Andrew Tombes

Actor

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Also Known As

Andrew J. Tombes

Birth Place

Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Born

June 29, 1885

Died

May 04, 1976

Biography

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Andrew Tombes was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Tombes kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the Constance Bennett musical comedy "Moulin Rouge" (1934), "Born to Be Bad" (1934) and "Thanks a Million" (1935). He also appeared in "Doubting Thomas" (1935), "King of Burlesque" (1935) and the musical "Stage Struck" (1936) with Dick Powell. His film car...

Filmography

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How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

I Dream of Jeanie (with the Light Brown Hair) (1952)

Oklahoma Annie (1952)

Belle Le Grand (1951)

Watch the Birdie (1951)

A Wonderful Life (1951)

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Two Guys From Texas (1948) -- (Movie Clip) There's Music In The Land

Phantom Lady (1944) -- (Movie Clip) It Would Be Fun To Laugh

Biography

Andrew Tombes was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Tombes kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the Constance Bennett musical comedy "Moulin Rouge" (1934), "Born to Be Bad" (1934) and "Thanks a Million" (1935). He also appeared in "Doubting Thomas" (1935), "King of Burlesque" (1935) and the musical "Stage Struck" (1936) with Dick Powell. His film career continued throughout the forties in productions like the comedy adaptation "Louisiana Purchase" (1941) with Bob Hope, the drama "Meet John Doe" (1941) with Gary Cooper and the Jean Hersholt drama "Melody For Three" (1941). He also appeared in "Lady Scarface" (1941). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the David Bruce horror film "The Mad Ghoul" (1943), the comedy "Reveille With Beverly" (1943) with Ann Miller and "Goin' to Town" (1944). He also appeared in the Ella Raines mystery "Phantom Lady" (1944) and "Swing Fever" (1944) with Kay Kyser. Tombes more recently acted in the comedic adaptation "How to Be Very, Very Popular" (1955) with Betty Grable. Tombes passed away in May 1976 at the age of 91.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

I Dream of Jeanie (with the Light Brown Hair) (1952)

Oklahoma Annie (1952)

Belle Le Grand (1951)

Watch the Birdie (1951)

A Wonderful Life (1951)

The Jackpot (1950)

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)

Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)

Two Guys from Texas (1948)

Beat the Band (1947)

Professor [Enrico Blanchetti]

Hoppy's Holiday (1947)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)

Christmas Eve (1947)

Louisiana (1947)

My Wild Irish Rose (1947)

The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)

Badman's Territory (1946)

Sing While You Dance (1946)

Two Sisters from Boston (1946)

You Came Along (1945)

Night Club Girl (1945)

Patrick the Great (1945)

Don't Fence Me In (1945)

G. I. Honeymoon (1945)

Bring on the Girls (1945)

Frontier Gal (1945)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

Incendiary Blonde (1945)

Show Business (1944)

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Justice of the peace

The Merry Monahans (1944)

Something for the Boys (1944)

Southern colonel

Lake Placid Serenade (1944)

Skating club head

Murder in the Blue Room (1944)

Dr. [Harry] Carroll

Phantom Lady (1944)

Can't Help Singing (1944)

Swing Fever (1944)

Dr. Clyde L. Star

The Singing Sheriff (1944)

Week-End Pass (1944)

Reckless Age (1944)

San Fernando Valley (1944)

John "Cyclone" Kenyon

Kansas City Kitty (1944)

Goin' to Town (1944)

It's a Great Life (1943)

Insurance agent

Crazy House (1943)

[Horace L.] Gregory

Riding High (1943)

Coney Island (1943)

I Dood It (1943)

Hi' Ya, Chum (1943)

Cook [Jerry Macintosh]

A Stranger in Town (1943)

The Mad Ghoul (1943)

Honeymoon Lodge (1943)

The Meanest Man in the World (1943)

His Butler's Sister (1943)

My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

Let's Face It (1943)

Judge Henry Clay Pigeon

It Ain't Hay (1943)

Big-Hearted Charlie

Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

Obliging Young Lady (1942)

Larceny, Inc. (1942)

Oscar Engelhart

A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)

Blondie Goes to College (1942)

J. J. Wadsworth

Road to Morocco (1942)

Between Us Girls (1942)

Don't Get Personal (1942)

[James] J. M. Snow

They All Kissed the Bride (1942)

My Gal Sal (1942)

Call Out the Marines (1942)

A Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941)

Caught in the Draft (1941)

Justice of the peace

Bedtime Story (1941)

World Premiere (1941)

Sis Hopkins (1941)

Last of the Duanes (1941)

Sheriff [Frank Taylor]

Louisiana Purchase (1941)

Mountain Moonlight (1941)

