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'''Andrew Tombes''' (29 June 1885—17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor.
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'''Andrew Tombes''' (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and [[character actor]].
The son of a grocer, originally from [[Ashtabula, Ohio]], Tombes had a significant career as a vaudeville comic. By December 1914 he'd appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] [[Orpheum Circuit|Orpheum Theatre]].<ref>The enchanted years of the stage: Kansas City at the crossroads of American ... by [[Felicia Hardison Londré]], David Austin Latchaw, page 230</ref>


==Biography==
He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue [[Miss 1917]], and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in ''[[Poor Little Ritz Girl]]'' in 1920, ''[[Tip-Toes]]'' in 1925, and the [[Ziegfeld Follies]] of 1922 and 1927.
The son of a grocer, originally from [[Ashtabula, Ohio]], Tombes was educated at [[Phillips Exeter Academy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=Dr Roger L. |title=Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures |date=2018 |publisher=Dorrance Publishing |isbn=9781480944992 |page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwZTDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Andrew+Tombes%22&pg=PA45 |access-date=11 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Early in his career, he worked as a [[vaudeville]] comic. By December 1914 he had appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] [[Orpheum Circuit|Orpheum Theatre]].<ref>The enchanted years of the stage: Kansas City at the crossroads of American ... by [[Felicia Hardison Londré]], David Austin Latchaw, page 230</ref>


He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue ''[[Miss 1917]]'', and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in ''[[Poor Little Ritz Girl]]'' in 1920, ''[[Tip-Toes]]'' in 1925, and the [[Ziegfeld Follies]] of 1922 and 1927.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Tombes |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/andrew-tombes-68903 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=11 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211024519/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/andrew-tombes-68903 |archive-date=11 February 2019}}</ref>
Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, already approaching 50 years old. He made a total of about 150 films for various studios.


Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, as he was already approaching 50 years old. He made a total of about 150 films for various studios.
== Partial filmography ==

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* ''[[Broadway Through a Keyhole]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Thanks a Million]]'' (1935)
* ''[[King of Burlesque]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Stage Struck (1936 film)|Stage Struck]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Ticket to Paradise (1936 film)|Ticket to Paradise]]'' (1936)
* ''[[The Holy Terror (1937 film)|The Holy Terror]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Meet the Boyfriend]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Riding on Air]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Easy Living (1937 film)|Easy Living]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Romance on the Run]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Captain Caution]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Melody for Three]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Texas (film)|Texas]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Down Mexico Way]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Bedtime Story (1941 film)|Bedtime Story]]'' (1941)
* ''[[They All Kissed the Bride]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Don't Get Personal]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Blondie Goes to College]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Obliging Young Lady]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Swing Fever]]'' (1943)
* ''[[The Mad Ghoul]]'' (1943)
* ''[[A Stranger in Town (1943 film)|A Stranger in Town]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Crazy House (1943 film)|Crazy House]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Phantom Lady (film)|Phantom Lady]]'' (1944)
* ''[[The Merry Monahans]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Can't Help Singing]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Lake Placid Serenade]]'' (1944)
* ''[[San Fernando Valley (film)|San Fernando Valley]]'' (1944)
* ''[[Patrick the Great]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Don't Fence Me In (film)|Don't Fence Me In]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Badman's Territory]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Two Guys from Texas]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Oh, You Beautiful Doll (film)|Oh, You Beautiful Doll]]'' (1949)
* ''[[I Dream of Jeanie (film)|I Dream of Jeanie]]'' (1952)
* ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' (1955)


