Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

224

Gender

Male

Birthday

1877-11-07

Deathday

1947-07-28 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Robert Edward Homans
Robert E. Homans
Bob Homans
Robert E. Homas
Robert A. Homans

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

7.7%

The Maltese Falcon

Oct 18, 1941

7.6%

Stagecoach

Mar 2, 1939

7.8%

The Grapes of Wrath

Mar 15, 1940

7.5%

The Thin Man

May 25, 1934

7.3%

The Public Enemy

Apr 23, 1931

7.4%

Fury

Jun 5, 1936

6.8%

I Married a Witch

Oct 30, 1942

7.2%

Young Mr. Lincoln

Jun 9, 1939

6.8%

Anchors Aweigh

Aug 13, 1945

6.5%

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Feb 18, 1933

7.0%

Dead End

Aug 27, 1937

5.8%

She Done Him Wrong

Feb 9, 1933

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Acting

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)

1946

Badman's Territory as Judge (uncredited)

1945		Frontier Days as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
1945		They Were Expendable as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
1945		Man Alive as Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)
1945		Come Out Fighting as Police Sergeant Tom Riley
1945		River Gang as Police Captain
1945		Anchors Aweigh as Old Cop (uncredited)
1945		The Scarlet Clue as Capt. Flynn
1945		A Medal for Benny as Police Chief (uncredited)
1945		Law of the Badlands
1945		The Phantom Speaks as Death Row Guard (Uncredited)
1945		The Big Show-Off as Police Captain

1944		Rogues' Gallery as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)
1944		The Merry Monahans as Policeman
1944		Christmas Holiday as Policeman
1944		Sensations of 1945 as Cop (uncredited)
1944		Make Your Own Bed as Policeman
1944		It Happened Tomorrow
1944		The Whistler as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
1944		Cover Girl as Pop (uncredited)
1944		Say Uncle as Errol's Real Uncle

1943		Nearly Eighteen as Judge
1943		Nobody's Darling as Policeman (uncredited)
1943		Shantytown as Dugan
1943		She Has What It Takes as Captain Pat O'Neal
1943		No Time for Love
1943		A Stranger in Town as Sergeant
1943		Murder in Times Square as Meehan
1943		After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Police Lieutenant
1943		It Ain't Hay as Policeman (uncredited)
1943		The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943		You Can't Beat the Law as Mr. Duncan
1943		G-men vs. the Black Dragon as Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]

1942		X Marks the Spot as Timothy J. Delaney
1942		I Married a Witch
1942		For Me and My Gal as New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)
1942		Night Monster as 'Cap' Beggs
1942		The Sombrero Kid as Marshal Thomas Holden
1942		Lady in a Jam as Faro Bill
1942		In Old California as Marshal Alvin Thompson
1942		It Happened in Flatbush as Mr. Collins
1942		Fingers at the Window as Officer O'Garrity
1942		Nazi Agent as 1st Captain (uncredited)
1942		Joe Smith, American as Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
1942		Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Joseph

1941		Pacific Blackout as Police Desk Sergeant
1941		Red River Valley as Sheriff Sutherland
1941		Main Street on the March! as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
1941		Sierra Sue as George Larrabee
1941		The Maltese Falcon as Policeman (uncredited)
1941		Honky Tonk as Man at Tar Party
1941		Whistling in the Dark as Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
1941		Double Cross as Capt. Murray
1941		Out of the Fog as Officer Magruder
1941		The Gang's All Here as Pop Wallace
1941		A Man Betrayed as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
1941		Flight from Destiny as Jailer

1940		Love Thy Neighbor as Turnkey
1940		Lady with Red Hair as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
1940		Little Nellie Kelly as Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
1940		East of the River as Patrolman Shanahan
1940		A Dispatch from Reuters as Reporter (uncredited)
1940		Rhythm on the River as Detective
1940		Son of Roaring Dan as Roaring Dan McPhail
1940		Pop Always Pays as Police Lieutenant
1940		Lillian Russell as Stage Doorman
1940		I Take This Oath as Mike Hanagan
1940		Beyond Tomorrow as Sergeant
1940		'Til We Meet Again as Dock Policeman (uncredited)
1940		Johnny Apollo as Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
1940		Virginia City as Southerner (uncredited)
1940		The Grapes of Wrath as Spencer
1940		Double Alibi as Policeman at Diner
1940		Castle on the Hudson as Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)
1940		High School as Policeman
1940		West of Carson City as Judge Harkins

1939		Swanee River as Sheriff
1939		Missing Evidence as Policeman
1939		Blondie Brings Up Baby as Police Capt. James (uncredited)
1939		Rulers of the Sea as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
1939		Heroes in Blue as Police Officer
1939		Here I Am a Stranger as Jonesy, Policeman
1939		Blackmail as Cooper (uncredited)
1939		Full Confession as Bartender (uncredited)
1939		Smuggled Cargo as Kincaid
1939		Each Dawn I Die as Mac - a Guard (uncredited)
1939		They Shall Have Music as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
1939		The Spellbinder as Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)
1939		Winter Carnival as Conductor
1939		Hell's Kitchen as Hardy
1939		Five Came Back as Police Captain (uncredited)
1939		Young Mr. Lincoln as Mr. Clay (uncredited)
1939		Inside Information as Casey
1939		Radio Hams as Lighthouse Keeper
1939		Ex-Champ as Policeman
1939		Union Pacific as Man (uncredited)
1939		Calling Dr. Kildare as Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)
1939		Dodge City as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
1939		Let Us Live as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
1939		You Can't Get Away with Murder as Keeper Burns (uncredited)
1939		King of Chinatown as Detective (uncredited)
1939		The Oklahoma Kid as Bartender (uncredited)
1939		The Saint Strikes Back as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
1939		Stagecoach as Ed the Editor (uncredited)
1939		Yes, My Darling Daughter as Sergeant Murphy
1939		King of the Turf as Sgt. Brannigan
1939		Blackwell's Island as Dock Guard (uncredited)

