Biography
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.
Acted in 238
1940s
- 1946
Girl on the Spot
Clancy (uncredited)
- 1945
Frontier Days
Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Man Alive
Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting
Police Sergeant Tom Riley
River Gang
Police Captain
The Scarlet Clue
Capt. Flynn
A Medal for Benny
Police Chief (uncredited)
Law of the Badlands
Movie
The Phantom Speaks
Death Row Guard (Uncredited)
The Big Show-Off
Police Captain
- 1944
Rogues' Gallery
Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)
Music in Manhattan
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Merry Monahans
Policeman
Sensations of 1945
Cop (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
Policeman
The Whistler
Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
- 1943
Nearly Eighteen
Judge
Nobody's Darling
Policeman (uncredited)
Shantytown
Dugan
She Has What It Takes
Captain Pat O'Neal
No Time for Love
Pop Murphy (uncredited)
A Stranger in Town
Sergeant
Murder in Times Square
Meehan
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Police Lieutenant
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie
You Can't Beat the Law
Mr. Duncan
- 1942
X Marks the Spot
Timothy J. Delaney
Night Monster
Captain "Cap" Beggs
For Me and My Gal
New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)
The Sombrero Kid
Marshal Thomas Holden
Lady in a Jam
Faro Bill
It Happened in Flatbush
Mr. Collins
Fingers at the Window
Officer O'Garrity
Nazi Agent
1st Captain (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Joseph
- 1941
Pacific Blackout
Police Desk Sergeant
Red River Valley
Sheriff Sutherland
Main Street on the March!
Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
Sierra Sue
George Larrabee
Whistling in the Dark
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
Jailer
- 1940
Love Thy Neighbor
Turnkey
Lady with Red Hair
Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
East of the River
Patrolman Shanahan
A Dispatch from Reuters
Reporter (uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
Detective
Son of Roaring Dan
Roaring Dan McPhail
Pop Always Pays
Police Lieutenant
Lillian Russell
Stage Doorman
Johnny Apollo
Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
Double Alibi
Policeman at Diner
Castle on the Hudson
Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)
High School
Policeman
West of Carson City
Judge Harkins
1930s
- 1939
Swanee River
Sheriff
Missing Evidence
Policeman
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Police Capt. James (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
Police Officer
Here I Am a Stranger
Jonesy, Policeman
Full Confession
Bartender (uncredited)
Blackmail
Cooper (uncredited)
Smuggled Cargo
Kincaid
They Shall Have Music
Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
Policeman (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
Court Policeman at Door (uncredited)
Winter Carnival
Conductor
Hell's Kitchen
Hardy
Five Came Back
Police Captain (uncredited)
Inside Information
Casey
Radio Hams
Lighthouse Keeper
Ex-Champ
Policeman
Calling Dr. Kildare
Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)
Let Us Live
Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
Detective (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back
Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Sergeant Murphy
King of the Turf
Sgt. Brannigan
Blackwell's Island
Dock Guard (uncredited)
- 1938
Heart of the North
Boat Captain Ashman
Next Time I Marry
Bailiff (uncredited)
Exposed
Policeman
The Night Hawk
Mulruney
Crashing Through Danger
Pop Foster
Think It Over
Movie
Gold Mine in the Sky
Lucky Langham
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Pat O'Reilly
You and Me
Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
Over the Wall
John Davis
Walking Down Broadway
Cop
Maid's Night Out
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Chief Flynn
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Captain Joseph Filsom
Gold Is Where You Find It
Miner Grogan (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
Cop
- 1937
Music for Madame
Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Hot Water
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Varsity Show
Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
Tim
The 13th Man
Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
Parnell
Irish Cop in New York
The Go-Getter
Policeman (uncredited)
The Great Hospital Mystery
Bank Guard
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Sheriff Garrett
Midnight Court
Policeman
Penrod and Sam
Sheriff (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
Cop
Smart Blonde
Cop (uncredited)
- 1936
The Plough and the Stars
Timmy, Barman
Sinner Take All
Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Colonel Summeral
The Public Pays
Officer Donovan (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
Sergeant
Sworn Enemy
1st Policeman (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Gray (uncredited)
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
Police Lt. O'Neill
Women Are Trouble
Police Lieutenant Mayer
Easy Money
Det. Sam Belden
Fury
Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody
Policeman
Florida Special
Police Captain (uncredited)
Laughing Irish Eyes
Announcer
Here Comes Trouble
Movie
Strike Me Pink
Joe - the Cop (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
Stationmaster
- 1935
Suicide Squad
Capt. Tim O'Connor
Ship Cafe
Derrick Man (uncredited)
Stormy
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Confidential
Fat Pool Player
His Family Tree
Pub Sailor at Bar
Vagabond Lady
Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon
Police Stenographer (uncredited)
- 1934
The President Vanishes
Cop on the Beat (uncredited)
Thirty Day Princess
Detective #1 (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
Paddy (uncredited)
- 1933
One Sunday Afternoon
Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)
Tugboat Annie
Old Salt on Schooner (uncredited)
The Nuisance
Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
Doheney
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Cop
- 1932
Under-Cover Man
Flannagan
Afraid to Talk
Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
Wild Girl
Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
Chief of Police
Son of Oklahoma
John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay
The Man from Hell's Edges
The Sheriff
Young America
Patrolman Weems
Union Depot
Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
- 1931
Consolation Marriage
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Branded Men
Chairman
The One Way Trail
George Beck
Silence
Tim - Detective
Alias: The Bad Man
Silas Warner
The Lawyer's Secret
Chief of Police (uncredited)
City Streets
Police inspector
Clearing the Range
'Dad' Moran
The Lightning Flyer
John Nelson
- 1930
The Concentratin' Kid
C.C. Stile
Extravagance
Process Server (uncredited)
Spurs
Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)
The Thoroughbred
Riley
Trigger Tricks
Thomas Kingston
Alias French Gertie
Prison Warden
Son of the Gods
Dugan (uncredited)
Playing Around
Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)
1920s
- 1929
The Isle of Lost Ships
Mr. Burke
Smiling Irish Eyes
Shamus O'Connor
The Valiant
Newspaper Printer (uncredited)
Coquette
Court Bailiff
Burning the Wind
Richard Gordon Sr
- 1928
Blindfold
Captain Jenkins
Guardians of the Wild
John Warren
The Masked Angel
Detective Bives
Obey Your Husband
Stephens
- 1927
Fast and Furious
Doctor
Mountains of Manhattan
'Big Bill' Wright
The Prairie King
Jim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)
The Silent Avenger
Steven Gilmore
The Princess from Hoboken
McCoy
- 1926
The Silent Power
David Webster
- 1924
Wolves of the North
Simon Blake
Dark Stairways
'Dippy' Blake
The Breathless Moment
Detective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)
1910s
- 1917
Madame Sherry
Undetermined Role
Appearances1
1990s
- 1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)