==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Bowery (film)|The Bowery]]'' (1933) - Shill (uncredited)
* ''[[Broadway Through a Keyhole]]'' (1933) - Sidney - Columnist (uncredited)
* ''[[Moulin Rouge (1934 film)|Moulin Rouge]]'' (1934) - McBride
* ''[[Doubting Thomas (1935 film)|Doubting Thomas]]'' (1935) - Huxley Hossefrosse
* ''[[Here Comes Cookie]]'' (1935) - Botts
* ''[[Music Is Magic]]'' (1935) - Ben Pomeroy
* ''[[Thanks a Million]]'' (1935) - Mr. Grass
* ''[[King of Burlesque]]'' (1936) - Slattery
* ''[[It Had to Happen]]'' (1936) - Dooley
* ''[[Here Comes Trouble (1936 film)|Here Comes Trouble]]'' (1936) - Adams
* ''[[The Country Beyond (1936 film)|The Country Beyond]]'' (1936) - Sen. Rawlings
* ''[[Half Angel (1936 film)|Half Angel]]'' (1936) - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
* ''[[Ticket to Paradise (1936 film)|Ticket to Paradise]]'' (1936) - Nirney
* ''[[Hot Money (film)|Hot Money]]'' (1936) - Willie
* ''[[Stage Struck (1936 film)|Stage Struck]]'' (1936) - Burns Heywood
* ''[[The Devil Is a Sissy]]'' (1936) - Muldoon - a Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[The Holy Terror (1937 film)|The Holy Terror]]'' (1937) - Commander J.J. Otis
* ''[[Time Out for Romance]]'' (1937) - James Blanchard
* ''[[Fair Warning (1937 film)|Fair Warning]]'' (1937) - J.C. Farnham
* ''[[Turn Off the Moon]]'' (1937) - Dr. Wakefield
* ''[[Charlie Chan at the Olympics]]'' (1937) - Police Chief Scott
* ''[[Sing and Be Happy]]'' (1937) - Thomas Lane
* ''[[Riding on Air]]'' (1937) - Eddie Byrd
* ''[[Easy Living (1937 film)|Easy Living]]'' (1937) - E.J. Hulgar
* ''[[Meet the Boyfriend]]'' (1937) - J. Ardmore Potts
* ''[[Big City (1937 film)|Big City]]'' (1937) - Inspector Matthews
* ''[[45 Fathers]]'' (1937) - Judge
* ''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) - Tobias Somers
* ''[[Borrowing Trouble]]'' (1937) - Uncle George
* ''[[Everybody Sing (1938 film)|Everybody Sing]]'' (1938) - Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited)
* ''[[Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film)|Sally, Irene and Mary]]'' (1938) - Judge Wyler
* ''[[Battle of Broadway]]'' (1938) - Judge Hutchins
* ''[[Romance on the Run]]'' (1938) - J.W. Ridgeway
* ''[[One Wild Night (film)|One Wild Night]]'' (1938) - Police Chief William Nolan
* ''[[A Desperate Adventure (1938 film)|A Desperate Adventure]]'' (1938) - Cosmo Carrington
* ''[[Vacation from Love]]'' (1938) - Judge Brandon
* ''[[Five of a Kind]]'' (1938) - Dr. Bruno
* ''[[Always in Trouble]]'' (1938) - J. C. Darlington
* ''[[Thanks for Everything (1938 film)|Thanks for Everything]]'' (1938) - Mayor
* ''[[Boy Trouble]]'' (1939) - Mr. Svively
* ''[[What a Life (film)|What a Life]]'' (1939) - Professor Abernathy
* ''[[Too Busy to Work (1939 film)|Too Busy to Work]]'' (1939) - Wilbur Wentworth
* ''[[Nick Carter, Master Detective (film)|Nick Carter, Master Detective]]'' (1939) - Robinson (uncredited)
* ''[[Balalaika (film)|Balalaika]]'' (1939) - Wilbur Allison (uncredited)
* ''[[Money to Burn (1939 film)|Money to Burn]]'' (1939) - Brown
* ''[[Wolf of New York]]'' (1940) - Sylvester Duncan
* ''[[Village Barn Dance]]'' (1940) - James Rutherford Sr.
* ''[[In Old Missouri]]'' (1940) - Attorney
* ''[[Captain Caution]]'' (1940) - Sad Eyes
* ''[[Third Finger, Left Hand (film)|Third Finger, Left Hand]]'' (1940) - Mr. Kelland (uncredited)
* ''[[Melody and Moonlight]]'' (1940) - Promoter (uncredited)
* ''[[Charter Pilot]]'' (1940) - Brady
* ''[[The Wild Man of Borneo (film)|The Wild Man of Borneo]]'' (1941) - 'Doc' Dunbar
* ''[[Meet the Chump]]'' (1941) - Revello
* ''[[A Girl, a Guy and a Gob]]'' (1941) - Bus Conductor (uncredited)