1938		Gambling Ship
1938		Heart of the North as Boat Captain Ashman
1938		Next Time I Marry as Bailiff
1938		Exposed as Policeman
1938		Slander House as The Irish Policeman
1938		The Night Hawk as Mulruney
1938		Crashing Through Danger as Pop Foster
1938		Think It Over
1938		The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Lt. Johnson
1938		Gold Mine in the Sky as Lucky Langham
1938		Little Miss Thoroughbred as Pat O'Reilly
1938		You and Me as Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
1938		Over the Wall as John Davis
1938		Walking Down Broadway as Cop
1938		Maid's Night Out as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1938		Penrod and His Twin Brother as Chief Flynn
1938		Hollywood Stadium Mystery as Captain Joseph Filsom
1938		Gold Is Where You Find It as Miner Grogan (uncredited)
1938		The Jury's Secret as Cop

1937		Music for Madame as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
1937		Hot Water as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1937		Varsity Show as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
1937		Dead End as Policeman on Morning Beat (Uncredited)
1937		Easy Living as Private Guard (uncredited)
1937		Ever Since Eve as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1937		Dance Charlie Dance as Tim
1937		The 13th Man as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
1937		Parnell as Irish Cop in New York
1937		The Go-Getter as Policeman (uncredited)
1937		The Great Hospital Mystery as Bank Guard
1937		Jim Hanvey, Detective as Sheriff Garrett
1937		Midnight Court as Policeman
1937		Penrod and Sam as Sheriff (uncredited)
1937		The Great O'Malley as Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)
1937		Time Out for Romance as Cop
1937		Black Legion as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1937		Smart Blonde as Cop (uncredited)

1936		The Plough and the Stars as Timmy, Barman
1936		Sinner Take All as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
1936		Ride, Ranger, Ride as Colonel Summeral
1936		Come and Get It as Cookie (uncredited)
1936		The Public Pays as Officer Donovan (uncredited)
1936		The President's Mystery as Sergeant
1936		Sworn Enemy as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
1936		Hollywood Boulevard as Gray (uncredited)
1936		It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) as Police Lt. O'Neill
1936		Women Are Trouble as Police Lieutenant Mayer
1936		Easy Money as Det. Sam Belden
1936		Below the Deadline as Police Captain Symonds
1936		Fury as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
1936		Little Miss Nobody as Policeman
1936		Laughing Irish Eyes as Announcer
1936		Here Comes Trouble
1936		The Bridge of Sighs as Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron
1936		Strike Me Pink as Joe - the Cop (uncredited)
1936		Her Master's Voice as Stationmaster

1935		Suicide Squad as Capt. Tim O'Connor
1935		Ship Cafe as Derrick Man (uncredited)
1935		Stormy as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1935		Confidential as Fat Pool Player
1935		His Family Tree as Pub Sailor at Bar
1935		Steamboat Round the Bend as Race Official
1935		The Informer as Detractor
1935		Vagabond Lady as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)

1934		The President Vanishes as Cop on the Beat (uncredited)
1934		The Thin Man as Billy the Detective (uncredited)
1934		Thirty Day Princess as Detective #1 (uncredited)

1933		Mr. Skitch as Norville - Flat River Sheriff
1933		Lady Killer
1933		One Sunday Afternoon as Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)
1933		The Nuisance as Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
1933		Mystery of the Wax Museum as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
1933		She Done Him Wrong as Doheney
1933		Hallelujah, I'm a Bum as Cop

1932		Under-Cover Man as Flannagan
1932		If I Had a Million as Detective (uncredited)
1932		Afraid to Talk as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
1932		Wild Girl as Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)
1932		Madame Racketeer as Chief of Police
1932		Son of Oklahoma as John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay
1932		The Man from Hell's Edges as The Sheriff
1932		Young America as Patrolman Weems
1932		Union Depot as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)

1931		Consolation Marriage as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1931		Branded Men as Chairman
1931		The One Way Trail as George Beck
1931		Silence as Tim - Detective
1931		Alias: The Bad Man as Silas Warner
1931		The Black Camel as Chief of Police (uncredited)
1931		The Public Enemy as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
1931		City Streets as Police inspector
1931		Clearing the Range as 'Dad' Moran

1930		The Widow from Chicago as Patrolman (uncredited)
1930		Abraham Lincoln as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
1930		The Concentratin' Kid as C.C. Stile
1930		Spurs as Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)
1930		The Thoroughbred as Riley
1930		Trigger Tricks as Thomas Kingston
1930		Born Reckless as Policeman
1930		Alias French Gertie as Prison Warden
1930		Son of the Gods as Dugan (uncredited)
1930		Playing Around as Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)

1929		The Isle of Lost Ships as Mr. Burke
1929		Smiling Irish Eyes as Shamus O'Connor
1929		The Valiant as Newspaper Printer (uncredited)
1929		Coquette as Court Bailiff
1929		Burning the Wind as Richard Gordon Sr

1928		Blindfold as Captain Jenkins
1928		Guardians of the Wild as John Warren
1928		Obey Your Husband as Stephens

1927		Fast and Furious as Doctor
1927		The Prairie King as Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)
1927		The Princess from Hoboken as McCoy

1926

The Silent Power as David Webster

1924		Wolves of the North as Simon Blake
1924		The Breathless Moment as Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)