Meet the Chump (1941)

A Dangerous Game (1941)

Silas [Biggsby]

The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)

Melody for Three (1941)

Mickey Delancey

Lady Scarface (1941)

Down Mexico Way (1941)

Meet John Doe (1941)

Double Date (1941)

Hellzapoppin' (1941)

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

Captain Caution (1940)

In Old Missouri (1940)

Wolf of New York (1940)

Sylvester Duncan

Charter Pilot (1940)

Village Barn Dance (1940)

Too Busy to Work (1939)

Wilbur Wentworth

Boy Trouble (1939)

Money to Burn (1939)

What a Life (1939)

Professor Abernathy

Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)

Five of a Kind (1938)

Thanks for Everything (1938)

Vacation from Love (1938)

Romance on the Run (1938)

Always in Trouble (1938)

J. C. Darlington

One Wild Night (1938)

Chief [William] Nolan

Checkers (1938)

Tobias Williams

A Desperate Adventure (1938)

Cosmo Carrington

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Battle of Broadway (1938)

Borrowing Trouble (1937)

Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)

Police Chief Scott

Turn Off the Moon (1937)

Easy Living (1937)

Time Out for Romance (1937)

James Blanchard

Sing and Be Happy (1937)

Fair Warning (1937)

The Holy Terror (1937)

Commander [J. J.] Otis

45 Fathers (1937)

Riding on Air (1937)

Meet the Boyfriend (1937)

J. Ardmore Potts

Big City (1937)

Inspector Matthews

Stage Struck (1936)

Here Comes Trouble (1936)

The Country Beyond (1936)

Senator Rawlings

It Had to Happen (1936)

Hot Money (1936)

Ticket to Paradise (1936)

King of Burlesque (1936)

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)

Thanks a Million (1935)

Music Is Magic (1935)

Producer Ben Pomeroy

Here Comes Cookie (1935)

Doubting Thomas (1935)

Moulin Rouge (1934)

Cast (Short)

Alex in Wonderland (1940)

MEN OF STEEL (1938)

Life Events

Videos

Two Guys From Texas (1948) -- (Movie Clip) There's Music In The Land Opening for Warner Bros. the follow-up to Two Guys From Milwaukee (1946), also produced by Alex Gottlieb and directed by David Butler, real-life best-buddy Wisconsinites Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan as song and dance men about to be stranded, with a Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne original, greeted by Andrew Tombes, in Two Guys From Texas, 1948.

Phantom Lady (1944) -- (Movie Clip) It Would Be Fun To Laugh Nobody gets a name here, the actors are Alan Curtis, Fay Helm, and Andrew Tombes as the bartender, Robert Siodmak directing, from the first novel by writer Cornell Woolrich written under his “William Irish” pseudonym, in Phantom Lady, 1944, also starring Ella Raines and Franchot Tone.

Rhapsody In Blue (1945) -- (Movie Clip) A Fella's Gotta Start Somewhere First scene for Robert Alda as grown-up Bronxite George Gershwin, with brother Ira (Herbert Rudley) and parents (Rosemary DeCamp, Morris Carnovsky), when a message from Chico Marx leads to a meeting with an insulting Vaudevillian (Andrew Tombes), in Warner Bros.’ bio-pic Rhapsody In Blue, 1945.

Lady Scarface (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Kennels Ain't Fit For A Dog! Eric Blore is a dog fancier, unaware he's answering the coded want ad for a gang meet-up, as the hotel dick (Andrew Tombes) greets cop Mason (Dennis O'Keefe), who tangles with reporter Ann (Frances Neal), while the mastermind (Judith Anderson) spots the message, in Lady Scarface, 1941.

They All Kissed The Bride (1942) -- (Movie Clip) There's Nothing Libelous Opening scene, Joan Crawford and hairdo dominating the board-room, as trucking firm boss "MJ," in a role originally written for Carole Lombard, Andrew Tombes and Roland Young among her staff, in They All Kissed The Bride, 1942, also starring Melvyn Douglas.

Hot Money (1936) -- (Movie Clip) What A Big House! Hustler Willy (Andrew Tombes) arrives with investor Dourfuss (Joseph Cawthorne) to collect P-R man Chick (Ross Alexander) from his temporary home in Ossining, NY, crackpot inventor Dr. David (Paul Graetz) secured in the back seat, early in Hot Money, 1936.

Hot Money (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Female Typewriters! Deal-maker Willy (Andrew Tombes) trying to reassure investor Dourfuss (Joseph Cawthorne) that Chick (Ross Alexander) isn't splurging on the new firm, job applicants Ruth (Anne Nagel) and Grace (Beverly Roberts) arriving, in Hot Money, 1936.

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