* ''[[Meet John Doe]]'' (1941) - Spencer
* ''[[Double Date (film)|Double Date]]'' (1941) - Judge Perkins
* ''[[Melody for Three]]'' (1941) - Mickey Delany
* ''[[Sis Hopkins (1941 film)|Sis Hopkins]]'' (1941) - Mayor
* ''[[Caught in the Draft]]'' (1941) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* ''[[Mountain Moonlight]]'' (1941) - Sen. Marvin
* ''[[Lady Scarface]]'' (1941) - Art Seidel - hotel detective
* ''[[World Premiere (film)|World Premiere]]'' (1941) - Nixon
* ''[[A Dangerous Game (1941 film)|A Dangerous Game]]'' (1941) - Silas Biggsby
* ''[[Last of the Duanes (1941 film)|Last of the Duanes]]'' (1941) - Sheriff Frank Taylor
* ''[[Texas (1941 film)|Texas]]'' (1941) - Tennessee
* ''[[Down Mexico Way]]'' (1941) - Mayor Tubbs
* ''[[Louisiana Purchase (film)|Louisiana Purchase]]'' (1941) - Dean Albert Manning
* ''[[Bedtime Story (1941 film)|Bedtime Story]]'' (1941) - Pierce
* ''[[Hellzapoppin' (film)|Hellzapoppin']]'' (1941) - Max Kane (uncredited)
* ''[[Don't Get Personal (1942 film)|Don't Get Personal]]'' (1942) - James M. Snow
* ''[[Blondie Goes to College]]'' (1942) - J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth
* ''[[Call Out the Marines]]'' (1942) - Mr. Woods (uncredited)
* ''[[A Close Call for Ellery Queen]]'' (1942) - Bates
* ''[[Obliging Young Lady]]'' (1942) - First Train Conductor
* ''[[Larceny, Inc.]]'' (1942) - Oscar Engelhart
* ''[[My Gal Sal]]'' (1942) - Corbin
* ''[[They All Kissed the Bride]]'' (1942) - Crane
* ''[[Between Us Girls]]'' (1942) - Doctor
* ''[[Road to Morocco]]'' (1942) - Oso Bucco (uncredited)
* ''[[Reveille with Beverly]]'' (1943) - Mr. Smith
* ''[[The Meanest Man in the World]]'' (1943) - Judge (uncredited)
* ''[[Hi'ya, Chum]]'' (1943) - Jerry MackIntosh, Cook
* ''[[It Ain't Hay]]'' (1943) - Big-Hearted Charlie
* ''[[A Stranger in Town (1943 film)|A Stranger in Town]]'' (1943) - Roscoe Swade
* ''[[It's a Great Life (1943 film)|It's a Great Life]]'' (1943) - Insurance Agent (uncredited)
* ''[[Du Barry Was a Lady (film)|Du Barry Was a Lady]]'' (1943) - Mr. McGowan (uncredited)
* ''[[Coney Island (1943 film)|Coney Island]]'' (1943) - Horace Carter (uncredited)
* ''[[Honeymoon Lodge]]'' (1943) - Judge Wilkins
* ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' (1943) - Mike
* ''[[Let's Face It (film)|Let's Face It]]'' (1943) - Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
* ''[[I Dood It]]'' (1943) - Mr. Spelvin
* ''[[Crazy House (1943 film)|Crazy House]]'' (1943) - Horace L. Gregory
* ''[[My Kingdom for a Cook]]'' (1943) - Abe Mason (uncredited)
* ''[[Swing Fever]]'' (1943) - Dr. Clyde L. Star
* ''[[Riding High (1943 film)|Riding High]]'' (1943) - P.D. Smith (uncredited)
* ''[[The Mad Ghoul]]'' (1943) - Eagan
* ''[[His Butler's Sister]]'' (1943) - Brophy
* ''[[Phantom Lady (film)|Phantom Lady]]'' (1944) - Bartender
* ''[[Week-End Pass]]'' (1944) - Constable
* ''[[Show Business (1944 film)|Show Business]]'' (1944) - Judge (uncredited)
* ''[[Bathing Beauty]]'' (1944) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
* ''[[Kansas City Kitty]]'' (1944) - Judge (uncredited)
* ''[[Reckless Age]]'' (1944) - Mr. Cook
* ''[[The Merry Monahans]]'' (1944) - Osborne (uncredited)
* ''[[San Fernando Valley (film)|San Fernando Valley]]'' (1944) - Cyclone Kenyon
* ''[[The Singing Sheriff]]'' (1944) - Jonas
* ''[[Goin' to Town (1944 film)|Goin' to Town]]'' (1944) - Parker
* ''[[Murder in the Blue Room]]'' (1944) - Dr. Carroll
* ''[[Something for the Boys (film)|Something for the Boys]]'' (1944) - Southern Colonel (uncredited)
* ''[[Lake Placid Serenade]]'' (1944) - Skating Club Head
* ''[[Can't Help Singing]]'' (1944) - Sad Sam
