief of police
Branded Men (1931)
24 Hours (1931)
Police official
The Public Enemy (1931)
Pat, a policeman
Check and Double Check (1930)
Butler
The Thoroughbred (1930)
Riley
Trigger Tricks (1930)
Thomas Kingston
Spurs (1930)
Pop Merrill
Son of the Gods (1930)
Dugan
The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
C. C. Stile
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
Mr. Burke
Burning the Wind (1929)
Richard Gordon, Sr.
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
Shamus O'Connor
Fury of the Wild (1929)
Matt Roark
Masked Angel (1928)
Detective Bives
Obey Your Husband (1928)
Stephens
Blindfold (1928)
Captain Jenkins
The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
McCoy
The Galloping Gobs (1927)
The Banker
Range Courage (1927)
Pop Gallagher
The Fightin' Comeback (1927)
Sheriff Beasley
Pals in Peril (1927)
Sheriff Kipp
Ride 'Em High (1927)
Rufus Allen
Fast and Furious (1927)
Doctor
Heroes of the Night (1927)
"Bull" Corrigan
The Silent Avenger (1927)
Steven Gilmore
Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
College Days (1926)
Mr. Gordon
The Bandit Buster (1926)
Romeo
The Silent Power (1926)
David Webster
Fighting With Buffalo Bill (1926)
Border Justice (1925)
Robert Maitland
The Breathless Moment (1924)
Detective Quinn
Dark Stairways (1924)
"Dippy" Blake
Legally Dead (1923)
Detective Powell
Madame Sherry (1917)

Cast (Short)

Law of the Badlands (1945)
Frontier Days (1945)
Main Street on the March! (1941)
Goin' Fishin' (1940)
Radio Hams (1939)
The Public Pays (1936)
Gypsy Sweetheart (1934)

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