Robert Homans
Acting
Biography
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.
Born: November 7, 1877
Place of Birth: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Suicide Squad
Larry Baker is a young fireman whose daring exploits have led him to receiving a lot of newspaper publicity which goes to his head. His sweetheart, Mary O'Connor, and fire-department friends begin to shun him as they think he is just a publicity hound. But a daring rescue of Mary and her younger brother, Mickey, from a blazing inferno shows him to be more than just a publicity-chaser and, now, a real hero to all.
The Grapes of Wrath
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
The Maltese Falcon
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Red River Valley
To bring water to their valley, ranchers have raised money to build a dam. When that money is stolen, Allison suggests the ranchers sell their stock to a friend of his thereby getting the money needed to complete the dam. Roy has a clue that Allison was involved in the robbery and is out to get control of the valley. So Roy and the boys try to delay the sale of the stock while they look for proof against Allison.
Stagecoach
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Silence
A gray-haired convict, within the shadows of the gallows, tells his story to the prison chaplain beginning twenty years earlier when he was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.
Steamboat Round the Bend
A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
The Thin Man
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Fury
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Judge (uncredited)
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
as Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant Tom Riley
as Police Captain
as Old Cop (uncredited)
as Capt. Flynn
as Police Chief (uncredited)
as Death Row Guard (Uncredited)
as Police Captain
as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Cop (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
as Pop (uncredited)
as Judge
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Dugan
as Captain Pat O'Neal
as Pop Murphy (uncredited)
as Sergeant
as Meehan
as Police Lieutenant
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Mr. Duncan
as Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]
as Timothy J. Delaney
as Captain "Cap" Beggs
as New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)
as Marshal Thomas Holden
as Faro Bill
as Marshal Alvin Thompson
as Mr. Collins
as Officer O'Garrity
as 1st Captain (uncredited)
as Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
as Joseph
as Police Desk Sergeant
as Sheriff Sutherland
as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
as George Larrabee
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Man at Tar Party (uncredited)
as Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
as Capt. Murray
as Officer Magruder
as Pop Wallace
as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
as Jailer
as Turnkey
as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
as Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
as Patrolman Shanahan
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Detective
as Roaring Dan McPhail
as Police Lieutenant
as Stage Doorman
as Mike Hanagan
as Sergeant
as Dock Policeman (uncredited)
as Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
as Southerner (uncredited)
as Spencer
as Policeman at Diner
as Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Judge Harkins
as Sheriff
as Policeman
as Police Capt. James (uncredited)
as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
as Police Officer
as Jonesy, Policeman
as Cooper (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Kincaid
as Mac - a Guard (uncredited)
as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)
as Conductor
as Hardy
as Police Captain (uncredited)
as Mr. Clay (uncredited)
as Casey
as Lighthouse Keeper
as Policeman
as Man (uncredited)
as Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
as Keeper Burns (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
as Ed the Editor (uncredited)
as Sergeant Murphy
as Sgt. Brannigan
as Dock Guard (uncredited)
as Boat Captain Ashman
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Policeman
as The Irish Policeman
as Mulruney
as Pop Foster
as Lt. Johnson
as Lucky Langham
as Pat O'Reilly
as Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
as John Davis
as Cop
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Chief Flynn
as Captain Joseph Filsom
as Miner Grogan (uncredited)
as Cop
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
as Policeman on Morning Beat (uncredited)
as Private Guard (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Tim
as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
as Irish Cop in New York
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Bank Guard
as Sheriff Garrett
as Policeman
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)
as Cop
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
as Timmy, Barman
as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
as Colonel Summeral
as Cookie (uncredited)
as Officer Donovan (uncredited)
as Sergeant
as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
as Gray (uncredited)
as Police Lt. O'Neill
as Police Lieutenant Mayer
as Det. Sam Belden
as Police Captain Symonds
as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Police Captain (uncredited)
as Announcer
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron
as Joe - the Cop (uncredited)
as Stationmaster
as Capt. Tim O'Connor
as Derrick Man (uncredited)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Fat Pool Player
as Pub Sailor at Bar
as Race Official
as Detractor
as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
as Cop on the Beat (uncredited)
as Billy the Detective (uncredited)
as Detective #1 (uncredited)
as Paddy (uncredited)
as Norville - Flat River Sheriff
as Jailer (uncredited)
as Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)
as Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
as Doheney
as Cop
as Flannagan
as Detective (uncredited)
as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
as Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)
as Chief of Police
as John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay
as The Sheriff
as Patrolman Weems
as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Chairman
as George Beck
as Tim - Detective
as Silas Warner
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
as Police inspector
as 'Dad' Moran
as John Nelson
as Patrolman (uncredited)
as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
as C.C. Stile
as Process Server (uncredited)
as Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)
as Riley
as Thomas Kingston
as Policeman
as Prison Warden
as Dugan (uncredited)
as Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)
as Mr. Burke
as Shamus O'Connor
as Newspaper Printer (uncredited)
as Court Bailiff
as Richard Gordon Sr
as Captain Jenkins
as John Warren
as Detective Bives
as Stephens
as Doctor
as Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)
as McCoy
as David Webster
as Simon Blake
as 'Dippy' Blake
as Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)