* ''[[Night Club Girl]]'' (1945) - Simmons
* ''[[Bring On the Girls (film)|Bring On the Girls]]'' (1945) - Dr. Spender
* ''[[G.I. Honeymoon]]'' (1945) - Reverend Horace
* ''[[Patrick the Great]]'' (1945) - Sam Bassett
* ''[[Rhapsody in Blue (film)|Rhapsody in Blue]]'' (1945) - Mr. Million
* ''[[You Came Along]]'' (1945) - Drunk
* ''[[Incendiary Blonde]]'' (1945) - Hadley (uncredited)
* ''[[Don't Fence Me In (film)|Don't Fence Me In]]'' (1945) - Cartwright
* ''[[Frontier Gal]]'' (1945) - Judge Prescott
* ''[[Two Sisters from Boston]]'' (1946) - Recording Session Director (uncredited)
* ''[[Badman's Territory]]'' (1946) - Doc Grant
* ''[[Sing While You Dance]]'' (1946) - Gorman
* ''[[Beat the Band (film)|Beat the Band]]'' (1947) - 'Professor' Enrico Blanchetti / Mr. Dillingham
* ''[[The Devil Thumbs a Ride]]'' (1947) - Joe Brayden, Night Watchman
* ''[[The Fabulous Dorseys]]'' (1947) - De Witt (uncredited)
* ''[[Copacabana (1947 film)|Copacabana]]'' (1947) - Anatole Murphy (uncredited)
* ''[[Hoppy's Holiday]]'' (1947) - Mayor Patton
* ''[[Christmas Eve (1947 film)|Christmas Eve]]'' (1947) - Auctioneer
* ''[[Louisiana (1947 film)|Louisiana]]'' (1947)
* ''[[My Wild Irish Rose]]'' (1947) - Herman Baxter - Bartender (uncredited)
* ''[[Two Guys from Texas]]'' (1948) - The Texan
* ''[[Oh, You Beautiful Doll (film)|Oh, You Beautiful Doll]]'' (1949) - Ted Held
* ''[[Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance]]'' (1950) - Sheriff Grogan
* ''[[The Jackpot]]'' (1950) - Attorney Pritchett (uncredited)
* ''[[Watch the Birdie (1950 film)|Watch the Birdie]]'' (1950) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''[[A Wonderful Life (film)|A Wonderful Life]]'' (1951) – Harry Jenkins
* ''[[Belle Le Grand]]'' (1951) - Cartwright (uncredited)
* ''[[Oklahoma Annie]]'' (1952) - Mayor of Eureka
* ''[[I Dream of Jeanie (film)|I Dream of Jeanie]]'' (1952) - R.E. Howard
* ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' (1955) - Police Sgt. Moon
* ''[[The Go-Getter (1956 film)|The Go-Getter]]'' (1956) - Mr. Symington (final film role)
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Andrew Tombes
Tombes in Meet John Doe (1941)
Born(1885-06-29)June 29, 1885
Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1976(1976-03-17) (aged 90)
New York City, U.S.
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Occupations
Years active1917–1956

Andrew Tombes (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor.

Biography[edit]

The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy.[1] Early in his career, he worked as a vaudeville comic. By December 1914 he had appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the Kansas City Orpheum Theatre.[2]

He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue Miss 1917, and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in Poor Little Ritz Girl in 1920, Tip-Toes in 1925, and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 and 1927.[3]

Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, as he was already approaching 50 years old. He made a total of about 150 films for various studios.

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gordon, Dr Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures. Dorrance Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9781480944992. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ The enchanted years of the stage: Kansas City at the crossroads of American ... by Felicia Hardison Londré, David Austin Latchaw, page 230
  3. ^ "Andrew Tombes". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

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